Ian is an excellent butcher from his time working in a meat shop as a teenager.
We chose maple bacon and honey glazed bacon as our flavours - I wonder why?!
Ian made crackling from the pig skin. He called it paleo chips. Liam devoured them; he was not the least bit bothered when we told him they were made from pig skin.
We also kept the fat which I am going to try to render into lard for pastry. You can be a big pig too - just not around here or we will make you into bacon or pie!
If you do not enjoy the lard for pastry making, it can be mixed with nuts, seeds, raisins and peanut butter and turned into suet cakes to feed your birds this winter...they will love you for it!
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