Lard (lookaway now Zaz)

[Snadger]

A bit of interesting reading:-

http://www.motherearthnews.com/real-...m=email&page=2

[Two_Sheds]

I'm sure it was Nanny's permanent dish of lardy dripping in the fridge that turned me

vegetarian

[Snadger]

I'm sure it was Nanny's permanent dish of lardy dripping in the fridge that turned me

vegetarian

By you was powsh TS, having a Nanny and all!

PS Sounds nice btw!

[Two_Sheds]

I don't think I was allowed to call her Granny. Grandad was Grandad though (or more usually, Grampy or Grumpy)

[Snadger]

Mine was Gran and I deffo remember her shallow frying chips and dumplings in dripping.............
I'v enever been able to emulate those dumplings so God knows what she put in them..........

[veggiechicken]

Mine was Nana and I think my Mum still cooks with lard! It was probably lard or dripping with suet in the dumplings Snadger!

[Florence Fennel]

I always have lard in the house. Following my mum's tradition, I use it to make dripping, which then makes delicious gravy if I'm not roasting a joint, or spread on thick cut doorsteps of bread with a sprinkle of salt. I use it half and half with butter or marg to make pastry and I always use it for frying meat instead of oil. For the last 2 weeks it's been unavailable in T***o, so I've asked my daughter to see if she can get it for me in Sains or More Reasons.

My mum used a "nut" of lard in her dumplings that my dad called "flour and watter bombs".

I'm Nanny to my grandchildren because I wanted to be called "Granny", but my firstborn granddaughter couldn't say it and called me "Nanny". I love it now. My mum was "Mama" to my children, probably because they couldn't pronounce Grandma.

[Lisamcflisa]

I made lardy cake the other day for me dad in law, it looked awful dripping in the stuff but once it had crisped up it smelt gross but tasted nice lol must of be a heart attack in the shape of a cake tho :\

[julesapple]

The lard was the healthy bit......

I kid you not.

[Bigmallly]

Oh, dripping & bread wi' salt 'n pepper..............the memories flood back.

[veggiechicken]

........with the jelly under the dripping. I may not have eaten it for xx years but I can still taste and feel it, sliding over my tongue.

[northepaul]

God, you lot are disgusting!!

[veggiechicken]

....I know Thea, I haven't eaten meat for 25+ years but the slipperiness of dripping has remained in my memory

[Alison]

Remember my nan used to have a jar of dripping on the window ledge which was all different colours depends from what it had been drained - was truley yuk. She used to use it for all sorts, dippy bread was the worst which consisted of melting some if it in a pan then dipping bread into it and eating, not frying crisp but just soggy, fatty bread - yuk and double yuk! Do use lard sometimes for pastry though although more often go with Trex type products these days.