Bales Farm Cookbook, Lard, Aliceson’s White Cheddar Pimento Cheese Recipe

Today, we are setting the table with news about a brand new cookbook from Bales Farms written by Aliceson Bales. She has been a visitor several times on this show, before. Aliceson, her husband Barry Bales, and their 14 year old son Marshall own and operate Bales Farms in Mosheim, Tennessee. A 6th generation family farm. Today Aliceson is going to share information with us about lard from pasture raised animals. The differences between lard, how to render lard, some of the nutritional benefits in lard, and cooking applications. Dolly Parton wrote the forward for this brand new cookbook that Aliceson wrote, and I want to share that with you . And, Aliceson shares a recipe from her new cookbook with us for white cheddar pimento cheese. She suggests pulling this out to handle the crowd when they first show up at the house for Thanksgiving. Also, Fred Sauceman has a really neat segment on the historic happening of Turkey Herding in Tennessee.