Cured and uncured bacon

[nq:1]After wading through the ever necessary search engine, the way I understand it is cured bacon is smoked (called streaky ... I inadvertently picked up an uncured cut from the grocer, and I prefer the underside of my pig smoked. Joanne[/nq]
I once bought apple cider and didn't notice it wasn't pastuerized. It ended up spoiling even in the refrigerator most of the time in only 3 or 4 days,

[nq:1]After wading through the ever necessary search engine, the way I understand it is cured bacon is smoked (called streaky bacon in Britain)[/nq]
Streaky bacon is a different cut from back bacon, with more fat in it; maybe somebody could scan a couple of rashers to show the difference. It can be either smoked or unsmoked. I'm not sure 'cured' and 'smoked' mean the same thing either.
Dc

[nq:1]After wading through the ever necessary search engine, the way I understand it is cured bacon is smoked (called streaky ... because I inadvertently picked up an uncured cut from the grocer, and I prefer the underside of my pig smoked.[/nq]
The term "streaky" as applied to bacon is nothing to do with whether it's cured/smoked or uncured/"green", and all to do with the particular cut. "Bac

[nq:2]After wading through the ever necessary search engine, the way ... and I prefer the underside of my pig smoked. Joanne[/nq]
[nq:1]I once bought apple cider and didn't notice it wasn't pastuerized. It ended up spoiling even in the refrigerator[/nq]
I take it that this is an attempt to lure limeys, like me, to point out that cider is an alcoholic drink. What you bought was apple juice.

[nq:1]understand uncured[/nq]
[nq:2]I once bought apple cider and didn't notice it wasn't pastuerized. It ended up spoiling even in the refrigerator[/nq]
[nq:1]I take it that this is an attempt to lure limeys, like me, to point out that cider is an alcoholic drink. What you bought was apple juice.[/nq]
I haven't noticed many differences between the US and Canada wrt English, and maybe

[nq:2]understand uncured I take it that this is an attempt ... is an alcoholic drink. What you bought was apple juice.[/nq]
[nq:1]I haven't noticed many differences between the US and Canada wrt English, and maybe this is regional even in the ... apple juice in the store or what one gets if he purees apples and strains the juice out of it.[/nq]
This is a known pondial difference. Cider in

[nq:1]This is a known pondial difference. Cider in the UK and some other parts of Europe (certainly France and Spain) ... off in your fridge was to think it must have had an exceptionallly low alcohol content; now all becames clear...[/nq]
I tend to leave food out a lot, and I don't remember how much I left the cider out, even if it was supposed to be in the fridge. Maybe an hour or two each d

[nq:1]I've learned that 2% milk can be left out all night without spoiling if the house is 70 degrees, and when it starts to spoil, I can still drink a quart, with chocolate syrup if necessary, before I dislike the taste.[/nq]
Is 2% milk the same as skim milk, or is it the full-fat version?

In my experience the lower the fat level in the milk the sooner it goes off.
Matti

[nq:2]I've learned that 2% milk can be left out all ... with chocolate syrup if necessary, before I dislike the taste.[/nq]
[nq:1]Is 2% milk the same as skim milk, or is it the full-fat version? In my experience the lower the fat level in the milk the sooner it goes off. Matti[/nq]
Whole milk is 4% fat in the U.S. you can get 2% ,1% milk ,skim milk is 0% milk fat

[nq:2]After wading through the ever necessary search engine, the way ... and I prefer the underside of my pig smoked. Joanne[/nq]
[nq:1]I once bought apple cider and didn't notice it wasn't pastuerized. It ended up spoiling even in the refrigerator most ... It didn't turn into wine so much as vinegar or something. (I bought it at an apple farm near Gettysburg.)[/nq]
I will go out of my way