To anyone else who renders their own lard....

[Sarudak]

For you crazy people. Cracklings make the most amazing burger topping. That is all...

[FlowerChild]

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For once, I am at a loss for words :)

[Sarudak]

What? Lard rocks! ;)

[FlowerChild]

<begins to edge ever closer to the door while having flashbacks of Deliverance>

[Xeo]

Like my uncle always said If you want lard done right you've gotta use yourself.

[Sarudak]

I never understand the song references you make. Nonetheless lard is delicious. It make the best fried rice, the best caramelized onions and mushrooms and the best pie crust you can imagine. Not to mention that contrary to popular belief as long as it's not hydrogenized it's far more healthy than most of the vegetable oils people use to cook nowadays.

[Xeo]

Like my uncle always said If you want lard done right you've gotta use yourself.

Oh shit I just realized you're talking about making lard yourself. When I read the title I thought you were talking about making lard out of your own fat.
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I think it's time to go to bed...

[FlowerChild]

I never understand the song references you make.

Sigh...if that scene was representative of what normally transpires in your backyard, I guess you wouldn't catch it.

That was my roundabout way of calling you a redneck...you redneck ;)

All I know is that I'm going to have nightmares about you dining on raw steak with a side of homemade lard tonight.

[Shengji]

...and the best pie crust you can imagine. Not to mention that contrary to popular belief as long as it's not hydrogenized it's far more healthy than most of the vegetable oils people use to cook nowadays.

If you truly want the finest pie crust, you need 5:1 shortening:cake margarine. Yes its hydrogonised but honestly it's worth it ;) Grew up on a farm which made cornish pasties which win awards every year, without fail!

OK, I'm not helping with the deliverance reference am I....

[FlowerChild]

Heathens. The best pie crust is definitely made with butter, and butter only.

I think a bake-off may be in order here.

[Thalarctia]

Heathens. The best pie crust is definitely made with butter, and butter only.

I think a bake-off may be in order here.

Being from Denmark, a country made of butter and bacon, I have to agree with the above statement. You can't make a good Danish (pastry) if using anything but butter.

On a related note: http://satwcomic.com/too-little-butter

[Niyu]

For pastries butter, but for frying, using anything else than olive oil is a sin where I live.

[Shinxy]

Heathens. The best pie crust is definitely made with butter, and butter only.

Ew, really? All butter? That'd be flakier then someone with dandruff man, need some lard to make it tender.
I've always done a 3:1 Butter:Lard in my pie crusts.

Also in the defense of lard, you can't make a good biscuit without it, or at the very least, shortening.

[Shengji]

Well, this is it then, I challenge you all to bake your own mystery meat pie and post the piccy's.

Extra points for using your own rotting corpse as the filler ;)

Points deducted for soggy bottoms. No-one likes a soggy bottom.

[FlowerChild]

No-one likes a soggy bottom.

I've had my moments.

[agentwiggles]

Heathens. The best pie crust is definitely made with butter, and butter only.

I think a bake-off may be in order here.

Man, I'd follow you blindly into the depths of hell when it comes to game design, but our opinions on pastry design are clearly irreconcilable. :P

[nmarshall23]

Oh shit I just realized you're talking about making lard yourself. When I read the title I thought you were talking about making lard out of your own fat.

Hmm, I wonder just how much mystery meat that would take..

Heathens. The best pie crust is definitely made with butter, and butter only.

Man, I'd follow you blindly into the depths of hell when it comes to game design, but our opinions on pastry design are clearly irreconcilable. :P

Having been at one point married to a southern gal, I have to agree with the virtues of Lard.

[Gears]

Heathens. The best pie crust is definitely made with butter, and butter only.

I think a bake-off may be in order here.

Actually I'll back up flowerchild on this one. When done right, pie crusts with butter are a religious experience in itself.

I for one would legitimately like to see a bake-off within this community. The "Better with Baking" contest, winner gets booze and wolf chops.

[Benanov]

I'll enter, but I'm using Ghee - and not "vegetable ghee" either - that's just a cute name for shortening.

All of the milkfat, none of the solids

[Wibbles]

Would never have thought of using ghee in a pie crust, I use it simply for frying -- food for thought!

[Shengji]

So after a very long "Week Of Things Which Are Not Fun" I wound up missing a connecting flight due to overzealous security deciding that I may be a drugs mule. I spent 24 hours in a cell waiting for a gender appropriate person to return to work and stick their fingers into me, and pretty much the only thing stopping me from assaulting my way into proper jail time was the thought that when I get home, I'm going to make my mystery meat pie! Don't ask me why that was the thought which kept me going but it did.

So, back at home, it's midday but my body thinks it's midnight, freshly violated by the fattest, nastiest security officer I have ever seen, I got to baking. Three hours later and here's the results:

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Serving suggestion seems to be 1 tablespoon of apple chutney and half a roasted chicken breast. That classic combination otherwise known as "What's doesn't smell bad in my fridge"

I'm off to bed!

[DaveYanakov]

mmm... Long pork pie is my favorite. Glad you aren't in jail anymore Shengji. You would have been sorely missed.

[FlowerChild]

So after a very long "Week Of Things Which Are Not Fun" I wound up missing a connecting flight due to overzealous security deciding that I may be a drugs mule. I spent 24 hours in a cell waiting for a gender appropriate person to return to work and stick their fingers into me, and pretty much the only thing stopping me from assaulting my way into proper jail time was the thought that when I get home, I'm going to make my mystery meat pie! Don't ask me why that was the thought which kept me going but it did.

Yikes. My sympathies man :(

[kilgore trout]

<begins to edge ever closer to the door while having flashbacks of Deliverance>

Whenever I hear a pig squeal in MC ... terrible, terrible thoughts.

[FlowerChild]

After Shengi's story, I'm really beginning to regret referencing that particular film earlier in this thread :)