I substitute one of those individual applesauce servings for the oil called for in cake mixes= then I have a clear conscience...v
On 9/16/10, Charlotte <[email protected]> wrote: > In my personal opinion, real butter is better than using margarine, since > margarine is synthetic and contains materials similar to plastics. > > Charlotte > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Abby Vincent" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:56 PM > Subject: Re: [CnD] [Candy] shortening > > > You can get lard, real or imitation, in most markets, at least in Los > Angeles. Other places you may have to go to a Mexican market. Real lard is > pig fat. My mother used it for her pie crust, the best I've ever tasted. > Then she turned to Crisco vegetable shortening because lard got a bad rap. > Is pig fat worse than trans fats? Your call. There is a Crisco-like > version of "I Can't believe it's not butter" that I used the last time a > recipe called for shortening. I think it's just butter-flavored Crisco. > without the trans fats. > Abby > > > From: Lynda > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 11:17 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [CnD] shortening > > > I guess it's a bit of both. I always try to make things as healthy as > possible, and so I try to stay clear of shortening. I heard that you can > replace shortening with margarine, but I've never tried. > > If there is something that I can use as a substitution, I'd also have to > find out if the amount for the substitution would be the same as the > shortening. > > As I said before, I have passed up many recipes because they call for > shortening, but if I can find something else to use, I'd be happy. As a > matter of fact, I have a brownie recipe that I'd love to try, but won't do > so unless I can use an ingredient other than the shortening. > > Lynda > ******************** > "A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back > to you when you have forgotten the words." > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jean Marcley" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 11:10 AM > Subject: [CnD] shortening > > >> Do you want to use something that isn't fat or just not something like >> lard or Crisco? >> Jean >> ____________________________________________________________ >> My Credit Scores- Free >> Click Here to See Your 3 FREE Credit Scores from All 3 Credit Bureaus! >> http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c92324fc9e31bcd0b5st02duc >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
