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Meat Glossary

Accelerated conditioining (AC): Electrical stimulation of a carcass after dressing to stimulate rigor mortis which reduces toughness when frozen.Ageing: Same as conditioning.Blast freezing: Rapid freezing of meat in a strong current of air.Boner: Animal slaughtered for manufacturing meat.Cannon bone: Long bone in foot of animal (metacarpals and metatarsals).Carcass weight (CW): These vary according to definition: Casings: Material stripped from intestines used for … Read more

Northumberland coal mining history – Hareshaw pit

Geology of Northern England   The geology of Northern England shows the ‘coal measures’ mainly north of the ‘Tyne gap’, which is the boundary separating Northumberland and the Cheviot hills to the north, from county Durham and the Pennines to the south.  The river Tyne flows through the gap before it splits into the North and South … Read more