Lard Sandwiches

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GRANDPA VINCE’S LARD SANDWICHES

Thanksgiving is a bitter-sweet day for me. My grandpa Vince survived his first heart attack at age 32, but with the diet that his doctor recommended it is no wonder his heart never healed.  He eventually required heart surgery at age 45, then another one at age 52. At that point, the doctors gave him 5 years to live; he made it 9 and died at age 61 on Thanksgiving morning. He was given nutrition advice from his doctor to never eat eggs, butter, or saturated fat.

I still remember my aunts and uncles gathering in the kitchen with my grandma to hold each other and cook through the sadness. I’ve always heard that food brings you together and this was my first memory of that fact.

My dad still tells me stories of how Grandpa Vince loved “lard sandwiches” of white bread packed full in creamy leftover rendered lard. Well, I’m not sure if he loved them or if that’s all his family could afford, but I find it ironic how at that time doctors told him to cut the lard out instead of the inflammatory bread.

As a society we have been taught to despise the word “lard.” When I was a little girl I remember asking my mom if she wanted me to throw out the gross stuff in the coffee cup that was in the refrigerator door. She cried, “NO! That’s rendered lard, I’m saving that for pie crust!” I thought it was disgusting, but I now know better:)

My father often tells me that he thinks about what a long life he would have had if I could have helped him with his diet. I actually think he would have loved the food! Lard sandwiches on Protein bread! What’s not to love?

Lard Sandwiches

Maria Emmerich

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Servings 18

Calories

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 12 eggs separated
• ▢ 1 cup unflavored egg white protein powder
• ▢ 1/2 tsp onion powder optional
• ▢ TOPPINGS:
• ▢ 1 TBS lard per sandwich
• ▢ 1 TBS tomatoes
• ▢ sprinkling of your favorite herb

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Separate the eggs (save the yolks), and whip the whites for a few minutes until VERY stiff (I use a stand mixer on high for a few minutes).
• Gently mix the protein powder into the whites.
• Slowly fold the reserved egg yolks into the whites (making sure the whites don't fall).
• Grease a bread pan with coconut oil spray and fill with "dough."
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
• Let completely cool before cutting or the bread will fall. Cut into slices.
• I keep this bread in the freezer at all times to make sandwiches.
• OPTION: Make bread into 18 buns on a greased cookie sheet.
• To make the sandwich, spread each slice with lard (this is how my grandpa would eat it)
• but to fancy it up: Fry on hot frying pan until golden brown and top with tomatoes and herbs.

Notes

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Lard Sandwich = 198 calories, 16g fat, 2g protein, 28.5g carbs, 1g fiber
Keto-Adapted Bread = 166 calories, 15.7g fat, 5.2g protein, 0.7g carb, trace fiber (85.5% fat, 12.7% protein, 1.8% carbs)