As in some Irish houses, where things are so-so,
One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show;
But, for eating a rasher of what they take pride in,
They'd as soon think of eating the pan it is fried in.

Poems and plays. By Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. To which is prefixed, the life of the author. A new edition, corrected,. (ed. 1785)