Organic Lard is Health Food!

Another guest post from the ever-generous Paul Wheaton and Team Permies...

By PAUL WHEATON

I remember …. because of the cookies ….

In the 80′s a Missoula bakery generated cookies that I had a hard time resisting. The secret ingredient? Lard. I still struggle with the idea... It was lard that made the cookies delicious?

In the cold case of Albertson’s, I remember buying lard and using it for all sorts of things. And then we were told that lard was bad, but Crisco was good! (Did you know that originally, Crisco was designed for candle wax? Just as they come out with their superior candle goo, people turn keen on the electric light bulb.) Then the lard disappeared. Now we are told that Crisco is bad.

A recent article in Acres USA shares how good lard is — some of the best food you can eat. Especially

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Here are some recipes from Thermos:
Thermos Corned Silverside.
1 ½ to 2 kilogram piece of Corned Beef (choose a square cut piece to fit easily)
2 Bay leaves
1 large Onion
3 strips of Orange peel
4 Cloves
2 tablespoons of Brown Sugar
1 cup of Balsamic Vinegar
1 tablespoon of Mustard
½ a tablespoon of Peppercorns
Water to cover.
Simmering time on the stove top: 30 minutes
Thermal Cooking time: 3 to 4 hours minimum.
Place all the ingredients into the inner pot.
Bring the contents to the boil.
Reduce the heat to a simmer.
Simmer gently for 30 minutes with the lid on.
Turn off the heat and transfer the inner pot to the outer Thermal Container.
Leave to complete the cooking for 3 to 4 hours minimum.
You can add the required vegetables whole with the corned beef while it is being simmered or else you may wish to freshly cook vegetables to serve with the corned beef when you are ready to eat.