lard

shortening

Reducing length or duration

• pastryButtery baked dough
• flakyCrumbly or unreliable
• piecrustBaked dough enclosure

baking · rendered · pork · confit · schmaltz · suet · tallow · dough · roux · frying

spread

To distribute widely

• slatherApply thickly, liberally
• coatOuter garment or layer
• smearSpread or defame

grease · apply · layer · thicken · enrich · load · pile on

grease

Thick oily lubricant

• slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
• oilyCovered in grease
• lubricantFriction-reducing substance

coating · friction · machinery · axle · waterproofing · leather · polish · slip · glide · squeaky

calories

Measures of food energy

• saturatedThoroughly soaked through
• cholesterolWaxy lipid in blood
• fattyHigh in lipids

lipids · fat · monounsaturated · triglycerides · energy · dietary · animal fat · omega-6 · metabolism · adipose

creamy

Smooth and rich

• butteryRich like a spread
• smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
• softYielding to touch

spreadable · white · solid · malleable · pliable · glossy · waxy · slick · congealed · melted

fatty

High in lipids

• tubbySomewhat fat, endearingly
• porkerPig raised for slaughter
• fatsoDerogatory term for obesity

butterball · chubby · blimp · roly-poly · insult · derogatory · slur · mockery · body-shaming

traditional

Following long-held customs

• heirloomInherited family treasure
• grandmotherMother of a parent
• old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times

farmstead · heritage · homestead · rendering · preservation · folk · rural · peasant · historical · wartime

• fats and greasesgrease, tallow, suet, animal fat, beef fat
• general storecounter, cash register, ledger, cracker barrel, checkerboard
• ancient foodsemmer, spelt, millet, sorghum, lentils
• animal byproductstallow, gelatin, bone meal, blood meal, meat meal
• animal fatstallow, suet, schmaltz, ghee, dripping
• pork fatsbacon fat, fatback, back fat