Quote Originally Posted by Hypnotic Exotic View Post
Glad someone else thinks like me! I consider pork fat to be a type of seasoning
......that's because it is.

I cannot tell you how many times my dad has lured me into heavy manual labor on my days off with bacon. He'll call me and be all "So I figured I'd rip the floor out of the upstairs at your aunt's house, I'll need someone to carry heavy objects in unbearable heat for ten, twelve hours. Interested?"

With a look of abject horror, I try to think of some reasonable excuse to NOT DO THAT and before I can speak, he'll add "Oh, if you get over here right now I'll make you breakfast." See...I'm no longer a morning person, so breakfasts that need to be COOKED are a rarity for me.

I hesitate, weighing the pros (eggs! corned beef hash! fresh juice!) with the cons (BACKBREAKING LABOUR) and while I'm teetering on the brink of decision, he'll add one more thing:

"...there'll be bacon."

I love my dad. He pays me for hard work with food. And he knows my price: BACON.