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Cured another batch of BBB because my college kids came home & cleaned out my supply.
I used Morton's Tender Quick #1 and dry-cured for 7 days. The bacons were rubbed with black pepper and brown sugar. I decided to soak them for a couple of hours; I normally do this in bowls, but I...
From Wikipedia:
It consists of the layer of adipose tissue (subcutaneous fat) under the skin of the back, with or without the skin (pork rind). Fatback is "hard fat." It is also called "speck" or "spek" in recipes I've seen. It is apparently taken from these 2 regions of the porker:
don't know about safety, but I know Kingsford, etc. use a lot of binders in the mix to get those consistent briquettes -- something I would not throw into my vegetable garden. the rest of the garden I wouldn't worry about so much...
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