Leg 1. Starting weight: 2.098 kg Recipe 1: 160g (90g salt [4.2%]) rub for one week in fridge. Salt box dredge without weighing for 9 days. Second weight 1.80 kg, (14.2% weight loss). Hung 1/18/2024 @ 60 degrees F, 50% humidity. Target weight: 1.47 kg Weight after 40 hours:1.70 kg. Weight after adding strutto: 1.85… Continue reading Lamb Prosciutto update
Day: January 23, 2025
Cold Weather
It is ironic, but one of the biggest challenges on our farm has been water. We receive 41 inches of rainfall annually, yet water is one of the biggest limiting factors to our productivity, because most of that rain falls between September and May and correspond to cloudy weather, while the periods of greatest sunshine… Continue reading Cold Weather
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