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How to Roast a Whole Pig-Part 2

January 16, 2013 by Melissa Norris 1 Comment

We raised, butchered, and roasted a whole pig for Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve this year. It was a learning experience and one we enjoyed and will do again.

My daughter is three and loved the piggies.(We make every effort to educate our children on which animals are raised for food and which are pets. We also treat all the livestock with utmost care, regardless if it's for food or not) I was worried she might become attached, but she proudly pointed out to everyone that it was her piggy in the roaster, not the least bit upset.

If you'd like to butcher your own, here's How to butcher a whole pig for a roast-Part 1, otherwise you can buy whole pigs ready to go from your local butcher.

We used a dry rub on our pig and also injected for extra flavor. After research we purchased a La Caja China roaster to roast our pigs in. We can use it at home and also take it with us to other locations, unlike a custom pit made at home.

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Filed Under: Main Dish, Recipes Tagged With: dry meat rub recipe, injection, pig roast, Pioneering Today, whole pig, whole pig roast

Pioneering Today-How to Butcher a Whole Pig for a Roast-Part 1

January 9, 2013 by Melissa Norris 9 Comments

After asking several of you if this would be a subject of interest, the answer was yes. The video is done as tastefully as I could while still showing you how to do things.

The pioneers had to butcher their own meat and while you can go to a butcher, we prefer to do things ourselves if we can. Below is the video link to show you how to butcher and prep a whole pig for a pig roast. It starts after the pig is shot and bled, beginning with the scraping off of the hair.

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Filed Under: Livestock, Pigs, Raising Your Own Food Tagged With: butcher a whole hog, home butchering, homesteading, how to butcher, pig roast, pigs, Pioneering Today, prepper, survival

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