On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:55:54 -0600, Andy wrote:

> We used to order slabs of bacon from a company called (iirc) Spring Hills
> Meats (Tennessee). You could slice as thick slices as you liked and after
> going through two slabs, you had about enough skin to make a football. We
> also ordered their 2 foot long breakfast sausage in a burlap bag.
>
> What a treat they were!

I'm remembering back when I was a kid... we did that too. Not sure
what company it was, but my grandfather used to love to expose us to
foods from his childhood - so we got treats like that every so often.