"Dick Margulis" > wrote in message
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> Ophelia,
>
> In large parts of the US, lard is rarely used. I'd guess that more than
> half of the US population have never bought a pound of it (although
> they've probably consumed it as an invisible ingredient often enough) and
> wouldn't know good lard from bad. The reasons are historical and cultural,
> but suffice it to say that when you mention lard in polite company over
> here, you often get quizzical looks from people (as in "I didn't think you
> were THAT sort of person!").

LOL, I hope you are going to explain why??

There's a certain social
> stigma attached to it, in other words. I don't think the lard much cares
> about social stigma one way or t'other and it just goes on being lard,
> waiting for folks to get over their hangup about it. Obviously, those who
> keep kosher or halal homes don't use it, but they can substitute goose
> fat, duck fat, or, as a last resort, chicken fat.

We buy lard in large packet in the supermarket Goose fat too but I
haven't seen duck or chicken fat. We can also buy what we call 'dripping'
which it the fat from pigs

Thank you for your explanation Dick)