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I have often wondered how many people now living in Rappahannock still butcher hogs at home. I know some people still do it, because I have seen them hanging on the pole. It brings back a lot of memories.
This was a big time at home for us, and it was mostly hard work. But, since it was only once a year, it was also special.
We had to get the vat out, and make sure it didn’t leak too bad. We had to dig out the fire pit, and set the vat over it. We had to make sure there was ample wood; you did not want to run out of wood.
We would set up the poles to hang the hogs on, haul water for the vat, and tubs of extra water for washing the hogs once they were on the pole. Get the gunny sack out of the shed with the hog scrapers in it, and make sure all the butcher knives were sharpened. I didn’t get to do that.
Granddaddy was
there, too
It was the one day, besides
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