What is lard made from and how?

abbydaisy · #1 Aug 2, 2009, 09:54 AM

What is lard made from and how is it made.

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kayceecar · Aug 2, 2009, 09:59 AM

Abbydaisy,
Lard is rendered pork fat. The fat is strippede from the meat and rendered down in heating vats and is then filtered and processed into blocks that we can use for baking (makes very crisp, tender pastry) etc.



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