Lard Lovers

A network to help you find organic lard in America

Did you know that lard is mostly monounsaturated? Let's work together to encourage farmers to keep pigs on pasture and to sell organic lard.

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  • Linda Willis
  • Robert L. Kindelan
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  • Charlie Wareing
  • JL Prescott
  • Michelle Cardin
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Mother Linda

Bulgarian Christmas cookie made with lard

Bulgarian Maslenki

These jam-filled Bulgarian Christmas cookies are a child’s delight. In Bulgaria, they are traditionally made with lard, but you can substitute butter if you wish. Find the best lard you can, unhydrogentated and organic is best.

This recipe makes a beautifully pliable dough that doesn’t spread while baking, so you can place the cookies very close together on the baking sheet.…

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Posted by Mother Linda on December 19, 2010 at 6:00pm

 

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Lard Consumption in the United States from 1909 to 2007

Source: USDA/Economic Research Service, data last updated Feb. 27, 2009.

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Mother Linda left a comment for Barbara Rosholdt
Barbara, Welcome to Lard Lovers...hope you have a good source in your area. Linda
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Linda Willis replied to Mother Linda's discussion 'Lard source in your area???'
No where near Minnesota - I am in Florida! But thank you.
Jan 16
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Mother Linda left a comment for Amy Butts
Welcome to Lard Lovers.....Linda
Jan 15
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Mother Linda left a comment for Linda Willis
Linda, Welcome to Lard Lovers. I love chicken fat! Just use it for different things than lard. Linda2
Jan 15
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CoyoteRidgeFarms.com replied to Mother Linda's discussion 'Lard source in your area???'
Are you in the Minnesota area? We just brought our hog back from processing yesterday.  We have approx. 55 lbs of un-rendered, skin-on lard/fat. Our hogs are fed a very unique feed ration. The grain that we feed is our own Certified Organic…
Jan 15
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Linda Willis replied to Mother Linda's discussion 'Lard source in your area???'
Hi - I am new the to lard lover's group. Have you ever thought of rendered chicken fat as a butter substitute for your son? It is an age old Jewish choice as a spread for bread. Regards, Linda
Jan 11
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Mother Linda left a comment for Robert L. Kindelan
Robert, Welcome to Lard Lovers. Some of the resources are a bit scattered within the site, but there's a lot in there. Linda
Jan 2
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Mother Linda left a comment for JL Prescott
JL, Welcome to Lard Lovers. Glad to see you shared my lard sugar cookie recipe. If you have one to share, let me know. I have tried to figure how to let everyone post and share recipes, but haven't yet. But if you send to me, I can add to the…
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Lard source in your area??? 38 Replies

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