Bakin’ Bacon Redux

11/17/2025

Bakin’ Bacon Redux

This first showed up on April 9 24, about 5 weeks into my journey here and received three likes. After reading the prompt and not wanting to do it I ran across it and after reading it again I thought it was worth one more share. A few revisions have been made hence the Redux.

Two favorite things in this crazy, mixed up world of ours that I find myself enjoying together or separately -Bakin’ Bacon, Let me explain…

Weed turns to Flower in my Mind and I’m Bakin’

I found this miraculous plant in the 1970s and haven’t looked back. My first interaction with marijuana was a enlightenment complete with a burnt throat and tongue, how was yours? And the quality was rough to say the least, but it did what it was supposed to do and hell, who knew the difference back then?

A lid’s cost ran about $15 and would be a brown lunch sack filled to the top.{remember those?} Soon after that people started charging $30 for an ounce or $90 for a quarter pound but the quality also rose. The THC was in the 14-17 percent range compared to the 27-31 percent we get now.

Understand that back when.. weed was not cleaned and broke down into nugs like you find today but buds full of seeds and stems. and this was common everywhere, sinsemilla being the exception.

A couple of years later I found my way to the left coast where Mexico’s Acapulco Gold was abundant {and sprayed with paraquat, thanks Nixon!} and also was introduced to some righteous Indica, what a couch ride!

To this day I still prefer a good sativa but won’t pass Indica when prompted, {that’s right no puff, puff, pass} Roll Your Own, just kidding, light it up!

When I made my way back home my older brother and I would split a quarter lb. every Friday and spend the week blazing on a variety of plants such as Mohican, Columbian Gold, or the cream of the crop in our eyes, Red Bud. A few years later Lambs Breath showed up and quickly became a favorite.

Soon I found that adding a little indica to sativa would produce a buzz I could still work on but not be zipping around and making the bosses wonder what the hell.

Mix and match to find a good fit because back then you couldn’t walk into a dispo and just choose.

Here Piggy, Piggy

Turned on as a child to the sizzling sound and fantastic taste of BACON! Breakfast was about the only time we got this yummy treat except in the summer when BLT’s could be found satisfying our bellies.

If you haven’t guessed by now, I LOVE BACON! It is a crispy treat best served any damn way you want to eat it, that’s right, there are so many things you can do with bacon it’s pitiful. If you haven’t tried any of these you ought to quit lying 😁 and if you have let me know…

Bake it in the oven to prevent shrinkage “I hear you laughing over there.” Sprinkle any of these on it before cooking, pepper, garlic, fennel seeds, chocolate or mix em’ up.

Try cheese toastie’s wrapped in bacon {almost as messy as a peanut butter toastie wrapped in bacon}. And the list goes on.

Mix some crumbled up into cornbread, o hell yah! I mean who doesn’t want bacon on a cheeseburger or bacon smothering some prawns on a skewer? Bacon also taste pretty damn good on a Reuben and in salads, come on now, why stop here?

Crumble some up and mix it with cream cheese or avocado and use it to stuff mushrooms covered in parmesan cheese. And you know I’m throwing pizza in the mix.

Try some thick tomato gravy with bacon chunks, I like it broken up and added to brussel sprouts and drizzled with olive oil. It’s good with grits, and spinach. And a real treat – get a block of Swiss cheese and cut into cubes, wrap in bacon and cover in Panko or Ritz crumbs and deep fry, A heart attack on call.

I really shouldn’t bake before writing about food, damn it boy!

Flower Blooms in America

1973 -Oregon decriminalizes marijuana
1996 -California legalized Medical marijuana
2012 -Colorado and Washington are the first in the country to make Recreational marijuana legal

So here I am, 4 decades into this and it still isn’t legal at the Federal level which poses a question – What the hell’s wrong with our government?

1937 – 2024 = 87 years of injustice brought on by a paranoid ass named A.J. Anslinger. A total idiot that stayed in office until the 70s. One quote of his- “There are 100,000 total marijuana smokers in the US, and most are Negroes, Hispanics, Filipinos, and entertainers. Their Satanic music, jazz, and swing, result from marijuana use. This marijuana causes white women to seek sexual relations with Negroes, entertainers, and any others.” .

And the Public bought it hook, line and sinker. As the truth has become more widely known that this “Devil’s Lettuce“ plant has so many positives to consider isn’t it time to look at the real problem?

Want a hint? Look no further than Washington D.C. It’s time to shake the cabinet and senate up for starters {Or, mix and match until they start working for us instead of themselves again}.