Lard - ProfilesArchive

About Me

Lard, hog's fat melted and strained from the tissues, an important byproduct of the meatpacking industry. The highest grade, leaf lard, is from the fat around the kidneys; the next best is from the back, and the poorest from the small intestines. Lard is classed by method of preparation as prime steam, rendered in a closed vessel into which steam is injected; neutral, melted at low temperature; kettle-rendered, heated with added water in steam-jacketed kettles; and dry-rendered, hashed, then heated in cookers equipped with agitators. Good lard melts quickly and is free from disagreeable odor. Pure lard (99% fat) is highly valued as a cooking oil because it smokes very little when heated.

Try the BEST MySpace Editor at MySpace Toolbox !

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

My Blog

Christmas without lard?

Lard lovers face national crisis Christmas dinners throughout the UK are under threat this year from a shortage of lard as Eastern Europeans stockpile cheap cuts of pork. Increased demand from rec...
Posted by Lard on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 05:52:00 PST

The Ukraine loves lard!

Ukraine celebrates 'festival of lard' Ukrainians celebrated their love of pork fat at the weekend by consuming a giant sandwich filled with 40 kilos of the "delicacy" called salo. The big "eat-in...
Posted by Lard on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 08:33:00 PST

Lard makes good cake.

YELLOW LARD CAKE 1 1/4 c. lard2 1/2 c. milk2 1/2 tsp. vanilla5 1/2 c. sifted cake flour2 1/2 tbsp. baking powder3 1/8 c. sugar2 1/2 tsp. salt5 eggs, unbeaten Put lard in mixing bowl; add 5 ...
Posted by Lard on Tue, 11 Apr 2006 09:17:00 PST