Re: Good day at the market!

[Guest guest]

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> A few surprises from Laurel Creek Farm today... I bought my first

> fresh pheasant, and baked it for supper tonight. (It was tasty,

but

> not worth the $15 I spent on it). Also got 4 chickens, 10 dozen

> eggs, 4 pounds ground beef... and he finally remembered to bring me

> some pork fat! It was a 3.5 pound bag, and when I asked him how

> much, he said " the fat is free " . He found 3 pounds of chicken

livers

> for me in one of his deep freezers, and he says there are more that

> need to be unthawed from the bottom of another freezer. He asked

me

> how many I wanted, and I said, " as many as you can find! " These

will

> have to last me until Spring, when he will process another batch of

> pasture-fed chickens.

>

> He's also going to bring me some free cow tongue next time (my wife

> likes it... I've never tried it, but I'm game!) Everything came out

> to about $100, which is comparable to what I would spend at a

regular

> grocery store. He only comes every 2nd and 4th Saturday to my city,

> so I stock up! I am building up lots of stuff in the deep freeze

as

> well, because I usually don't eat as much as I buy each time.

>

> I encourage everyone to find a good grass-fed farm in your area,

and

> not try to buy this stuff at a grocery store, which is more

> expensive. It's only about 1/3 more in price for me, and VERY

> tasty! It's also very economical, because now I'm eating the fat

> instead of throwing it away.

==>That's excellent advice Doug! I used to be a hunter (in my past

life) - LOL! When I was expecting my daughter I was out hunting

pheasant. I found it to be somewhat dry so I roasted it with lots of

bacon tied around it and stuffed inside. In those days I bought 5

lbs. of good raw bacon at a time; no nitrates, unsmoked, no salt,

sugar, etc.! Of course that was over 44 years ago! When the bacon

got moldy I rubbed it with vinegar and it was fine.

It's great you got fat for free! My friend's husband is a hunter and

he saved me the liver and heart from the 4 deer they got!

It will be interesting to fix the tongue. Do you have a recipe?

Bee

[Guest guest]

I'm sure my wife will have a recipe. She claims it is very tender

too. Will update when we get it!

Yes, the pheasant was a little dry last night as well. I laid 2 big

pieces of fresh raw bacon (nitrite, etc... free) on top of the breast

while it cooked to keep it moist, and I stuffed it with diced onion,

celery and Mtn Rose Sage. My wife and I ate it all the way down to the

bones!

I had added 1 cup of water to help it roast in the bottom of the pot in

the oven and added some extra onion and celery. After cooking, I had

1.5 cups of fat and broth that I froze to add to my next chicken soup!

Doug

and it was fine.

>

> It's great you got fat for free! My friend's husband is a hunter and

> he saved me the liver and heart from the 4 deer they got!

>

> It will be interesting to fix the tongue. Do you have a recipe?

>

> Bee

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, the pheasant was a little dry last night as well. I laid 2 big

pieces of fresh raw bacon (nitrite, etc... free) on top of the breast

while it cooked to keep it moist, and I stuffed it with diced onion,

celery and Mtn Rose Sage. My wife and I ate it all the way down to the

bones!

Doug

Was the bacon from Laurel Farm also? I believe I have his number from you

and he sent me a price list but I don't recall bacon being on there. I could

also use some pork fat.

a

[Guest guest]

Hello Doug!

We used to live in Knoxville up until July. There are so many sources

for grass-fed products there!! I miss Three Rivers Market too.

Laurel Creek Farm...I had just found out about them a few months before

we moved. Their prices are amazing! The bacon was the best ever and

only cured with salt. Loved the eggs too. I had been buying from West

Wind but the lines and prices were too much. ;-)

If you ever decide/get to the point where you want raw milk for your

pets, ahem, let me know.

I'm rambling now...

Teoma

>

> A few surprises from Laurel Creek Farm today... I bought my first

> fresh pheasant, and baked it for supper tonight. (It was tasty, but

>

> Doug

>

[Guest guest]

Yes... he sells bacon too. (Two types... raw, or seasoned with sea

salt) He has several things that aren't on the pricelist.

>

> Was the bacon from Laurel Farm also? I believe I have his number from

you

> and he sent me a price list but I don't recall bacon being on there.

I could

> also use some pork fat.

>

> a

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[Guest guest]

Cool!!! I did get a new puppy last week (named Sadie), and she's just

DYING for some raw butter! Do you know where I could get some for

her??? Email me...

Thanks so much!

Doug

> If you ever decide/get to the point where you want raw milk for your

> pets, ahem, let me know.

> I'm rambling now...

> Teoma

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> > A few surprises from Laurel Creek Farm today... I bought my first

> > fresh pheasant, and baked it for supper tonight. (It was tasty,

but

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> > Doug

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[Guest guest]

Milk, yes. Butter, not so easy! West Winds does sell it but it's hard

to come by. If you don't already know, they come to town a couple of

times a month and sell the goods at a hardware store parking lot. You

can check out their schedule and email them for availability.

http://grassorganic.com/

The other milk source is a farm about 20 miles from East Knoxville.

She does not make butter though.

Teoma

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> > > A few surprises from Laurel Creek Farm today... I bought my

first

> > > fresh pheasant, and baked it for supper tonight. (It was

tasty,

> but

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> > > Doug

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