Finally got around to make some sausage plus dog food

[ajbert]

I know, doesn't sound glamorous in the least, plus no pics.

Didn't make nearly the amount of bulk hot Italian sausage this year as the wife wanted steaks and roast out of the two deer her and our son got this year. Mixed 60/40 with a pork but to get 25 lbs. Put 1 lb in quart freezer bags to add on the bottom of the sausage we had in the freezer. More than enough to last through the year and pass some on to friends and family.

Now on to the dog food. The scraps I didn't weigh but pretty sure it came up to 50 lbs plus. This "scrap" is mostly meat but does have tendons, veins and a tiny big of fat, plus the hearts and livers. The dog has gotten used to eating it for dinner every night, a 1/4 lbs with "sprinkles" of his dry food on top. Many sandwich bags with 1/2 lb in each bags. I though we'd never get done filling, sealing and flattening those bags.

This is the first year it was just the wife and I with the butchering and processing as we've always had someone or two helping out. He left side doesn't quite work like it used to due to having a stroke a few years back. Speaking of backs, mine has been bad for the past few years. So, yes, it was a bit of work for us. The only "easy" part was the grinding.

Still, all in all, looking forward to the same thing much later this year!

 

[Fueling Around]

I can relate. No photos either.
Made 10# of Italian sausage last month. I trained a friend how to make sausage from grind to mix to vac pack. An OK recipe, but his wife loves it.

 

[Uliteka]

I know, doesn't sound glamorous in the least, plus no pics.

Didn't make nearly the amount of bulk hot Italian sausage this year as the wife wanted steaks and roast out of the two deer her and our son got this year. Mixed 60/40 with a pork but to get 25 lbs. Put 1 lb in quart freezer bags to add on the bottom of the sausage we had in the freezer. More than enough to last through the year and pass some on to friends and family.

Now on to the dog food. The scraps I didn't weigh but pretty sure it came up to 50 lbs plus. This "scrap" is mostly meat but does have tendons, veins and a tiny big of fat, plus the hearts and livers. The dog has gotten used to eating it for dinner every night, a 1/4 lbs with "sprinkles" of his dry food on top. Many sandwich bags with 1/2 lb in each bags. I though we'd never get done filling, sealing and flattening those bags.

This is the first year it was just the wife and I with the butchering and processing as we've always had someone or two helping out. He left side doesn't quite work like it used to due to having a stroke a few years back. Speaking of backs, mine has been bad for the past few years. So, yes, it was a bit of work for us. The only "easy" part was the grinding.

Still, all in all, looking forward to the same thing much later this year!

Αυτά είναι τα πραγματικά πράγματα εδώ πέρα. Ειλικρινά, ακούγεται πολύ πιο ανταποδοτικό παρά γλαμυρό — το είδος της δουλειάς που συνδέεται άμεσα με το τραπέζι και με τους ανθρώπους (και τους σκύλους) για τους οποίους νοιάζεσαι. Η αλλαγή εστίασης από μαζικά λουκάνικα σε μπριζόλες και ρολά βγάζει απόλυτο νόημα, ειδικά όταν η οικογένεια έχει γούστο για αυτά τα κομμάτια. Το μίγμα 60/40 με λίπος χοίρου για το ιταλικό λουκάνικο ακούγεται τέλειο για γεύση και για να παραμένει ζουμερό.

Η επιχείρηση με το σκυλοτροφή είναι πραγματικά εντυπωσιακή. Το να μετατρέπεις αυτό που κάποιοι θα απορρίπταν σε πενήντα και βάλε κιλά θρεπτικών γευμάτων για τον σκύλο σας είναι όσο πρακτικό και MonsterWin casino σκεπτόμενο μπορεί να γίνει. Μπορώ να φανταστώ απόλυτα το μαραθώνιο γέμισματος, σφράγισης και ισοπέδωσης όλων αυτών των σακουλών — είναι μία από αυτές τις κουραστικές αλλά βαθιά ικανοποιητικές εργασίες όταν τελειώνεις επιτέλους.

Σας ακούω σχετικά με τη σωματική καταπόνηση, ειδικά κάνοντάς το μόνο οι δύο σας τώρα. Δεν είναι εύκολο επίτευγμα με πόνους, ενοχλήσεις και ανάρρωση στο μείγμα. Αυτό κάνει το να τα βγάζετε πέρα με τη μυλόπετρα και τη συσκευασία ακόμη πιο επιτευχθείο. Υπάρχει κάτι σιωπηλά περήφανο στο να το καταφέρνετε μαζί και να γεμίζετε κατά κάποιο τρόπο την κατάψυξη ούτως ή άλλως.

Στην υγεία των καρπών — και των λουκάνικων, και των μπριζολών, και των γευμάτων για τον σκύλο — της δουλειάς σας. Απολαύστε κάθε μπουκιά φέτος και ελπίζω η πλάτη σας να σας δείχνει ευγένεια μέχρι την επόμενη σεζόν.

 

[Brokenhandle]

My dogs are jealous! I miss the meat as well... but disease basically wiped out the deer population in our area.

Ryan

 

[ajbert]

That's terrible about the deer population. We are lucky to have a healthy population of deer and elk. We did have CWD in a few spots in the state about 15 years ago or so. Doesn't seem to be any of that any more. Haven't had to bring the heads in now for a few years now.

Oh, forgot to mention that I snuck about five pounds of meat for jerky that I'll do up in the fall. The wife caught me but let me have it any way. Only got one bump on my head instead of the usual four or five. I guess she was a bit tired.