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Animal fats are making a comeback! Lard and beef tallow were invaluable in your grandmother’s pantry, but misinformation about the health properties of animal fats shifted cooks towards vegetable-based fats. Eric Gustafson, the CEO of the number one supplier of animal fat shortenings in the Western U.S.– Coast Packing Company– joins Erin Fairbanks on The Farm Report to chat animal fat.

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