Rhoded bacon

[rainblue]

In my youth 40's-50's often I was sent to the grocers or butchers for rhoded bacon. This was not the best (back) or streaky but probably middle cut. This may be regional (Liverpool) and as I cannot find 'rhoded' in any dictionary the spelling may be suspect. Does anybody any idea as to the word. Maybe i'm in the wrong topic. thanks

[boxtops]

google "roaded bascon", there are a few blogs there, suggesting that roaded (not rhoded) is another word for streaky.

[boxtops]

^ oops "roaded BACON"

[rainblue]

thanks boxtops for your reply.
There is a google find for rhoded contained in a Liverpudlian reminisces publication but does not explain its definition. My collegues remember it not being streaky but my take on it is that 'roaded' suggests roads of fat through the meat ie streaky of middle cut. I shall need to find a one hundred year old butcher hereabouts. thanks once again

[Quizmonster]

Roaded or roded is defined in The Oxford English Dictionary - the 'bible' of English words - as streaky and generally applied to bacon. Your take on it is, therefore, the right one.

[thugulike]

I thought rhoded bacon was shoulder bacon which is not as lean as back bacon and the rashers are bigger. Still a scouser at heart.

[rainblue]

thank you quizmonster and thugulike
ref Oxford Dictionary, Was in St Helens library today (wed) to look up rhoded and find they have removed the 10 or 12 volumes from the shelves--quote "as no-one uses it we removed them to free up space" how would they know as they are reference only. Peasants. They only have the 2 shorter volumes which do not list our word. Liverpool Picton library here I come. thanks once again for your efforts. Quizmonster, what are you doing at that uneathly hour? Not worrying over the 'word' I hope. cheers

[Quizmonster]

It's always possible that particular dialects - eg Scouse - will apply individual meanings to words. I would, therefore, never suggest that your answer is "wrong", Thugulike. However, the standard meaning of roded, which the OED says is "of obscure origin", is exactly as I suggested in my earlier answer.
Another dialect word, rody, also exists and one of the illustrations in the dictionary says, "streaked alternately with lean and fat. This very common word seems to be exclusively applied to bacon which presents this appearance."
I presume, then, that roded/roded applies to streaky bacon wherever the cut comes from.

[Quizmonster]

Hi, Rainblue. You must have posted your response at exactly the same time as I was typing out my latest reply! I type slowly. We oldsters are usually up early.
I despair to hear that a library has effectively "thrown away" its OED. Is this to do with the council cuts we hear so much about? It may be that you're lucky they haven't just closed the whole library! Good luck, anyway.

[jacquart]

My Mother used the same name for smoked bacon in the 40 and 50s
This was also in Liverpool--but may have been a scottish name.