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Umbrella - I usually use my hiviz site jacket lol!
Last year we bought a pig (Humphrey) from a farm and I butchered it myself. A 69Kg pig was just about £100 which was great value for money, it was a free range Gloucester Old Spot so was yummy.
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I bought a joint of pork today so I could practice my crackling making skills. I shall have a go on Friday.
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There is all the stuff about starting it off and finishing at in a very hot oven, rubbing salt in it etc. But the best tip is to go to a good butcher and get the joint he recommends - the stuff in the supermarket rarely has enough fat on it and seldom works out well whatever you do.
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Now he tells me! I've got a slob of Sainsbury pork in my fridge now. Fingers crossed I get some crackling from it and next time I'll go to the butcher and take out a mortgage lol.
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(21-07-2011, 08:08)CurvaceousKate Wrote: Now he tells me! I've got a slob of Sainsbury pork in my fridge now. Fingers crossed I get some crackling from it and next time I'll go to the butcher and take out a mortgage lol.
It will be fine Kate, I did my crackling that I said with a piece from Tesco at the weekend & worked good as I said you had to watch crunchy those teeth!!
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Can you all stop talking about food I am starving and the sandwich shop is shut
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I have to wipe a load of slobber as well - not good when you arent allowed to eat that sort of food!
It is one of my favourites too.
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OK, been on the Tesco's home shopping site. What do you reckon: shoulder, leg or belly joint? Or something else entirely? I'm desperate for one now, so might have to force feed leftovers to clients - or just invite someone to dinner!
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