Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Hog killing time in Woodland, GA

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.