Bring Home The Bacon

This fun fact I learned from the game show Jeopardy! yesterday. :)

Final Jeopardy!

Category: Food Traditions

Answer: Since the 1100's Dunmow, England, has rewarded newlyweds who go a year and a day without arguing by letting them "bring home" this.

Question: What is the bacon?

Hence the origin of the phrase "bring home the bacon". The phrase has seemed to evolve into meaning "bring home the family income", although the origins imply that it was more about getting rewarded for a peaceful household.

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