How long have people been curing bacon?
People have been curing meat as far back as the Roman times. Before refrigeration, the only way to preserve meat was to cure it. There is not a real history on exactly when bacon was created because until well into the sixteenth century, bacon or bacoun was a Middle English term used to refer to all pork in general. Around the sixteenth or seventeenth century, the English began calling cured side “bacon”. For first manufactured or commercially marketed, Oscar Mayer started marketing packaged sliced bacon in 1924 Q: What part of the hog is bacon from? A: Bacon comes from the side of a hog. It is often cured and then smoked. Q: How much do baby pigs weigh when they are first born? A: The average weight of a piglet is 3 pounds. Q: What is the scientific name for a pig? A: The scientific name for a domestic pig is Sus scrofa domesticus, though scientists often just use the term S. domesticus. Q: What are the four main primal cuts of pork? A: The primal/retail cuts are Loin, Side, Leg (whic
