On Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:55:54 -0700, shirley sommers
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks , I will ask one of my processors were I get meat for our 9
> raw-fed GSDs.
> Any idea how much pork fat I should get ???????? Sounds like a wierd
> question but I have no idea where to start.
2-3 pounds makes a good batch to start with. You get about a pint jar of
lard per
pound of fat scraps. Make sure they're high quality and not full of
connective
tissue.
I've made pemmican using the rendered pork fat. It was delicious, but
never
really hardened up. I put it in a jar and ate with a spoon. Properly,
pemmican
should be made with beef or buffalo fat so it will hold its shape. You
would
render it the same way.
Lynnet