sheep killing
Hello Phil. Thanks for that. I hope it proves to be fruitful research.
It has always fascinated me that Isenschmid was going to the east end markets and slaughterhouses and picking up sheep heads and internal organs for resale. Although primarily a pork butcher, he must have made the change to sheep rather easily.
Now, it is no mean feat to kill a sheep. go here to see what's involved.
Notice how carefully the sheep's intestines must be pulled out to avoid a rupture and subsequent contamination by the faecal material (fourth from bottom). So once the sheep is slaughtered, if the intestines are examined, one can determine the level of expertise of the butcher. If there is a smooth removal, then it seems safe to conclude that the butcher knew what he was about. On the other hand, a would be butcher might make a rum job of it and inadvertently cut through the intestines--getting faecal material everywhere.
Moral; leave butchering to a bona fide butcher and not a crude imitator.
The best.
LC
Hello Phil. Thanks for that. I hope it proves to be fruitful research.
It has always fascinated me that Isenschmid was going to the east end markets and slaughterhouses and picking up sheep heads and internal organs for resale. Although primarily a pork butcher, he must have made the change to sheep rather easily.
Now, it is no mean feat to kill a sheep. go here to see what's involved.
Notice how carefully the sheep's intestines must be pulled out to avoid a rupture and subsequent contamination by the faecal material (fourth from bottom). So once the sheep is slaughtered, if the intestines are examined, one can determine the level of expertise of the butcher. If there is a smooth removal, then it seems safe to conclude that the butcher knew what he was about. On the other hand, a would be butcher might make a rum job of it and inadvertently cut through the intestines--getting faecal material everywhere.
Moral; leave butchering to a bona fide butcher and not a crude imitator.
The best.
LC
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