Frustratedearthmother's Journaling Journey

[Mini Horses]

Same here with grass!!!!

So, how long did you smoke that bacon? In a smoker, grill, oven? what? Applewood? I can almost taste it!! Looks good and I'm ready for some.

I brought kosher salt home yesterday, so all here to do this soon as I know that a smoke day is open.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

I smoked it in a pit that has an offset firebox. Musta let it go about 6 hours. I used mostly Applewood, but had a bag of Jack Daniels whiskey barrel chips so I tossed a few of those in there too. Even my (good) neighbor who is a master hunter/smoker/barbecuer asked what smelled so good!

I'm gonna give him a chunk tomorrow because he lets my animals run on his property.

 

[Wannabefree]

Bacon!!! I want a chunk too and you can let your animals run on my property!! That sounds so good! I miss my animals, but I don't know that I'd have time for them as things are at the moment. I'll just live vicariously through you on that note, but that bacon sure makes me want hogs again!!!

 

[frustratedearthmother]

You'll get back to it someday if it's meant to be. Life has so many paths....

 

[Wannabefree]

I don't foresee it in my future. I'll buy from well known breeders and slaughter myself but I can't raise them

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That'll work too. Realistically, I should do the same and leave the hog raising to the hog raising experts....but I like diversity, lol. And, being over worked. And, spending a ton on feed. And, a dozen other reasons why I shouldn't do some of the things I do, lol!!

 

[Wannabefree]

Yeah I got overwhelmed with the hogs getting out myself. Tired of chasing cows. Tired of chickens pooping on the porch instead of ranging like I wanted them to. Tired of cleaning incubators...the list could go on and on. But I still miss it.

 

[Wannabefree]

At least green beans can just die if I get too tired of them and I can sleep with that on my conscience

 

[NH Homesteader]

I am tired of being chased around the yard by chickens who seem to think corn falls out of my pockets. I hear you.

 

[Wannabefree]

Mine were like a pack of wild dogs followed me everywhere when I went outside lol