Easiest Lard Rendering Video Ever (With Cracklins!)

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When I was a cook in the National Guard we were given only lard and butter for cooking. Initially I was reluctant to use it, since All I knew was margarine and vegetable shortening. I did find that the quality of the thing I made was much better with the lard. That was way back in the 70's, but I have never stopped using butter and lard. I have never paid attention to the know it alls and their whats good for you proclamations.

[mountnman]

My grandma make cracklins for me until she passed last January.  Now I buy them from our local Mexican store where they are called chicaronnes.  Thanks.

[Ericvegas]

Very interesting I think I’m going to start doing this. Thank you for keeping up the old ways for they are always the best ways

[Bravadosjebsimbahsm]

This is the kind of relationship you have when you take mushrooms together. Crisp connection and glad surface of a lake calmness.

[oljames]

When we cooked down the lard, after a hog killin, we always put Irish Taters in the pot. This done 2 things. It helped with the taste and acted like a thermometer. If the taters were starting to burn or cook to fast the fire was to high. If they were cooking to slow the fire wasn't high enough. It also gave you something else to snack on...

[timothypreseau]

How I love me some cracklins in corn bread. Yum.

[mikefryman]

Old video but, I am going to give it a try.
Besides, squirrel season, I imagine fried in this will be 👍👍👍

[suemcfarlane]

My friends husband has a butchers shop he and his farther who is also a butcher render lard at their farm from the fat that has come through their shop over the week he renders it down and sells to a wholesale operation

[GLITZYGIRL]

Yes protecting and guarding the old ways

[fmbighair]

What a great video. Listening to your voice and watching your procedures are very soothing. When you poured them in mason jars was liquid still hot? Does it eventually turn into white and thick?

[rogerb]

I remember being a kid (32 now) and constantly stirring the cracklin kettle until some grease got rolling...my uncles yelling "don't you let those burn, you'll ruin the lard". Lol

[GungaLaGunga]

Yep, Crisco lied to us all last century.