Skip to main content

Why Oil Separates From Lard

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
Jump to recipe ↓

Why Oil Separates From Lard

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a lard kettle, combine 100 lbs of water and 4 oz of Lard Purifier.

  2. Add 100 lbs of lard to the water mixture.

  3. Gradually heat the mixture until the lard melts without boiling over.

  4. Stir continuously until the lard is fully melted and washed.

  5. Skim off any scum that rises to the top.

  6. Allow the mixture to settle for about two hours to separate the water.

  7. Skim the lard off the top and let it cool while stirring until it thickens like cream.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

You might also like