Archeologists found more pig bones than bones of any other creature at the farm. After the animal was butchered, the hams, tenderloins, and chops could be smoked or cured in a crock to preserve them for use at all times of the year. The grease from some of these cuts of meat, particularly the bacon fat, was also kept for use in cooking.
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