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Andy
 
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Bob (this one) wrote:

> Gayle's Market on Rt 33 near Massanutten Mountain in Virginia still
> carries stuff like that. Huge slabs of dry-cured bacon, hams hanging
> from rafters...
>
> They cut the bacon on a band saw. You can buy a hunk or they'll slice

it
> to suit you. I've had them do some about 3/8" thick which I then cooked
> on a rack over a baking pan to catch the rendered fat. 250øF until they
> weigh like a feather - an hour or so. Virtually all the renderable fat
> is out. Then I covered them with either honey or brown sugar and put
> them back into the oven for it to melt in. Yowzah...
>
> Pastorio



LOL! I'm picturing bacon steaks! ))

I tried googling Gayle's Market and all I got was a picture of the place,
no website.

Oh well,

Andy