Bacon Lover’s unite!!

Today’s fun facts about Bacon

1. Bacon is one of the oldest processed meats in history. The Chinese began salting pork bellies as early as 1500 B.C.
2. More than half of all homes (53%) keep bacon on hand at all times
3. Pregnant women should eat bacon. Choline, which is found in bacon, helps fetal brain development
4. Each year in the US more than 1.7 billion lbs. of bacon are consumed
5. Bacon is said to cure hangovers

Today’s Food History

• 1913 Stainless steel was cast for the first time in Sheffield, England. Harry Brearly of Thomas Firth & Sons discovered how to make ‘the steel that doesn’t rust’ by accident.
• 1948 Robert Plant of the music group ‘Led Zeppelin’ was born.
• 1955 ‘The Popcorn Song’ by Cliffie Stone hit number 14 on the charts.
• 1968 The largest sea bass caught with a fishing rod weighed over 563 pounds. It was caught off the coast of California.