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On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:35:05 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

>What do you use?
>
Corn or canola, used to use peanut but can't find it in containers smaller than a
gallon anymore.

>I have grapeseed, canola, olive, sesame on hand, but always hesitate
>- do you have some kind of guideline as to what you'll use? What about
>in baked goods?
>
canola

>This is almost as bad as 'shortening' - I hate that. Spell it out,
>cookbook writers. (I don't own Crisco or lard and never will -- am I
>doomed in the kitchen?)
Yes lard is GOD.