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Porktastic alert: pork-eating world record on the line this Saturday

September 19, 2009

We’ve just received word that in Korea preparations are being made to set a new Guinness World Record for the number of people eating pork at one event. The goal? 5,000 people together at one event consuming more than 1,500 pounds of pork. If it happens, the pork-loving folks participating at the Insamgol Festival in Jeungpyeong, [...]

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A Pork Festival in Eaton, Ohio? Of course…

September 16, 2009

Some things just go together. Bacon and eggs. Ham and cheese.  Eaton, Ohio and Pork Festival. Yep, Eaton is THE home of the Preble County Pork Festival. There may be 88 counties in Ohio, but this weekend only one matters. Seriously, what could be more appropos  than eatin’ pork at Eaton’s pork festival? (the Eaton Pork [...]

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Game plan for International Bacon Day (9.5.09)

September 3, 2009

9.4.09  -  Stock up on bacon. 9.5.09  -  Enjoy plenty o’ bacon on International Bacon Day [and here you thought your next holiday arrived on Monday...] Look, we don’t question the calendar gnomes, we just follow the rules. Coincidentally, this Saturday inaugurates the throwing of the pigskin for college football. So it’s only appropriate that we [...]

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The Trick to Eternal Happiness? Pork.

August 17, 2009

An Ode to Fruit Pie the Magician…and What Could’ve Been [via a Porktastic Nine Recipe] There he was…the iconic, sugar-encrusted, wand-waving Merlin of fruit, gracing the packaging of tasty pies of lemon, cherry, apple, blackberry and strawberry. But what was truly magical about Fruit Pie was his ability to make a legion of devoted snackers [...]

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Pork Butt: Funny Name or Delicious Cut?

July 24, 2009

No question it’s both. Chances are you’ve been enjoying pork butt for years. Surely the cooks in your house opted to drop the butt from their answer when probed with the proverbial and preprogrammed question every kid mutters…”what’s for dinner?” This omission tactic has saved many dinnertime revolts as well as impromptu stand-up comic routines [...]

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