64-year-old tub of lard found in Germany -- still edible

AFP/YahooNews ^ | 2/1/12

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A German pensioner who had kept a tub of lard in his cupboard for 64 years, took it to authorities who pronounced it very much fit for consumption -- if a little tasteless.

Retired chemist Hans Feldmeier, 87, told AFP he had received the pig fat as a student in 1948 near the northern city of Rostock as part of the post-war US aid programme.

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Preppers’s Ping!

[brivette]

so, this is where Michael Moore has been hiding...

[trisham]

My mother cooked everything in bacon grease.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Dump it on Arafishes grave,

[AU72]

Pork fat rules!

[Anti-Hillary]

maybe Paula Dean HAS found the fountain of youth...

[APatientMan]

Cue the Michael Moore pics.

[Mmogamer]

Mine did too. Kept it in an old coffee can on the stove.

[csmusaret]

Try that with margarine.

[Yardstick]

Good ole lard.

[cripplecreek]

authorities who pronounced it very much fit for consumption -- if a little tasteless.

Wonder who got that job.

[bigbob]

I was going to object, Rosie O’Donnell isn’t that old...

[freedumb2003]

I travel to Mexico frequently and the food is SO good there. Part of the reason is they use old-fashioned lard (like our parents did).

The other reason Mexican food in Mexico is so good is that they don’t drown their food in salsa — that is distinctly NorteAmericano. They spice wisely and also use open flame wood cooking (also a no-no here).

[trisham]

My mother kept hers in a can, too. Ah, those were the days. :)

[tumblindice]

USA! USA! USA!
We are the lords of lard.

[Bobalu]

[Bobalu]

[MV=PY]

That’s encouraging. I’m hoping to last that long.

[little jeremiah]

On the rare occasions I go to town and (shudder) Walmart, I usually see several 64-ish tubs of lard waddling around....

Doubt if they’re edible, though.

:-)