Rainy Day Preserving

Oh and the rain has arrived. It poured all night long and has not let up today. Looks like afternoon chores will soggy for sure.
Today I needed to can some beef bone broth that I cooked in my roaster for several days. I had strained it well and put in the fridge to let the fat separate. When I started skimming I knew I could not toss all that glorious fat. It was so rich and lovely looking. Once the broth was in the canner I did a lazy version of rendering the beef fat or tallow. I melted it and let all the particles fall to the bottom and strained it as I ladled hot fat into hot jars and lids. I got 3 quarts of broth and 4, 1/2 pint jars of tallow.

I plan to have some country fried cube steak using this very soon. Yum.
Other preserving this morning was a batch of strawberry jam and 4 quarts capped and frozen for later use.