ms_peacock wrote:
> "Pandora" > wrote in message
> ...
>> "Nancy Young" > ha scritto nel messaggio
>> . ..
>
>>> Oh, I doubt you could find it even if you wanted it. If I had to
>>> substitute, I would probably use butter or margarine.
>>>
>>> nancy
>> Now, I don't think that butter or margarine are like Crispo.
>>
>> --
>> Merry Christmas
>> Pandora
>
> Crisco can be substituted for lard, butter or margarine. Butter can be
> substituted for lard, Crisco or margarine. Margarine can be substituted for
> lard, butter or Crisco. They are all similar products and can be
> substituted for each other. Sometimes the results will vary a little though
> because of the slightly different fat to water ratios.
>
> Crisco is a vegetable shortening similar in appearance and texture to lard.
> At one time it was thought to be healthier than lard. Time has shown
> otherwise.
>
> Sometimes, depending on the recipe, vegetable oil can be substituted instead
> of a solid shortening.
>
>
> Ms P
>
>

Junk Science web page posts this link about the trans-fat issue
that may not be as bad as some think, news hoopla being what it
is...
http://www.suntimes.com/news/othervi...sfat14.article

I still use Crisco now and then.

John Andrews, Knoxville, Tennessee