{"id":6017,"date":"2019-12-11T02:53:37","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T07:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/?p=6017"},"modified":"2020-10-28T20:36:28","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T00:36:28","slug":"an-ah-ha-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thistlehill.net\/wpblog\/an-ah-ha-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"An ah-ha moment…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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…when you finally try leaf lard. I\u2019ve been procrastinating for at least 15 years…ever since we added pigs at Thistle Hill…but we\u2019ve waited long enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leaf lard is a particularly pure fat found only around the pork loin and kidneys. Carefully rendered it makes the very highest quality cooking fat, prized by bakery chefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The leaf lard is colorless and tasteless…nothing \u201cporky\u201d about it. Son-in-law Bill Rozett…the family\u2019s world class baker…decided to try it first with crust of a chicken pot pie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As they say on Facebook: OMG! It is flaky beyond compare! The \u201cah-hah\u201d moment indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

True confession: I was never much of a fan of pork until we started to raise our own. There is no comparison between pasture-raised pork and what you are forced to buy at the supermarket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I urge you to try some from a farmer or farmers market near you. That is if Thistle Hill isn\u2019t convenient. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

David<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\"Jar<\/a>
Photos by Linda Rozett<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Chicken<\/a>
Photos by Linda Rozett<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Bowl<\/a>
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