Subj : Bacon To : Dale Shipp From : Ruth Haffly Date : Thu Mar 23 2023 15:07:48 Hi Dale, RH> of our daghters? Now we cook bacon 3 different ways--frying pan for RH> small amounts when we want to save the grease, oven for large amounts & RH> saving the grease or on a paper towel covered plate in the microwave RH> for small amounts when we don't want to save the grease. DS> When we cooked bacon in the microwave using paper towels, the paper DS> towels came out crispy and looked almost good enough to eat DS> themselves. I agree. (G) It's almost a crime to toss those towels but since I can't extract the grease from them, I might as well have a bacon-y smelling trash can. DS> This calls for baco bits, but I'm sure that crumbled bacon bits would DS> be even better. I also am not sure what "veg powder" is or what it DS> contributes to the spread. We buy real bacon bits by the bag at Sam's Club or Costco. They're a lot more convenient to use if I don't need the grease (do need it for certain recipies) and are easy to toss into almost anything to add some flavor. As for veg powder, I'd guess it's something like Mrs. Dash or the Bragg's Seasoning I like to use for making chicken stock. Both of those can be crushed a bit more to make a finer powder than the small flakes they are. It just adds a bit more flavor in addition to the bacon. Tuesday morning Steve went to a new range to try to zero in his rife scope. When he came out, there was a truck/cooker set up with bbq pork, brisket, etc so he called me, asking what he should bring home. I suggested brisket so he brought that, with some baked beans and green beans. The baked beans had some sausage sliced up in it; I tried a piece and tasted maple--just a bit but it added flavor. The brisket was a bit on the tough side, could have been cooked longer--but had good flavor. Going to keep an eye out for that truck to try more of their offerings. DS> Title: Bacon Cream Cheese Spread DS> Categories: Testing, Easy DS> Yield: 1 Servings --- Catch you later, Ruth rchaffly{at}earthlink{dot}net FIDO 1:396/45.28 .... Are you sure you really want to know that? --- PPoint 3.01 * Origin: Sew! That's My Point (1:396/45.28) .