Sausage casings from scratch !

[sundodger]

Today when I picked up my supply of Pork, the supplier presented me with about 3 kilos of pigs entrails FOC.
The question is, as like many others I suppose, have only ever used ready prepared casings, will the preparation outway the advantages, of getting them as a freebee? I assume that all will require stripping out & then flushing - These still have evidence of a lot of material within ! Also the entrails a a darker browny colour than the bought casings, is some kind of bleaching needed? Finally if I do prepare them, I assume that if I pack in sea salt, they will keep as per the bought casings ? Sorry if this seems a dim kind of question, but it would be interesting to see how things go & would be grateful, for any advice on the matter.

[wheels]

I found this online:

http://butchersapprentice.wordpress.com ... m-scratch/

HTH

Phil

[yotmon]

I think that they would be time consuming to clean out but well worth doing just for the experience (at least once). Better that it's January and not July, as the weather shouldn't be a problem seeing as its an 'outside job', not something to be done on a Greek summers day'. Good luck !

[Dogfish]

Search "Matanca do porco" on Youtube and it'll show a pig kill in the Azores; there's a couple old ladies who demonstrate how to strip and clean the entrails during the video. They show the kill from beginning to end, squeal through the final meal. Actually kind of a pleasant video.