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1/8 of a cow
11:32 AM, Wednesday, July 9, 2008
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I have an eighth of a cow. We (being my SIL and I) ordered a "split half" from Tami's Grass Fed Beef and it was ready for pickup yesterday. So I drove down to get it. because we ordered a split, we were not able to get all the cuts we wanted - each "half" is butchered the same, so if you split a half, you have to get the same cuts as the person getting the other "split" of your "half." It sounds very confusing, but it isn't. Basically what it means is that we only got 1 pound of stew beef and 48 of ground. I NEVER use ground beef. dh won't touch it. and only a few roasts, but lots of steak. sigh.I also got around 23 pounds of soup bones (there were more, but I "generously" allowed SIL to take around 10 pounds of it  ). I have a number or roasts and a few steaks. it worked out to around $4 a pound for the meat. our hanging weight was 200#, but the actual weight of the meat was around 167#. So we lost around 1/6 of the weight from the hanging. it was interesting learning all of this. I have heard of people buying "a cow" but never done it. I took all the organ meat we were alloted as well.so I have 10# of ground beef (I did take some. maybe I will try making hamburgers again - have not generally liked homemade burgers, but.... meanwhile I can use it in chili or something for potlucks.) I have a cow tongue. ewwww, gross. it is huge and gross looking. I also have the heart, liver and kidney. I am planning to throw those into the stock with the bones. I figure they will make the stock that much more nutritious. oh, that is where the tongue is slated to go as well. My father was horrified that I would plan such a thing for the liver, best fried up with onions. ewww.... gross. I remember being made to eat that as a child. I know, liver is VERY good for you, and especially for someone as iron-low as I am, this would be a very good thing to be eating ,but I cannot bring myself to doing that. Childhood tramas die hard. I also have a number of roasts and a few steaks. we do not eat a lot of steaks here. too much meat in one sitting for dh (I know, he is abnormal that way!). So I gave SIL the majority of the steaks - her family will eat them happily. Especially her dad, my FIL, who lives with her now. His eyes grew very large indeed when we started listing the steaks (and poundage) in the freezer. He asked how many steaks that was, because poundage doesn't indicate that. I had to remind him that just because one steak is 2.4 pounds, does not mean he gets to eat the whole steak himself! LOL! he would try too! I would start the broth today, but we are going camping tonight. not too far, but near a lake and lots of fun. So I will have to wait on the broth. I am also wondering if I do not want to wait a few months on that anyway! It is so hot, I cannot imagine keeping two pots of broth simmering on the stove for a few days. not to mention there is nowhere to put the broth at night to keep it cool. During the winter (when I make my turkey broth) I take the pans off the stove and place them outside for the nights. I would prefer to let it continue cooking all night, but dh doesn't like the stove on all night. Leave a Comment { Last Page } { Page 47 of 248 } { Next Page } |
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