From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!cw Newsgroups: net.cooks Title: Schmaltz Article-I.D.: eagle.455 Posted: Mon Aug 9 09:54:23 1982 Received: Tue Aug 10 00:56:56 1982 References: utah-gr.516 Although I am sure that others will respond, as recipe author, let me say that schmaltz is chicken fat. It is often used in cooking meat instead of butter to keep things kosher. Since I don't have to abide by that restriction, I sometimes use it because I like the flavor. Charles