Pork , flesh of hogs, we usually slaughtered between the ages of six months and one year. The most desirable pork is grayish pink in colour, firm and fine-grained, well-marbled, and covered with an outer layer of firm white fat. About 30 percent of the
meat is consumed as cooked fresh meat; the remainder is cured or smoked for
bacon and ham , used in sausage, and rendered to produce lard .
