how it's done: goat bags!

Not for the squeamish,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y_Ylfub0_4

Helps if you understand Turkish also, but heres a very informative series of videos dealing with how goatskin bags are processed.

It did not show the slaughtering! Nor the skinning!
So it was quite safe to watch :smiley:

Interesting. What did he mix in the red bowl?

My Bulgarian Gaida had a goat bag, in which the hairs were left on the skin. It was just turned inside out, so the hairs were inside.
No bag proofing was needed.

~Hans

Certainly not pure salt, like the Bulgarian gaida makers use. There must be a reason why he wears gloves and a respiration protector.

I know in Hungary and neigbouring countries they use alum. It doesn’t require a respirator, though.