Feeder Pigs

[goatgurl]

i just personally want to thank both of you @Baymule and @Devonviolet. i had to get up off my backside and start some beef stew. you two made it sound so good and yes I'm going to have to make some cornbread too. great and when i was feeling particularly lazy today.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

And, just because ya'll keep talking about it(1)- I'll probably be making a pan of cornbread tonight too.... dang it! (trying to stay away from the carbs...) You can tell how well that's working.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

And just because this is the 'feeder pig' thread I'll throw in another corn bread idea.

CRACKLIN CORNBREAD!

Ingredients
1/4 cup butter or margarine
2 cups self-rising cornmeal
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup cracklings* (everybody knows what cracklins are, right?)

Place butter in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet, and heat in a 425° oven 4 minutes. (I'd get that skillet hot first if it was me)
Combine cornmeal and flour in a large bowl; make a well in center of mixture.
Stir together buttermilk, eggs, and cracklings; add to dry ingredients, stirring just until moistened. Pour over melted butter in hot skillet.
Bake at 425° for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown

 

[Latestarter]

Well gosh... lazy and stew go together like carrots and peas! You throw everything in a crock pot and walk away for 4-6 hours! From all that I've read, cornbread isn't all that difficult either, right? I'm a carb-a-holic too... even better if sugar is involved in the mix... think donuts, pastries, sweet rolls, etc...

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Y'all really ought to post these under recipes That way folks can find it much easier

This thread is making me hungry btw!

 

[Baymule]

This is a food thread.....sorta kinda halfway.......it's just food on the hoof!

 

[Latestarter]

Yup Yup! You said so right at the very beginning, I remember!

The title says it all. If you are offended by raising pigs for slaughter and consumption, stop reading here. This thread is going to be about raising pigs to slaughter weight and will end with pictures of supper.

Can't wait to see pictures of supper!

 

[Baymule]

While we are waiting for supper to finish growing, we will entertain ourselves with recipes to go with "supper"'

 

[Devonviolet]

M-m-m . . . just finished putting the Cornbread Supper in the oven. I didn't have Baking Powder, so used Baking Soda and a teaspoon of lemon juice (to make the baking soda bubble). I didn't have sausage, so mixed spices, & garlic powder into ground turkey before I fried it. I also fried the onion until tender and mixed it into the fried "sausage". DH is sitting here drooling, as we wait for it to cook in the oven. Mmmm, it smells yummy!

 

[Devonviolet]

1 cup cracklings* (everybody knows what cracklins are, right?)

Ooohhhhh yeah!!! I can hardly wait to render some of my girl Bacon's fat, so I can git me some cracklings!!!