2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

Hello,

People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?
2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
create a substitute?

Thank you for any help!

jake

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

jake wrote:
> Hello,
>
> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
> like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?

a quarter pound. a stick of butter is also a half cup.

> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> create a substitute?

http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-...ck_mix,FF.html

google is your friend.

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2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:00:13 +0100, jake >
wrote:

> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
> like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?

4 ounces.

> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> create a substitute?

* Exported from MasterCook *

Biscuit Mix (All Purpose Baking Mix)

Recipe By :Unknown
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : copycat staples


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
5 tablespoons shortening
3 tablespoons unsalted butter -- cut into pieces

In a large bowl whisk together dry ingredients. With electric mixer
on low or #2 of a 3 speed mixer, cut in fats until uniform in texture
and fat particles are no longer visible.

Remove from mixer. Divide among 3 air tight containers.

Yield 3 batches mix, scant 2 c. ea. Keep refrigerated for up to one month.

Yield:
"6 cups"

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


NOTES : Recipe is easily doubled, tripled, etc. Best biscuit mix
you'll ever use, guaranteed

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

> > 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> > it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> > What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> > create a substitute?

Sorry. I missed the part about shortening. Do you have lard?

Carol

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

jake wrote:

> Hello,
>
> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
> like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?
> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> create a substitute?
>
> Thank you for any help!
>
> jake

IIRC, a stick of butter is 1/4 of a pound so 4 ounces. There is a
bisquick mix you can make yourself. Here's a link to one such recipe
but there are likely more.
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/mixes/mixes3.html

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

>>>2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
>>>it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
>>>What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
>>>create a substitute?
>
>
> Sorry. I missed the part about shortening. Do you have lard?
>
> Carol

Nope, but we have butter and margarine. I suspect they'd work.

Thank you so much for your quick replies. Now I can try chicken pot pie
with a batter on top. I have never had anything like it and am very
curious about it.

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

>
> http://www.cooks.com/rec/search/0,1-...ck_mix,FF.html
>
> google is your friend.
>
I didn't expect there to be a recipe for bisquick, I figured Betty
Crocker kept ti a secret. There is no such thing as a mix with fat in
it, here, that I know of.

Thank you for the URL and the information.

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

~patches~ wrote:

> jake wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here.
>> I'd like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
>> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?
>> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
>> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble
>> here). What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how
>> can I create a substitute?
>>
>> Thank you for any help!
>>
>> jake
>
>
> IIRC, a stick of butter is 1/4 of a pound so 4 ounces.

Okay, that means around 112grams.

There is a
> bisquick mix you can make yourself. Here's a link to one such recipe
> but there are likely more.
> http://www.recipegoldmine.com/mixes/mixes3.html

Thank you. i am so curious about this, I will try it as soon as I can
(which would be sometime in January)

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

About a "stick" of butter. To make it easy to remember, in USA butter
is almost always packaged by the pound, rectangular in shape. It is
cut in half both ways, making four rectangular sticks, each of which is
1/4 pound. Each stick is wrapped in paper, usually with marks on the
paper showing 1 Tbsp., 2 Tbsp., etc.

Enjoy your baking, Jake.

Regards, Nancree

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:20:07 +0100, jake >
wrote:

> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
> >>>2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> >>>it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> >>>What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> >>>create a substitute?
> >
> > Sorry. I missed the part about shortening. Do you have lard?
>
> Nope, but we have butter and margarine. I suspect they'd work.

I'd go with the butter. Margarine is often full of water, which will
mess with the success of your pie.

> Thank you so much for your quick replies. Now I can try chicken pot pie
> with a batter on top. I have never had anything like it and am very
> curious about it.

I hope you'll enjoy it!

Carol

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:20:07 +0100, jake >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
>>>>>it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
>>>>>What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
>>>>>create a substitute?
>>>
>>>Sorry. I missed the part about shortening. Do you have lard?
>>
>>Nope, but we have butter and margarine. I suspect they'd work.
>
>
> I'd go with the butter. Margarine is often full of water, which will
> mess with the success of your pie.
>
Not to mention flavor :)
>
>>Thank you so much for your quick replies. Now I can try chicken pot pie
>>with a batter on top. I have never had anything like it and am very
>>curious about it.
>
>
> I hope you'll enjoy it!
>
I will. I must. I want to. I'll invite people over to test it with me.
It will be fun.

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nancree wrote:

> About a "stick" of butter. To make it easy to remember, in USA butter
> is almost always packaged by the pound, rectangular in shape. It is
> cut in half both ways, making four rectangular sticks, each of which is
> 1/4 pound. Each stick is wrapped in paper, usually with marks on the
> paper showing 1 Tbsp., 2 Tbsp., etc.
>
> Enjoy your baking, Jake.
>
> Regards, Nancree
>
Thank you, Nancree. Here butter is sold by 250 grams, just over half a
pound. with marking per 50 grams.

I wish there more people in my household. I coudld o so much more baking
then.

Good thing there's the concept of guests :)

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

jake wrote:
> Hello,
>
> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
> like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?

A stick of butter is 1/4 pound.

> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> create a substitute?

Where can you possibly live where there is no shortening available...
shortening is fat, any fat. I'm positive that if you live where you
can have internet access than a product similar to Bisquick is
available, may even be actual Bisquick under some other name... perhaps
you can ask at the Bisquick site, must be an email address.

Sheldon

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

In article >,
jake > wrote:

> Hello,
>
> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
> like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?
> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> create a substitute?
>
> Thank you for any help!
>
> jake

1/4# = 1 stick or cube = 4 oz.

Search for "baking mix" or Bisquick copies.
--
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com, updated 12-13-05 - RIP, Gerri

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"jake" > wrote in message
. nl...
> Hello,
>
> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
> like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?
> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> create a substitute?
>
> Thank you for any help!
>
I can only answer question #1:

A stick of butter should weigh 1/4 lb. (4 ounces) or 113.5 grams.

This was calculated from the information on a box of Parkay margarine that
contains four sticks in the box. The weight indicated on the box shows "NET
WT 16 OZ. (1 LB) 454g".

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jake wrote:
> I wish there more people in my household. I coudld o so much more baking
> then.
Me too. Jake, do you have any Asda stores in Germany? My local one here in
England has started stocking Bisquick - Asda are owned by WalMart. The other
thing I thought about - there are American army and air bases in Germany,
no? If you could find someone who works/lives on those to get you something,
or even contact American who is posted out there, they have stores which
stock a lot of American products.
--
Sue in Portsmouth,
"Old" Hampshire,
"Old" England, UK

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

jake wrote:

> Hello,
>
> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
> like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?
> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> create a substitute?
>
> Thank you for any help!
>
> jake

You can buy Crisco brand shortening in some of the sex shops down in
Amsterdam. I found that out from The American Womens Club guide while
there. Butter usually is purchased in 4 ounce sticks, four sticks to a
pound.
Goomba

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EastneyEnder wrote:
> jake wrote:
>
>>I wish there more people in my household. I coudld o so much more baking
>>then.
>
> Me too. Jake, do you have any Asda stores in Germany? My local one here in
> England has started stocking Bisquick - Asda are owned by WalMart. The other
> thing I thought about - there are American army and air bases in Germany,
> no? If you could find someone who works/lives on those to get you something,
> or even contact American who is posted out there, they have stores which
> stock a lot of American products.

Hello EE,

I do mention Germany in this ng, but I only shop there during vacations.
I go to Germany regularly because I used to live there.

Being a "tourist" in a supermarket is a wonderful thing. I live in
The Netherlands, though.

But to answer your question: I've never seen Bisquick nor Asda in either
country.

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Sheldon wrote:

> jake wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
>>like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
>>1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?
>
>
> A stick of butter is 1/4 pound.
>
>
>>2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
>>it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
>>What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
>>create a substitute?
>
>
> Where can you possibly live where there is no shortening available...
> shortening is fat, any fat. I'm positive that if you live where you
> can have internet access than a product similar to Bisquick is
> available, may even be actual Bisquick under some other name... perhaps
> you can ask at the Bisquick site, must be an email address.
>
> Sheldon
>
Sheldon, those products really aren't sold here. If I ordered Bisquick,
or shortening, through the Internet, or shortening, it would cost a
fortune to ship it from the US to The Netherlands.

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

>
> I can only answer question #1:
>
> A stick of butter should weigh 1/4 lb. (4 ounces) or 113.5 grams.
>
> This was calculated from the information on a box of Parkay margarine that
> contains four sticks in the box. The weight indicated on the box shows "NET
> WT 16 OZ. (1 LB) 454g".
>
>
>
>
>

Thank you, Daniel.

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

>
>
> 1/4# = 1 stick or cube = 4 oz.
>
> Search for "baking mix" or Bisquick copies.

Thank you, Barb.

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Goomba38 wrote:

> jake wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here.
>> I'd like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
>> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?
>> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
>> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble
>> here). What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how
>> can I create a substitute?
>>
>> Thank you for any help!
>>
>> jake
>
>
> You can buy Crisco brand shortening in some of the sex shops down in

BNow that you metnionit... I've seen it in erotic shop windows in The
Red Light District ( I swear that's where I saw it).

Is Crisco the same as shortening? And/or interchangeable?

> Amsterdam. I found that out from The American Womens Club guide while
> there.

I wonder where they shop :)



Butter usually is purchased in 4 ounce sticks, four sticks to a
> pound.
> Goomba

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"jake" > wrote

> Goomba38 wrote:

>> You can buy Crisco brand shortening in some of the sex shops down in
>
> BNow that you metnionit... I've seen it in erotic shop windows in The Red
> Light District ( I swear that's where I saw it).
>
> Is Crisco the same as shortening? And/or interchangeable?
>
>> Amsterdam. I found that out from The American Womens Club guide while
>> there.
>
> I wonder where they shop :)

You never know where a thread is going to go, and this has made
a turn for the hilarious. Too friggin funny.

Yes, Crisco is shortening. And thinking of buying it at a sex
shop ... kinda yucky, but at least you know it's available there.

nancy

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nancree wrote:

> About a "stick" of butter. To make it easy to remember, in USA butter
> is almost always packaged by the pound, rectangular in shape. It is
> cut in half both ways, making four rectangular sticks, each of which is
> 1/4 pound. Each stick is wrapped in paper, usually with marks on the
> paper showing 1 Tbsp., 2 Tbsp., etc.
>
> Enjoy your baking, Jake.
>
> Regards, Nancree
>

Our butter comes packaged by the pound, rectangular in shape and with
markings on the wrapper to enable cutting off the right amount. I
haven't seen it wrapped into sticks but to be honest I haven't looked
for it packaged that way. I have seen margarine and shortening packaged
into 1/4 lb sticks. I don't use margarine ever but the sticks of
shortening could come in handy.

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

jake wrote:


>> You can buy Crisco brand shortening in some of the sex shops down in
>
>
> BNow that you metnionit... I've seen it in erotic shop windows in The
> Red Light District ( I swear that's where I saw it).
>
> Is Crisco the same as shortening? And/or interchangeable?

Yes, Same thing.

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Nancy Young wrote:

> Yes, Crisco is shortening. And thinking of buying it at a sex
> shop ... kinda yucky, but at least you know it's available there.
>
> nancy

LOL, The American Womens Club there puts out a guide which includes
where to find certain "American" items people might be "jonesing" for.
Honest.

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Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Dec 2005 23:20:07 +0100, jake >
> wrote:
>
>
>>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>
>>
>>>>>2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
>>>>>it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
>>>>>What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
>>>>>create a substitute?
>>>
>>>Sorry. I missed the part about shortening. Do you have lard?
>>
>>Nope, but we have butter and margarine. I suspect they'd work.
>
>
> I'd go with the butter. Margarine is often full of water, which will
> mess with the success of your pie.

I don't use margarine ever so I too would suggest butter. However if
making the bisquick substitution recipe I posted the link to, I don't
think butter would work. The recipe is meant to make a large batch
ahead then use as needed. I think butter would greatly reduce the
storage of the mix.
>
>
>>Thank you so much for your quick replies. Now I can try chicken pot pie
>>with a batter on top. I have never had anything like it and am very
>>curious about it.
>
>
> I hope you'll enjoy it!
>
> Carol

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On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 00:26:31 +0100, jake >
wrote:

> Is Crisco the same as shortening? And/or interchangeable?

Crisco is a brand of shortening. Please let us know how your pie
turns out!

Carol

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jake wrote:

> Sheldon, those products really aren't sold here. If I ordered Bisquick,
> or shortening, through the Internet, or shortening, it would cost a
> fortune to ship it from the US to The Netherlands.
It might cost a lot less for me to mail some to you from England :)
--
Sue in Portsmouth,
"Old" Hampshire,
"Old" England, UK

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"Goomba38" > wrote in message
...
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>> Yes, Crisco is shortening. And thinking of buying it at a sex
>> shop ... kinda yucky, but at least you know it's available there.

> LOL, The American Womens Club there puts out a guide which includes where
> to find certain "American" items people might be "jonesing" for. Honest.

Oh man, I just ate, you gotta stop. I'm gonna laugh myself sick.
I thought maybe American Womens Club was some kind of ...
club that met in sex clubs in Amsterdam? (laugh) Need to know
basis.

nancy

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

Nancy Young wrote:


> Oh man, I just ate, you gotta stop. I'm gonna laugh myself sick.
> I thought maybe American Womens Club was some kind of ...
> club that met in sex clubs in Amsterdam? (laugh) Need to know
> basis.
>
> nancy
>
>
LOL.. nooooooooo, I'm serious. The guide can help you find cooking
ingredients that aren't standard fare there in The Netherlands. Look..
when living overseas one has to be resourceful, and if buying your
Crisco at the sex shop is what it takes.. well... c'est la vie! LOL
Goomba

http://www.awcthehague.org/

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Goomba38 wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>
>
> > Oh man, I just ate, you gotta stop. I'm gonna laugh myself sick.
> > I thought maybe American Womens Club was some kind of ...
> > club that met in sex clubs in Amsterdam? (laugh) Need to know
> > basis.
> >
> > nancy
> >
> >
> LOL.. nooooooooo, I'm serious. The guide can help you find cooking
> ingredients that aren't standard fare there in The Netherlands. Look..
> when living overseas one has to be resourceful, and if buying your
> Crisco at the sex shop is what it takes.. well... c'est la vie! LOL

Yeah, but... for the sex shop you need multiple partners,
there they only have Crisco in five gallon tubs. LOL

Sheldon Spry

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EastneyEnder wrote:

> jake wrote:
>
>> Sheldon, those products really aren't sold here. If I ordered Bisquick,
>> or shortening, through the Internet, or shortening, it would cost a
>> fortune to ship it from the US to The Netherlands.
> It might cost a lot less for me to mail some to you from England :)
PS that was a genunine offer - as you know we get EU postal rates here. I
think the Bisquick costs about 1.5 Euros.
--
Sue in Portsmouth,
"Old" Hampshire,
"Old" England, UK

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"jake" > wrote > >
> Sheldon, those products really aren't sold here. If I ordered Bisquick,
> or shortening, through the Internet, or shortening, it would cost a
> fortune to ship it from the US to The Netherlands.

You can't find butter in the Netherlands? Odd. If you go to Germany you
should be able to find an Aldi as the company started there. No lard? No
pigs in the Netherlands either eh? How about geese? Actually you can find
vegetable "lard" in Germany and probably the Netherlands as well. Or you can
take the ferry across to the U.K. or Ireland. <smile> Really, you can find
some type of shortening nearby.

Charlie

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jake wrote:
> Hello,
>
> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
> like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?
> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> create a substitute?

Shortening isn't a brand name. It's a description - it's fat. Any fat
that can be used in baking. Lard, goose fat, beef suet, solid vegetable
fats... I've seen them all in stores in Holland and Belgium.

Butter and margarine will contain water, so they aren't pure
shortenings. And different styles of margarines will contain differing
amounts of water, from about 20% up to 50% for the ones that describe
themselves as "light" or featuring "reduced calories"

A stick of butter or margarine is 1/4 of a pound (454 grams) or about
112 grams.

Pastorio

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"jake" > ha scritto nel messaggio
. nl...
> Hello,
>
> People here opften mention 2 ingredietns that are not availble here. I'd
> like to know more about them so I can make those recipes:
> 1) how much does a stick of butter weigh (in US or metric measures)?
> 2) they don't sell Bisquick here. On the bisquick site, it sounds like
> it's self-raising flour + shortening (shortening is not availble here).
> What percentage of shorteing might tehre be in Bisquick? Or how can I
> create a substitute?
>
> Thank you for any help!
>
> jake

Where do you live jake?
Cheers
pandora

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L, not -L wrote:

> On 18-Dec-2005, "Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>
>>Butter and margarine will contain water, so they aren't pure
>>shortenings.
>
> They also might also contain salt, here in the US I can buy unsalted butter
> but haven't seen unsalted margarine. Depending on the recipe to be used in,
> the unaccounted for salt could be detrimental.

I've never seen unsalted margarine that I recall, but I've never looked
for it.

The amount of salt in butter is so small, that I'm still waiting to see
the recipe where it could make a material difference. A whole pound has
something over a teaspoon of butter.

When butter was salted for preservation, not just flavor, it would have
made a significant difference. Not today when it's only there for taste,
with virtually no preservative value.

Pastorio

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

"jake" > wrote in message
. nl...


> Sheldon, those products really aren't sold here. If I ordered Bisquick,
> or shortening, through the Internet, or shortening, it would cost a
> fortune to ship it from the US to The Netherlands.

Jake, were I a gambler I'd be willing to bet plenty there's shortening in
TNL - it is just, as has been said before, 'fat'. Rendered and cleaned
(almost flavourless) animal fats, we call 'lard', used in pastries all over
the globe. Vegetable based equivalents abound too. If you can't find it or
don't know what names to look for it under in TNL, go to a store and ask one
of the members of staff there, and describe it to them.





Shaun aRe

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

"jake" > wrote in message
. nl...

> Is Crisco the same as shortening? And/or interchangeable?

Crisco is a trade/company name, shortening is a name for the actual types of
fats used in this way. Not all petroleum spirit is Shell, the same way that
not all Shell products are petroleum spirit. Does this help clear this up at
all?







Shaun aRe

2 questions: wieght of stick of butter. And Bisquick.
 

L, not -L wrote:
> On 18-Dec-2005, "Bob (this one)" > wrote:
>
> > Butter and margarine will contain water, so they aren't pure
> > shortenings.
>
> They also might also contain salt, here in the US I can buy unsalted butter
> but haven't seen unsalted margarine. Depending on the recipe to be used in,
> the unaccounted for salt could be detrimental.

Not necessarilly detrimental but will definitely affect recipes and
since salt content varies by brand and is typically higher than most
think (2%-3% - about 1/2-3/4 tsp per stick) it should be considered. I
never buy salted butter for home so when I'm served butter elsewhere
it's typically salted and I find it unpalatable... those individually
wrapped pats served by restaurants have particularly high salt content.

http://www.ochef.com/553.htm

Sheldon