tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post8948224490509810281..comments2023-10-24T08:01:49.981-04:00Comments on Ramping Up the Garden: I love my children!Matriarchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11626790347402266263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-34674110023623150512008-08-30T13:29:00.000-04:002008-08-30T13:29:00.000-04:00It does! After spending my life afraid of lard an...It does! After spending my life afraid of lard and bacon, because they were "bad fats", I find out the stupid hydrogenated vegetable shortening "they" told me to use was far worse for me. I've moved back to olive oil, butter, and lard. I save some bacon fat, too. I seldom need shortening, since we don't fry much, but some baking recipes call for it, and I use lard now. I get mine from a local butcher that renders fat from local pastured piggies.Matriarchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626790347402266263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8573115152567675253.post-54784436029967610282008-08-30T10:48:00.000-04:002008-08-30T10:48:00.000-04:00Mmmm, bacon. Pork fat rules!Mmmm, bacon. Pork fat rules!d.a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10701833441665984965noreply@blogger.com