We have the cutest little Canuck themed restaurant up here....and of course tried it.
But plain or peppered bacon is better!
Posted on 02/09/2013 9:09:55 PM PST by Carriage Hill
The smell of bacon was in the air Saturday as thousands converged on Iowa's capital city for an increasingly popular festival celebrating all things connected with the meat.
Some people wore Viking hats and others walked around with makeshift snouts for the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival. The annual event featured more than 10,000 pounds of bacon served in unusual ways, such as chocolate-dipped bacon and bacon-flavored cupcakes and gelato.
"I love bacon more than I love my job," said Katie Nordquist, who was dressed in a tuxedo T-shirt that looked like bacon Saturday for her first time at the festival.
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We have the cutest little Canuck themed restaurant up here....and of course tried it.
But plain or peppered bacon is better!
I recently read a book written by a vegan woman who runs a “sanctuary” for farm animals. She went so far as to say that we should not shear sheep. I read through the whole thing to see what she proposed as the eventual utility for these lovely farm animals that she’s championing. She spared about two paragraphs (IIRC) for her vision for the future - farm animals raised as beloved pets, roaming about farms in their “family” groups.
Okay. I’m a farmer. Livestock very rarely form “family” groups. Bulls, boars and rams are not exactly models of family fidelity. Besides, what kind of market does she think will be out there for livestock “pets”? Who out there wants to keep cattle for companionship, and not meat or milk? If her vision came true, we’d see a lot of endangered species out there.
I’m totally against cruel farm practices, but the only reason for most livestock to exist is their utility. Take that away and you take away the reason for continuing their breeding.
And if you think that is slick. One of the cashiers yesterday told me about a woman who comes in twice a week to buy over a thousand bucks of stuff and gets back about $1500 in overage. Thus she gets several thousand bucks worth of stuff PLUS earns about $3000 in cash each week. CRAZY!!! I just apply my overage to products I need. Somehow I feel strange about receiving actual cash back although it has happened by accident a few times when I miscalculated my deals.
LOL! Actually, I guffawed. Thanks for posting.
“...she gets several thousand bucks worth of stuff PLUS earns about $3000 in cash each week.”
Publix? I remember them from living/working in Miami, back in the 70s. Is Publix still in business?
Sounds like those doggie treats.
It’s only fair that you spread the wealth around a bit.
How is it fair that you have 50 pounds of bacon; and I only have a partial package of Trader Joes smoked apple wood bacon in my refrigerator?
I demand bacon equality now.
Heh. I even bought that 50-lbs way back when it was $3.29/lb; now, it’s 7.79/lb, here. Mmmmmm, smoked apple bacon. You might have the better deal.
Pretty much sums it up, though. The whole thing is pretty gross.
Mmmmm... Bacon!
I grew up on a farm about 65 miles east of Austin. We took great care of the animals. BTW, if you don’t shear sheep, they can die of heat stroke.
It was not like that when we butchered hogs.
“BTW, if you don’t shear sheep, they can die of heat stroke.”
We have alpacas - it’s cruel NOT to shear them before summer. The vegan lady was upset because sheep had been bred to have full, dense coats that they did not naturally shed in the hot months. So let’s breed them back by thousands of years so we can harvest the fleece as it is shed onto thorn bushes.
Yeah, right.
In a few minutes, I’ll be leaving FR and stepping into the shower. I’ll be using bacon scented soap. For real.
I went to your link and ordered some Cheddar Bacon Salt, some Bacon Croutons, and some Bacon Gravy packages. Should get them next Friday.
I have loved Bacon Salt since it came out. I’ve not tried the Cheddar Bacon Salt, so we’ll see.
Heh; I wish it was MY (business) link. I’ve tried a LOT of their stuff, except the croutons; they’re next on my list. Popcorn is very good/addicting.
Publix is bigger than ever all over Florida.
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