Chapter 264 Primitive Beast World Cubs 38
Shen Ci wiped the sweat from his brow; dealing with this wild boar was more tiring than dealing with any other prey before.
But now the pork, offal, bones, and other things are all neatly categorized and stored, which looks very satisfying.
"Alright, we'll be busy for the next few days."
These meats need to be processed as soon as possible, otherwise they will spoil easily in the hot weather.
Especially this sewage; we'll have to deal with it properly tonight.
Looking at the mountain of flesh before him, Cang Ye felt no trouble at all; on the contrary, he was full of energy because of the abundant harvest.
"Yes! Mother, let me help you carry it!"
During the time Shen Ci was dealing with the wild boar, he had almost finished processing the wood according to Shen Ci's requirements.
Without suitable tools, one has to rely on brute force to make the surface as smooth as possible, although the finished product still has some deviations.
But that's enough! This is all handmade, made from solid wood planks!
Shen Ci left with the pig's large and small intestines, a full basket of wood ash, and a jar of coarse salt, the kind he refined himself.
She was reluctant to use refined salt on this because there was too little of it, but the coarse salt she refined herself was no longer as coarse as before.
Now that we don't lack salt at home, we have time to refine and extract coarse salt again and again. We're not in a rush, and we also have a stone mill at home, so the salt we make ourselves is quite fine now.
The river is constantly flowing, making it the most convenient way to wash these things—it's like a natural tap, and there's no need to worry about pollution here.
This is a primitive world, where there aren't so many rules and regulations.
If you don't live for yourself today, who knows, a ferocious beast might appear tomorrow and devour them all.
Shen Ci took a whole set of pig intestines out of the wooden bucket. The intestines were still covered with some white fat and thin film.
It felt slippery to the touch and had a nauseating, fishy smell.
It was disgusting to both touch and smell, and what's worse, there were no gloves, so it had to be handled by hand.
Upon arriving at the riverbank, Shen Ci found a convenient spot to clean himself, his nostrils now stuffed full of leaves to block out the smell.
First, put one end of a section of intestine under the stream and let the water wash it with the help of the current.
The intestines are very thin, so be careful not to tear them. Carefully squeeze out the remaining dirt inside the intestines with your hands and let the water wash it away.
The smell during this process was incredibly strong; even Cang Ye, with his keen sense of smell, couldn't help but gag a few times and back away repeatedly.
He's a wolf, he only eats meat, not excrement. Mother, what's the difference between this and playing with excrement?
I don't understand, but I respect it.
"Mother, this smells awful."
"Yes, so we need to wash it clean. Once it's clean and cooked, it will taste delicious."
See, like this, first rinse away the dirt inside.
Cangye felt he didn't need to learn this skill. He wouldn't eat this thing; even if he caught prey in the wild, eating meat would be enough.
This stuff smells so bad that even a little bit of it makes his nose feel uncomfortable and his head spin.
After the stream water has simply rinsed the intestines inside and out several times, the most technical step is needed: turning the intestines inside out.
Shen Ci picked up a section of small intestine. By this time, the feces inside the intestine had been cleaned out, leaving only some greasy oil.
Find one end of the small intestine, and like rolling up sleeves, slowly turn the casing out little by little.
This process must be done gently, and you must avoid scratching the casing with your fingernails.
Once turned over, the folded mucous membrane inside the intestines is exposed, covered with more mucus, impurities, and fat.
Shen Ci did it very carefully because she remembered another delicious food. The belief that supported her in cleaning up these things was all for the sake of delicious food.
Once the intestines are cleaned properly, you can make sausages!
We have plenty of cured pork at home, but what family doesn't have some sausages for Chinese New Year? Sausages are essential for the festive atmosphere.
Just thinking about the fragrant sausage, and the feeling of lean meat mixed with oil when you bite into it, without being greasy at all, fills Shen Ci with energy again.
"Sweetie, hand me the wood ash."
Shen Ci reached out and grabbed a handful of dry, fine wood ash, which she then evenly applied to the inside of the turned-out intestines, before vigorously rubbing it repeatedly.
Wood ash is alkaline and can effectively absorb grease and mucus, and it also has a certain deodorizing effect. If flour is unavailable, wood ash can be used instead.
"Rubbing it like this will remove all the slippery stuff."
As Shen Ci rubbed vigorously, he showed Cang Ye the intestinal wall that was gradually being stained black by plant ash and from which a lot of foamy filth was being rubbed off.
After rubbing it once, she immersed the intestines in the stream, and the murky, grayish-black sewage was immediately carried away by the water.
I washed it repeatedly like this, countless times, until the water became clearer and the intestinal walls no longer felt so slippery.
The alkaline properties of wood ash can remove most of the mucus and odor from the intestines, and then salt will be needed.
Shen Ci grabbed a handful of salt and carefully sprinkled it inside and outside the sausage casing. He then rubbed it vigorously with his palms, not his fingernails.
"Salt not only cleans further, but also kills some invisible tiny insects and bacteria, making the intestines easier to preserve and tasting better."
She explained that many principles are passed down orally, and parents are a child's first teachers.
Salt grains are rough, and the friction from the salt grains can remove the dirt and odors left on them. After rubbing with salt several times, rinse with river water again.
Continue washing until there are no more obvious bubbles or impurities in the water, and the water is clear.
Shen Ci carefully examined the cleaned intestines against the light to ensure there were no broken parts and that all the folds inside and out were thoroughly cleaned.
The pig intestines, which were originally slippery, fishy, and smelly, have become much cleaner and turned a light yellow color after being rubbed with wood ash and salt and repeatedly washed by river water.
The smell on it wasn't so bad anymore, but it still had a slight offal odor.
Place all the cleaned large and small intestines in clear river water, rinse them several times, and then squeeze out the excess water. Don't squeeze too hard, or you'll damage the casing.
After squeezing out some of the water, carefully coil it up and put it back in a clean bowl.
From now on, this pot will probably always have a smell.
"Okay, that's clean now, let's go."
Shen Ci straightened up, rubbed his sore back, and looked at the pile of intestines in the bucket that had become clean and less smelly.
I never imagined in my life that I would one day be cleaning pig intestines in a primitive world.
It truly proves the saying, "Life is unpredictable, like a large intestine enclosing a small intestine."
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