Bacon and Sausage
For the Sausage:
Preparation- Thaw product prior to
cooking, Sausage is fully cooked when the internal temperature is 160°F.
Skillet- Heat a nonstick skillet to
medium-low. Add sausage links on a shallow baking pan. Bake for 12-15 minutes or until cooked
through and browned, turning links once.
Storage- To ensure quality,
refrigerate and prepare within 3 days; otherwise freeze up to 30 days.
For the Bacon:
Stovetop: Cook bacon in a skillet
over medium to medium-high heat until browned and crisp, turning to brown
evenly.
For class we were asked to prepare
a memory food and bring it to class. Honestly,
it took me some time to decide on what I wanted to bring. After some thinking, I picked bacon and
sausage. Growing up, my father always
had to work all day which left my wonderful mother with the task of preparing
all of the meals. The one thing I, and
mostly my entire family, looked forwarded to was the weekend. My father was blessed with a job where he consistently
had the weekends off. This meant that my
dad would get up early and have breakfast prepared for everyone. He always made the same thing; bacon, sausage
and eggs. We all became accustom to this
ritual and enjoyed the few times we were always able to be together as a family
and just enjoy the presence of each other.
This tradition of my father preparing this weekend breakfast still
continues but now the meaning of the meal has gained a stronger meaning for
me. Moving away from my family and
attending college hours away from my family was one of the hardest things I could
do. There are a lot of things that I miss
about being home but having meals with my family is a big part of the things I miss
about home. Now this memory food
represents not only my family spending time together but it also represents
home. Whenever I am missing home, I just
cook some bacon and sausage.
As I starting looking into my
memory food, I started connecting parts of this specific memory to some of the
content that I have learned this year in my Cooking Up Culture course. In Adams’ “The sexual Politics of Meat”, Adams’
mentions that “meat is a constant for men” (Adams 36). This is proven when the only meals my father
prepares on a regular basis is meat. Meat
has gained a male identity and therefore men are usually are correlated with
the cooking and majority of the consumption of meat items. My father, like many fathers that I know,
enjoys cooking meat and I think this enjoyment can be related back to the idea
that Adams mentions in his article.
I like how bacon and sausage are such strong reminders of home for you. Even though I'm currently living at home, when I'm away I often eat food that reminds me of my family. I liked reading about the connection you made between your father cooking the meat and male identity with meat. My dad doesn't cook regularly, but he likes to make chili. Whenever I eat chili, I think of my dad's recipe, and it reminds me of times when my parents, siblings, and I are all under the same roof. He usually makes it during football season, so I'm also reminded of fall Saturdays when I eat it.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was in elementary school, my dad also cooked bacon for us. But he cooked it every day to put in omlettes. So this girl on my bus always said I smelt like bacon and I think this was due to the consistent breakfast.
ReplyDeleteThe connection you made to it being a home food when you left for college is melancholy. It is sweet that it has the memory, but is sad that you are so far away.
I found it interesting that your weekend food is a “man food”- at least according to Adams. My father’s breakfast preparation also supports his theory.
Is there any significance with him cooking it on the stove top versus microwaving it? Also, of course eggs are even meat too. Were those scrambled or omelets or and how might that prep fit into this connection?
ReplyDeleteBacon (or country ham) and homemade buttermilk biscuits are one of my memory foods.