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Cookery Corner - Bacon Sandwich
Steam driver Andrew Lowden’s recipe for the perfect railway bacon sandwich
You will need:
- One steam engine, preferably in service*
- One bread roll
- One medium coal shovel
- Lard or oil for frying
- Two slices of bacon
- Pinch of coal dust to garnish
Method:
1) Clean the shovel using scalding hot water. The best way to do this is to place the shovel under the injector overflow pipe.
(For anyone not used to cooking with steam locomotives...... the injectors are what we use to put more water into the boiler. The overflow pipe on our steam locomotive Gelert is underneath the cab steps.)
2) Dry the shovel by placing it briefly in the fire.
3) Grease the shovel with oil or lard.
4) Place bacon on the shovel. Cheap bacon tends to shrivel up in the intense heat of the fire. We've found that dry cure works best. If you're not too worried about the cholesterol levels, put the bread roll on as well.
5) Place shovel in fire for 30 SECONDS or until the heat has melted the bacon rind. Remember the locomotive firebox is usually at a temperature of around 600 degrees Celsius, so it will cook very quickly.
6) Remove shovel and place bacon in bread roll. Don't worry too much about the coal dust, the fire will probably have added it for you!
* On diesel days, get your bacon butties from the Russell Tea Room instead.
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