Killing hogs

Floyd A tn · Nov 8, 2008

Any of you folks want to come down and join the hog killing?

We are only killing 10 today.. :shock:

Mr. Bob · Nov 8, 2008

.22 rifle/pistol behind the ear?? We used to scald them in a barrel, scrape, and hang on what grandpa called "hog gallows".
Mr. Bob

Bill of TN · Nov 8, 2008

Sure, where you at?

It"s a little warm for hog killing isn"t it?

Jared M · Nov 8, 2008

We butchered 3 last spring but we skinned them instead of scalding. When I was younger and my grandma on my dads side was still alive we would butcher 7 hogs on Thanksgiving. All my cousins who are about 10 years older than me got to help. I was the one getting teased by my uncles to eat eyeballs. Thanks for bringing back the memories Floyd.

Anonymous-0 · Nov 8, 2008

Sooo.....how were they?

Goose · Nov 8, 2008

My did always drew an imaginary "X" between their ears and eyes, and shot into the center of the X.

Floyd A tn · Nov 9, 2008

I am in fairview, just west of nashville.

Got all 10 killed scalded and gutted.. Hung up to cool out over night.. Today will be the hard job.. Trimming, cooking lard, grinding sausage, and etc.

Good thing is we cooked two shoulders from hogs we killed two weeks ago.. They are going to be good for eating today..

We have a scalder set up. All the hogs scalded good.

Time to get back to work.. I see my help is starting to show up this morning.

Bill of TN · Nov 9, 2008

I lived many years in Liepers Fork off hwy 46.

I"m over in E. TN now, to far to be much help!

Killing hogs

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