And, now we
come to the grand finale of the Bacon of the Month Club adventure – Zany’s
holiday gift that keeps on giving. This
was a three-month sampler membership, but the company knows just how addicting
having bacon dropped on your doorstep each month can be. This final package
includes a tempting love note that says, “It doesn’t have to end here …”
We’ll
see. I’ve never been good about
long-term commitment, but could be convinced to re-up if it meant never
worrying where my next slice of bacon came from.
For now, I’m
focused on my final delivery, a gorgeous hunk-of-ham called Arkansas Peppered
Bacon. Yes, this hickory-smoked bacon from the foothills of the Ozarks is hand
rubbed with cracked black pepper. Look
at that luscious, glistening fat!
It is a
truly a thing of beauty, and I take a deep, intoxicating whiff of the fumes of
smoky fat and pungent pepper. Besides
being rather fond of bacon, I’m a bit of a pepper addict, so this is a match
made in heaven – or the Ozarks, to be geographically correct.
For my third
and final baconfest, I turn to the recipe offered in the “manual” supplied by
Zingerman’s Bacon Club – a savory Bacon Hash.
Because, if pepper bacon isn’t enough, why not just toss some potatoes,
Worcestershire and heavy cream into the skillet? Diet?
What diet?
It is a
savory cacophony of carbs and fat. I’m
in hog heaven. Zany, I can’t thank you
enough! You’ve probably ruined me
forever when it comes to pedestrian bacon!
By the way,
if you happen to have leftovers of bacon hash (which seems highly unlikely) and
store it in the fridge overnight, eaten cold, it tastes like the best potato
salad ever.
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