... Clear out your big-enough kitchen and invite a half-dozen to a baker's dozen of your 9-year-old's closest friends to make their own mini-pizzas. Hand out chef's aprons and balls of dough, set bowls of toppings in the middle of the island or work table, get an obliging pizz...
Use a scraper or dull knife to remove any flesh, fat and muscle that is still clinging to the cowhide. This can be accomplished by laying it out flat on a wood board, tacking it in place, and scraping the entire hide until all of the unwanted material is gone. Typically, this is the...