One of the side products that comes from processing Pork from Pigs is the fat! Using that Pork Fat to make Lard, or Render Lard, as it’s called, is very rewarding! While you may think it’s unhealthy…

Alton Brown, host of the Iron Chef, may disagree!
(Watch the Video on the Food Network) 

In fact Prevention.com says…   

“While there are a few dissenters in the ranks, most of the experts we spoke with say lard doesn’t deserve its bad rap—and can actually be a healthier fat than other options, especially for some kinds of cooking.”

The Site Hampshire.edu goes deeper into what some of the healthy benefits are…

“Compared to conventionally-raised pork, pasture-raised pork has:

2.4x more omega-3 fats 

60% lower omega-6: omega-3 ratio

1.3x higher poly- unsaturated: saturated fats

8% higher protein

2x more vitamin E “

So, by now you may be asking, but what about Crisco? 
really glad you asked… Read TheConversation.com

Anyway, suffice to say, the Taste alone that comes from Foods, especially Baked Goods, made from Lard, especially Lard rendered from Woodland Pastured Berkshire Pigs like we have here at Briden Farm, is incredible! 

So, let’s take a look at how we make Lard… 

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