Wedliny Domowe 6th National Convention
Aug 26-29, 2011.
Wedliny Domowe Convention is about sauages, smoked meats, cheeses and food preservation. The main area of interest is sausage making, but free courses in cheese making, pastry and cakes are offered as well. Alcoholic spirits of all kinds are offered and make a popular conversation topic.
What is very surprising is how many people are real experts in general cooking and preservation skills. There are persons who can make all types of sausages, cheeses, cakes, pickled cucumbers and mushrooms, canning and and whatever else that belongs to cooking science. The convention is the place to pick up centuries of human knowledge. This gathering brings people from all walks of life together; professional sausage makers, hobbyists, doctors, teachers and young people as well.
All this food - hams, sausages, roasted pig, soups, salads, cakes, and drinks are offered free of charge. In addition, there is live music every night that keeps people dancing unti 3 in the morning. A truly unique experience. It is the best physical exam that one can be submitted to. If one survives those three days of feasting, there is no need to see the doctor at all.
1. Maly selects first meat for lunch
2. The supplies are delivered by truck loads
3. Mirkon is a great organizer
4. It is a hot day, 32° C (90° F)
5. The first day is all about preparedness.
6. Abratek is an accomplished sausage maker, the professional pastry chef and a great cook
7. Podlasiak runs his own restaurant and knows cooking well
8. Ladies do many chores
9. Ladies work all the time
10. Chopping vegetables
11. Preparing sandwiches
12. Making salads
13. More salads
14. Aga works day ...
15. ...and night
16. Halusia baked some buns
17. Starting cakes
18. Cakes are ready
19. Lithuanian famous Sekacz cake was made by Beiot
20. It requires about 60 eggs. This is how it is cut
21. Gonzo, Zboj and a friend try to figure out what to do next
22. Zboj had the most courage
23. Andrzej and Maly continue carving
24. Look what I have got says Wosiu
25. Podlasiak and Andrzej
26. Abratek has made sausages
27. It takes a few men to load up the smokehouse
28. I made this look good, says Gonzo
29. White sausages
30. Roman-the chairman of the "heavies" club
31. Asia slices hams and butts
32. Wosiu offers refreshments
33. Wosiu and Halusia
34. Equipment
35. Military wood fired oven continuously boils water for cleaning
36. Wojtek can process 1/2 pig in 40 minutes
37. Meat carving
38. Meat carving
39. Trimmings are boiled for special sausages (liver, blood)
40. Wojtek takes a break before making sausages
41. Andrzej loads stuffer with blood sausage stuffing
42. Linking blood sausages
43. Blood sausages
44. Andrzej and Kazio make more sausages
45. Linking sausages
46. Dr. Chudziak grinds meat
47. Anybody is welcome to try
48. Abratek linking sausages
49. Beiot and Gonzo try something
50. Dr. Chudziak and Gonzo
51. Kuba attends the convention every year and becomes better
52. Youngsters like him keep the tradition going
53. Kuba using electric grinder
54. Learning casings from Kazio
55. Mincing garlic
56. Using garlic press
57. Helping father with barbecue
58. Taking over
59. Helping Jacek seal pierogi
60. Kuba and happy Mom
61. Ania runs a cheese making class
62. Cheeses are made from cow, sheep and goat milk
63. Kazio is an accomplished sausage and cheese maker
64. Straining cheese
65. Ania forms traditional "Oscypek" smoked cheese
66. Different cheeses
67. Combination barbecue, smoker and oven units get ready
68. I love this hog, says Andrzej
69. Pig goes on a spit
70. Pig is loaded into the gas fired oven
71. Pigs like beer
72. Pig is done ...
73. ...and tastes delicious
74. Head tastes great
75. It is not easy to get 2" (5 cm) back fat anymore
76. Top quality wood chips were donated by Monrol
77. Kazio
78. Kazio and Grazyna
79. Hazing party for new comers
80. Gonzo and Ania
81. Festivities continue through the night
82. Some go to sleep, others wake up
83. Cardinal Lutek
84. Cardinal with Jola
85. Mirek buys his passage to heaven
86. Pokemon
87. Last night
88. Almost time to go
89. See you next year
90. Luiza and Skwarka handle all things
91. Top brass
92. Facilities
93. Aneta's daughter
94. Aneta's daughter
95. We are #1
