Boiled bacon and cabbage Recipe

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Boiled bacon and cabbage

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Ingredients:

2 1/2	lbs	Collar of bacon
		Medium-sized cabbage

Procedures:

1	(nb: in ireland, "bacon" can mean any cut of pork except ham.
2	When people here want what north americans call bacon, they ask for "rashers" or "streaky rashers".
3	As far as i can tell, "collar of bacon" is a cut from the hock, picnic shoulder, or shoulder butt (i am here using terms from the diagram in the joy of cooking).
4	You want any thick cut of pork, with or without bones, about four inches by four inches by four or five inches.
5	It does not have to have been salted first, but if you want to approximate the taste of the real irish thing, put it down in brine for a day or two, then (when ready to cook it) bring to a boil first, boil about 10 minutes, change the water, and start the recipe from the following point.
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7	Place the joint in a pot, cover with cold water and bring to the boil, remove the scum that floats to the surface.
8	Cover and simmer for 1 ?hours (or 30 minutes per pound).
9	Cut cabbage into quarters and add to pot.
10	Cook gently for about ?hour, or until cabbage is cooked to your liking.
11	(test constantly: don"t overdo it!) drain, and serve with potatoes boiled in their jackets, and a sharp sauce -- mustard or (if you can get it) hp sauce