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If lard can do this to a sewer, just think of its effect on your blood vessels. Who knew?

Asked by elbanditoroso (33578points) August 7th, 2013

This is kind of gross to think about – a bus size lump of lard (15 ton) that had grown (accumulated) under the streets in Surrey, England.

How much time did it take to grow to that size?

How do you remove 15 tons of lard from a sewer? One tablespoon at a time?

Is lard recyclable?

Oh Lard, we thank you for your bountiful generosity…

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ucme's avatar

So that’s what happened to Robert Maxwell.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Where did the lard come from? It doesn’t grow on it’s own. It’s inorganic.

Haleth's avatar

This sounds like something out of Neverwhere.

Dutchess_III's avatar

If beer can do this to a town, imagine what it can do to your kidneys!

LornaLove's avatar

People still eat lard? :O

elbanditoroso's avatar

@LornaLove – no, but they cook in it.

LornaLove's avatar

@elbanditoroso That means they eat it.

Dutchess_III's avatar

Nothing wrong with it. It’s just pig fat rendered down. No worse than eating pork ribs. Our aversion is psychological. I mean, yeah, it’s not good to cook with fat but we do it anyway.
Lard
” Many chefs and bakers deem lard a superior cooking fat over shortening because of lard’s range of applications and taste.”

Blondesjon's avatar

Oreos are mostly lard.

what the fuck did you think made them taste so good?

Dutchess_III's avatar

And those McD’s french fries of yore!

Seek's avatar

they were so much better then…

Hard to find suet anymore. More’s the pity.

jca's avatar

If I’m not mistaken, lard is a trans-fat, which means at room temperature, it’s hard (unlike oil or butter, which, at room temperature, is not hard).

Dutchess_III's avatar

Are penises a transfat?

We find suet at the grocery store. Just ask the butcher.

I think I’m going to go looking for some lard and cook with it, see what happens!

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