Mix the cure #1 and salt together and spread over the pork belly then pour the maple syrup or honey over the dry mixture. Since I used the Maple Brown Sugar Cure mix, it was a lot easier. The directions are to use 1lb per 5lbs of pork belly. Mix the cure with Â¾ cups of water and slather over the entire pork belly.
1 One of the most important, and potentially dangerous, diseases is inflammation of the pancreas. 2  Pancreatitis is a common disease of dogs, and often arises when foods high in fat content are eaten. 3  It usually causes loss of appetite, vomiting, abdominal pain and depression.4  In severe cases, the condition can be fatal. Pancreatitis is a common disease of dogs, and often arises when foods high in fat content are eaten. 2  It usually causes loss of appetite, vomiting, abdominal pain and depression. 3  In severe cases, the condition can be fatal. 4  Diabetes mellitus.
Active, working dogs, such as sled dogs, can eat as much as 60 percent fat in their diets without developing pancreatitis, but too much fat may cause trouble for middle-aged, overweight, relatively inactive dogs, who are the ones most commonly affected by pancreatitis. Too much fat can also cause problems for some dogs with chronic pancreatitis. Dietary indiscretion, such as eating rancid fatty scraps from the garbage, can also lead to pancreatitis, particularly when a dog accustomed to a low- or normal-fat diet ingests high-fat foods.