Is my mummy chicken done?

[carlychan]

How do you know if your mummy is ready to wrap with cloth? I have been salting it for weeks now and I don't know how to tell if it is ready? Any foolproof ways you can share? Thanks!

Carly

[In The Great White North]

Not fool proof but hope it helps.

I think my sister's went about 3 months. It should darken and lose a lot of weight (about 1/3 to 1/2 of its body weight.)

[Starr]

Does it have one of those buttons that pop when it's cooked? :lol: Good luck!

[carlychan]

Thanks for your replies. I will keep it salted for awhile longer. He is pretty dried out but it can not hurt to keep him drying a bit longer.

Carly

[kalanamak]

I did a fish and remember asking "how do you know when your mummy was done". Laura answered "when she reaches for the chocolate" AFAIR.

You just know. I changed the baking soda daily for about 6 weeks, and suddenly I realized there was no dampness, no scent, and no change over the last few days. I oiled it and stuffed it with rosemary and wrapped it in surgical bandages and it is on my shelf, scentless and stiff enough to kill if flung at 20 paces.

[myfatherslily]

Can I just say... eeewwwwwww...... :D

[HeatherH]

When your 10yo says,

"Hey, Mom! Isn't that the chicken mummy in the back of the pantry?"

And it's February. And we did this in September.

It's either done, or a biohazard. :scared: