23 Pounds Later: A Journey in Fresh Sausage

It was an ambitious project, in many ways an overly ambitious project: 25 pounds of pig, 4 willing friends and a well-stocked home kitchen. But after having made fifteen pounds of fresh sausage and enjoying the fruits of our labor, we felt the satisfaction of an excellent meal well earned. The coming days would lead…

Breaking News: Half a Pig

Today is the day!  Last year I was lucky to be able to sign up to get half of a pig that was being raised just around the corner from me – and the butchered product just arrived. My cut sheet was a storm of special instructions, since I intend to make my own sausages,…