Happy Mothers Day !
Yesterday we took a ride out of dodge and out into the lovely charming country. We stopped at 4 generation farm, which has a farmstand which is the cutest. It's honest pay, she has a box to put the money in, those folks in the country...love em.
We picked some farm fresh brown eggs ( Love them brown eggs), honey, a lilly of the valley plant, a strawberry plant, some Hungarian Seed to make paprika,(from Hungary), and #3 lbs of fat from here heirloom Mangalista pigs. Today I am making lard.
There was a brand of lard which I particularly liked called Lundy's, from NC. Cannot find it anywhere now. I found some videos on lard making, and thought I might like to try my hand at it. Fresh from the farm, humane, no chemical, free range all of that good stuff. It took an hour to cut the 3# of lard into small chunks, hubby helped. He is making dinner tonight so I have free time to do something else, and that was render down the lard. Later Later I'll move the hook, I'm working on a pillow cover.
Believe it or now it was raining, and sleeting and some snow, my poor sunflowers. I hope they make it, it's been pretty cold at night, I grew them from seed. Chocolate Cherry.
Well thats my day, I'm enjoying it, and I hope you enjoy yours.
3 comments:
Happy Mother's Day! I really need to get some lily of the valley's. I used my l-o-v teacup this morning. Does that count? I'm thinking you'll like your lard. It tastes "cleaner" than store bought in my experience.
I love farm stands! You found a great one. I remember my Mom rendering pig fat into lard but she did it outside in a big old cauldron ( they obviously just had killed a pig). I'm amazed that you'd try that. I hope it works.
What awful weather you're having. I'd say enough already!! Hopefully soon things will warm up ( and your sunflowers will thrive).
Happy Mother's day to you too.
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