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That is approximately 1 cup
Make the pastry using shortening, instead of lard.
Lard has more saturated fats
A kilogram of lard is larder than a pound of lard. Also, a kilogram is 2.2 pounds, whether of lard, or lart, or, as they say, whatever.
The lard I remember always came in buckets, I think they were 5 pound buckets. I have seen it in one pound bricks. But adding a half a pound of lard seems like alot of lard, unless one is baking a very large amount.
About 0.454 kilos per pound.
A pound of lard is two cups and lard must be of a similar density to butter. Therefore one cup of butter weighs half a pound.
Shortening is the fat or oil used in cooking. It can range from lard to olive oil, depending on the recipe.
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Yellow Beeswax, Colophony, Olive oil and Lard
Heres a very basic ointment 8 oz lard by weight 2 oz (4 tbsp) beeswax Melt wax in top of double boiler and add lard gradually. Stir till cool. Can be varied by using a cooking oil (ie. olive, safflower, sweet almond, or avocado). Herbs can also be infused in the melted lard and beeswax and have fun...........in making ointment
8 oz