>>Don't you have a freezer? > >By the time it's thawed, it's already started to turn rancid. >Direct from the freezer put it in a bowl of cold water - it thawes >in half an hour. Wipe off water before frying. Or just thaw them >directly in the frying pan. The slices can be peeled apart one by >one as the thaw. I'm still a newbie to all this so I'm not sure if this is a reasonable suggestion or not. Emeril Lagasse has a recipe for making your own bacon using honey and salt and pork belly. The recipe is at http://www.foodtv.com/remlive/01-24a.htm. I have not tried this, however I did make the Pork Roulades on the same page, sans sauce and using olive oil instead of butter and they were excellent.