On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 11:52:19 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:


>It's likely that my idea of a thin film of oil* differs vastly from
>yours but I'm guessing that your down-South oil thickness is pretty near
>the same as my waaay-down-South oil thickness. I just pour in the oil
>until it looks about right and I'll bet that you do too.

No, I don't. I use a lot less than that. Maybe about 2 tablespoons
of lard, plus a tablespoon of bacon fat. Maybe less than that. It
really is very, very shallow.

My mother didn't like to use a lot of fat, unless she was making yeast
doughnuts...

Christine