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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Pumpkins------Butchering and Preperation

So far I have not be able to secure a deer, which in Wisconsin terms is not acceptable. It does not mean that we will be doing Thanksgiving at the Shelter again but it does reflect poorly. Besides Ann hates pushing our local transportation vehicle, the wobbly-wheeled grocery cart, more than 10 blocks particularly if there are no aluminum cans to pick up. She is not all that fond of Mad Dog in a paper bag either but hey, this is America. Could be Robitussin.


No, we are not there, we are here in paradise and getting ready for a Thanksgiving dinner that can't be beat. To start it off one of the big squash had to be sacrificed. Now, I told a friend I had shot one with a 30-06 and was now butchering it. I was butchering it but I didn't really shoot it.

The pumpkins/squash, to put it bluntly, were gargantuan, elephantine, like really big. I took the smallest (20 Lbs) and hacked it in quarters to as to get it to boiling size. The photo doesn't really give the size but this is a beauty. The meat was thick but not as dense as last year's. It may be the seeds from last years got crossed with an actual pumpkin and we have a bit of genetic cross. The meat looks succulent and boiled down real nice.

Tomorrow the leavings , combined with cream, maple sugar and exotic spices will produce some six pies. Some will accompany us to friends estate were we intend on glutinizing until the tryptofan hits us along with numerous beverages to complex to mention. We have no discretion when it comes to consuming other peoples booze.

The highlight of the butchering was the surprise find of quarter sized seeds that will be fit for toasting and subsequent consumption. All of this from the frequently discarded Pumpkin/ squash. The hell with the shelter. I love being part of the 1 percent.

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