Stan;
Sounds as if you have been around a few Country Hog Killings. I sort of figured if anyone here knew what it was it would be you.

As best as I recall I saw one of these around 2002 in a little museum in Huntsville AL (Rocket City) only theirs was joined with an actual hinge rather than Wire. When my "PaPa" built this one he probably didn't have a hinge handy & the wire worked well enough he just never bothered to Upgrade it.

Been a long time since I have been in on a Hog Killing, but I would still like a good mess of that old time Kraklin Bread. We still buy some cracklins along at the store & make some, but it just doesn't have the same taste as that we made ourselves. Probably has a bunch of Preservatives added in to resist spoiling.

I still remember that Souse Meat, AKA Head Cheese, AAH the memories.

Miller/TN
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