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| Jokamartell |
Posted - Jan 06 2025 : 5:16:44 PM
My hubby and I cooked a turkey yesterday for dinner. I am wondering if anyone else is as grossed out with the job of taking the meat off the bones! It didn’t bother me when I was younger but today it really bothered me…gunk under my finger nails, the cartilage stuff…lol. My hubby was laughing at me. I told him I didn’t think I would make a true-blue homesteader since I could never butcher the animals I cared for much less pick at their meat!! :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
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| Red Tractor Girl |
Posted - Jan 14 2025 : 12:40:45 PM
What a story, Heather!! I could never butcher any animal for food. That would be too much for me. But I am fine making soups with meat and taking it out at the end and pulling it off bones to chop up and return to the soup pan. As a matter of fact, I am making turkey rice soup from turkey wings right now. Love homemade soups!
Winnie #3109
Red Tractor Girl
Farm Sister of the Year 2014-2015
FGOTM- October 2018 |
| Wanda Sue |
Posted - Jan 08 2025 : 11:59:34 PM
I too love your stories Heather, they always make me laugh!
A day hemmed in prayer is less likely to unravel.
Farm Girl #3677
Farmgirl of the Month: Aug/2022
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| Jokamartell |
Posted - Jan 08 2025 : 7:43:57 PM
Oh Heather! Your stories are amazing! :)
Karen :)
To quote one of my past preschoolers “Not one of those Karens, but a good Karen”! Haha |
| MBurns |
Posted - Jan 08 2025 : 11:06:02 AM
Great story Heather. I grew up on a farm so helped butcher chickens . Not fun but necessary chore. Cows and pigs were usually taken to a local butcher to process. Always had home grown meat to eat.
Farmgirl friends are fun. Farmgirl of the month 8/2016 and 9/2019
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| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Jan 07 2025 : 7:06:56 PM
That is a great story Heather, you do have great experiences and stories. I am laughing so hard! Thank you.
Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”
When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!
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| nndairy |
Posted - Jan 07 2025 : 7:01:45 PM
I don't have issues with the meat, or the butchering process, except one funny story. The first, and so far only, time I butchered chickens I had no idea what I was doing. My grandma laughed at me that I was reading and following instructions in a book. When it came to the part of removing the innards I flipped my headless, featherless chicken upside down in my sink and reached in. Obviously the chicken was no longer alive, but when I put my hand in the chicken - it made a chicken noise!!!! I jumped half way across the room!!!! I'm surprised I didn't need to change my pants! Once I realized what happened (I pushed air through it's windpipe - it wasn't going to attack me!) I couldn't quit laughing at myself.
~Heather
“I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world.” — George Washington
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| Nancy Joplin |
Posted - Jan 07 2025 : 2:14:40 PM
When I was helping my sister harvest chickens, I was always the one who cleaned the chickens. I was also blessed to be able to help feed dress an elk. It is a necessary job, and some people would starve without people like me!
Nancy 8352 |
| StitchinWitch |
Posted - Jan 06 2025 : 9:22:27 PM
Yuck -- me too. I don't like touching meat. DH the hunter does the deboning and cutting and when he's not here the fare is vegetarian.
Judith
7932 FGOTM 6/21 6/24
I'm old and I wear purple |
| suny58 |
Posted - Jan 06 2025 : 5:38:40 PM
I can't do emojis here but pretend there's a green in the face one on the verge! Lol....yea, I get pretty grossed out too. Thats why I eat mostly veggies.....very little meat, blah
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
| Blessed in Colorado |
Posted - Jan 06 2025 : 5:34:54 PM
No, I could never butcher an Animal either Karen and Tom debones all our chickens, turkeys etc. it is a messy job for sure.
Big Hugs,
Debbie
#1582
Blessed in Oregon
With Colorado on My Mind
Farmgirl of the Month September 2012, February 2018, September 2022
“My altars are My Mountains
and the Ocean.” Lord Byron”
When I am Old I Shall Wear Purple, I am Old now!!
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