Geez, I'd be careful of putting meat in anything that you don't eat right away. But, if you insist - which of course you should if that's what you want - your local extension office should be able to give specific instructions about preserving it. Are you in the US? Good luck, mary At 05:49 AM 4/12/00 -0400, MiltonCHILEHEAD@aol.com wrote: >I am about to make a batch of home-made hot sauce and was wondering the >consequences of using cooked bacon. **************************************************************************** *********** FireGirl (Everybody Needs A Hero) We sell hot sauce! And ship it free to the US and Canada on orders over $50. http://firegirl.com 800-296-9646* 207-623-6008 * Fax: 207-623-6019 **************************************************************************** ************