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Bacon Tips & Tricks

4/5/2024

If you love bacon as much as I do, you'll want to cook it perfectly every time. Here are some bacon cooking tips & ticks to help you achieve crispy, delicious bacon every time:

Use a cold pan: Start with a cold pan to prevent the bacon from cooking too quickly and burning.
Cook over medium heat: Cooking bacon over medium heat allows it to cook evenly without getting overly crispy or burnt.
Flip regularly: Flip the bacon regularly to ensure that both sides cook evenly and to prevent sticking.
Try baking: For a hands-off approach, try baking bacon in the oven for perfectly crispy results.
Drain excess fat: After cooking, place the bacon on a paper towel to drain excess fat and keep it crispy.
Save the bacon fat: Don't throw away the bacon fat! Save it for cooking other dishes for added flavor.
Follow these tips, and you'll be enjoying perfectly cooked bacon every time!

Tricks:

Bacon Weave: Create a beautiful lattice of bacon strips that not only looks impressive but also cooks evenly.
Bacon-Wrapped Anything: From vegetables to meatloaf, wrapping your favorite foods in bacon adds a savory twist.
Bacon Candy: Coat bacon strips in brown sugar and bake for a sweet and savory snack.
Bacon Roses: Impress your guests by shaping bacon strips into delicate rose shapes for a fancy presentation.
Bacon Salt: Blend crispy bacon bits with salt for a flavorful seasoning to use on just about anything.
Bacon Fat Candles: Repurpose bacon grease by turning it into aromatic candles that will make your home smell amazing.

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This recipe is from The Watkins Cookbook, 1930

Molasses Gingerbread
½ cup fat
½ cup sugar
1 cup light molasses
2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon Watkins Ginger
1 teaspoon Watkins Cinnamon

Cream Sugar and butter, add molasses. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and spices. Beat eggs, add to fat mixture. Add Flour and water alternately. Bake in buttered shallow pan moderate oven (350 degrees to 375 degrees) for 25 to 30 minutes.

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