scalding and scrapinf a hog.

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Well did the sow she was 200 lbs a good 2 inches of fat.
Removing the hair was easy. placed her on the picnic table 25 gallons of boiling water about 220 degrees. used a towel and poured water over the towel. Took about 30- 40 minuets with two of us scrapping. This was our first time.

A paint scarper worked well the two handed type. I have photos soon.

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Well did the sow she was 200 lbs a good 2 inches of fat.
Removing the hair was easy. placed her on the picnic table 25 gallons of boiling water about 220 degrees. used a towel and poured water over the towel. Took about 30- 40 minuets with two of us scrapping. This was our first time.

A paint scarper worked well the two handed type. I have photos soon.

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[Iluv2hunt]

If you didn't have a beer in your hand yall would have had it scraped in 20 minutes.
Looks good. Definitely a fatty

[TerribleTed]

Well we experimented being the first time we ever scraped the hair off. If I did not have a beer in my hand I might not have such a big beer belie.
We did find with the towel, pour the hot water and let it rest 10-15 seconds then scrap. Also the water temp needs to be 220 + is good, basically the water is boiling good. Never had a problem with hair setting.

[Iluv2hunt]

That would have been a good un to render lard out of

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I HAVE 4 SLABS OF THE ONE SIDE THAT ARE ABOUT 12X12X2JUST SKIN AND FAT. I was thinking pork skins?

[Kortsman]

Take some pics of the chicharrones when you finish!

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Maybe a week or so, First 1/2 is on the spit for the 4th. I also need to find a good scrapple recipe I have the liver the hart and some meat. By the way the kidneys are not bad. We had the grill burring when we did this, so we took one plain and grilled it. With no seasoning or anything it was ok. Yes I had only had 2 beers when I tasted it. I have some fat for susage or to render too

[9dawgs]

Nice! My great uncle had a big scalding pot he'd lower them into. It looked kind of like an upside down dough boy helmet from WW1. It was sitting on cinder blocks and he would just fill it with water and build a fire under it to get it boiling. It had a scaffolding over it with a chain fall that he hoisted the pig up and down with.