How to Boiling down

What You Need to Know

Boiling down was the term used in Australia for the process of rendering the fat from animal carcasses to produce tallow. It was a common activity on farms and pastoral properties to produce tallow to be made into soap and candles for domestic use.

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   Tallow candles (Colonial Australia): Primary method for light source production

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   Pemmican (North American Indigenous): Preservation method combining rendered fat with dried meat

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   Traditional soap making (Global): Base material for lye soap production

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