August 21, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, Gene Howe said: and "cracklins". We never had a hog butchered that we didn't have lots of cracklins made.
August 21, 20187 yr Popular Post 2 hours ago, Smallpatch said: People who eat lots of cracklins end up with wrinkled skin or so my mom use to tell me!! This guy must eat cracklins three meals a day.
August 21, 20187 yr 8 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: We never had a hog butchered that we didn't have lots of cracklins made. They be some good eatin', huh? Almost as good as Mountain Oysters after spring piglet castrations.
August 21, 20187 yr Author 5 minutes ago, HandyDan said: This guy must eat cracklins three meals a day. that obvious???
August 21, 20187 yr 8 minutes ago, Gene Howe said: They be some good eatin', huh? Almost as good as Mountain Oysters after spring piglet castrations. Only thing better is having cracklins to eat while you're waiting on the oysters to fry
August 21, 20187 yr 18 hours ago, Grandpadave52 said: Heat from deep frying them removes anything harmful And adds some artery clogging fat.
August 21, 20187 yr 1 minute ago, JIMMIEM said: And adds some artery clogging fat. Like anything really good, there are downsides...
August 21, 20187 yr 7 hours ago, JIMMIEM said: Add some nitrates and voila....hot dogs!!!! 6 hours ago, Gene Howe said: always buy "Frankfurters" or "Hot dogs" and to never buy "Weiners". Dip 'em some cornmeal batter, deep fry and sell them as "Corn-dogs." then hang out the Deep Fried signage at the carnival right next to the Deep Fried Twinkies stand...everybody's happy.
August 21, 20187 yr 6 hours ago, Stick486 said: don't worry about till John breaks out the bush hog... He might be busy cutting rice stalks for the new and improved MDF.....we're on our own in the weeds.
August 21, 20187 yr Popular Post 8 minutes ago, Grandpadave52 said: Dip 'em some cornmeal batter, deep fry and sell them as "Corn-dogs." then hang out the Deep Fried signage at the carnival right next to the Deep Fried Twinkies stand...everybody's happy. happy.....but not necessarily healthy. I was on vacation in New Mexico with my wife and was pumping gas at a self service station. A street/homeless person asked if he could pump the gas for me. I told him I was ok doing it so he said he would clean the windshield. I assumed he wanted $ and asked him what he was going to do with it. He said he was going to get a corn dog. I'm from MA and had never heard of a corn dog so I said 'what's a corn dog?'. He answered '79 cents'. I told him he did a great job cleaning the windshield and gave him a few $. I guess you had to be there. Edited August 21, 20187 yr by JIMMIEM add info
August 21, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, JIMMIEM said: happy.....but not necessarily healthy. Always risks when going to carnivals.
August 21, 20187 yr Author 11 minutes ago, JIMMIEM said: we're on our own in the weeds. till we need a search party...
August 21, 20187 yr 20 hours ago, Gene Howe said: Oooh, I'm too scared to venture into the shop, now. Guess I'll just go eat some Twinkies. With a shelf life of seven years, they gotta be good for yer gut, right? Put them in the microwave and nuke 'em. Ice cream or chocolate sauce on top.
August 21, 20187 yr 7 minutes ago, Stick486 said: till we need a search party... If we're all in weeds who will be available to form a search party?
August 21, 20187 yr 5 hours ago, Gene Howe said: We never made head cheese. The only secondary processing we did was to make lye soap and "cracklins". As to Ham Hocks, I'm not sure about the "proper way" to prepare them. We just boil cured ones in a stock pot for around 2+ hrs. At some point, we add Great Northern beans to the pot. The beans should have been soaking in salted water for a day prior. We find that the beans need to be started to boil in a separate pot, using the salted water they soaked in. Then, added to the ham hock pot, with pepper to taste, about an hour before the hocks are done. Don't forget the corn bread. And, we like to add real horseradish at the table. Gotta ask. What are "cracklins"?
August 21, 20187 yr 27 minutes ago, JIMMIEM said: Gotta ask. What are "cracklins"? The way we made them was diced pork skin deep fried in a huge kettle of pork fat. Little tidbits of chewy goodness. Add a dash of tabasco for more kick. Commercial packages are often called chicharones. Same ingredients but definitely not the same flavor. Some commercial packs are just labeled "Fried Pork Skin". Those are closer to our cracklins.
August 21, 20187 yr Author 41 minutes ago, JIMMIEM said: If we're all in weeds who will be available to form a search party? good point..
August 21, 20187 yr 36 minutes ago, JIMMIEM said: Gotta ask. What are "cracklins"? Basically, fried pork fat...Nothing healthy about them, BUT, "bet ya' can't eat just one!" http://www.achefslifeseries.com/recipes/13
August 21, 20187 yr Author 38 minutes ago, JIMMIEM said: Gotta ask. What are "cracklins"? I didn't know either...
August 21, 20187 yr Author Just now, Grandpadave52 said: BUT, "bet ya' can't eat just one!" wanna bet... how about none...
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