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7 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:I don't mind the can. It was the chunks of cartilage that turned me off. More specifically this was in Oxford in 1969.
Well, I grew up in the UK in the 50s and 60s and we always ate proper bacon - no cans, no cartilage. And I don't think we were particularly posh.
I remember my mother insisting on Ayrshire bacon. No substitutes were tolerable.
Although, today I prefer a dry cure.
6 minutes ago, JoNorvelleWalker said:I don't mind the can. It was the chunks of cartilage that turned me off. More specifically this was in Oxford in 1969.
Well, I grew up in the UK in the 50s and 60s and we always ate proper bacon - no cans, no cartilage.
I remember my mother insisting on Ayrshire bacon. No substitutes were tolerable.
Although, today I prefer a dry cure.
