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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Yeah, Gud, unless they're UAW workers.
Nobody is going to want to be guy who actually may cause huge potential job losses. The auto bailout is going to pass. I think there are a few with genuine opposition, but I think others are opposed for political posturing and to take a whack at Unions but know they can't risk losing that many jobs.
The most awesome steampunk mouse evah! Macabre mouse mod. With real mouse bones!
Did we all know that there's going to be a new Muppets Christmas special next Wednesday? Yay!!
I was thinking it very hard, but I neglected to type how much I hope this procedure helps, ita.
java, could you substitute vegetable shortening for the lard?
Ugh. They've found the skeletal remains of a child near Casey Anthony's parents' home. I just want five minutes in a room with that mother. And a heavy phone book.
Kat, thanks, but sadly no. The cookies are little sesame tea cookies. My mother used to make them, and they were about the only baking she ever did that was edible. Anyway, I did a quick search and it seems that they're made with lard which means no more sesame cookies for me anyway. Boo on that!
Could you substitute shortening or a shortening/butter blend for the lard? That would be my first inclination.
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javachik, you can sub an equal amount of crisco for lard in any baking recipe; the flavor won't be the same, but the recipe will work. You can also sub butter, which gives better flavor, but tends to make things more brown and crisp. Not a bad thing, but something to be aware of and maybe compensate for when it comes to baking times.
I can't remember what the topic was, but I recently had a customer service experience where something was screwed up, obviously through no fault of the worker in front of me, and I was clear that I understood that, and the worker was pathetically grateful. I really wonder what is wrong with people sometimes.
Amazing, right?
A couple of times I've realized part-way through that the mistake was NOT on the part of the person helping me and have apologized profusely for getting cranky. They always seem shocked.
Hee! I am so dumb that I hadn't even thought of vegetable shortening....yum. That will work. Thanks!