SC - Pigs-Lard production/usage

Fri Dec 1 20:07:17 PST 2000

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In a message dated 12/1/00 6:12:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, phelpsd at gate.net 
writes:

> >Anyone have any stat on how much lard you get off of one pig if it hasn't
> >been raised in the modern fashion, on kitchen scraps?
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Please clarify this statement. Do you mean that modern pigs are raised on 
table scraps unlike period pigs or do you mean that period pigs were raised 
on table scraps unlike modern pigs? I am confused.

In the town s pigs roamed freely eating all kinds of table scraps and other 
detris. On estates they were pastured in oak groves and were considerably 
fattened on acorns. Either way the pigs were fattened. Modern pigs have been 
bread for the past 30 years to be increasingly lean so comparing them to 
period pigs is questionable so far as their fat producing capabilities. 

One o the major agricultural products until well into the beginning of this 
century was the production of lard. I am puzzled as to why you feel it was 
'expensive' during the middle ages.  As soon ago as 10 years, lard could 
still be bought in my area for 3 or 4 pounds to a dollar. Vegetable oil when 
compared to lard only became somewhat reasonably priced within that same 
period of time.

Ras
The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol

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<HTML>In a message dated 12/1/00 6:12:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, phelpsd at gate.net writes:
 
 
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 Please clarify this statement. Do you mean that modern pigs are raised on table scraps unlike period pigs or do you mean that period pigs were raised on table scraps unlike modern pigs? I am confused.
 
 In the town s pigs roamed freely eating all kinds of table scraps and other detris. On estates they were pastured in oak groves and were considerably fattened on acorns. Either way the pigs were fattened. Modern pigs have been bread for the past 30 years to be increasingly lean so comparing them to period pigs is questionable so far as their fat producing capabilities. 
 
 One o the major agricultural products until well into the beginning of this century was the production of lard. I am puzzled as to why you feel it was 'expensive' during the middle ages.  As soon ago as 10 years, lard could still be bought in my area for 3 or 4 pounds to a dollar. Vegetable oil when compared to lard only became somewhat reasonably priced within that same period of time.
 
 Ras
 The test of good manners is to be patient with bad ones.- Solomon Ibn Gabirol</HTML>

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