Let's Make a Mummy!

So let's begin the mummification. ...

Step 1:  Prepare the Honoree

Lily dons her Nitrile gloves... safety first!

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We de-construct the chicken...

Then we begin the rinsing...

a dramatic photoshopped image.

and the drying. A dry chicken makes a happy mummy, as the saying goes.

Note the grim look of determination (more likely disgust)

The inside (aka 'the Cavity') must also be dry. 

Lily (And oversight commissioner...)

 Once dry, we weigh the chicken...

And present it to the world.

Step 2:  Mix the Ingredients

The salt, baking soda and spices are all mixed together using our proprietary recipe.

Quality control is tight.

Step 3:  Chicken meets Ingredients


The spoon moves slowly towards the hastily positioned hen...

Action shot!

As with all mummies, she is filled with the mixture, placed in a 1 gallon Ziploc bag, and then we shake to cover.

and then we process the liver in the same, yet more disgusting, manner.

The liver can be combined with the ingredients more energetically.

Step 4: Science!

In a day or two, we need to open the bags and see how they're doing.  We will need to replace the desiccating mixture every few days and let her sit until she's dry.

Meanwhile, Lily will begin creating a canopic jar to store the liver...
and we need to start planning the sarcophagus...

Artists Rendering