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[psipsy]

I have here, a significant amount of bacon grease. Any ideas on what to do with it aside from simply tossing it?

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[animedude.livejournal.com]

Got any water balloons?

[psipsy.livejournal.com]

Not yet.

Not sure if what you're thinking would work, because to get the grease in the balloons, would mean heating it up, which would heat up the balloons and cause them to break prematurely. Unless you're thinking of something else, in which case, do tell.

[animedude.livejournal.com]

No, you're on the right track.

[rubian77.livejournal.com]

Is it too old to cook with?

[psipsy.livejournal.com]

It ranges from last night to a couple weeks old.

[rubian77.livejournal.com]

If it's been in the fridge, you can still cook with it. But if you've been leaving it out on the counter, it's trash...unless you *want* to attract skunks and rats to a woodpile with it...

I guess you could heat it up, strain it, and mix it with some lye to make some old-fashioned soap?

[psipsy.livejournal.com]

Ah, such as in the salad dressing?

[rubian77.livejournal.com]

mmmmmm, hot bacon dressing....but really, that's best made with fresh slab bacon (not sliced, but cubed) because the bacon is the best part of the dressing!

What? My husband grew up on the stuff.

[shh--dont-tell.livejournal.com]

You can fry potatoes in it, grease pans with it, and when boiling potatoes a tsp. in the boiling water helps keep the foam from developing and boiling over.

[psipsy.livejournal.com]

My dad used to make some fantastic fried potatoes. I didn't get the recipe from him, but I'm wondering if that's what he used.