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America is running low on bacon
WISH ^ | February 1, 2017 | WTEN Staff Reports

Posted on 02/01/2017 3:29:18 PM PST by digger48

WASHINGTON (NEWS10) – The country’s bacon reserves are at the lowest level in half a century.

The demand for bacon is outpacing the supply and pig farmers just can’t keep up with the world’s appetite for it.

Right now, the U.S. inventory is 7.8 million pounds, the lowest since 1957.

They’re not going to run out but expected to be paying more for bacon.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bacon; meat; pork; yum
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To: ConsCA

Canned bacon? Where do you find that? Never heard of it.


41 posted on 02/01/2017 3:50:43 PM PST by MayflowerMadam (If you think the party that freed the slaves are the racist ones, you probably are a liberal.)
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To: digger48
And people ask why we raise our own hogs.

Because bacon is a gift pigs give you when you are good. :)

42 posted on 02/01/2017 3:50:47 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Not a Romantic, not a hero worshiper and stop trying to tug my heartstrings. It tickles! (pink bow))
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To: digger48

Makes me glad I learned to make my own :)

I’m having some of my homemade bacon for dinner tonight. Sliced thin on a pizza, with lots of extra cheese.


43 posted on 02/01/2017 3:51:33 PM PST by Ellendra (Those who kill without reason cannot be reasoned with.)
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To: digger48

There are LOTS of feral hogs running around causing significant damage - they are considered an “invasive species” in some states. You can’t sell feral hog meat legally, but you can hunt them & make some mighty tasty hams, sausage & yes, even bacon for yourself. The only issue with feral hogs for bacon is that they are pretty lean & don’t have a lot of belly fat - sources I’ve read say you need about a 300 lb wild hog for bacon.

Precautions apply when handling wild meat - wear gloves, properly care for the meat & cook thoroughly.


44 posted on 02/01/2017 3:52:24 PM PST by Qiviut (Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP)
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To: digger48

We buy the whole pig. After butcher costs it works out to 2 bucks a pound for all cuts.


45 posted on 02/01/2017 3:54:02 PM PST by cableguymn (We need a redneck in the white house....)
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To: freedumb2003


46 posted on 02/01/2017 3:54:54 PM PST by Foolsgold (Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber)
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To: digger48

Obviously its being scarfed up and stockpiled somewhere.

I just had a vision of squadrons of heavy lift aircraft all making a bacon bombing run upon Mecca like something out of a ww2 Germany bombing movie.


47 posted on 02/01/2017 3:56:05 PM PST by Daniel Ramsey (Thank YOU President Trump, finally we can do what America does best, to be the best!)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Canned bacon link - see below. It’s in our earthquake/disaster kit. Don’t buy it at Walmart - it’s about 2x more expensive.

https://www.amazon.com/Yoders-Canned-Fully-Cooked-Bacon/dp/B006YXOOI6/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1485993304&sr=1-1&keywords=canned%2Bbacon&th=1

It isn’t the canned bacon of my youth, that one was uncooked bacon and all the slices were rolled up in a wax paper. Gawd, it was salty but as a kid I loved it.


48 posted on 02/01/2017 3:58:52 PM PST by ConsCA
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To: Qiviut

In Arizona we have wild Javelina. My house in Payson is on Javelina Rd. Some of my friends hunt them and eat the bacon and ribs.

When we were buying the house we were standing outside in the back yard with the realtor. Three javelina’s came around from the other side of the house and wandered off into the forest behind the house. I turned to the realtor and told him “If the house had been on grizzly road, the deal would be OFF!”


49 posted on 02/01/2017 3:59:01 PM PST by the_Watchman
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To: beaversmom

Aww.
I will call them Cutie and Yummy.


50 posted on 02/01/2017 3:59:12 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: digger48

We cannot allow a bacon gap!


51 posted on 02/01/2017 4:00:47 PM PST by moehoward
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To: digger48

Leave the bacon to us!

52 posted on 02/01/2017 4:02:01 PM PST by Grampa Dave (lesbians, gays, transgenderits, minorities, illegals, muslims, Uber drivers & children hurt by Trump)
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To: digger48

I got a gift (free!) of 12#s of awesome custom made bacon.
It is no longer in my freezer. It just didn’t last long.


53 posted on 02/01/2017 4:02:02 PM PST by Cold Heart
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To: cloudmountain

Remembering a few years back that Burger King had a sundae with bacon in it. I liked it, but they discontinued it within a few months or so.


54 posted on 02/01/2017 4:02:09 PM PST by salmon76
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To: the_Watchman

:-)


55 posted on 02/01/2017 4:05:10 PM PST by Qiviut (Obama's Legacy in two words: DONALD TRUMP)
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To: digger48

Seems that feral hogs populations are exploding nearly everywhere. I say, break out the Winchesters.


56 posted on 02/01/2017 4:07:39 PM PST by VR-21
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To: digger48

I was fine till I read this thread.
I need to go make me some bacon.

BTW, what’s the difference between pig bacon and turkey bacon?
I find it very confusing.

Someone gave me a package of turkey bacon. It’s been in my freezer for months. It just doesn’t look right.


57 posted on 02/01/2017 4:07:44 PM PST by 1_Rain_Drop
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To: digger48

58 posted on 02/01/2017 4:09:17 PM PST by Proyecto Anonimo
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To: ConsCA

I loved that canned bacon. The wax paper had about a half inch of lard stuck to it. Searched the internet a while back and it’s not out there. If I recall correctly it was imported by DAK from Denmark.


59 posted on 02/01/2017 4:09:50 PM PST by pnut22
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To: ConsCA; MayflowerMadam

It’s $5 cheaper per can at campingsurvival.com


60 posted on 02/01/2017 4:10:24 PM PST by Cold Heart
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