Posted 7/22/2017 22:27 (#6143168 - in reply to #6142704) Subject: RE: Curing your own bacon
Westport, IN
One time our locker plant wasn't doing bacon a week we wanted to get pig butchered. So we brought home the fresh sides, and had them smoked. We then sliced them like bacon. Turned out pretty well. A lot more work, but an acceptable substitute.