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A good many of you probably took one look at my title and said “What?’ You’re probably sure you read...

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My grandmother rendered lard for her family once a year when the hogs were butchered. She used that lard for...

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I hate to think how much food I have wasted because of mold. My mother taught me well: “When in...

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