Bacon Day

The bacon I started curing the other week is now ready for eating

 It looks yummy

 It was all sliced up with a meat slicer

 And the first slices were straight into the pan

 proper bacon with no white scum, makes yummy bacon sandwiches for breakfast.

 all sliced ready to be chilled before packing to go into the freezer.

 you get a lot of slices of bacon from a small loin, curing bacon is so easy to do, no special equipment or ingredients

 The end bits were kept aside for Bean and Bacon soup.

 a couple of tins of Cannelli beans

 onions carrots and celery I didn't have any fresh to hand so dehydrated celery was used.

 the bacon scraps were diced and fried up added to the beans, veg was diced and soften in the same pan that was used for the bacon seasoned added to the pan with some stock add some tomato paste and minced garlic, cook it all slowly for about an hour,

 serve with fresh home made bread perfect lunch for an autumnal lunch. 

2 Bowls well Martin came home unexpectedly last night unfortunately he has to go back Saturday night, then he will be back on Sunday night, talk about confusing me, I never know what day of the week it is when he changes his days.

 Tonight's dinner meatballs in barbecue sauce, I did make up a big batch of meatballs, there is now another couple meals in the freezer ready for when he comes home unannounced again.

Diary

Saturday December 4th 1982

Jessy in season.

All went to Carmarthen, Douglas bought Hoover cleaner and attachments. 

I bought Xmas tree lights, tinsel and another Xmas pressy.

 Had fish chips and coffee, then tea and cake.

Bought book of music.

John phoned Taf about getting some straw.

No medicine given to calves today.