On Jun 15, 3:05*pm, Wayne Boatwright > wrote:
> On Sun 15 Jun 2008 10:44:20a, Cuthbert Thistlethwaite told us...
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> >> In 2008, only a fool would consider Crisco edible. *It is partially
> >> hydrogenated vegetable oil.
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> > Well said. *
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> > However, I'm thinking about making some cookies, and wonder what to use
> > when the recipe says "shortening."
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> > Any reasonably healthy suggestions?
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> Either the low trans-fat Crisco,

I could never trust the Crisco name. The Crisco folks are like a
distant cousin who has seduced several of my pre-pubescent nieces*. I
just don't want him around.

> or even pure butter which is not nearly as
> unhealthy as some would suggest. *

Unhealthy, but nowhere near as much as hydrogenated fats. Butter is
delicious. If you're going to do something unhealthy, it should be
something you really enjoy.

>Many margarines are very unhealthy.

All the regular ones are awful, health-wise. The 100% non-
hydrogenated ones are quite healthy, far healthier than butter, but I
value good taste, and they just plain-assed don't taste good. I've
tried them.

* A fictitious charachter made up to illustrate my point. Children
are handy as subjects for borderline examples as most folks agree that
they most often lack the capacity to make critical judgement calls.
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> * * * * * * *Wayne Boatwright *

--Bryan