Wast Not Want Not- BOIL THAT CARCASS!

We live in a throw-away society, most of us buy our meat from a super market which comes nicely cut up and made to look as pretty as possible with the fur/feather, organs and often bones removed. In a survival situation you won’t have that luxury!

I’m sure that the producers of these pre packed foods sell on the by-products to pet food companies, leather tanners and so on. I think this is a real waste. For those of you who simply throw away the carcass of their chicken after a Sunday roast or give the dog the bone from their joint of lamb, you’re robbing yourself of a free meal! I'm going to teach you how you can feed yourself tomorrow with the waste from today.

Every part of an animal can be used if you were so inclined, The fur for clothing, the feathers for tinder, decorations or even bedding, The bones and scraps of meat can be boiled down for stock, soup and stew, The fat can be collected in many ways and used for many things, The edible organs will make a tasty meal, blood can be added to soups, the intestines can be used in animal traps and snares even the bladders could be used to carry water or used as a casing for sausages if you were so inclined.

Imagine you have caught a couple of rabbits, a nice plump duck or if you’re really lucky found yourself a sheep you have lovingly killed and cleaned the animal putting the edible organs to one side, and saving the fur to make blankets or maybe saving the feathers for arrow quills or pillow padding, you have cooked the critter and enjoyed every mouthful! Are you really just going to throw away the bones, fats and scraps??? Or are you going to make a nice stock, soup or stew to feed yourself tomorrow?

So today we will start simple, something we can all at home after a roast dinner- Boil That Carcass!

Stock

Place all the bones, and waste from your animal in the biggest cooking pot you.
Cover the bones with atleast a litre or water or enough to cover them completely.
Bring to the boil and simmer for 90 minutes.
Remove any scum that rises to the top.
Using a colander, sift or slotted spoon remove and discard all the bones from the stock
Your stock is now ready to jar or freeze if possible, this can be added to your meals as you would add a shop bought stock cube.

Soup

Make stock as advised above however do not discard the bones and waste, pick through the bones and strip of any remaining meat which will be tender and easy to separate. Put this back into the mixture and add a selection of chopped vegetables, herbs, spices and seasoning and simmer for a further 45 minutes.

Stew

Follow the recipe as above for stock and soup but thicken the mixture by simmering down for a longer amount of time, If you add pasta, rice, potato, flour or gravy browning this will help thicken your stew.

Thanks for reading :) Tomorrow i will add photos and a recipe for boil that chicken carcass soup

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