On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:21:22 -0400, brooklyn1 wrote:

> Doug Freyburger wrote:
>>Gold Finch wrote:
>>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Refrigerate the quart. *Tomorrow, peel the fat off the top and throw
>>>> it int he trash. *
>>>
>>> I put it in the fridge and that's what happened.
>>
>>That's rendered schmaltz.
>
> Actually, it's not. The fat that accumulates atop a stewed dish has
> no culinary value whatsoever, none. At best it's suitable to slop
> hogs/critters.
>
> The sqwertz tosses it into the trash but since I have cold winters I
> save it in my freezer to feed wintering birds. But that's not
> schmaltz, not even close.

OMG. I actually agree with Sheldon.

I think I need to change my stance: It is 100% pure gourmet
schmaltz.

-sw