The modern packing house : $b A complete treatise on the design, construction, equipment and operation of meat packing houses, according to present American praactice, including methods of converting by-products into commercial articlesWilder, F. W. (Fred William)
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The modern packing house : $b A complete treatise on the design, construction, equipment and operation of meat packing houses, according to present American praactice, including methods of converting by-products into commercial articles
Wilder, F. W. (Fred William)
Packing-houses
1, 2. Saddle.
3, 4, 5. Rack.
1, 2, 3. Long saddle.
2, 3, 4, 5. Body.
1. Leg.
2. Loin.
3. Short rack.
2, 3. Back.
4. Breast.
5. Chuck.
4, 5. Stew.]
[Illustration: FIG. 90.--=~A~=, MUTTON SADDLES. =~B~=, MUTTON RACKS.
(=~Choice.~= =~Good.~= =~Medium.~= =~Common.~=)]
[Illustration: FIG. 91.--VIEW IN SHEEP CHILL ROOM.]
[Illustration: FIG. 92.--=~A~=, CHOICE CALVES. =~B~=, =~C~=, GOOD
CALVES.]
[Illustration: FIG. 93.--VEAL CUTS.
1, 2. Saddle (or 2 hind quarters). 1. Leg.
2. Loin.
3, 4. Back (or 2 fore quarters). 3. Ribs.
4. Stew.]
=Chilling.=--As fast as sheep are slaughtered they should be placed
in coolers and hung on racks as shown. If left out, and partially
air-chilled it has the effect of discoloring them about the legs
and thin parts of the carcasses, causing these to look dark and
less attractive than when placed in the cooler immediately after
slaughtering. There is little or no danger of chilling sheep too fast,
as long as the temperature is above 32° F., and the colder the room
into which they are put, as long as it is above freezing point, the
better will be the appearance of the mutton when it comes out of the
cooler. Sheep chilled for twenty-four hours in proper coolers, and
thoroughly dried and hardened, are ready for shipment or the cutting
block. In many places, especially in Australia and South America, they
are frozen. They should be thoroughly chilled in a dry cooler where
there is a good circulation of air, for twenty-four hours, after which
they may be put into the freezers at a temperature as near zero as
possible, so that the freezing will not be delayed. If they are frozen
quickly they retain a clear, bright appearance when thawed.
[Illustration:
Choice.
Good.
FIG. 94.--VEAL SADDLES.]
=Lamb Tongues.=--All tongues from sheep come under this head. After
they have been taken out of the heads they should be thrown into ice
water, washed and spread on a table, or in pans, in the cooler at a
temperature of from 34° to 38° F. for twenty-four hours. Following that
they should be trimmed, cutting off the extra pieces of fat and the
gullet. They are then ready for curing. They should be cured in a plain
75-degree strength pickle with six ounces of saltpetre to 1,000 pounds
of meat, holding them in this pickle for a week or ten days. They are
then ready for use, either in sausage or for cooking.
[Illustration:
Medium.
Common.
FIG. 95.--VEAL SADDLES.]
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