tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post2185587476083405491..comments2024-03-28T06:43:54.730+00:00Comments on Tales from Parsonage Cottage: The Pig Who Caught a Cold Elainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-3863701745303417572018-10-09T07:51:49.330+01:002018-10-09T07:51:49.330+01:00I must admit that had I been in the same situation...I must admit that had I been in the same situation I would have been cautious, my husband would be completely the opposite...we have had some 'interesting debates' over the last 42 years!!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-42830976234215064052018-10-09T07:49:37.797+01:002018-10-09T07:49:37.797+01:00I long ago discovered that the smell of bacon appe...I long ago discovered that the smell of bacon appeals more to me than the taste, so I simply wander around like one of the Bisto kids for my fix.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-75958404960194837132018-10-09T07:48:30.804+01:002018-10-09T07:48:30.804+01:00Wonderful! Did you watch each other anxiously ...Wonderful! Did you watch each other anxiously for the first 24 hours after the first meal?!! <br /><br />That turkey may have died a little early, but I be he is the only one remembered from that particular flock. I hope it has been noted and gone down into family history anecdotes. <br />Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-59815164379806307862018-10-08T10:25:07.023+01:002018-10-08T10:25:07.023+01:00That could start a debate lol. Have to say when an...That could start a debate lol. Have to say when any of our sheep/chickens etc mysteriously died we didn´t eat it, you just never know! xcxChrissiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613570629230619992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-51237398962772814812018-10-08T10:17:35.467+01:002018-10-08T10:17:35.467+01:00I always feel slightly guilty when eating bacon......I always feel slightly guilty when eating bacon.... perhaps I shouldn't. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-61783921830391240062018-10-08T08:58:56.989+01:002018-10-08T08:58:56.989+01:00We once had smallholding friends who were raising ...We once had smallholding friends who were raising free range turkeys for Christmas. A few days beforehand, they went into the shed they were roosting in and found one stone cold dead. They came bearing us this "free gift" and assuring us it had probably had liver failure from over-eating or something. We thought long and hard about it - times were hard then and we couldn't really afford to turn up our noses at free food. We decided to "cook it well missus" as a neighbour up the hill would have said, and d'you know, it was the BEST turkey we had ever tasted and fed us nearly into the New Year in one guise or other!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-4247678944981210982018-10-08T05:49:06.252+01:002018-10-08T05:49:06.252+01:00Did he tell you stories of the past, Sue? I woul...Did he tell you stories of the past, Sue? I would love to hear one or two, if he did, and I imagine your readers would too..Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-42498194192540124452018-10-08T05:41:07.791+01:002018-10-08T05:41:07.791+01:00I'm sure they became very fond of them, but fa...I'm sure they became very fond of them, but families had to be fed. A 300lb pig, or whatever they grew them to, couldn't be kept in a sty forever. Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-87428517422340389922018-10-07T21:44:32.483+01:002018-10-07T21:44:32.483+01:00That's a good story, sounds like something my ...That's a good story, sounds like something my grandad would have done.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-39237642600627757582018-10-07T21:36:35.605+01:002018-10-07T21:36:35.605+01:00Could not raise a pig to kill itlike that, would h...Could not raise a pig to kill itlike that, would have been a pet to me. I like piggiesBilly Blue Eyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12053172567806569702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-43114848526803414932018-10-07T18:02:10.462+01:002018-10-07T18:02:10.462+01:00Bacon sandwiches all round, Joanne! Old John'...Bacon sandwiches all round, Joanne! Old John's place used to have a building which was originally one of the local slaughter houses, he delighted in telling me how the pigs were strung up, etc. The old rascal. I miss that old man!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-86388963696147005212018-10-07T17:59:54.717+01:002018-10-07T17:59:54.717+01:00They eat everything but the 'squeal', as t...They eat everything but the 'squeal', as they say. Lincolnshire folk love all the things which they can make from one pig - hams, bacon, Lincolnshire sausages, chitterlings, faggots, savoury ducks, pork pies, stuffed chine and brawn... and probably plenty of other dishes which I have forgotten. Back in the old days, so did I!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-47339715031955326132018-10-07T17:56:23.139+01:002018-10-07T17:56:23.139+01:00This is her latest offering, which I now have to s...This is her latest offering, which I now have to squeeze into the booklet - thank goodness the numbers for the print run haven't been decided yet, so the master copy can still be altered! Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-56872040934543587012018-10-07T17:09:22.441+01:002018-10-07T17:09:22.441+01:00I can hear all my farming and depression relatives...I can hear all my farming and depression relatives coming on in favor of the motion. Food is food, and then bacon...<br />Count me in, too.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-80615869214965122892018-10-07T17:08:12.616+01:002018-10-07T17:08:12.616+01:00I wondered if they would eat it after all. Good co...I wondered if they would eat it after all. Good country people waste nothing!<br />local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-31965420581123901842018-10-07T17:04:01.340+01:002018-10-07T17:04:01.340+01:00Since no one suffered any ill effects, the old per...Since no one suffered any ill effects, the old person's advice, was vindicated. :-)<br /><br />Love old stories!!!!!<br /><br />Please thank Miss Read for me.<br /><br />✨🍁🎃🍁✨wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-41591289526389401322018-10-07T15:14:31.348+01:002018-10-07T15:14:31.348+01:00Hello Willie! Thank you for popping in, and for ...Hello Willie! Thank you for popping in, and for your comment. I don't eat meat, so luckily I don't have that kind of dilemma, but I am sure you are right. There would have been some tasty meals made from that pig!Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10461759848289268517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200368268339522483.post-29303479181489490152018-10-07T14:07:44.476+01:002018-10-07T14:07:44.476+01:00If the pig had been well cared for, you can still ...If the pig had been well cared for, you can still eat an <br />animal that dies of old age; meat from older animals....<br />(such as 'broilers' chickens or mutton) is excellent for <br />casseroles and stews....! <br />"Waste not..Want not"..! WILLIE...! =(^..^)=https://www.blogger.com/profile/14862273578655424772noreply@blogger.com