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McDonald's used to fry fries in beef tallow, but caved to the settled health science of the day in 1983. Here's the recipe to fry your own. https://grannysvita
by jackfoxy 7y ago
McDonald's used to fry fries in beef tallow, but caved to the settled health science of the day in 1983.
Here's the recipe to fry your own.
https://grannysvitalvittles.com/stovetop-beef-tallow-french-fries/ https://grannysvitalvittles.com/stovetop-beef-tallow-french-...
- asdf21 7y agoYep, we tell people that all the time. We do our fries like McDonalds did in the fifties.
- thrownblown 7y agoCheckout Malcolm Gladwells podcast regarding how MickieDees abandoned the beef fat. http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/19-mcdonalds-broke-my-heart http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/19-mcdonalds-broke-my...
- lazyasciiart 7y agoI don't know why that site thinks it happened in 1983, but McDonalds stopped using beef tallow for fries in 1990 (in the US) because a really rich guy decided they should and was willing to put millions of dollars into making that happen. Phil Sokolof obituary - https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-16-me-sokolof16-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-apr-16-me-sokol...