https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Fresh-lard-manteca/m-p/277219#M8488 <P>A friend recently gave me a couple pounds of fresh lard. </P> <P>I've been reading that some people are going back to lard (not processed, but freshly rendered) as a shortening product because it is "healthier" by not having chemicals or other ingredients in it.</P> <P>I grew up on a farm back in the 50's &amp; 60's and my mom rendered lard for our family, but that was a long time ago. </P> <P>The same friend gave me 18 beautiful fresh brown eggs from their chickens, so I made a batch of cookies where the recipe calls for lard and lots of eggs. The cookies were wonderful. They are called biscochitos (hubby's mom's recipe), a Mexican cookie.</P> <P>I call lard manteca...it sounds nicer than LARD...LOL</P> <P>Any comments on using fresh lard in place of store-bought, processed shortening products?</P> Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:47:16 GMT madzonie 2012-12-22T20:47:16Z https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Fresh-lard-manteca/m-p/277219#M8488 <P>A friend recently gave me a couple pounds of fresh lard. </P> <P>I've been reading that some people are going back to lard (not processed, but freshly rendered) as a shortening product because it is "healthier" by not having chemicals or other ingredients in it.</P> <P>I grew up on a farm back in the 50's &amp; 60's and my mom rendered lard for our family, but that was a long time ago. </P> <P>The same friend gave me 18 beautiful fresh brown eggs from their chickens, so I made a batch of cookies where the recipe calls for lard and lots of eggs. The cookies were wonderful. They are called biscochitos (hubby's mom's recipe), a Mexican cookie.</P> <P>I call lard manteca...it sounds nicer than LARD...LOL</P> <P>Any comments on using fresh lard in place of store-bought, processed shortening products?</P> Sat, 22 Dec 2012 20:47:16 GMT https://community.qvc.com/t5/Kitchen/Fresh-lard-manteca/m-p/277219#M8488 madzonie 2012-12-22T20:47:16Z