84-Lancaster Farming', Saturday, November 8! 2003
Family Living
Focus
by
Carolyn
Wissenbach
Greene Co.
Extension
Game Meat Safety
Although the hunting process
is viewed as a sport, it has a defi
nite impact on the state’s econo
my as well as the individual
home owners’ food budget. With
hunting season upon us it is wise
to take a few moments to look at
how you handle game meats. The
proper field dressing, handling
and processing of game meats,
whether it is small game birds,
small animals or deer is essential
to serving safe food.
Those who handle wild game
may be unaware of the potential
risks involved in contaminating
the meat with food borne patho
gens while handling, dressing
and transporting it. Bacteria, as
Salmonella and Escherichia coli
0157-.H7, live in the intestinal
tracts of wild game.
These bacteria can cause ill-
Wayne County Dairy 4-H’ers
Win At State Show
HONESDALE (Wayne Co.) Several Wayne County 4-H dairy
members placed high in the “48th Annual Pennsylvania Junior Dairy
Show” in September at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in
Harrisburg.
Natasha M. Brown (Tri-Gal 4-H Club), placed third with a Holstein
4-year-old cow; Brian
P. Jonas (Cold
Springs-Rileyville),
won first place with a
Milking Shorthorn fall
or senior yearling heif
er; Christopher Rowan
(Cold Springs-Riley
ville), placed first in
best bred and owned
Milking Shorthorn
summer yearling heif
er; and Destinee D.
Jonas (Cold Springs-
Rileyville), placed
third in Red and
White Holstein winter
or intermediate year
ling heifer.
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nesses in humans when con
sumed. Improper temperature
control, preservation practices
(canning, dehydration), cooking
and handling may lead to bacte
rial growth and food borne out
breaks in these meats.
Bacteria grow rapidly in the
temperature danger zone be
tween 40 degrees F and 140 de
grees F. Temperatures below 40
degrees F will slow the growth of
bacteria. After properly field
dressing the animal, it is impor
tant to chill the carcass as rapidly
as possible. Insert ice packs, milk
jugs full of ice, or plastic bags
filled with snow into the body
cavity and tie the cavity shut
with string. If the raw meat is not
handled properly, toxins may de
velop. Cooking does not destroy
those toxins that are heat resis
tant. Therefore, meat not han-
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died properly in the raw state
may not be safe to eat.
Transport the animal to a re
frigerated holding facility as soon
as possible. Many people choose
to age their meat. Aging is the
practice of holding carcasses or
cuts under low controlled tem
perature and humidity for several
days to enhance flavor, tenderize,
and complete curing reactions.
Meat that is to be ground, cured
or made into sausage or bologna
does not need to be aged, since
further processing tenderizes the
meat.
If you decide to use a meat
processor, it is your responsibility
to dress and remove the hide of
the carcass before entering the
processing or refrigerated areas
of the licensed establishment.
Processors must follow specific
regulations to ensure the safety of
your meat.
Smoking adds flavor to large
cuts of meat and keeps them ten
der.
It is important to use a meat
thermometer to ensure the food
has reached a safe internal tem
perature.
Smoking is used for fish, game
meat and game birds. Each type
of meat has its own method of
smoking.
Use good quality, properly
cleaned and cooled game and fish
for canning. To ensure the safety
of canned meats or fish, all jars
must be processed in the pressure
PENNSYLVANIA was completed in
1965 after a thirty-year effort by
Howard Higbee, a former Penn
State Professor.
The map is known as the
LOST STREAM MAP to some
anglers.
Professor Higbee succeeded
in creating a map of the highest
detail possible. a map that shows
every stream and lake. He
painstakingly plotted by hand the
location of 45,000 miles of
streams onto a 3 by 5 foot map
The map sold extremely well
-until it was lost several years later
Incredibly, the printer entrusted
with the original drawing and
pnntmg plates declared
bankruptcy, then carelessly hauled
Higbee’s 30 years of work to a
landfill.
The few remaining dog-eared
copies became a prized
fisherman’s possession. Professor
Higbee was offered $4OO for one
of his last maps And state
agencies were forced to keep their
copies under lock and key.
Experts told Professor Higbee
that reprints were impossible,
because the maps were printed in
non-photographic blue
Then, in 1991, at the age of
91, Howard Higbee's dream came
true Computers made it possible
to reprint the map Howard said, "I
never thought I’d live to see this
day”
canner at the correct temperature
and for a specified amount of
time to kill aU the bacteria. Large
game animals are canned like
beef and small game animals and
birds like poultry.
Remember pressure and ade
quate time is necessary to pro
duce a safe, canned meat prod
uct.
Drying, as for jerky, requires
that the meat be heated to 160
degrees before the dehydrating
Farm-City Feast Tradition Continues
MONTROSE (Susquehanna
Co.) Since its beginning in
1955, the Pennsylvania Farm-
City program continues to cele
brate the cooperation and part
nership between farms and urban
dwellers. This tradition is played
out again this year in Susquehan
na County as the 37th Annual
Farm-City Feast at Mountain
View High School, Saturday,
Nov. 22, starting at 7:30 p.m.
The Farm-City Feast is
planned and put together by a
committee of volunteers who
work in conjunction with Penn
State Cooperative Extension of
Susquehanna County. This year
plans include a welcome by Ted
Place, the master of ceremonies,
followed by a roast beef dinner
served by the Harford Willing
Workers.
Stream
Maps
of Pennsylvania, New York, New England,
New Jersey, Ohio & Maryland/Delaware
Why every angler and boater needs these mans
It i> estimated that 10% of ill the anglers catch 90% of the fish, degardless of which group vou fall into .(here's a sure
oas to up sour odds...simplv In nets fishing water- \oo, with thi- map vou can find hidden streams and lakes.
Penmvliama, Ohio, Vo England, Manland & Delaware and Vo Wk are loaded with great fishing holes ..mam of
them overlooked Thousands of mile- of streams, risers and lakes are non ras\-10-lorale on one map.
The 3-fool-bs-i-fool Pennsslsama map shows 45,000 miles of streams plus lakes.
The 3-fool-bv3-foot Ohio map shoos 29,000 mdes of streams plus lake-.
The 3 l/2-fool-bv-41/2-foot V* Wk map s-hows 63,000 miles of streams plus lakes.
The 3-foot-bs-4-foot Vo England map shows 36,000 miles of streams plus lakes.
The 2 l/2-fool-hv3-fool Vh Jenes map shoos 8,300 mde> of streams plus lakes
The I l/2-fool-bv-i-foot Uanland/Delaoare map shoos 12.000 miles of streams plus lakes
Professor Higbee’s maps
are the first and only
highly detailed maps of
their kind.
RAVE REVIEWS
"It is amazingly detailed and
names some creeks in the
Mohawk Valley that can't
even be found on
topographic maps"
—John Pitarres,
OBSERVER-DISPATCH,
Utica
“If you're looking for the most
definitive maps ever created
depicting every single creek,
river, stream, pond and
lake then 'Professor
Higbee’s Stream Maps’ are
without question the finest"
—Howard Brant,
THE NEWARK STAR-LEDGER
"It is in showing where to find
out-of-the-way trout streams
that makes the map such a
treasure to the fisherman"
—Joe Gordon,
TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT,
Johnstown
process. Thus, the meat must be
cooked by baking or simmering
before being placed in the dehy
drator.
For additional information on
handling and processing fish and
game meat contact your local ex
tension office and ask for Proper
Processing of Wild Game and
Fish; Proper Field Dressing and
Handling of Wild Game and
Fish; and Field Dressing Deer;
Pocket Guide.
After dessert the program
moves to the auditorium for the
evening’s entertainment, Farmer
Joe Peck, who will have you
“laughing until the cows come
home.” Peck is a dairy farmer
and storyteller who enjoys rural
life on his farm in Saratoga
County, N.Y.
Peck has gathered some of his
favorite columns written over the
years in a book, “A Cow in the
Pool & Udder Humorous Farm
Stories.”
Cost of this event is $8 which
includes meal, entertainment,
and door prizes. Tickets are
available from committee mem
bers (call the extension office at
(717) 278-1158 for names) or di
rectly from the office at 31 Public
Avenue, Montrose.
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guide Easily locate streams and lakes shown on the Stream
Map both alphabetically and geographically Your map and
guidebook will take you to the select fishing waters
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