In article >,
Ann > wrote:

> >>
> > When I was a kid my mother always had a can of bacon grease on the
> > stove. And it wasn't an ordinary can. It was an aluminum cannister
> > with the words "Bacon Grease" embossed on it. She bought it at Sears.
> > Rotating wasn't necessary. More often that not she had to fry more
> > bacon because she ran out of grease. Ever had fresh corn cut off of
> > the cob and fried in bacon grease? Ever had a wilted lettuce salad
> > made of fresh romaine, sliced radishes, cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced
> > bell pepper and hot bacon grease poured over the whole thing before
> > tossing? I can't eat those things today, but they're burned into the
> > "good things" part of my memory.
>
>
> My Gramma would heat up a little bacon grease and then dip a slice of
> homemade bread in it for a treat. What a great memory from a good cook.
> I'd not dare give such a thing to my Grandson.
>
> Blessings,
> Ann

I save bacon grease in a jar in the fridge. Use it for greasing the
cornbread pan, frying potatoes, baking bread...it can't be any worse for
you than the now-evil trans fats, right?

Amy
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In article >,
Ann > wrote:

> >>
> > When I was a kid my mother always had a can of bacon grease on the
> > stove. And it wasn't an ordinary can. It was an aluminum cannister
> > with the words "Bacon Grease" embossed on it. She bought it at Sears.
> > Rotating wasn't necessary. More often that not she had to fry more
> > bacon because she ran out of grease. Ever had fresh corn cut off of
> > the cob and fried in bacon grease? Ever had a wilted lettuce salad
> > made of fresh romaine, sliced radishes, cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced
> > bell pepper and hot bacon grease poured over the whole thing before
> > tossing? I can't eat those things today, but they're burned into the
> > "good things" part of my memory.
>
>
> My Gramma would heat up a little bacon grease and then dip a slice of
> homemade bread in it for a treat. What a great memory from a good cook.
> I'd not dare give such a thing to my Grandson.
>
> Blessings,
> Ann

Fascinating... ;-)

My fondest memory of bacon grease cooking was camping in the boodocks in
Colorado with mom and dad.

Mom would get up early and put a drop line in the river for trout.
Then she'd get the campfire going.
She'd go back, pull out a trout and put it on a gill chain.
Go back, start the percolator for coffee,
go back, pull up another trout... etc.

She'd fry bacon over the campfire first in the cast iron skillet and by
the time that was done, she'd generally have 1/2 dozen fresh rainbow
trout. She'd clean those and fry them in bacon fat while putting the
bacon in a metal dish on one side of the fire to stay warm.

Last but not least, she'd fry some eggs (grease basted) in the remaining
bacon grease in the pan and serve up bacon, eggs and trout for breakfast.
We also had a campfire toaster for bread. One of those pyramid-shaped
folding ones.

Good stuff Maynard!

Oh btw, the bacon was often canned bacon. Kept better on camping trips
so was safer to use.
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A Ross wrote:
>
> In article >,
> Ann > wrote:
>
> > >>
> > > When I was a kid my mother always had a can of bacon grease on the
> > > stove. And it wasn't an ordinary can. It was an aluminum cannister
> > > with the words "Bacon Grease" embossed on it. She bought it at Sears.
> > > Rotating wasn't necessary. More often that not she had to fry more
> > > bacon because she ran out of grease. Ever had fresh corn cut off of
> > > the cob and fried in bacon grease? Ever had a wilted lettuce salad
> > > made of fresh romaine, sliced radishes, cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced
> > > bell pepper and hot bacon grease poured over the whole thing before
> > > tossing? I can't eat those things today, but they're burned into the
> > > "good things" part of my memory.
> >
> >
> > My Gramma would heat up a little bacon grease and then dip a slice of
> > homemade bread in it for a treat. What a great memory from a good cook.
> > I'd not dare give such a thing to my Grandson.
> >
> > Blessings,
> > Ann
>
> I save bacon grease in a jar in the fridge. Use it for greasing the
> cornbread pan, frying potatoes, baking bread...it can't be any worse for
> you than the now-evil trans fats, right?
>
> Amy
> (mmmm....bacon......)
>
> --
> Check it out!
> http://www.tcfitnesschallenge.com/index.html

So much more tastier too! Bacon grease rules!! :>

Sky

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Blinky the Shark > wrote:

> >> Every year around Easter, people post photos and videos of Peeps getting
> >> destroyed. The videos are on You Tube. I do not care for Peeps, but I
> >> love Twinkies!
> >>
> >> Becca
> >
> > Nuked peeps are fun.
> >
> > I like to put peeps in hot cocoa and let them melt.
> > After a bit, all that is left are the eyes staring at you out of your
> > cup.
>
> I think the "reaction to cold" experiment is the most dramatic:
>
> http://www.peepresearch.org/
>
> And the low-pressure experiment is another one you can't conveniently do
> at home.
>
>
> --
> Blinky

Decent website. <g>
There are a lot of them!
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On 8/10/07 10:14 AM, in article
, "Omelet" <ADDRESS>
wrote:

> In article >,
> Ann > wrote:
>
>>>>
>>> When I was a kid my mother always had a can of bacon grease on the
>>> stove. And it wasn't an ordinary can. It was an aluminum cannister
>>> with the words "Bacon Grease" embossed on it. She bought it at Sears.
>>> Rotating wasn't necessary. More often that not she had to fry more
>>> bacon because she ran out of grease. Ever had fresh corn cut off of
>>> the cob and fried in bacon grease? Ever had a wilted lettuce salad
>>> made of fresh romaine, sliced radishes, cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced
>>> bell pepper and hot bacon grease poured over the whole thing before
>>> tossing? I can't eat those things today, but they're burned into the
>>> "good things" part of my memory.
>>
>>
>> My Gramma would heat up a little bacon grease and then dip a slice of
>> homemade bread in it for a treat. What a great memory from a good cook.
>> I'd not dare give such a thing to my Grandson.
>>
>> Blessings,
>> Ann
>
> Fascinating... ;-)
>
> My fondest memory of bacon grease cooking was camping in the boodocks in
> Colorado with mom and dad.
>
> Mom would get up early and put a drop line in the river for trout.
> Then she'd get the campfire going.
> She'd go back, pull out a trout and put it on a gill chain.
> Go back, start the percolator for coffee,
> go back, pull up another trout... etc.
>
> She'd fry bacon over the campfire first in the cast iron skillet and by
> the time that was done, she'd generally have 1/2 dozen fresh rainbow
> trout. She'd clean those and fry them in bacon fat while putting the
> bacon in a metal dish on one side of the fire to stay warm.
>
> Last but not least, she'd fry some eggs (grease basted) in the remaining
> bacon grease in the pan and serve up bacon, eggs and trout for breakfast.
> We also had a campfire toaster for bread. One of those pyramid-shaped
> folding ones.
>
> Good stuff Maynard!
>
> Oh btw, the bacon was often canned bacon. Kept better on camping trips
> so was safer to use.

Ahhhh! Brook trout fried in bacon grease; but you forgot to mention the
fresh picked from the garden tomatoes sliced to go along with that. Food
really was better when all we had to think if was how it tasted.

Blessings,
Ann

In article >,
Ann > wrote:

> Ahhhh! Brook trout fried in bacon grease; but you forgot to mention the
> fresh picked from the garden tomatoes sliced to go along with that. Food
> really was better when all we had to think if was how it tasted.

Moderation. Bacon grease is the bestest, bestest grease[1] in the whole
wide world[2]. Don't be particularly moderate in your use of it. Be
particularly moderate in how often you use it.

[1] The bacon lobby hasn't kicked in with a better name for this
render-it-yourself lard.
[2] IMO YMMV


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In article >,
Ann > wrote:

> > She'd fry bacon over the campfire first in the cast iron skillet and by
> > the time that was done, she'd generally have 1/2 dozen fresh rainbow
> > trout. She'd clean those and fry them in bacon fat while putting the
> > bacon in a metal dish on one side of the fire to stay warm.
> >
> > Last but not least, she'd fry some eggs (grease basted) in the remaining
> > bacon grease in the pan and serve up bacon, eggs and trout for breakfast.
> > We also had a campfire toaster for bread. One of those pyramid-shaped
> > folding ones.
> >
> > Good stuff Maynard!
> >
> > Oh btw, the bacon was often canned bacon. Kept better on camping trips
> > so was safer to use.
>
> Ahhhh! Brook trout fried in bacon grease; but you forgot to mention the
> fresh picked from the garden tomatoes sliced to go along with that. Food
> really was better when all we had to think if was how it tasted.
>
> Blessings,
> Ann

While I agree that garden tomatoes are delicious, those were not
generally available on Camping trips. <G>

Wild Blackberries were tho'.
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