On 2019-12-22 1:24 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Sunday, December 22, 2019 at 12:04:59 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>> I was spoiled when we had that Dutch butcher in town. He and his son
>> made the best bacon around. It was a little more than the grocery store
>> stuff, but infinitely better. He retired a few years back and died a
>> year or two ago. I did find a good bacon at the convenience store it
>> town, though much more expensive. There were rumours that the store was
>> going to stop carrying it because of the shipping charges. It came from
>> a town about 20 miles away, so my friend and I got into a routine of
>> riding our motorcycles there and getting a few pounds at a time to stock
>> up.
>>
>> I went made the trip yesterday and got 5 pounds, three for me and two
>> for him. I asked about peameal but they didn't have any. The woman
>> waiting on my said they will have some Monday if wanted to come back. I
>> said no and explained that it's too far to drive back, that I had been
>> stocking up. She said that was a good idea because they are closing.
>> For the holidays? I asked. No. They are closing for good at the end of
>> the year.
>>
>> Damn it. There goes my source for good bacon. The only other places
>> around that had good bacon were getting it from them.
>
> Google "artisanal bacon Ontario Canada". Of course, Google might
> assume Ontario for you.
>

Not much luck there. There is a place in Whitby but that is about a
2-1/2 hour drive for me, and their bacon is $9.95 a pound. Ouch.

I can see myself having to get used to a much lower quality bacon. Maybe
I can track down the son of the old Dutch butcher. I think he had
planned to get into the meat smoking business.