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Madgrad02

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Figured if I'm up all night, I'll post a few pics as I go... my son turned 4, so having a little get together and this little piggy is on the menu... 115lbs hanging, started at 12:30am... Should be about 12-13 or so hrs...
 

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Halfway...maybe a little more than that....had to run some butcher twine around her... skin started to split at the shoulder.
Really starting to smell good... you'll have to take my word. Forgot to mention, she's stuffed with mojo ingredients... 4 cheesecloth sacks with oranges, limes, lemons, bulb of garlic, basil and peppercorns to keep her moist.
 

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At least I'm onto the shorter half of the cook...3-4hrs yet maybe. I'll start pulling temps here before too long.
 

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Nice. It's been years but a buddy's grandpa would do a whole hog every year for a family reunion/revival/birthday party event on their farm. Good times.

I have only attempted one whole hog. Shot a shoat about as big as my boot and got it cleaned and scalded about the time my wife go home and started crying at the tiny little corpse about to go in the oven. :(
 
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