THE CUMBERLAND:
The Cumberland, a lop-eared, coarse-boned pig, slow to mature like the Old English variety, finally died out in the 1960's although it had become very scarce early in the century. It was almost always a white pig, but as always there were other regional varieties. This very fat, heavy-shouldered pig had been greatly valued for the excellence of its hams, bacon and sausages - many recipes for these popular products still bear the Cumberland name today.
"The sight of pigs with their noses in the trough does a man more good than any Methodist sermon." ~Augustus Whiffle
(THE OLD PIG, A WITTY AND TRADITIONAL VIEW, Martin Wiscombe)
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Nice on Mama.
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