Home Pork Making

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fulton, A. W. (Albert Watson), 1859-

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Home Pork Making" by A. W. Fulton is a comprehensive guide on the art of raising and curing pork, written in the early 20th century. This book serves as a practical manual for farmers, country butchers, and suburban dwellers, providing detailed instructions on hog slaughtering, curing, and preserving pork products. It addresses a range of topics from the initial slaughter to the preparation of various pork dishes, emphasizing the value of homemade pork in an era when commercial packing houses dominated the market. The opening of the text sets the stage for a nostalgic reflection on the traditional practices of pork making, which have been overshadowed by industrial methods. Fulton discusses the dwindling art of home pork production, yet highlights the potential benefits for farmers who choose to engage in this practice for personal use and profit.The introduction clarifies the book's aim to educate readers on every step of the pork-making process, catering to both novices and those seeking to refine their techniques. It promises practical advice, recipes, and methods for utilizing every part of the hog, thus promoting a sustainable approach to farming and food production. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Introduction

Pork making on the farm

Finishing off hogs for bacon

Slaughtering

Scalding and scraping

Dressing and cutting

What to do with the offal

The fine points in making lard

Pickling and barreling

Care of hams and shoulders

Dry salting bacon and sides

Smoking and smokehouses

Keeping hams and bacon

Side lights on pork making

Packing house cuts of pork

Magnitude of the swine industry

Discovering the merits of roast pig

Recipes for cooking and serving pork.

Credits:

Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 77.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2010-05-18