Greek Pig Slaughtering, Shoes, and Chicharrón
I really don’t have pig slaughtering on the brain, though it seems to keep coming up on this blog. Here’s an interesting description of pig slaughtering on one of the…
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If you are a fan of fried pork rinds, go right now to Mexico Bob’s exhaustive discussion of chicharrón, Mexican for fried pork rind. You will never want to touch…
Read moreFuel, Water, and Pasta
As a historian, I’ve always been puzzled by the instructions for cooking pasta. Bring 4 to 6 quarts of water to a rolling boil . . . and so on. …
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