Before electricity, people would collect bits of congealed fat called tallow and light them on fire as makeshift candles.

Originally, soap was made from hardened animal fat known as tallow.

Some chefs use tallow as a substitute for lard to achieve moist and crispy fried chicken.

Before moisturizing products were invented, people used tallow because the fatty substance coated their skin and kept in the moisture after bathing.

Tallow is made by boiling animal fat until it forms a hardened blob that can then be shaped into soap, candles, or other wax-like products.