"Slowly but surely, lowly pig fat is rising to glory for three reasons: taste, culinary performance and fears about heart-unhealthy, cholesterol-raising trans fat in vegetable shortenings."
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"Lard also has less saturated fat and cholesterol than butter. And while it might not be in the same saintly category as olive oil, lard actually contains nearly twice as much heart-healthy monounsaturated fat as butter."
Originally posted by GoingSkiing: I've never had the urge to make up 4 pieces of toast and spread it with lard and sprinkle cinnamon sugar on it...
me either hehehe
I have a very old cookie recipe (1800's vintage) that uses lard and it is just not the same with anything else. Very thin, light and crispy. It's a once a year treat.
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Posts: 4044 | Location: NE Atlanta (Chamblee, Doraville, Norcross, Duluth) | Registered: March 15, 2004
my grandmother's chocolate cake uses lard. my family LOVES this cake but it only shows up a few times a year for birthdays. mine is one of them (even though i've never had the heart to tell anyone that the cake is not my favorite) but i must admit that the cake with milk poured over the top is pretty darn tasty!
Posts: 28 | Location: Indianapolis | Registered: June 14, 2005
Wonders will never cease! This explains why my mom and her sisters, Czech immigrants who ate bread with lard and sugar on it as a treat during WWII, have not all dropped dead from heart attacks!
Posts: 222 | Location: Silicon Valley CA | Registered: September 15, 2005
LOL Denise!! Thanks for posting this Sheltieguy!!!!
Wonders never cease!!! You know what everyone, I think the moral of the story here is to "chunk" anything new and go back to "old" methods of cooking (using common sense of course).
"Lard also has less saturated fat and cholesterol than butter. And while it might not be in the same saintly category as olive oil, lard actually contains nearly twice as much heart-healthy monounsaturated fat as butter."
Yipppeee Yahoo! I almost bought some butter this week to make some healthier biscuits (for homemade McBreakfast).
Maybe I'll buy lard instead... I've never had the urge to make up 4 pieces of toast and spread it with lard and sprinkle cinnamon sugar on it...
Or I could use the Smart Balance in the fridge... that might be a better choice than lard...
Denise
Posts: 8682 | Location: Silicon Valley, CA | Registered: March 17, 2004
hehehe
