How to render lard

Lard. I have to admit that for most of mylife that I’ve been terrified of the stuff. Be it schoolyard tauntsthat used the word, or the absence of it at both the grocery store andin my childhood home—I believed...

Demand for ethanol is starving Mexicans

Ethanol made from corn is likely one of the earth's most viable (read: cheaply produced) alternatives to oil. Corn can be grown in many places, after all. Last I checked, Kansas wasn't feeling particularly hostile...