Lard Press

Name/Title

Lard Press

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.970

Description

Cast iron lard press with hand crank. Feet have holes for screwing down to a surface.

Use

Was used to squeeze lard out of fat pieces of hot pork in the "trying out" or rendering process. Most families raised one or more pigs each year for meat, salt pork, and lard for cooking. After extracting all the lard, the remaining "cracklings" made a tasty snack