My mother told me that when my uncle brought home his German bride in the late 1940's the family thought she was very strange because she ate goose fat. I must admit to always thinking that the family was right - "oooh gross, goose fat!" - until I met and married my German husband. He's not...
MissPrissy, thank you for letting me know I'm not the only one. I've been rendering chicken fat for several years now, and using it in pie crusts (only savory so far, but the taste isn't really obvious so I may start using it in fruit pies as well), and for sauteeing potatoes, and the like. I...