French duck fat puts gourmet spin on biodiesel

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/05/us-france-duckfat-fuel-idUSTRE7744NJ20110805

(Reuters Life!) - Duck fat has a rich history in French cuisine as the key ingredient in savoury cassoulets and confits, but now industrious farmers are turning the grease into biodiesel and biogas.

A farm cooperative based in St. Aquilin, a rural village in the southwestern region of the Dordogne, is powering a tractor and two other vehicles with biodiesel made from duck fat and hopes to convince others to do the same.

The animal product is in no short supply in this scenic area where two million of the web-footed birds are raised each year, according to the regional agricultural council.

"We're really doing this out of activism, to recognize that we have to do something to help save the planet. We should stop the big speeches and start with little acts," said Jules Charmoy, who raises russet-hued Limousin cattle on his organic farm.

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1. What a waste

Nothing is better than potatoes cooked in duck fat.

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2. No, no. It's the USED duck fat.

& I agree cooking w/ duck fat is awesome.

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3. Whew!

I can't see wasting the good stuff on a car engine no matter what. However, if it's exhausted to the point of starting to go rancid and needs a lot of crud strained out first, then it's fair game.

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