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Hey Everyone,

   I hope you are having a great week! Yesterday, I started a batch of pork lard from our free-range pork back fat. This is one of my favorite things to do in the kitchen - It is simple, makes the house smell amazing, and you end up with a ton of creamy delicious pork lard to share with friends and family.

   The process is easy as long as you have the right equipment. Begin by cutting pork back fat or kidney fat into finger-size slivers. Back fat (lard) is great for frying and sautéing, and has a stronger flavor than kidney fat (leaf lard), which usually goes into pie crusts and pastries. The best time to cut the fat is when it is between room temperature and frozen. To render the fat (separate the pure fats from the proteins and tissue), place up to five pounds of the slivers in a Dutch oven or casserole and melt over low heat on the stove top. After a few hours of rendering and stirring, you will have lard and cracklin'. I place a strainer in a large glass bowl and pour in the warm fat, transfer the strained fat to mason jars, and freeze. The remaining cracklin' is great tossed with a little sea salt and used to dress a salad. It's pretty good to eat straight up, too.

   Lard was a staple food in the U.S. until hydrogenated vegetable oil and shortening took its place. Now, it's making a slow comeback in farm-to-table restaurants and specialty stores. Try it out in your pie crust and you'll understand how a pie crust is supposed to be.

   We offer pork back fat and kidney fat (currently out of stock until after December 12) for home-rendering, and are hoping to offer rendered fat soon. The coupon from last week is still good - Buy 5 packages of ground beef, get 1 free. Check it out below.

See you at the market,

Steven Moak

(760) 805-9194

 steven@son-riseranch.com

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My Rewards 

The SonRise Ranch Store Rewards Program is a great way to earn rewards and save money on products that you regularly purchase with SonRise Ranch. For every dollar you spend, you will receive 5 rewards points. All the points are tracked on our web store, so only purchases made though your Son-RiseRanchStore.com account will be accounted for. If you don't feel comfortable in purchasing through the web store, you can call our office and we can take your order over the phone, and you will receive points for these purchases as well. Points will not be credited for purchases directly at the farmer's market, so be sure to use the web store and order ahead!

For each 100 points you earn you can receive $1 in credit towards SonRise Ranch products (to earn 100 points you must spend $20 online). Points are redeemable in 2000 point / $20 increments only. You can receive points for any purchase made through our web store or over the phone (excluding CSA and Quarter Beefs). Your point balance can be checked by logging into your online account under "Other Features > My Rewards".

Here's how it works:

1. Once you've placed your order and it has shipped, your MyRewards Points will be redeemable for your next purchase. Excludes CSA and Quarter Beef purchases.

2. To view your MyRewards, simply go to MyRewards. You can visit this page at any time through your web store account to review your points balance, under "Other Features > My Rewards".

3. Enter the total amount (in points) you'd like to redeem below (100 points = $1). Must be redeemed in increments of 2000 points / $20.00.

4. Once you click Redeem Now, you are now ready to save on your next purchase. Upon placing your order, your available MyRewards will automatically be deducted from the total purchase amount.

5. Purchases made using your MyRewards are ineligible to receive additional points.