Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Another article in Backwoods Home!



NoCal Gal, this is for you!  I just received my new issue of Backwoods Home Magazine, and the article I wrote on canning bacon is in it!  But what's more, the Backwood Home website has the article, in its entirety on their website!  I am so excited to be published that I wanted to share it with all of you!

14 comments:

  1. Good article!
    I'll have to give this a try. I LOVE bacon.

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  2. Yay Enola!!!!

    We're all very proud of you, but not at ALL surprised.

    Bill Smith

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  3. Enola! Congratulations! Love the article and LOVE YOUR BLOG!

    Wishing you and your precious family a very Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with love, joy and adventure!

    Diane in TX

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  4. First of all...congratulations!!! Second, what a great idea. I'll be trying this when we do our own pigs. :) Thanks for the tip. :)

    Merry Christmas!

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  5. Enola Gay, that is so very wonderful! I'm jumping for joy (you know how big I am, the Richter Scale is probably going crazy at the USGS). You have a natural knack for writing.
    I realize you're a very busy woman, but please submit more articles to magazines when you can.

    I'm going to read the article now. I can't wait!! I'm so excited for you! This is great!

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!

    NoCal Gal

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  6. OK, just finished reading the article. The title is very clever! I am a lousy cook, but that article made canning bacon sound so simple that I think even I could do it (if I had a pressure canner). That's the trademark of a well written article. Again, I offer my congratulations. This is just the beginning of your freelance writing and photography, I have no doubt about it. I bet your family is very proud of you!!

    NoCal Gal

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  7. Woo hoo! DH wants me to can bacon :). Congratulations, Enola. Jennifer

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  8. Giving a whole new perspective to the phrase "roll your own". Big LOL

    I have always just rolled up naked bacon and stuffed it in the jar to can. Yes, it comes out as a tender tangled mass that you can't make strips of, but I never minded the crispy 'mat' you end up with once it's fried.
    I'm going to try your method, though. It makes it more presentable, especially if there is company.

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  9. Congrats! & Merry Christmas to you & your family!
    ~Clare

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  10. Congratulations! =) I've actually saved your posts on canning bacon and canning butter in my bookmarks for when I FINALLY get a pressure canner...I've received money and a Wal-Mart gift card for Christmas so that's what I'm planning on getting. I saw a nice one there for around $64...I'm excited but a little nervous to start...I've made freezer jam so far with great success--LOL--but I want to get down to the real nitty gritty of canning...Your posts and Patrice's posts are going to be immensely helpful...

    Congratulations again...=)

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  11. Great article- I canned bacon within a couple days of reading it...it still tastes like bacon...I'm just having trouble getting it to remain like bacon- ending up with bacon bits and smaller bacon pieces. Maybe I'm cooking it wrong? I used thick bacon- had the issue with the bend separating the bacon slice like in the article, so I expected that one.

    Overall, I was really happy with the result...when TSHTF and you pull out the bacon- life gets alot better.

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  12. Thank you for the link to your published article. I too read it here first. My husband actually works at a pork plant so the next time they have employee meat sales I believe I know what I will be buying. You remind me of my mom, she would can everyday if she could find something to can.
    Would the masking paper be like kraft paper?
    Thanks for your time and sharing your life with us.

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  13. WOO HOO!!!! What a wonderful thing!! ;D We'll be doing that this year!!!!....thanks to YOU and that article!! ;D --Sara

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  14. YES! YES! YES!I have read 3 posts in this thread of women's roles!!! I totally agree 100%!!!!!! WOW.....I love it! I love that there are other women out here who think JUST like I do!! I love that there are other husbands who lead..JUST like mine does!!! Thank you for all your posts! ;D --Sara

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