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Ridiculously easy, these are a family tradition for any kind of gathering --
reunions, holidays, etc. I never met a guy who didn't like them. They do
not need to be refrigerated, but they do need to be stored in an air-tight
container.

Have ready about one broiler pan for each pound of bacon. You will need
about 16 crackers for each pound of bacon. It is easiest to have these
ready before you start, to avoid getting bacon grease on unneeded crackers.
For easier clean-up, work over a plate or a cutting board. Shake cheese or
cinnamon sugar over crackers. Loosely wrap one piece of bacon lengthwise
over each cracker and place on rack of broiler pan (you can also use cake
racks over jelly-roll pans) until finished. Place pans in the oven and bake
until all the grease has dripped from the crackers and the treats are crisp,
usually two or three hours. Cool on racks. Store in airtight containers.

NOTE: It's tempting to use cheap bacon, because one pound only makes about
16 treats, but I recommend using the leanest possible bacon. Not out of
health considerations, because this is not ever going to be a healthful
snack, but because it takes so much longer to reduce the fat from those
strips and because they draw up more, scrunching the crackers into
weird-looking shapes. Although they take a long time, you don't need to
watch them carefully and it's difficult to overcook them. Check on them
after a couple of hours; if they're not nearly done, give them another hour
or two. Don't use thick-cut bacon. You'll just end up with fewer treats,
and they will take longer to bake.

Most guys prefer the Parmesan ones. They seem to like the cinnamon-sugar
combo, but they like the cheese

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