To Try (or Render) Lard
Historic Homesteads
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15m
Lard has many uses on the 19th century farm. Visit with Jeremy and Felicia from History Acres as they take you on the journey from harvesting lard, to preserving it, and then find out some of the uses!
Enjoy this program, which was re-edited by Civil War Digital Digest and includes additional images!
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