hi,

This may sound stupid. But I want to know WAHT pig curing is?

I mean WHY do you have to do it??? From what I can read it only helps with the preservation of the pig?

So if you were to kill a pig, could you then skip the curing and cook it all htat same day if you had enough people to eat it all?

If you do not cure it how long can the meat last in your freezer safely?

And lastly, if you do not cure it, yet you eat it right away.....is there any sort of BAD THING that could happen to you?????

thanks for anyone willing to answer these questions!