Meatball Taxidermy

My pal Braumeister bagged a really nice gobbler last Friday  and we prepped the tail fan and the beard for a mount that he can put on the wall of his Man Room

First step is prepping the tail and the end of the beard by removing every last vestige of red flesh and fat as possible.

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Then wrap the items in with a 50/50 combo of canning salt and borax.  Pin the tail in the proper position and let it set in the coolness of the cellar to cure.

I'll post a pic of the finished product later this summer after it's affixed to a respectable walnut plaque.