Folks,
I have cleaned many a turtle, cut off their head, let them bleed out, flip them upside down on a large piece of firewood set on end, put a nail though the shell on both sides of the tail to hold him in place and then start skinning. Takes me 30-45 minutes to clean turtle. Then I read this: If still alive, have it bite on a stick and behead it with an axe. Put the turtle in boiling water for 5 to 8 minutes - it relaxes the muscles. Cut off the claws and, turned over, cut skin all way around. Pull the skin down the legs to the feet and cut off feet.
With a sharp knife or saw, cut the substance connecting the top and bottom shells and pry off the bottom. Remove the entrails and all the yellow fat. Cut out the four quarters and soak them overnight in salt water.
Which would be a WHOLE bunch easier than I have been doing it. My question is......have any of you heard about doing it this way?
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