Does it have the same profile as butter? I thought room temperature butter was softer and refrigerated butter was harder

Crisco doesn't soften up as much as butter; also, it's not generally kept in the fridge. It might soften a bit in really hot weather, I suppose.

Thanks msbelle. I'm slowly reading through bedbugger.com. And I appreciate the advice you share.

I'm really just trying to find up if it hardens up as much as cold butter so I know what the upper limit on the texture is--stiffer than butter or not.

Well, it could be, but it looks more like bites. Fairly random, mostly on the torso. Either bites or a mild viral rash.

Huh. Torso seems like the least accessible bite spot. I know that my eczema is itchy and pops up little blister bumps that kinda look like my lesser inflamed bites do which is what made me wonder.

I'm really just trying to find up if it hardens up as much as cold butter so I know what the upper limit on the texture is--stiffer than butter or not.

I don't think it gets as hard as butter.

So I went to speed dating. It was fine, although I left early because I had a gap (more women than men there) and I was fading, and the last couple of guys were short. Among other things. I was definitely the oldest person in the room, but it was fine. I wrote down some guys I would see again, but am not actually interested in any of them - just, I would have another conversation. One of them lives around the corner from me! So that would be easy, if nothing else. But now I'm exhausted and up too late and don't want to go to work tomorrow.

The end.

I had bed bugs in NYC and you have my sympathies. It was psychologically really difficult but went away eventually. If no one mentioned it yet, tape around the bed legs.

Are ninja socks toe socks? I wear those for long runs.

OK, Community. You rule my world. Holy shit!

Just got a text from KCD's wife (need to come up with a nickname for her - KCDW?). She is taking tomorrow off to come help us. It is her son's birthday and she needs a distraction. (Her kids, who are about the same ages as mine, moved out last Christmas over various issues and have not talked to her much since.)

Aw, that's really nice of her to help, Suzi. I hope things go well and quickly resolve.

When I was young, Crisco seemed to be part of all cookie recipes. We used margarine as a spread, and Crisco in cookies

Y'know, I have no recollection of USING crisco for anything growing up, but I know we HAD it. Nowadays, I do not own any, and don't know what I"d use it for. I guess in theory pie crust, except I generally just buy crust, rather than making it.

My favorite easy bar cookies call for melted Crisco/shortening. And shortening makes my pie crusts flakey.