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Last summer, I spent several days up in New York City, attending the Fancy Food Show. As I wandered around the showroom floor, I got the opportunity to talk to one of the founders of BaconSalt. During our conversation, he hinted that they were working on a new product and it would be one that would knock the socks off of every bacon lover out there.

Well, hold onto your socks, because this week, you'll now be able to buy bacon mayonnaise, or, as they're calling is Baconnaise! The BaconSalt team will be launching their new product in Seattle this Thursday night with a "a no-holds barred wrestling match between a giant slice of bacon and a giant jar of mayonnaise." Admission is $5 for the event and the early attendees will have the opportunity to trade in a boring old jar of mayonnaise for a jar of souped up Baconnaise.

The world is now changed forever.

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Bacon candy is one of the most popular recipes at aol.com, which is as good a reason as any to salute bacon. While you're candying your bacon, order up some bacon salt with which to anoint summer's last grilled veggies, french fries, chops or steak.

For your breakfast fix, try Smithfield's maple-smoked bacon (locate your local grocer here) or Oscar's Adirondack slab bacon -- and, if you're ready to commit to a serious relationship, sign up for the Bacon of the Month club. If you're adventurous, you can learn about curing your own bacon here. Wherever it came from, to cook your bacon you will need a good cast iron frying pan, such as these beauties from Le Creuset and Lodge. Both work well with a bacon press.

A bacon keeper is an inexpensive and indispensable feature for the frosty landscape inside your refrigerator. Now you than you're set to preserve and prepare your bacon, start cooking with it. Cobb Salad isn't Cobb Salad without bacon; here's a great recipe for this American classic. Once you've mastered your Cobb, explore additional recipes at The Bacon Show -- but be warned: after you sample your homemade bacon-infused vodka, you will probably need one of these.

While bacon is nourishing your interior, insulate your exterior with a bacon scarf. Outfit your breakfront, office cubby, or any other environment you choose (bacon-themed bathroom, anyone?) with a selection of novelties from the bacon collection at Archie McPhee. Finally, if you're wondering wherefore this depth of scholarship concerning bacon, consider this: aside from being namesake for one of art's masters, bacon inspired the art of no less a master than Salvador Dali.

When I was growing up, pork was something of an unknown element. My mom is Jewish, and while she's never been much of an observant Jew, she stays clear of pork. As she was the primary cook in our house, nary a chop or rasher of bacon crossed our plates. I vividly remember eating ham for the first time, when I was 11 years old, on Christmas Eve at my grandmother's house.

These days, I say bring on the pork. I regularly order locally cured bacon, pork sausage with fennel and braise-able Boston Butts from my meat buying club. This week, Salon.com is also embracing the pig, declaring July 7-11 to be Pork Week. Currently, they've got content up dedicated to curing your own bacon as well as a piece that strives to chronicle this country's love of anything bacon-themed (Bacon Salt, anyone?). They've got a video up of a visit to Veritas Farms in New Paltz, NY, where they interact with some very happy pigs. Stay tuned, as I'm sure they'll have many more porcine treats for us before the week is out.