Question about the old way of hanging a side of beef

An old timer named Gus at the St. Paul meat market in '98 showed me his trick for hanging a hindquarter using just a single hook and a specific twist of the Achilles tendon, saying 'that's how we did it before every cooler had a rail system,' and I still use his method when the power's out.

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derekjenkins13d ago

Before every cooler had a rail system" is a cool line, but honestly how often is the power out long enough for this to matter? Seems like a neat party trick more than a serious skill these days.

fox.matthew13d ago

We lost power for four days after that ice storm last year. My dad's old hand saw was the only thing that kept our pipes from freezing.

annas873d ago

Man I used to think that too! Then my freezer died for a week during a heatwave. That old trick SAVED a whole side of beef. It's not a party trick, it's real.