Weekend over, pig cut, wrapped and frozen...Now we are in the process of rendering lard...Herb and I have chunked all of the pig fat and have half of it rendered out for lard...The fat that clogs arteries and has nearly gone out of use since crisco came into vogue...Now crisco (hydrogenated) is out and lard slowly comes back and maybe not so bad after all...It makes the flakiest pie crust ever and we should have 12 to 15 pounds when all is rendered...Rendering is the slow process of heating the fat until it turns liquid, straining it off, cooling, then it will keep for a long time either refrigerated or frozen.
Last night found Pam and I at the Hurricane Creek Grange Hall for the Big Read Fanale...Luis Alberto Urrea was there to talk about his book "Into the Beautiful North." Luis is an entertaining speaker, talking in both Spanish and English, he told about his childhood, born in Tijuana to Mexican/American parents, growing up in southern California and how the characters in his fiction book, are based on people (mostly relatives) in his life.
The Grange Hall was packed with people, the food was abundant and I was home by 7:30...Hugs To All...OWAV:)
Fancy Cake
My Plate
Pam's plate
Dessert
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