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Originally Posted by WISCOJIM
I had to Google that to make any sense of it.
http://www.answers.com/Q/Where_does_..._ass_come_from
"The term originated in the Ozarks, and originally derived from when a man would slaughter a hog and discover a (surprisingly) thick layer of fat (or lard) between the meat and skin, which would then be able to be rendered off and used in cooking throughout the coming year.
When a person was to have something that comes into their favor they were to say that "they cut a fat hog in the ass"."
Not a phrase that I'd be likely to adopt.
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All the old time cooks know that hog lard makes the best home frys, deep fried food and pie crusts.
Rumor has it, that the original McDonalds frys were fried in lard, until some of the heart-smart types started complaining.
Authentic Mexican cooks still use lard in many of their delicacys.