Harrowsmith

Makin’ Bacon Smoke signals and a bottle of rye.

I had helped dad-in-law smoke bacon and ham for a couple of years. The smoker was an old steel-lined refrigerator with the compressor removed, a short stovepipe at the top and one of the original wire shelves to hang the meat from. It was a dandy smoker. There was room to hang two slabs of side pork (cut in half it equaled four slabs of bacon) and two ham-hocks. Smoke from a slow fire at the base would percolate up past the meat and

You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

More from Harrowsmith

Harrowsmith5 min read
Celestial Spring
The evenings begin moonless, so take advantage of this by looking for some of the fainter constellations. Begin with the most obvious ones. Above the eastern horizon is Leo the Lion. Its head and mane are delineated by stars that form a backward “?”
Harrowsmith1 min read
Travel as Nature Intended
At Harrowsmith, we define eco travel as the perfect marriage between ecotourism (discovering and exploring natural areas that conserve the environment and support the culture of the local people) and slow travel (the process by which travellers are e
Harrowsmith2 min read
“You’re Hired,” James Lawrence Said. “Get Down Here Right Away.”
It was the late ‘70s, a time in Montreal when fierce competition raged between the city’s then-abundance of daily and weekly papers, each vying to print the biggest scoop or expose and grab the stage. Politicians and Quebec’s rich supply of professio

Related Books & Audiobooks