Summary Of The Whole Hog By James Le Fanu
Summary of The Whole Hog by James Le Fanu
We cannot underestimate the happiness and well-being contributed to our lives by pigs. In Victorian times, not having a pig was unthinkable. From it’s purchase as a piglet, it would grow and transform waste into goodness, ‘so little into so much’. Even it’s dung would go to use, fertilising the cottage garden. In November, men would reap the rewards of rearing the pig, getting three hundred pounds of black pudding, pork pies, ham and bacon the pig would become. No parts of the pig would be thrown away. For instance, they used the intestines for chitterlings, other organs would give faggots, the pickled head would become brawn and, the fat boiled down to lard could be used for months.
This is all relatively
We cannot underestimate the happiness and well-being contributed to our lives by pigs. In Victorian times, not having a pig was unthinkable. From it’s purchase as a piglet, it would grow and transform waste into goodness, ‘so little into so much’. Even it’s dung would go to use, fertilising the cottage garden. In November, men would reap the rewards of rearing the pig, getting three hundred pounds of black pudding, pork pies, ham and bacon the pig would become. No parts of the pig would be thrown away. For instance, they used the intestines for chitterlings, other organs would give faggots, the pickled head would become brawn and, the fat boiled down to lard could be used for months.
This is all relatively