A clean look at hog butchering

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This article was published 08/09/2020 (1959 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

There were no blood and guts, no killing or gore, but guests at the Mennonite Heritage Village Pioneer Demonstration Day on Saturday, still got a close look at hog butchering. Bill and Sheila Froese demonstrated on a previously killed and cleaned pig, showing how to make the right cuts, how to make crackles and lard from the fat, and where to cut to get the ingredients for head cheese. Hog butchering was one of the features on Saturday which also offered seed saving tips, advice on preserving your garden and chicken butchering. One more Pioneer Demonstration Day remains on the schedule, taking place Sept. 19.