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["Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

 On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 9:04 PM, SJC <indexer AT localnet.com> wrote:

>
> I just rendered about 50 pounds of fat off the neighbor's pig,
> specifically for the lard, mostly for pie crusts.  Yeah, I know, I'm
> gonna die early....but happy.

Oh sweet lord! There are few things better than crust made from real
lard, which we always had when I was a kid. Well, the sugar cookies
made with lard were pretty good too.

The only trouble is that you have to render it yourself. The stuff
they sell in stores....is not the same.

Marie