Buckboard bacon is made from pork shoulder rather than pork belly. Early American pioneers made it often. Sometimes you will see it called pioneer bacon, or homesteader bacon, but basically we're talking about a piece of pork other than the belly, which is cured and smoked. During America’s colonial and pioneer eras, when many of our regional cuisines were in the early stages of development, salt curing was essential for preserving foods and, thus, was in high demand. To protect meat from...
