Surprise! Cooking With Lard Is Healthier Then Oil

[basque]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yJan2RZ9d8

Never liked anything cooked in oil. Tastes like I think paint stripper would taste :biggrin1:

basque :rolleyes:

[ilmari]

Lard is best for pie crust of any type and always for potato doughnuts.

[MikeWhalen]

my mom made super great pies (pie crusts) and she swore by using lard
no idea if its bad or good for you but I would just remind everyone...no one is getting out of this world alive
enjoy

M

[zaender]

. . . I would just remind everyone...no one is getting out of this world alive


so true!
Lard is wonderful, when you want to make things very crusty. But oil is not oil. We only use olive oil from Fratelli Carli in Imperia, who delivers the Vatican too.
As you know, this can lead to very wise decisions!