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Chris Cato: Liberty Sausage-Making Was a Community Event Comments re article 71544 George Rice story evokes memory of sausage grinding accident By Chris Cato I too found Mr. Rice's detailed description of an essential process of the day to almost take us back to that very time. A process that we carnivores probably would have had to participate in, or at the very least witnessed. The socializing that went on during the event. As well as the hardy meal that accompanied it would surely make a person in today's hectic world quite envious of that simpler time. I found myself witnessing this very same process just a few years back, purely by chance. My brother and I were constructing a small office building on 127 between Danville and Harrodsburg. We soon realized that we needed a few more able bodied men to help. So since we were traveling 206 from Columbia to Liberty, it didn't take us long to come to the conclusion of stopping in the Pellyton area to summon the help of a few Amish men to help with our project. So we indeed, strictly by word of mouth references, found three highly skilled Amish men that were eager to help us with our predicament. These three gentlemen became our work partners for the next three months. We would pick them up before dawn and drop them off just after dark. One day while in Harrodsburg they asked us if we could take them to Aldi's and Wal-Mart. The Wal-Mart request came quite often, as their wives would send them off with a list of necessities. This particular day was all about purchasing canning supplies. So when we reached their usual drop off point, Jake spoke up and said, "If you don't mind, pull around to the back of the barn." When we did we saw about 15 to 20 Amish folk participating in this very process. It was definitely a social event. They had a fire burning beneath a metal watering trough. Four young boys had straps going into the water under the pig. They were vigorously pulling on the straps in order to remove the hair. Every member of the community seemed to have a smile on their face. The added effect of only having light from lanterns held by a few people made for quite an experience. It was like my brother and I had traveled back in time. I wish I could say that the hog had previously been shot, but it hadn't. With me being an animal lover, I found it less than humane. I'll just say there was an immense amount of squealing. I can still picture that eerie setting of Amish clothing on both boys and girls barely lighted by a few lanterns and a roaring fire under the hog. I also found out that you can actually can meat. Who knew? Not I. --Chris Cato This story was posted on 2014-11-30 07:32:40
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