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Lard has gotten a bad wrap in recent times. Every Christmas I make a duck or 2 for Christmas dinner. There is a tremendous amount of excess fat on ducks in general. Most recipes tell you to cut away the excess and toss it.
what I do is cut it all off and store it in a ziplock in the freezer, until all the festivities die down. Then at a later date, I defrost it and render it down into lard. That takes about 12 hours in a dutch oven in the oven at 200 degrees.
what can you do with lard?
1. It is an excellent cooking agent better than oil. It really enhances the flavor of your dishes. It is not so great for your arteries so I don't use it every day.
2. It can season cast iron pots.
3. It can be use for a light like a candle, all you need is the wick
4. It can be used as a hand conditioner barring the smell itworks the best for reconditioning skin on hands, after a hard days work.
5. It is also a main ingredient for making your own soap.
6. In a survival situation it can be used keep your carbon knife from rusting.
In alot of survival manuals it is recommended to collect the animal drippings basically the same idea. but if I were to harvest alarger animal like a hog or duck I would trim the extra fat off and render it down for lard.
lard also stores well in cool dark places. It doesn't need refrigeration.
does anyone still use lard?
if anyone needs any further info on lard and making look for the "Encyclopedia of Country Living" by Carla Emery it lists for $27.95. 800 pages of plants, sustence farming, animal processing and raising on and on.
what I do is cut it all off and store it in a ziplock in the freezer, until all the festivities die down. Then at a later date, I defrost it and render it down into lard. That takes about 12 hours in a dutch oven in the oven at 200 degrees.
what can you do with lard?
1. It is an excellent cooking agent better than oil. It really enhances the flavor of your dishes. It is not so great for your arteries so I don't use it every day.
2. It can season cast iron pots.
3. It can be use for a light like a candle, all you need is the wick
4. It can be used as a hand conditioner barring the smell itworks the best for reconditioning skin on hands, after a hard days work.
5. It is also a main ingredient for making your own soap.
6. In a survival situation it can be used keep your carbon knife from rusting.
In alot of survival manuals it is recommended to collect the animal drippings basically the same idea. but if I were to harvest alarger animal like a hog or duck I would trim the extra fat off and render it down for lard.
lard also stores well in cool dark places. It doesn't need refrigeration.
does anyone still use lard?
if anyone needs any further info on lard and making look for the "Encyclopedia of Country Living" by Carla Emery it lists for $27.95. 800 pages of plants, sustence farming, animal processing and raising on and on.
