SC - medieval bacon

[PhlipinA at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/26/98 7:33:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, stefan at texas.net
writes:

<< .."cooked in water like bacon"? When I think of bacon, I think of frying
it,
 not boiling it. Is it common to do other than fry it today? Perhaps the
 definition of bacon has changed. I do know of the bacon, that at least the
 Americans call "Canadian bacon" but I would consider that a ham. I'm not
 enough up on pig anatomy to define what I am thinking of as bacon.
 
 What was the medieval definition of bacon? And how was if usually cooked?
  >>

Stefan,

I've been wondering about the definition of bacon as well. I've been working
on my own translation of the copy of Anthimus that Cariadoc sent me, and
throughout, the word "lardus" has been translated as bacon- I've been
wondering if a more proper translation of the word might be "pork", as it
speaks of taking "bacon" from the leg of the pig. Any insight, anybody?

Phlip
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