CHAPTER XX 

 KILLING, SKINNING, AND DRESSING A SHEEP 



Correct method of killing and taking off the skin. 



THE sheep is held in position and the throat cut straight across, 

 almost severing the head. The sheep is then bled for a minute 

 or two. To remove the skin, take the left fore-leg between the 

 knees, and strip up the front of it towards trotter for 4 or 5 



[Photo by Author. 



OPENING UP BACK OF SHEEP. 



inches ; then put the knife in at the end of the first cut, and cut 

 right down the front of the leg, continuing up the centre of the 

 neck if possible. This will open the skin up. Then strip the 

 skin down over the left shoulder. The right fore-leg is treated 

 in the same manner as the left, the knife being driven across, so 



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