Does Anyone Remember....
The lovely sooooo lean rashers of Shoulder or Collar Bacon as it was then known, from the bacon counter at Littlewoods stores when they sold food. I always remember mum buying it for our breakfast treat at weekends. The rashers were so lean and tasty, not quite gammon as that was expensive, but honestly, the next best thing. I really miss being able to buy that locally.I had such a yearning to taste it again I bought 4 packets of Gloucester Old Spot Collar bacon rashers online from Kimbers Farm Shop. I have 3 in the freezer and we enjoyed the 4th packet for breakfast at the weekend. It was absolutely delicious, just as I remembered, £4.19 a packet but well worth it. Only problem is that the delivery charge was over £7 so doubt will be ordering it too often.
The problem is that no local butcher sells Collar bacon. Coller joints yes, but I have no means to slice it. If I try doing it with a sharp knife I would probably end up cutting one or two fingers off. The butchers won't slice a collar joint into rashers either, I know, I've phoned a few of them and they have all said no.
(mean devils).
Does anyone else remember this lovely lean bacon rasher? and why won't local butchers sell it to the public?