[Red Badger]

I was raised on “lard”. It’s not bad. Foods made with lard taste much better than Hydrogenated Trans-Esterfied Vegetable Oils......

[ArrogantBustard]

I don't much care for lard ... I also don't much care for "partially hydrogenated vegetable oil".

Butter Rules!!!!

[bigfootbob]

McDonalds used to use lard to fry their fries. They were the best.

[fatnotlazy]

I was raised on “lard”. It’s not bad. Foods made with lard taste much better than Hydrogenated Trans-Esterfied Vegetable Oils......

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My grandmother on my dad’s side cooked and baked with lard. She lived to be 90. In fact, she never ate anything healthy. The only fruit she ever ate were apples and only if they were in, say, an apple pie, apple streudel, etc.

It’s true that using lard in pie crusts make them really flaky. When the food police deemed lard to be a no-no, my mother used Crisco and other substitues — the pie crusts just weren’t the same.

[steveo]

Hey... I make my pie crust with lard instead of crisco-like products. It never fails to amaze our guests. AND for creations where the flavor is a welcome addition, bacon fat is great. My grandpa was Cajun and my folks from the midwest so cooking is in the DNA.