Impious since 2006
Now, when I first heard of this - I almost melted!
Sir Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Alban (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English philosopher, statesman, and essayist. He is also known as a proponent of the scientific revolution. Indeed, according to John Aubrey, his dedication may have brought him into a rare historical group of scientists who were killed by their own experiments. His works established and popularized an inductive methodology for scientific inquiry, often called the Baconian method or simply, the scientific method. In the context of his time such methods were connected with the occult trends of hermeticism and alchemy[citation needed]. Nevertheless, his demand for a planned procedure of investigating all things natural marked a new turn in the rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, much of which still informs conceptions of proper methodology today.
Bacon was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; without heirs, both peerages became extinct upon his death. He has been credited as the creator of the English essay.
This is Awesome! Here's a link for you to buy these suckers!- unfortunately, and no surprise - they're out.
Cap'n's recipe for Datesn'Bacon.Get moist, plump dates with no cracks in the skin and pit them yourself by making a small slit with a paring knife. I'm fond of medjool dates, and they're widely available and usually a pretty decent size. As for bacon, just try to avoid anything sliced too thickly, as it will be more difficult to wrap around the dates.For the version you see above, each date was wrapped in half a slice of bacon and baked in a foil lined sheet pan at 350ยบ for about 15 minutes, or until the bacon rendered much of its fat and began to crisp up. By that time the dates will have softened into a sugary paste, perfectly suited to the salty crunch of the bacon.
Sometimes toothpicks are necessary to hold the bacon in place. They make serving these gems easier on a picnic, too. As for stuffing them, I didn't. But you can. Slivers of garlic work great, as do almonds, or Parmesan cheese.
And for Bacon's sake - Be sure to use bacon toothpicks!....and now a motivational poster, with bacon....
Remember when Dana Jacobson went off on a drunken rant saying, "eff Jesus" and such?
Note that this comes just after the Golf Channel's Kelly Tilghman was suspended for two weeks for saying [in a reference to Tiger Woods] younger players should "lynch him in a back alley"
