Frankly, the hype that high-falutin' leaf lard, found at a rare butcher or farm is just that: snooty, ignorant hype. For over 75 years, since my grandmother's time, my family has bought Armour lard from the store. 1. Lard is terrific pie shortened. 2. Lard is tasty and flakey. 3. Lard is economical, compared to butter. 4. Lard is easy to work with, no need to fuss with refrigeration prior to rolling out...face it, busy house-cooks of the past often had no time for such fuss...my mother...of nine kids...didn't. 4. & Lard has contributed to our prize-winning pies.

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