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New Year's Day pork and sauerkraut when my parents were still living. They hadn't had it before and we all needed some good luck.

Thankfully MANY fond pork memories. But one that stands out is my wife's late Uncle John's bbq pork spareribs. It seems like we waited FOREVER for them to be done. I was sure they would be dried out. But instead they were the most flavorful, tender and succulent ribs I ever tasted! Sadly, he would never share his secret recipe, and took it to the grave with him. They will remain legendary!

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Ooooohhhhh! PORK!!!!! Is there any better smell than bacon frying up in a skillet or a ham, covered with a brown sugar glaze, baking in the oven?...or a real vinegar based bbq pulled pork sandwich with coleslaw on top?....ohhhhh!...Dear Lard, I would love to win this prize!

Brats while camping

Eating bacon-wrapped dates at a friends house for New Year's Eve. I make them all the time now.

My fondest memory is the pork chops that my dad would burn - i mean barbeque on the grill when I was little. It wasn't until I was in my 20's that I ever had an unburnt pork chop!! Yummy!!

I'm pretty sure it was when I tried a Godfather's pizza years and years ago. They had a spicy italian sausage which was absolutely amazing!

I love the smell of frying bacon

My pork memories are not really all that memorable since my mother is Jewish, we don't eat pork very often. I don't know if it exactly what you are looking for, but whenever we do have pork, it is a sort of tradition in my family to make sure to offer my mom some even though we know that she won't eat it. Thanks for the giveaway.

growing up in the 40'sand 50's,when meat was still very tasty,I canb still taste the dark, crunchy ham rinds,that mother would dole out to us kids. Of course this would be FORBIDDDEN in today's world. People under 55 will never know what real food tasted like.

I remember riding the pigs around before they were butchered