Ophelia wrote:

>
> 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
>

The lard available in supermarkets here is in one-pound blocks, in
cartons, like butter. It is preserved with BHT and it is not leaf lard.
If you want that, you have to buy the fat from the butcher and render it
yourself (or use as is).

In 1890, there were more geese than chickens in the US. Now, I'd guess
95% of the American public has never tasted goose. You can only buy it
for about a week or two around the holidays. Goose fat is only available
by buying a goose and rendering the fat yourself. Similarly, duck fat is
home-rendered. Duck is readily available in supermarkets but still
something that most people never buy. You can actually buy rendered
chicken fat in the supermarket. It comes in plastic tubs.