We were blessed last week to have my parents join us from Pennsylvania. It was a wonderful visit and a lot was accomplished. I had asked my Mom to bring along some raw peanuts. The bulk food store that I shop in our area (an hour away) was out of them and I thought it would be fun to make peanuts while she was visiting.
My Mom did a lot of jarring and canning when I was a kid and my Dad LOVES peanuts so it was something she made regularly.
I mention in the video below about sharing with you, locations where you can get lard. A lot of people frown upon the word Lard and others are not familiar with the term. Lard is fat from a pig. For more details: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lard
I grew up eating lard and over the years, we have heard that lard is not good for you. We have also heard the same of eggs, however, now eggs are good for you?
So this is how I view lard as a usable fat for my family. Lard has not killed me and currently it is one of the few fats that I can either make myself or find at a butcher shop and know that there are not preservatives, additives and chemicals within that will slowly poison my family. SO…..
Lard is something you can make yourself if you have pigs, on the east coast it is typically readily available at a butcher shop or the butchers at the flea markets, food auctions, etc and so far in Idaho I have found Snow Cap lard available at Winco. Since currently we do not have a pig, I still prefer the local butcher shop version and my Mom was kind enough to bring some along. I encourage you to use lard over the store bought alternatives.
We used a cast iron skillet to make our peanuts. When heating lard you will want to be aware that it will foam so you don't want to put too much lard in the pan or it will cook over and you will end up with a grease fire if you are using gas.
For those of you that have never experienced a grease fire, it is wise to have a package of salt readily available. Table salt from the large store packaging will put out a grease fire. A shaker of salt will not be enough to put out your typical grease fire. NOTE: NEVER put water on a grease fire.
Enjoy the video with Mom. My Mom has been talking in front of people since I was a wee one – she has been involved with Tupperware since I was two and let me just say that is a LONG time… 🙂 So she did well on her YouTube debut and I will be sure to share her knowledge again on her next visit…
Be sure to check out Mountain Woman Journals radio show tomorrow on Survival Mom Radio Network at http://radio.thesurvivalmom.com/category/tammy-trayer/
If you have your own blog and would like to share a tasty treat you have posted on your blog feel free to add it below… Today is TASTY TUESDAY…..
Thanks for joining me and until my next post, take care and God bless… MWJ <3
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