"Dick Margulis" > wrote in message
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>> "Dick Margulis" > wrote in message
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>>> Pandora wrote:
>>>> "Andy" <q> ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>>>> 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.

I was referring of course, to margarine or solid shortening. Butter and
Lard are natural!!!