On Jun 3, 12:08*am, Janet Wilder > wrote:


> Manteca is lard, not bacon grease. You can sub vegetable oil for it.



Thanks, I found that out tonight at the supermarket. On one side
it said Manteca, on the other Lard. Lard is fine in small doses, but
they only had one size, a huge family sized thing, so I nixed it.
Besides, I don't need it yet. For now I'm going with the jarred salsa
verde to get a taste for it. From there I think I can sort of feel my
way into it. I appreciate the help though. When I used to eat at the
mexican restaurants in LA, the divier the better, they always had pico
de guyo on the table. Years later on the basis of memory alone (not
many ingredients, easy to remember), I made my own and it was better
than the stuff I was trying to imitate. Such is the case with the
green chile sauce, as I always called it. But I think it was
tomatillos that were blended smooth or really cooked down. By using
the bottled I'll get a feel for where to go next. I even bought two
tomatillos today just to get the feel of them, and then tomorrow to
see how they look when cut opened and smashed up a bit. I'm actually
not too bad at making things happen, but sometimes I lack the
confidence to begin - kind of like someone who walks really well but
has trouble taking the first step - lol - so when I ask all these
questions it's often based on that lack of confidence - and I
appreciate all the confidence boosting comments from people such as
yourself. Thanks.

TJ