On Saturday February 7th, I attended the annual hog killing at Old South Farm. It was a good time and brought a lot of people out, more that I had expected. It was almost a two hour drive from Atlanta, but well worth it. It gave me a good first hand look at the slaughtering process and a closer connection with the animal. I will be back next year. Unfortunately, the large number of people made it difficult to get as many good pictures as I anticipated, but here are a few.
Two beautiful white Yorkshire hogs at Old South Farm.
Right after being slaughtered and bled, the hair was removed using a mixture of hot water and pickling lime.
Removing the nasty bits.
A huge crowd gathered to watch the demonstration.
Splitting the hog.
A demonstration on butchery the hog.
Several workshops took place during the day, included ham curing and sausage making.
