Ahoy, a pig! Part 1.

Look what I got! Freshly slaughtered local family-raised etc etc etc heritage pork. The butcher says it was walking around on Wednesday.

There was a pig-butchering demonstration followed by a raffle of all the various parts of the butchered pig. I didn't win any part of the pig in the raffle, unfortunately. But the guy who won the pig head seemed altogether disappointed in his loot and ultimately left his pig head behind. There was a brief kerkuffle over the abandoned head, and then I walked away the victor, bearing my pig's head prize!

So far I've managed to debone it with my bare hands and a Chinese vegetable cleaver. Stay tuned to find out what happens to my pig head. :)