[pillut48]

I remember my mother and other relatives using ‘saltback’—big hunks of some salty part of the pig, just using regular salt doesn’t give the same flavoring for some reason—when they made pinto beans. Part of me is drooling remembering how good those beans were with some freshly buttered bread on a cold day! Yum! :-)

[pillut48]

sorry, bread should be CORNbread!

[bgill]

I remember my mother and other relatives using ‘saltback’—big hunks of some salty part of the pig

Slice it thin like thick bacon and pan fry it like bacon and yuuuuummmmm! It was a treat when I was young.

[LatinaGOP]

I remember my mother and other relatives using ‘saltback’

My mom used salt pork in beans when it was available. I have a hard time finding it, but you're right. It is excellent in pinto beans. You still need the roux to season the beans at the end though.

[Chickensoup]

Salt pork. Makes beans good.