We weaned another seven crias yesterday. They seem fine but four of the mothers were hysterical and escaped from their field into another where we found them this morning. This is quite unusual, normally it is the youngsters who pace up and down the fence line moaning loudly and practise their Houdini act. Everything is still frozen here, yesterday was very bad and even with kettles and hairdryer we could only get one tap working. But it is sunny so from indoors it looks lovely out there, bit different when the icy wind gets you outside.
Alex noticed a large hunk of parma ham in the back of the fridge, vacuum packed and commented that it seemed to have been there for ever. Another embarassing oversight on my part. The boys have found jars dating back ten years in my store cupboard in the past. The parma ham use by date was December 2004 so recklessly we opened it and ate some. It was delicious, those extra years have done it a power of good and we are all still alive with stomachs intact.
Tom A –
Gosh, meat that’s four years past its sell by date! Still, parma ham is very well cured is it not? Maybe you should keep it for another four years and see if it’s still edible in 2012. Be an interesting experiment.
Alex A –
The ham was amazing. Really brough back memories of Italy when we were children.
I don’t think it’ll last 4 more days let alone 4 years. Not with Chas around.