Hi to Everyone from southern IL

[Miss Piggy]

Thought I'd better introduce myself after reading some of the awesome threads on this forum. My husband and I live in southern IL where we raise most of our meat and do some gardening and food preserving. We, in just the past year, have started playing around with curing our own meats and making our own sausages. I'm looking forward to participating and learning on this amazing forum!

JRose

 

[Winterrider]

Welcome aboard. Lot of good info here and knowledgeable people to assist if needed.

 

[chopsaw]

Welcome . How far south are you ?

We, in just the past year, have started playing around with curing our own meats and making our own sausages.

You're in the right place . I suggest learning here . These guys know their stuff .
You will learn the safe way to do what you want with good end results .
Enjoy .

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

You've found the right place. Welcome from Middle TN!

 

[kruizer]

Welcome to SMF from Minnesota.

 

[pushok2018]

Welcome from Northern California! Sure, you will be able to find a lot of help from SMF....

 

[bradger]

Welcome from Northern New Jersey.

 

[Steve H]

Welcome from upstate NY!

 

[WeberBlackStoneYoder]

Thought I'd better introduce myself after reading some of the awesome threads on this forum. My husband and I live in southern IL where we raise most of our meat and do some gardening and food preserving. We, in just the past year, have started playing around with curing our own meats and making our own sausages. I'm looking forward to participating and learning on this amazing forum!

JRose

Welcome from East Central Illinois.

 

[uncle eddie]

Welcome from Central Missouri

 

[JC in GB]

Welcome from Wisconsin.

 

[Miss Piggy]

We live outside a little bitty town south of St. Louis (only on the Illinois side) and north of Carbondale. I've made turkey pastrami, buckboard bacon, summer sausages, bratwurst, regular bacon, corned cow heart and tongue and brisket. lol Haven't done anything using a curing chamber yet!

 

[chopsaw]

We live outside a little bitty town south of St. Louis (only on the Illinois side)

Cool . I was just wondering . I worked with a few guys from Southern Illinois .

 

[pineywoods]

Welcome to SMF glad you joined us you'll find lots of good info around here if you don't see what your looking for just ask and somebody probably knows the answer.
What types of animals do you raise?

 

[Miss Piggy]

Thank you! We raise a couple cattle, pigs, quail, a couple sheep, and chickens each year. My husband hunts, too, so we have access to that. We raise meat for ourselves and kids, not as a business so we can keep it small and fun.

 

[JC in GB]

Thank you! We raise a couple cattle, pigs, quail, a couple sheep, and chickens each year. My husband hunts, too, so we have access to that. We raise meat for ourselves and kids, not as a business so we can keep it small and fun.

Wow, that is so cool.. I wish I had the land and time for something like that. Would be a great experience in getting back to nature and a simpler way. Ahhhhhh...

 

[Miss Piggy]

We really enjoy it. Even in the winter, it’s not too bad.

 

[WeberBlackStoneYoder]

Thank you! We raise a couple cattle, pigs, quail, a couple sheep, and chickens each year. My husband hunts, too, so we have access to that. We raise meat for ourselves and kids, not as a business so we can keep it small and fun.

I loves me some Quail.

 

[gmc2003]

Welcome to the forum, happy to have ya join the fun.

Chris

 

[Miss Piggy]

I loves me some Quail.

I’m not so crazy about it, but Chris loves it. We usually do Bob Whites because we love listening to them. This last time we raised Coturnix which are interesting. They’re larger and even the breast meat is dark.