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I'll have to keep my eyes open for it. But what exactly is leaf lard?

GLC, you mean you might try that? Because I live clear across the continent on Long Island, off the coat of NYC. GotGarlic, will chicken fat make a good pie crust? In chickens, BTW, legally, free range can mean scrabbling in the dirt in, or just in front of the barn. It isn't at all what any...

Yes, pigs are omnivorous, and I would prefer the meat and lard from a pig that ate a very varied diet - including the insects, grubs, and carrion. The pig and it's meat and lard would be healthier. I hadn't considered tallow. But if it will make a good pie crust, I'll see if I can find any...

Steve, I hear what you're saying about animal fats, but today's animal fat isn't the same as it was years ago. Animals are what they eat just as we are. It isn't the lard that's the problem. It the lard of a pig that has been fed a diet that it was not meant to eat, that is. The situation...

There are a number of problems I have with Crisco. First, I don't use palm, soybean, canola or cottonseed oil. Crisco is made from soybean and palm oils. Second, I keep away from all hydrogenated oils except for coconut, which is naturally hydrogenated. Third, as an herbalist who makes...

My husband loves blueberry pie, and I have a good source for wild blueberries. Blueberries, especially wild blueberries are very healthy. Real sugar isn't too bad, especially since we don't get a lot of sugar in our diet. I could certainly use less of it in the pie. My problem is the pie...