Came out great this Time.
First time bacon was not good. This is 1/2 wild hog number 4 Trial number 4. It seams that wild hog takes a much better taste after it has bee frozen once and then thawed and cured.
PS this cure is using pink salt salt and maple syrup.
Looks good......wish you lived closer I would like to see how you cure it.
http://hubpages.com/hub/How-To-Cure-Ham-at-Home
I do the wet cure with pink salt in it for ham and the dry cure with pink salt salt and maple syrup for bacon.
look on this web page for how to.
Also i soak my hogs before i even butch them. I quarter and put in ice slurry for 3-4 days. I drain the water every other day approximately i want to see good clear water not pink come out before i butcher it.
Ok bacon was best fresh to much fat to held the bitter tastes of a wild hog diet. It still made the tomato an cucumber sand witch better.
OK taste test tomorrow.
I have some bacon with.
Brown sugar
maple syrup
molasses
honey
will see which taste best. I have a feeling the strong molasses flavor will do the best on wild bacon.
Going to lightly freeze tomorrow morning then slice and fry some of each.
