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When Bacon Abandoned the Calendar
How ingenuity made bacon a year-round staple
The Saturdays of my childhood began with the scent of bacon frying. Still nestled snug and warm under the covers, before I heard the sounds of my parents downstairs or saw daylight peeking through the curtains, I knew that it was time for breakfast.
I could smell bacon frying in the kitchen.
Bacon — it’s one of those foods that awakens all of our senses. First, there’s the sweet-savory fragrance that fills the air. Close your eyes. Can you imagine tendrils of smoky bacon scent curling through the air, filling the house with that distinctive aroma?
Then, the sound of the sizzle in the pan as the fat bubbles and the strips begin to dance. Their edges caramelize to a glistening bronze. And then finally, the moment you take that first bite — the sound and mouth feel of that blissful crunch.
Bacon — even 70 years later, you awaken my memories and take me home.
“The question that women casually shopping for perfume ask more than any other is this: ‘What scent drives men wild?’ After years of intense research, we know the definitive answer. It is bacon.”
