Urgent help required tonight re a new hide

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Hannah

Joined: 24 Feb 2005
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Location: Pembrokeshire

Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 6:05 pm Post subject: Urgent help required tonight re a new hide
We have just had the hide cut off our slaughtered sheep and I haven't got any alum until tomorrow to start curing it. How should I keep the hide until tomorrow evening? Thanks! Hannah

Gervase

Joined: 17 Nov 2004
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 6:15 pm Post subject:
Salt, and lost of it, and bung it in a cool place until tomorrow (it doesn't have to be culinary salt - the rock salt the council puts down to treat icy roads would be ideal).

Hannah

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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 6:37 pm Post subject:
Thanks Gervase!

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 6:42 pm Post subject:
Even salt water maybe. If you are doing tha salt and alum cure I would get it in the bath and launder it as normal, then get it into brine and add the alum as soon as you get it.

Nanny

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Posted: Wed Dec 13, 06 8:18 pm Post subject:
or you could put it in the freezer if you aren't going to get to it for a while

Hannah

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Location: Pembrokeshire

Posted: Thu Dec 14, 06 8:28 am Post subject:
Thanks everyone! Upon reading the instructions found elsewhere on this site I realised I still had to launder and scrape it before it was ready for the brine and alum, so I washed it last night and it is now drying over our bath! I will scrape it tonight and should hopefully be getting the alum today. Many thanks again Hannah

Hannah

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Posted: Fri Dec 15, 06 2:37 pm Post subject:
Hmmm the chemist who was supposed to be supplying my alum can't get it - apparently the manufacturer is having a problem at the moment. I've got a couple more leads but it looks like I won't be getting any now until mid/end next week ... will the sheepskin be okay in the water and salk mix until then?

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Fri Dec 15, 06 4:29 pm Post subject:
How much do you reckon you need? I might have a few spare ounces kicking around, failing that, just make the brine very very salty and keep it cool and it ought to hold

Hannah

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Posted: Fri Dec 15, 06 6:56 pm Post subject:
Hi Sally, thats a very kind offer - I need 200g which is probably more than you have? Hopefully I might be able to get some by the beginning of next week - who'd have thought it would be so hard to come by! Regards Hannah

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Fri Dec 15, 06 7:57 pm Post subject:
Its not uncommon in the more old fashioned chemists round here, but I was lucky and got hold of a kilo of it not long ago. BTW, a good source for odd chemicals is your local undertaker- if they are friendly you an get all sorts of interesting things through them

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