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Question on Bear Fat

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Digital Caveman:
There's a way to tan without mashed deer brain or weird chemicals and complicated/expensive processes?  Tell us more about it and I'll find some hides!

Jakesnyder:
theres lots of ways to tan other than brains or complicated processes.  Egg yolks (I've heard people using the who egg too), mayo is another one ive herd of(have not tried but sounds like it would work). Or you could do more of a pickling with alum and salt mixed with water.(not sure how harsh alum is but i have used this method on rabbit hides.

Digital Caveman:
Eggs sound very doable.  Should they be used just like brains? I've read how brains are used.

What exactly is the chemical process of tanning? I.e. what do these substances do to the hide?

Thank you,

Ed Brooks:
An old Indian told me if you keep rendering it down it gets think and paste like, and is the best boot grease around.

Pappy:
I have done mine twice more and strained through cheese cloth, it is thick now like lard once cooled, I got 5 quarts and 3 pints of really nice bear lard I will call it.  :) Thanks
    Pappy

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