I feel like this board is very bacon aware so thought you might be amused by this blog entry. I am not a huge bacon fan, but I do love salty & sweet combos so some of these recipes, while sounding like a heart attack, did sound yummy. And for what it is worth, I've never heard of "hoecakes".
https://www.myneworleans.com/My-New-Orleans/May-2011/An-Ode-to-Bacon-How-I-love-thee/
Re: An Ode to Bacon
Jaime & Brent
Oahu, Hawaii | Sept. 9, 2005
My Food Blog - Good Eats 'n Sweet Treats
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Bacon Cookies.
I may die of joy right now. No joke. *drool*