can i use lard in cookies instead of shortening??

[mississippifarmboy]

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It's true too! My granny only lived to be 103, if she hadn't have ate all that lard she'd still be with us. Oh well, I guess them experts are a lot smarter than us country folk?

 

[hennyannie]

My pop paw was 97, Maybe he should have ate at the school lunch rooms, them he would be here to help with my tomatoes, not good starting seeds.

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

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You poor thing.

If you ever get down this way I'll have ya'll stop for supper and have Terra cook ya'll a real meal.

On my way to Mississippi!!!!

I guess I am really missing out. I hear it's SOOO good, although I can't really say I've had "southern cooking"... well unless soul food counts (at an african american church) We use butter and olive oil to cook everything. I guess that's healthier...

 

[hennyannie]

The southerners will take the chance. Mail the cookies! LOL

 

[arabianequine]

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I'm funny tonight huh? I thought it was anyways.

I really like sweet tea too....maybe I will make some.

Will you eat spinach or asparagus if it has lard in it?

If I'm going to eat asparagus it better have lard or something else good in it, because you know I hate that stuff.

I'd just go out in the pasture and graze before I'd eat asparagus!

Besides, you eat fruitcake...

anybody that would eat a fruitcake would eat ANYTHING!

I don't eat fruitcake. I just make it for people that like it.

You want to try some? I still have some.

I do eat asparagus however.

 

[Katy]

Even Walmart sells lard.......it doesn't have to be refridgerated. It doesn't have as long a shelf life as Crisco, but that's because it's the real thing, not fake fat.

 

[Taylor]

every grocery store down here in Tennessee sells lard in buckets, you can get 2lbs, 5 lbs and 10 lbs and 20lbs. I don't see who would use the larger buckets unless your doctor said you need to gain weight!

I could use half butter and half lard in my recipe, what do you think?

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi Taylor! I made Oatmeal Raisin Cookies with *mostly* lard yesterday and they are delicious.
I say *mostly, because the recipe called for 2 1/2 sticks butter and I only had 1/2 stick butter --- I used the 1/2 stick butter and 1 cup lard.
Good luck with your cookies!

Lisa

 

[Urbanfarmerkc]

As a child we would make lard after killing hogs. My parents/grandparents would intentionally leave a few pieces of skin in so they'd crackle. It's called Cracklin. My favorite part is that it was done in an old cast iron kettle. I used to pretend they were all witches stirring their pot. LOL BTW, I grew up in Tennessee not Missouri. My dad would tell me when he was a kid, they'd make lie soap the day after lard to take advantage of the kettle. I guess they used lard to make the soap. Lot of work... We changed when I was a kid cause my doctor told my mom my something was too high. We went to vegetable oil and never changed back to lard. Lard is better flavor, makes better bread and pie crust and probably peanut butter cookies too...

 

[Frogdogtimestwo]

Many people on the sister site to BYC use lard for all grease/oil/shortening needs. There has been a lot of discussion about it, here is one of the recipes posted
http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7945
I buy lard in my local Mexican grocery store.