On May 23, 9:01*am, weaver615 > wrote:
> On May 22, 10:12*am, weaver615 > wrote:
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> > My Aunt taught me this trick many years ago. If you ever need to get
> > the right amount of Shortening for say...Your home made Pie Crust,
> > here is a simple yet easy way to do it.
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> > Most Pie Crust recipes call for 1/2 cup of shortening. If you don't
> > have a measuring cup, or you are just trying to save a little time,
> > you can take a 1 cup measuring cup and fill it to the 1/2 cup line
> > with COLD water, then you can spoon in your shortening, butter, or
> > margerine until the water level reaches the 1 cup line. This will give
> > you the 1/2 of shortening, butter or margerine that you need for your
> > recipe. Just remember to use COLD water as warm water will melt what
> > ever it is you are trying to measure.
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> > I use this method everytime I bake as it is faster and cuts down on
> > the dirty dishes I have when I am through baking. Try it and let me
> > know what YOU think.
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> > Check out my Blog at:http://oldfashioncooking.blogspot.com
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> All Great responses. But I WAS talking about Solid shortening like
> CRISCO. I prefer to do things the way I was taught "1/2 cup of this, a
> pinch of that..." old fashion? Yes. BUt allot of fun too. Keep them
> coming.
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> Check out my Blog at:http://oldfashioncooking.blogspot.com- Hide quoted text -
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Only ignorant slobs use Crisco.

--Bryan