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prairie_princess
True Blue Farmgirl
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Elizabeth
Carpenter
WY
USA
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 Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 12:49:59 PM
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I saw a topic about rendering lard from 2009, but I still had some more questions....
Most of you ladies that render your own lard use home raised pigs... since I don't have those yet, is it possible to render lard from store bought pork, like ham? If you can, could someone take me through the process or point me in the right direction on the internet?
I was just reading in a book, "Real Food: What to Eat and Why" by Nina Planck, that the lard you buy in the store is hydrogenated and almost as bad for you as any other hydrogenated oil. My MIL was telling me you used to buy lard in the refrigerated section of the store (which I didn't know)... which makes me a little sketchy about using the hydrogenated stuff now (and dang! I thought I was being good by using lard in my pie crust! it's always something, isn't it...). Can you still buy refrigerated, "real" lard in some stores, like ethnic stores or something? Thanks!
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 3:35:24 PM
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I did raise my own hogs and got all the fat. I think you have to use only fay. No meat. To get the white lard you cannot have any meat in the fat. And you have to do it really slow so it won't burn. Some people use a crock pot. I just use the stove on low.
Do you have a butcher shop close by? Or a slaughthouse? You could get fat from them. I bet you could find pure organic lard in a health food store. Just make sure it's 100% pure lard. And it is better for you than all this hydrogenated crap out there right now.
Kris
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
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Posted - Oct 07 2010 : 4:05:12 PM
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i just did some lard. i also use it like tallow for soaps for laundry. low and slow like kris said. no meat. happy days sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
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DaisyFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Diane
Victoria
BC
Canada
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Posted - Oct 10 2010 : 2:19:50 PM
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I did mine similarly to Kristin and it also made wonderful soft soap like Sherry. I took all the fat when we butchered our pigs and froze it. I took it from the freezer and while it was frozen, grated it into a BIG pot (this made the rendering much quicker). I put about 2" of water in the bottom of the pot and then put it on med/low heat. When the fat was all melted, I put it in the frig overnight. Once cold, the pure white lard was on top and the impurities were all suspended in the water underneath that I just poured off. I've also done it this way in a big roasting pan in the oven.
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
765 Posts
Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Oct 10 2010 : 5:07:40 PM
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Do you keep the rendered lard in the refrigerator to store it?
Merry
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msdoolittle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amanda
East Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2010 : 07:36:51 AM
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I just read about the method Diane uses. Add a little water, and the gristle/meat/impurities should sink to the bottom while the pure fat rises. After cooling, you just remove the lard. :0)
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2010 : 07:50:15 AM
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I put mine hot into jars that seal. They need to be kept in a cool place. When I have a qt. that's been opened it then stays in the fridge. But mine seal and stay sealed.
Kris
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
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Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2010 : 08:32:12 AM
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Thanks Kristin! My Co-op is offering a lard bundle and I wanted some info before I ordered.
Merry
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Merry
True Blue Farmgirl
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Merry
Ankeny
Iowa
USA
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Posted - Oct 11 2010 : 08:58:08 AM
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Thanks Kristin! My Co-op is offering a lard bundle and I wanted some info before I ordered.
Merry
Farmgirl #536
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granitelakegoatgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Libby
MT
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Posted - Oct 11 2010 : 9:25:30 PM
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Kris, so you open one jar at a time---how long do you have the unopened jars stay good? Til the next season?
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