Picture of the lard I made a couple of months ago. If you have never made lard it is very easy. The only hard part is finding the fat to make it. When we ordered our 1/2 of a beef I also ordered 5 lbs of pig fat. It wasnt very expensive at all and actually the bag was heavier than 5 lbs. To make the lard all I did was put it in a pot on the stove and melt it down. My pan wasnt very big so as it melted I added more and when I got about 2 inches of fat on the bottom I just poured it in the canning jar. I used a funnel so I wouldnt drip any on my stove. The little bits of meat and gristle ends up on the bottom of your pan. I threw them away but some people like to eat them. I ended up with what you see above about 1 3/4 quarts of lard.
Cant beat biscuits made with lard!
Some people really dont like the smell of the melting fat but the fat I had did not smell. The pigs were pasture raised so that might have made a difference. Would I do this again? Yep sure would. Have I convinced you it's easy? Hope so because it was.
Very interesting. Thanks for this, one day we will have pigs and I'm really looking forward to making my own lard.
ReplyDeleteHmmm...that is fascinating! I've looked at store-bought lard and all of it has vegetable oil (!), so I've done without. I will definitely be looking for a source of pig fat (pastured pig, of course)...thanks for sharing!
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