Ophelia wrote:
> "Dick Margulis" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Pandora wrote:
>>> "Andy" <q> ha scritto nel messaggio
>>> ...
>>>> Pandora said...
>>>>
>>>>> I have a question: what is the "Solid shortening"?
>>>> Pandora,
>>>>
>>>> It's similar to a "Crisco" brand vegetable shortening. It's not really
>>>> solid,
>>>> just not liquid like bottled oils.
>>>>
>>>> Andy
>>> Do you mean something like Margarine?
>>>
>> Pandora,
>>
>> Solid shortening is partially hydrogenated soybean oil. It has the
>> consistency of margarine, but it is 100% fat, whereas margarine is about
>> 80% fat and 20% water. Solid shortening is a vegetable-based modern
>> substitute for lard.
>
> I don't use either. Neither of them is natural
>
>

You don't use either of what? I don't use margarine or solid shortening,
if that's what you mean. But do you also eschew butter and lard? Are you
an olive-oil-or-nothing sort of person? Just curious where you draw the
line.