I mentioned at one point during yesterday’s Fireside Feasts
program that there was a book illustration of a family doing
various tasks associated with butchering, including the making
of sausage. However, I’ve since discovered it’s in a different
book than the one I said. It’s actually in America’s Kitchens,
by Nancy Carlisle and Melinda Talbot Nasardinov (2008).
According to the caption, it’s a woodcut by Henry Barrat,
done in 1879. Note the sausage stuffer that Ma and Pa
(presumably, although they both look more like grand-Ma
and Pa!) are using. I love the fact that the whole group is
doing this work with light from a betty lamp (L), a candle (C),
and a fire on the hearth (R). Ahh, the warm and fuzzy joys (?)
of the good ol’ days?!
In any event, here’s the picture:
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