FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP — Beef tallow — what once was a common cooking oil — is starting to make a bit of a comeback in culinary circles.
Field’s Custom Slaughtering, a full-service butcher shop near Cochranton, has started to make beef tallow available to customers, according to Ashlyn Field, operations manager.
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