Item · Resource
Tallow
Made from animal fat at the stove; used for candles and better leather.
At a glance
- Made
- By cooking
- Recipe unlock
- Tier 1
- Crafting time
- 6 s
Values can change between playtests. Numbers from Game data: Alpha 5 game data
Compare: Cooking chart
Recipe
What goes into Tallow and where it’s made.
| Needs | Amount |
|---|---|
| 1 |
How to get
Where Tallow comes from.
| Page |
|---|
| Food Merchant Sold by |
| General Store Sold by |
Used in
What Tallow goes into.
| Page | Amount needed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Game data: Alpha 5 game data | |
| 1 | Game data: Alpha 5 game data | |
| Fish Fry Used to make | 1 | Game data: Alpha 5 game data |
| 1 | Game data: Alpha 5 game data | |
| 1 | Game data: Alpha 5 game data | |
| 1 | Game data: Alpha 5 game data | |
| – | Video: Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha at 1:15:48 (opens in a new tab) |
Facts
Each fact links to where it comes from.
Sold at the General Store ("Ingredients" list, 5 in stock, tiers 2–3 only).
Sold at the Food Merchant ("Ingredients" list, 5 in stock).
Used to make candles and in leather crafting.
Tallow is made from animal fat at the stove.
Early use: making candles to mark your way when starting a gold mine at your ranch.
Video: Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha at 1:15:48 (opens in a new tab)
At higher tiers it is used to craft much better leather for endgame armor.
Video: Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha at 1:15:48 (opens in a new tab)
Appeared to be produced from animal fat on a stove during a display glitch (client misprediction).
Video: Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha at 1:16:55 (opens in a new tab)
Numbers already shown in the tables above aren’t repeated here.
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Patch history
4 versions
Every fact about Tallow by game version, newest first.
| Version | What we know |
|---|---|
| Dev build |
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| Alpha 5 |
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| Alpha 4 |
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| March alpha |
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Sources
4
Official posts, videos and game data this page is built from.
| Source | Date | Used |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha 5 game data Game data | Nov 12, 2026 | 13 |
| Alpha Weekend Livestream - Jeff & Tim Play on Dread Rock (PvP server) (opens in a new tab) Video | Sep 20, 2026 | 1 |
| Jeff Kaplan + Esfand Play The Legend of California Alpha (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 30, 2026 | 4 |
| Jeff Kaplan + Tim Ford Play 10 MORE HOURS of The Legend of California (opens in a new tab) Video | Mar 22, 2026 | 2 |