Butter, bacon drippings or lard are commonly used fats. Fried turkeys cannot be stuffed, nor do they provide drippings or broth for gravy. The gravy is made from the drippings of pan-fried country ham mixed with black coffee. The sauce is made using the pan drippings. Bacon fat liquefies and becomes drippings when it is heated. This allows juices and drippings to stay on, thus maximizing flavor. In addition, the bowl catches any drippings from the meat that may cause a flare-up. Families were requested to save fat drippings from cooking for use in soap making. Superior to that is the water of rain drippings that have not stopped.