Stan Marks <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>The raw fat of our whitetail deer cools to a hard, waxy state. (In fact,
>I'm sure that the early settlers must have found it indispensable for
>making candles!)
When hungry, these candles are good and crunchy together with dried or
cooked meat.
>When it is cooked, it does melt and can be quite tasty, but when it starts
>to cool off, it becomes quite unpalatable. In the mouth, the fat becomes
>very pasty and sticky and coats the inside of the mouth and the teeth.
It's easy to eat it when it's completely cooled down.
Fredrik