Rendering Lard

I finally got around to jarring up the lard which we’d carefully rendered from our pig fat today. When processing the meat, any scraps of white fat were set aside. Heated very very gently with a scrap of water to set them off and prevent burning, these were melted down to make lard. Today I strained out any solid matter through a tea strainer whilst I filled sterilized glass jars.

I’ve got three different qualities stored now, from white to darker. Nothing better for roasting potatoes.