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A week? all depends upon you. do you like your meat heavy cured or lightly cured? I would think more like 2 weeks. This is something I got long ago and has helped me alot. Curing Times ********************** “Curing times vary with meat, but generally overnight to 2-3 days for chickens and...

Just some pictures I have a good butcher, in Mid Novemeber I had him fix some hocks for me. Shanks come in 50 lb boxes. he cuts each into three slices and keeps the litle nubs that are all bones and sells 'em. That leaves me about 30 lbs of good looking hocks. I cure and smoke half and put...

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Don't ya just hhate it when someone puts beans in the chili?? LOL

First ya gotta figure out what type chili ya wanta make. Texas red, Green, White, or with beans (and that right there is always a good argument). You grinding or choppin? Dried or fresh peppers? ETC, ETC, ETC. I have back in the olden days, cooked for CASI points, and have a couple of...

Snuggle up next to the fire and think about that Air Conditioner not running and not using electricity! Nice hot toddy, and remember back when you had to work out in that weather...LOL

I know she bought one now, just another idea. I know not everyone is as luckly as me and have a family full of hand me downs. Andother advantage of CI, they never wear out. But you should check your paper for estate sales, Lots of folks don't know whaat they have andd in an estate sale they...

That was always my understanding. Ince the crystline structure is gone it have the ability to promote bacteria.

I believe the USDA says that when it no longer has a crystline structer it can not be re-frozen. When in doubt show the dog how much you love him.

I use plastic storage conrainers. They stack, come in various colors and sizes to accomdate what ever you want to store. They also keep all the dirt and humidity. There are lots of manufacturers. Below is just an idea. BTW I also have a container for each of my different pellets. And my pecan...

Nothing else to do but sleep and eat. LOL

I am not quite up to making biscuits and gravy yet. But thought about it first.

Thank you, You just can't get over country.

Thanks Heck ya, good for a whole day of chopping cotton or laying in the hammock on the porch. LOL NP, get this man a glass of cold milk! I always like breakfast for supper. If I ate it for breakfast it sort of slowed me down all day. LOL

Thank you I am now miserible, Again showing my age. I feel like the old Alka selzer commercial, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing".