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Venison Prosciutto: Not Ready

April 26th, 2011 · 12 Comments · Recipes

The big day finally arrived this weeked. I removed the leg of venison that’s been hanging to dry for the last three weeks in the back stairway and extracted it from its wrapping of cheesecloth. By now it should have transformed into prosciutto, according to the recipe. As you can see, the venison was covered […]

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Making Venison Prosciutto

April 4th, 2011 · 17 Comments · Recipes

Here’s a leg of venison looking like a mummy, all wrapped in cheescloth. In fact, this venison ham has been embalmed–so to speak–having cured for two weeks in a brine of salt, sugar and spices. This is one of two legs we received as a gift from neighbors who own a farm in Virginia. I […]

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