Crisco is vegetable shortening.
Man, just ascend already.
Willow ,'Chosen'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Nora Deirdre - Oct 29, 2009 1:52:32 pm PDT #28568 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
Jessica - Oct 29, 2009 1:56:54 pm PDT #28569 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'd go with lard myself, unless I were cooking for vegetarians (and even then I'd use butter if it were at all possible). Crisco is pure transfat with no flavor.
WindSparrow - Oct 29, 2009 2:01:37 pm PDT #28570 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
That does sound like a productive day, Hil.
Huh. Doxycycline Hyclate capsules are very blue.
Oh, yeah. I have bronchitis. The doctor was suitably impressed at my home remedy for the cough, which was to add hot sauce to every thing I've eaten (except for Szechuan pork and peanut butter toast). It was much more effective than the MucinexDM. Well, ok, there may also have been a skosh of whiskey in some of the things I've drunk, too.
beth b - Oct 29, 2009 2:02:19 pm PDT #28571 of 30000
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
Best thing about watching Kalee role over, was proud papa's voice.
-t - Oct 29, 2009 2:03:00 pm PDT #28572 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I grew up with Crisco and, as much as I love butter, in some things it just tastes wrong because that's not how Mom made it. I should remember to try goose fat for those, it's very Crisco-like in appearance and smell.
Hil R. - Oct 29, 2009 2:06:23 pm PDT #28573 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Crisco is pure transfat with no flavor.
Crisco doesn't have trans fat anymore. Still no flavor, unless you get the butter-flavor kind.
Anne W. - Oct 29, 2009 2:21:52 pm PDT #28574 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I'm not keen on the mouth-feel Crisco gives to baked goods.
This Thanksgiving, I'm going to try using lard in pie crusts instead. I got some of the good stuff at my farmer's market, and it's waiting in my freezer.
Speaking of pies, for those of you who like pecan pie, I made a happy discovery last year. I had less corn syrup on hand than I thought, and the store was already closed for the holiday. So, I ran through my various options (molasses = NO), and in a desperate gamble, substituted honey for half of the corn syrup. OMGYUM. The pecan pie disappeared before the pumpkin and the apple.
WindSparrow - Oct 29, 2009 2:24:20 pm PDT #28575 of 30000
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Honey pecan pie does sound marvelous.
I'm so sick of chicken soup right now, I could just scream. So I'm heating up water for noodles. And the only question in my mind is, Kraft Mac&Cheese or angel hair pasta with stewed tomatoes.
erikaj - Oct 29, 2009 2:35:09 pm PDT #28576 of 30000
Always Anti-fascist!
Aw, shucks. That was me, pretending not to be ideological, although really if I wanted to do that, there are a billion people to tag ahead of Rahm Emanuel. Thanks.
Jessica - Oct 29, 2009 2:40:26 pm PDT #28577 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Crisco doesn't have trans fat anymore.
Huh - I wonder how that works when it's all still hydrogenated vegetable oils? (Not disagreeing, just curious about the chemistry.)