National Pig Day...

March 1st is National Pig Day! It seems that Ellen Stanley, a Texas art teacher created the day in 1972. Her intent was to be thankful for pigs as the intelligent, domesticated animals they are. Lot's of ways to celebrate...heck, celebrate the whole month! Here are some ideas:





1) Of course, eat a lot of pork...preferably peameal bacon from Gord's





2) Who ever thought bacon could be so entertaining? Check out You.tube for Addicted to Bacon- A Sizzlin' Rap Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXxFbp5rY_o

3) How about celebrating by reading literature with pigs as central caracters or with a theme about pigs? Try:

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Charlotte's Web by EB White

Piglett by AA Milne

Nights at the Circus by Angela Carter

That Old Ace in the Hole by Annie Proulx

4) Listen to the Beatles song, Piggies.

5) Watch the movie Babe, or any of the Muppet movies, for, of course, Miss Piggy!

6) Check out the journal article, Western Culture and the Ambiguous Legacies of the Pig at
http://doc.lib.purdue.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1137&context=clcweb

Have fun on National Pig Day, and all March! Comments are always welcome at Gord's.

See you next month!

Gordette

Everybody Likes Bacon in Bits and Pieces

February...what's not to like. Life has slowed down a little after the holidays, you know Spring is coming, and it's still cold if you're into Winter.

Here are a some bacon bits for you to chew on over the month:

• According to the science section of several news sites on the web, progress is being made in transplanting pig lungs. They're already doing us a service with heart valves...


• Maple Leaf, a Canadian meat packer, has developed the Republic of Bacon, an entertaining website at www.republicofbacon.com. Be sure to read the Gazette and stop by the Red Light District.

In case you were busy over the holidays, you might have missed the new product that came out called Baconpop...yup, bacon popcorn. However, don't be distressed, you can still buy it, or better yet, make some up with this recipe from allrecipes.com. We wish you could make it with Gord's peameal bacon, but it's just too darn lean! You might want to get the okey dokey from your doctor before you make this! :-

1/2 c bacon grease

3/4 c. unpopped popcorn

1/2 t. seasoned salt, or to taste

(optional) 3 T bacon bits, 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese

Measure the bacon grease into a 6 quart pot and place over high heat. Add one or two popcorn kernels as testers. When the test kernels pop, add the popcorn and cover with a lid. As the popcorn starts to pop, shake back and forth constantly to keep the unpopped kernels on the bottom where they can pop. When the popping slows down, remove the pan from the heat and let it finish popping. Pour the popcorn into a large paper sack (it will ablsorb excess grease) and season. Add bacon bits and cheese if desired.

Happy February! Have a good Valentine's Day and order peameal for your sweetie! Comments are always welcome at Gord's.

Gordette