Maynard, Secrets of a Bacon Curer - Hardcover

There are many setbacks and it paints an honest and occasionally harsh picture of real life in the countryside - thieves, criminal gypsies, grasping contractors, fraudulent clines et al. But it also offers a heart-warming account of Davies s vocation: to keep alive the rich tradition of English bacon. A hidden gem. --The Oldie

A splendid little book written by one of Britain s last traditional bacon curers a man so good at what he did that people travelled from all over Britain to his remote farm to buy his extraordinary bacon. --Country Landowner & Rural Business Magazine

As unexpected treasures go, this one is right up there. --Shooting Gazette

Fans of Maynard Davies will be delighted to read his further adventures in bacon curing. The last of the traditionally- apprenticed bacon curers, the author regales and inspires his readers with tales of visits from the health inspectors, his colourful customers and work colleagues and his travels to learn how to make parma ham.