City Trees Are Good For You

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by finnbow

Yep. The best (and most expensive) ham in the world, Jamon Iberico, is from free range pigs with an acorn diet. The best fresh pork I've eaten was in Corsica where the free range pigs live on a diet of chestnuts. It's worlds apart from the nearly tasteless "other white meat" from the supermarket.

I've eaten feral pig (lotta those out here). Lord only knows what they eat. The meat tastes completely different from the farm-raised version and much better.

[Pio1980]

Originally Posted by Boreas

I've eaten feral pig (lotta those out here). Lord only knows what they eat. The meat tastes completely different from the farm-raised version and much better.

Truffles? Leprechauns? Trolls? Hunters?

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[mpholland]

Originally Posted by BlueStreak

The only thing that pisses me off about my trees..........

They are all these HUGE oaks. Every year I literally get tons of acorns.......that put dings in the vehicles.

Any tips on what I could do with the acorns, DJ?

There is a reason God invented carports and garages Dave.

[merrylander]

Black Forest Ham.

[catswiththum]

Originally Posted by merrylander

Black Forest Ham.

'70's hard rock band?

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by JJIII

Deer, wild boar, and bear!

Originally Posted by djv8ga

I envy you having those acorns. I'm growing some Oaks hoping I will have a good enough crop to feed a couple of hogs in 10 years or so. The meat brings good $, but we want it for our own consumption. Organic (Acorn Fed) pork is very trendy... http://www.fullcirclebisonranch.com/...finished-pork/

Hmmmmm.........

I know a local hog farmer. Maybe I should ask if he wants them?

Dave

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by mpholland

There is a reason God invented carports and garages Dave.

I have a garage. It's full of bicycles, wood working equipment, big tool boxes and................stereo gear.

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by catswiththum

'70's hard rock band?

No real ham from the German Black Forest - excellent!

[Boreas]

Originally Posted by merrylander

No real ham from the German Black Forest - excellent!

Black Forest ham is just a curing method, Rob. The pigs are just regular pigs and, as far as I know, their diet is probably just a regular diet. Maybe our resident Schwartzwalder will enlighten us and correct me if I'm wrong.

Smithfield ham is my favorite type of domestic ham. It's a curing process too but it's also defined by the pigs' diet of peanuts. As I recall, the pigs are set out to browse in peanut field, after a harvest where they find the peanuts the harvest missed.

[JJIII]

Mmmmmm... Fried Smithfield ham, grits, red-eye gravy, fried eggs, biscuits, coffee...

Excuse me, I've got to go get something to eat!