Source: Google Images
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Bacon Magic
Being a properly raised southern girl
I grew up knowing the magic of bacon
Of course, the ability to wake the
dead when cooked early in the morning
is just one piece of bacon magic
That delicious aroma wafting
through the house can bring forth
the most die-hard late sleeper
As Emeril says, “Pork fat rules!”
Yes it certainly does!
Bacon added to anything enhances
other flavors and tickles the
taste buds of everyone I know
Now … I grew up with the
traditional aluminum bacon
grease can with a strainer that
was part of the obligatory
kitchen canister set
That can held a place of
honor next to the cook top
where it was readily available
to season almost anything
needing some magic
It was there if bacon
cooked for breakfast did
not produce enough ‘grease’
to fry a proper egg
Handy to add to the bottom
of an iron skillet before
buttermilk biscuits were baked
Not owning one of the necessary
aluminum canister sets I have to
use the universal substitute to save
my magic bacon elixir …
a Mason jar that sits at the back of
my stove-top just as handy as the
aluminum dripping can was when
I was growing up watching my
Mom create Kitchen Poetry every
time she prepared a meal
As I write, my mouth waters thinking
about freshly snapped green beans
and new potatoes cooked with a good
splash of bacon magic in the pot
I have yet to master the flavor my
Mother created when she cooked
this combo … and I never will
The older I become, the more I
use bacon magic in my cooking
Not only does it make my food delicious …
But …
it brings back such lovely
food memories from childhood
Copyright © 2016 Annie Original Poetry
Always…I wish you peace, joy and happiness, but most of all I wish you Love.
As Ever, Annie
ANNIE'S MUSE 
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