Janet Bostwick wrote:
> On Fri, 3 May 2013 08:39:30 -0700, "Pico Rico" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
>>news
>>>a Food Network, Alton Brown episode called "Tamale Never Dies"? He
>>> made a comment about lard during the show and I didn't quite catch it.
>>> Help, please.
>>> Janet US
>>
>>is this it?
>>
>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCrn5zlGjig
>>
>>
>>I found it, now you watch it and tell me what his comment on lard was.
>>
> AB says: "I mean, sure, you could use shortening, and the texture
> would be nice and light, but the flavor would be flat. Lard, or
> rendered pig fat? Oooh, that's flavor. [we run for the door again,
> only to be stopped by AB] Lard is lower in saturated fat than butter,
> and it contains about the same percentage of monounsaturated fats as
> sunflower oil. What's more, most of the lards on the market are free
> of the trans fats that so often lurk inside shortening. So, come on,
> give lard a chance. Let's make tamales."
> Janet US

give lard a chance

somehow it reminds me of a t-shirt from Iowa and I am not making this
up -- "promote pork - run over a chicken" complete with picture of a
farmer chasing a chicken in his pickup truck