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  1. hoopie

    Curing Brine for Long Term Aging.

    Just picked up a 50 lb bag of Mortons Purex TFC Table Salt and some Prague #1, which are both available locally. Instacure #2 is in the mail.
  2. hoopie

    Curing Brine for Long Term Aging.

    Yes and Yes. Ive got a small "homestead" and while Ive got good freezer space it does run out from time to time. I would like to know how to preserve meats without the use of electric. Ive got a few books on the charcuterie, and sausage making, but nothing explains quite what I want to try.
  3. hoopie

    Curing Brine for Long Term Aging.

    No i never got to taste it. It was only ever brought up once in conversation and those are all ive got for details. Im a chicken owner myself, and understand you can get an idea of how old an egg is by putting it in water and seeing to what degree it sinks or floats. I figured they were...
  4. hoopie

    Curing Brine for Long Term Aging.

    Im looking to recreate something my Grandfather told me the family did when he was a kid. Unfortunately hes no longer able to take questions. He said they would butcher hogs around febuary/march and take hams and shoulders and submerge them in barrels. In the barrels they had dissolved enough...
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