Bacon and Jello literally gave me a shiver! @keobooks Food of the Fiends.
I’d not heard the cherry pie angle, @Coloma, but I’m sure it’s out there.
I’m a vegetarian now, but when I ate meat my bacon tastes were more like @Coloma, @Dutchess_III, and @JLeslie i.e. traditional bacon fare only.
At the very least, sausage is easier to cook, more versatile and lends itself to blending with sweets (like syrup) IMO. Morningstar Farms makes a great veggie sausage patty and I enjoy it with mustard and onion on a sandwich or with maple syrup on occasion.
I kind of worry about the recent glorification of salt, via bacon and salted sweets (caramels) etc. Doesn’t seem healthy to me. Ease off on the salt pork and salt shaker and try a little lemon juice or flavored vinegar folks.
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