We're often surprised by the customs and expressions of our northern neighbors. When a couple began to relate their experiences on a Canadian farm, we listened as they described months of below zero temps, short growing seasons and days with only 6 hours of sunlight. But when they mentioned ironing pigs, they had our undivided attention. The DH stated that he'd worked with pigs in a packing house for 32 years but had never been asked to iron one! After a period of silly jokes and belly laughs, we were informed that "ironing pigs" consists of administering iron injections to the piglets. Well, picturing a pig on an ironing board was much more humorous!
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