I have been shooting pure lard on and off for years. I shot some yesterday. it works great. It also bakes biscuits like nothing else. I keep a big tub of it. it is easy to find here in the south,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Lard vs Tallow
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Aren’t we all!!!! Render the lard, cracklings in corn bread that night.
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I prefer lard for shaping powder horns over oil. Been wondering what to do with it when it gets old and needs replacing. You guys got me thinking I'll filter it through a cheese cloth and mix it with bees wax.
Handy that I shoot out back near all my bee hives. Don't have to travel at all, really.
Handy that I shoot out back near all my bee hives. Don't have to travel at all, really.
since we feed out and process a couple of calves a year, I have the butcher save the kidney fat which is very hard and render it down to beef tallow. I know most people do not have this opportunity, but if you have a butcher shop perhaps you can obtain some. render it by cutting up in small pieces and boil outside. makes a lovely hard white tallow that will not get rancid. Kidney fat tallow is hard, body fat will not work it is too soft.
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