Clarifying Fat
Ingredients
Directions
Pour boiling water over the fat and boil thoroughly.
Set the fat aside to cool.
Once cool, remove the solidified fat and scrape off any impurities from the bottom.
To remove objectionable flavors, add thick slices of raw potato to the melted fat.
Heat gradually until the fat stops bubbling and the potatoes are brown.
Strain the fat through a cloth in a wire strainer.
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.
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