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  1. vagreys

    Cookie/bacon rack as smoker rack...

    My wife was pointing out some cookie racks to replace the ones I currently use for drying fresh sausages after casing (the finish on the ones I have now is beginning to flake). I looked at them and realized they would be perfect for the cold smoker I am building. Less costly than purpose-built...
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    Vintage ebooks - various books on curing, preserving and smoking a variety of meats

    I'm not sure where these should go, because they don't fit neatly into any one category. These are all vintage books on meat processing, now in the public domain, and free for download. The modern packing house; complete treatise on the design, construction, equipment and operation of meat...
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    Vintage ebook - Home Pork Making (1900)

    I thought this might be of interest to those interested in food history. It's in the public domain and free for download. Home pork making; a complete guide ... in all that pertains to hog slaughtering, curing, preserving, and storing pork product--from scalding vat to kitchen table and dining...
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    Zanzibar Pork Sausage Recipe

    This recipe is a Zanzibar Brand-recommended recipe for using Zanzibar Brand Pork Seasoning, noted in the J.J. Costa recipe for Zanzibar Brand Pork Seasoning. Zanzibar Brand seasonings were made by B. Heller & Co., Chicago, and were referenced in B. Heller & Co.'s 1922 book, Secrets of meat...
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    Zanzibar Brand Pork and Beef Seasoning Recipes

    These recipes allegedly come from a Mr. J.J. Costa, who was variously reported to be a spice merchant or a former employee of B. Heller & Co., who mixed the Zanzibar Brand seasonings on a regular basis. Regardless, the seasoning does closely match the ingredient lists on vintage Zanzibar Brand...
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    Zanzibar Brand Pork Seasoning Recipes

    These recipes allegedly come from a Mr. J.J. Costa, who was variously reported to be a spice merchant or a former employee of B. Heller & Co., who mixed the Zanzibar Brand seasonings on a regular basis. Regardless, the seasoning does closely match the ingredient lists on vintage Zanzibar Brand...
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    "Sausage and Processed Meat Formulations" by Herbert W. Ockerman available free on-line

    This book is now available as a free PDF for download on-line through The Knowledge Bank at Ohio State University. The link for it is http://hdl.handle.net/1811/25224 . Appears to be complete. The book is VERY expensive if you buy it in hardcopy, but for whatever reason, OSU makes the works of...
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    Free vintage (c1922) ebook on curing, smoking and sausage

    B. Heller & Co. - Secrets of meat curing and sausage making : how to cure hams, shoulders, bacon, corned beef, etc., and how to make all kinds of sausage, etc., and comply with all pure food laws (c1922) This book is out off copyright and available for download in a variety of formats...
  9. vagreys

    Hello from Central Virginia

    BriCan mentioned SMF when we were talking, last week, and I thought I'd check it out. I was born and raised in Memphis, before there was a Memphis In May. My grandfather started me on the grill and barbecue when I was still in single digits, and I used to help him do chicken quarters for the...
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