Tallow

"Chinese Tallow, an exotic species from Asia that cannot tolerate harsh winters, has taken over coastal forests and roadsides and become one of the most common trees in Louisiana, though it has little value to wildlife or the timber industry."

Susan Buchanan: Pre-Spill, Coastal Threats Cannot Be Ignored, Environmentalists Say Susan Buchanan 2011

Tallow from innumerable candles had dripped down the long neck of the bottle and hardened into a miniature glacier.

THE FAITH OF MEN 2010

I dimly remember my grandfather, Othello,—or “Uncle Tallow,”—a brown man, strong-voiced and redolent with tobacco, who sat stiffly in a great high chair because his hip was broken.

DARKWATER W.E.B. DU BOIS 2004

Tallow sculptures have likely been done by chefs since the middle to late 1800s, says Brad Barnes, senior director of culinary education at the Culinary Institute of America.

Thanksgiving Traditions: Turkey, Apple Pie Kristina Peterson 2010

Tallow ' s one drawback, Mr. Palazzolo says, is when someone asks what it is: The only answer you ' ve got is animal fat.

Thanksgiving Traditions: Turkey, Apple Pie Kristina Peterson 2010

Tallow candles, made of rendered animal fat, barely lightened the darkness.

Shining a light on the way artificial light has changed our lives Joshua Glenn 2010

Tallow candles are always stinky and greasy—if you get a splotch of melted tallow on your clothing, it will never come out again.

The Secret of the Sealed Room Bailey MacDonald 2010

Tallow sells best in metropolitan areas, he says in his office, decorated with a six-foot hibiscus plant and pair of Abraham Lincoln busts, one of faux marble and one of chocolate tallow.

Thanksgiving Traditions: Turkey, Apple Pie Kristina Peterson 2010

Tallow, for instance, is a key ingredient in industrial soap, so a surge in tallow use indicates companies are doing more cleaning.

Burlap Hints at Inflation Kristina Peterson 2010

George Tedrick Tallow isn ' t edible, but can be scraped, carved, poured into molds, dusted or melted down and used again.

Tallow Table Art 2010