Saturday, October 19, 2019
No it isn't snack time, it's labor over cat food time
Hi, my beautiful Ladies! Are you doing well today? I hope so. I think of you all the time. It's Saturday, but everyone seems super busy. I took my Mom grocery shopping in the morning. I had to buy chicken myself, so we went driving around town most of the morning, and my mother bought me some rice for lunch. I needed to relax before Mary Unknown7 started singing, so I didn't do any kitchen work in the morning. Which means that I was stuck in the kitchen all evening, and I'm still exasperated from it. Plus, I'm not done yet. I quit buying cat food, so me and my cats eat the same thing: chicken. Last time the chickens were small, so I bought two. I bought two again today which wasn't necessary because I generated more labor for myself. I always get the butcher to cut the chicken in four. Then when I begin work on it, the first thing I do is lock the cats up in the kitty litter room. Then I can process the bird in peace. I have to get as much flesh off as possible, and the bones, fat, innards and skin go into the pot to be slow boiled. I put the red meat and gizzards in one container, then the liver, breast meat, and wings in other separate containers. The knife is never sharp enough, but I learned it's best to use a small knife. Today, I used scissors as well, which was a great idea. Floofy and Lookie get the raw meat (which I keep in the freezer), and little Yoolie gets the cooked flesh from making broth, which is a lot, which I also keep frozen. I defrost as needed. I get the wings, liver, broth, and whatever white meat is available. Oh so tedious, but do much better for the cat's health. If I had a choice, I would buy only white meat, but the whole bird is cheaper. Groan. Next, I have to pull the flesh off the bones. I'll talk to you again tomorrow, inshaAllah.
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