Parents were teens during the Great Depression. I grew up with "Waste Not, Want Not" burned into my brain. I use it all, no matter the bird. I take the breasts and thighs for easy meals. I freeze the rest until I have sufficient volume to make it worth while. At that point, I boil until the meat easily separates from the bones. That is placed into a large bowl. I will take off some of the broth and place in another large bowl. I let the rest boil down.
The meat is run through a grinder and placed into zip-loc bags, flattened and frozen.
The broth is also placed into zip-loc bags, flattened and frozen.
The boiled down bone liquid is taken off and allowed to cool. It becomes a thick gelatin. I use that to mix in the dog food as a treat for the work they do to get the birds.
I can break off chunks of the frozen ground meat, thaw and make a quick sandwich spread.
The broth is used in the making of any kind of soup. Whatever volume of liquid I need, at least half will be from broth.
I go to this fuss for two reasons.
Second: I enjoy the taste and...
First and foremost: out of respect to the animal/bird whose life I ended.
The meat is run through a grinder and placed into zip-loc bags, flattened and frozen.
The broth is also placed into zip-loc bags, flattened and frozen.
The boiled down bone liquid is taken off and allowed to cool. It becomes a thick gelatin. I use that to mix in the dog food as a treat for the work they do to get the birds.
I can break off chunks of the frozen ground meat, thaw and make a quick sandwich spread.
The broth is used in the making of any kind of soup. Whatever volume of liquid I need, at least half will be from broth.
I go to this fuss for two reasons.
Second: I enjoy the taste and...
First and foremost: out of respect to the animal/bird whose life I ended.
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