Plautdietsch phrase: schweins tjast
Pronounced: shveens chast
Directly translated: Pig wedding
What it really means: hog butchering day
schwien schlacht'ing (hog butchering) on a Mennonite farm 1948
Here we see the tedious task of pork fat being rendered in a mejagrope. It took a strong and steady arm to continually stir the fat pieces over a fire for hours at a time.
And here's the final result from hours of rendering. Glorious pork lard and crackles!
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