IMH 75:2 152

"Chronicles of Upper Burnet" (1)

1881

Tuesday, January 4

The usual lard-rendering, meat-cutting sausage-grinding
etc. went on to-day. Father and Alvin did a good deal more
than I did. The presumption is that they knew how better. I
made two efforts to discover a couple of strange hogs seen on
the premises yesterday. The second effort I succeeded in finding
one of them but did'n't get him out. Bill Hand (12) came about 3
o'clock and carried off the heads heels and backs or rather feet
and backbones of the two hogs killed yesterday. It snowed from
the time we got up till nearly three o' clock when it partially
cleared. The snow was perhaps a half inch deeper on the
ground

Teaching Note: The question may come up as to why did Bill Hand come and
"carry off" the heads, heels and backs of the two hogs killed on Monday.
The answer is that Bill was likely going to make Scrapple, a rather tasty concotion
made of corn mush and the parts of the hog that he picked up at the Harrison's.
Here is a bit of information about it. The other point to make is that these folks were
thrifty. Very little went to waste. Eventhe intestines were cleaned and made into casings
for the sausage.