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Julie Bove wrote:
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> "Mark A.Meggs" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:15:52 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>"zxcvbob" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>
> >>>
> >>> How about goose fat?
> >>
> >>Never have any animal fat.
> >>

> >
> > "Husband can't have pork."
> >
> > Just checking - you do know that lard is pork fat?
> >
> > Crisco or a generic would be the vegetable fat equivalent (not a true
> > substitute, but as close as you're going to get without animal fat).
> > It's chock full of trans fatty acids, but they won't kill you right
> > away.

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> Can't use Crisco because of food allergies. I do have some Spectrum
> shortening that I use on the odd occasion. It has no trans-fats.


What is allergenic in Crisco?