'Patch' redux'Patch' returned from the butchers today.
He's now resting in a 500L freezer.
He's disassembled as follows:
Blade Steak 800g x 11, 600g x 6
Round 1Kg x 10
Rump 600g x 12, 700g x 9
Topside 700g x 12
Scotch Fillet 500g x 12
Fillet 700g x 2
T-Bone 600g x 15
Roast 1.5Kg x 8
Mince 600g x 75
Sausages 900g x 28
Total ~143Kg
Obviously there was quite a bit of bone in the four quarters.
Also any 2nd class cuts return as mince or sausages.
People ask "How we could eat an animal we named?", but my response is,
"How could you eat an animal you don't know?"
We know he was well feed during his life, was never mistreated, in good
health, pleasant company and surroundings and friends to talk to,
4-legged and 2-legged. He was pasture feed, given oaten hay and barley
feed during the winter months to help keep him in good condition.
As opposed to feedlot cattle who live in a crowded bare earth
enclosure, feed some sort of meal to help them gain weight and given the close
living conditions probably need more health care to ensure they aren't
striken by communal diseases.
So unless your prepared to become vegan, which would you prefer?
P.S. They are bags of wool fleece behind the meat on a table-tennis
table.
