Do you use lard
Call me old fashioned but I still use lard in my cooking - it makes great shortcrust pastry used half and half with butter or on its own and I also use it for doing the roast potatoes when I haven't got any pork dripping or goose fat to hand. I also use it for frying eggs and lovely home made pancakes - you don't need much and a little goes a long long way. Lets face it we can all aspire high and we are all encouraged to use certain ingredients. but we are not necessarily always able to afford the things we would like to like goose fat. I make my pork dripping using lard see my post here:Home Made Pork Dripping 19.05.2009. Hah you say Yuk it will furr up your arteries - not if its used sensibly. Its like most things if we use more than we actually need it can cause problems hence everything in moderation. I bet you have already had it and not known what your food was cooked in and proper beef dripping for home made chips - lovely. W...