To Try Lard - Civil War Farm Life

“Without hogs, farming could not go on” is a quote from the Cottage Economy first published in 1821. A large reason this was true is because of one word - lard. In this episode, Felicia and Jeremy from History Acres Farm talk with Will about what lard is, why was it so important on a 19th century farm, and the process of how to render, melt or try the lard. Thank you to the Waterloo Farm Museum for hosting us for the day! Enjoying the series – please support us on Patreon!   / civilwardigitaldigest   Thank you to Martin E. Liebschner for the use of the wonderful banjo music heard in this episode. Want to show off your interest in history and Civil War Digital Digest? Check out the store for shirts, drinking ware, and more: http://www.cafepress.com/civilwardigi... #CWDD #history #dighist #digitalhistory #digitalhistorian #education #research #connection #civilwar #lard #pig #hog #logcabin #fireplace #castiron #cookwithlard #cookingwithlard #realingredients #historicalcooking #swine #historyacres #farm #pigfat #renderlard #renderinglard