jenny1271
Active Member
At long last, I found some lard in two different places. I got some frozen lard from a local farmer at the farmer's market. And, I found some lard just sitting on the shelf in a tub (not refrigerated) at the Food Lion that is half a mile from my house (after searching at the Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, Costco, Butcher's Market, and heaven knows where else that was much farther away from my house).
Anyway, I would like to be able to use the lard that I got from the local farmer, but I'm concerned about shelf life. My thinking is that since the lard I got at Food Lion was just sitting on the shelf, it probably is hydrogenated and will thus have a longer shelf life, both in the tub and also once it is saponified. My question for you Lardy Soapers is, can I use the lard I got from the local farmer and expect it to last in my soap for as long as the other lard that I got from the Food Lion? I know this is a convoluted way to ask this question, but I am struggling here, because I don't even know what in the world hydrogenated means, and I just don't want my soap to get those ugly brown spots in my customer's hands, if and when I ever start selling my soaps...
Thank you in advance for your wisdom and advice!!!!
Anyway, I would like to be able to use the lard that I got from the local farmer, but I'm concerned about shelf life. My thinking is that since the lard I got at Food Lion was just sitting on the shelf, it probably is hydrogenated and will thus have a longer shelf life, both in the tub and also once it is saponified. My question for you Lardy Soapers is, can I use the lard I got from the local farmer and expect it to last in my soap for as long as the other lard that I got from the Food Lion? I know this is a convoluted way to ask this question, but I am struggling here, because I don't even know what in the world hydrogenated means, and I just don't want my soap to get those ugly brown spots in my customer's hands, if and when I ever start selling my soaps...
Thank you in advance for your wisdom and advice!!!!