{"id":35597,"date":"2018-08-20T13:19:51","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T17:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.genealogybank.com\/?p=35597"},"modified":"2024-01-29T14:32:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T19:32:56","slug":"today-is-national-bacon-lovers-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.genealogybank.com\/blog\/today-is-national-bacon-lovers-day.html","title":{"rendered":"Today Is National Bacon Lover\u2019s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/em><\/strong>: In this article \u2013 to celebrate today being National Bacon Lover\u2019s Day \u2013 Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find recipes and articles about bacon. Gena is a genealogist and author of the book \u201cFrom the Family Kitchen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s face it, there\u2019s a holiday for every type of food that you can think of. Just in the month of August there are days to celebrate oysters (August 5th<\/sup>), frozen custard (August 8th<\/sup>), and even cherry popsicles (August 26th<\/sup>). Today, August 20th<\/sup>, is a day that many of us won\u2019t mind celebrating: National Bacon Lover\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

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Photo: a strip of bacon. Credit: Made20rder555; Wikimedia Commons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Perusing a few statistics makes it clear that bacon is popular in the United States. In 2017, more than 18 million Americans used 5 pounds or more of bacon. (1) According to an analysis of the hashtag #bacon used on social media website Instagram, bacon is most popular in the state of Nebraska \u2013 where residents enjoy it 132% times above the national average. (2)<\/p>\n

What are your favorite bacon dishes? I love a simple BLT or even a BLAT (bacon, lettuce, avocado and tomato) sandwich, but I\u2019m always open to other recipe ideas featuring bacon. Looking through GenealogyBank\u2019s Historical Newspaper Archives<\/a> is one way to find something new to try the next time you crave bacon.<\/p>\n

Through the Decades<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s safe to say that Americans have loved bacon for a long time. In 19th century newspapers you can find advertisements and recipes for this pork staple. Through the years, countless recipes can be found in newspapers explaining how to prepare and use bacon to add flavor to soups, sandwiches, and more, such as this 1898 newspaper article.<\/p>\n

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Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 19 June 1898, page 45<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This 1920 newspaper article explores two pork products: ham and bacon. Readers are instructed on what to buy (\u201cbacon should be fine and firm \u2013 just enough fat and just enough lean\u201d) and how to serve it. Ideas for serving the salted meat, aside from adding it to a sandwich or a salad, include:<\/p>\n