Mack wrote on Thu, 21 May 2009 11:24:27 -0700:

> I always wondered the history of how "bacon and eggs" got
> paired together for breakfast. I poked around the Internet -
> owning chickens was pretty common in days of yore - but how
> and where did eggs get associated with bacon for breakfast?

> Inquiring minds, and all that. I'll have to check the OED
> again; it's a common phrase.

> An oldie: Bacon and Egg - a day's work for a chicken, a
> lifetime commitment for a pig.

Probably because frying is a cooking operation that only requires one
pan thus bacon, eggs, mushrooms, many types of sausage, tomatoes, even
bread. Delicious even if health benefits are marginal!

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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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