"Gal Called J.J." > wrote in message
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> One time on Usenet, (PENMART01) said:
> > (Gal Called J.J.)
> > >One time on Usenet, "Squet" > said:
>
> > >> I'm convinced that lard is pork fat, but my girlfriend says it's beef
fat.
> > >>
> > >> Anyone?
>
> > >Lard is indeed rendered fat from pork -- beef fat, OTOH, is
> > >called "tallow".
>
> > Nope, rendered beef fat is well, rendered beef fat (beef schmaltz).
Tallow is
> > *refined* fat, can be any fat.
>
> Hmmm, I sit corrected. Guess ya learn something new every day....
>
>
Tallow is *not* just rendered or refined beef fat. It is properly used to
refer to the fatty tissue of animals, or the harder fat of sheep, cattle and
other animals separated by melting. The word is also used to refer to fatty
substances in general, such as vegetable tallow.
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