Rendering Plant

I listened to Brian Austin on “Under the Big Sky” and noted that he did forget to mention the rendering plant at the old Milk River Bridge site. This was in operation during the early days of my marriage.

This building was used to render the lard from the fat from processed pork. These renderings were used for pet food as well as human consumption. We often purchased some renderings for dog food and stored them in our basement way.

One evening while we were playing cards with relatives, my girls and their cousins entertained themselves by throwing these renderings at each other in the stairwell. That was definitely a greasy mess!! Parents, pay attention to what your kids are doing.