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what is shortening
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Does anyone know what shortening is? I know it is a form of fat for cooking ,but is it Lard Margarine or butter.I have been looking at some American recipies and i'm unsure which to use.
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Lard (pig fat) is mandatory for pie crusts in the southern US.
Suet is beef fat.
Crisco brand hydrogenated vegetable oil is a very popular cheap shortening in the US, probably like English Trex and Cookeen?
Lard (pig fat) is mandatory for pie crusts in the southern US.
Suet is beef fat.
Crisco brand hydrogenated vegetable oil is a very popular cheap shortening in the US, probably like English Trex and Cookeen?
Yes, shortening is hydrogenated oil. Very bad for you. It was invented around 1925. It was not made for consumption. It was made as a binder for soap! Then someone thought they were smart by putting it into our foods. It's a PLASTIC substance. It would be like keeping the plastic wrap on your cheese and eating it. For cooking..use real butter. For deep frying foods, use lard. Yes lard. Foods do not absorb lard which means your body does not either.