[Sca-cooks] Revisiting animal fats

[Johnna Holloway]

My copy of Medieval Tastes Food, Cooking, and the Table
by food historian Massimo Montanari arrived yesterday. 
Chapter 9 is titled "Condiment/Fundament: The Battle of Oil, Lard, and Butter."
You might find it interesting. Book is described here:
http://cup.columbia.edu/book/medieval-tastes/9780231167864
Johnnae
On Jan 28, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Galefridus Peregrinus <galefridus at optimum.net> wrote:

> A few weeks ago, I posted a comparison of animal fats. I have since rendered and tested several more fats. I have not yet explored how these fats compare when used in actual recipes, but that's on the agenda. Below, I've combined both my previous and more recent investigations. snipped