On Jun 15, 11:08*am, Dave Smith > wrote:
> On 15/06/2012 8:38 AM, S Viemeister wrote:
>
> > I use my food processor for pie crust - mine is just as good as my
> > mother's but much faster, so I do it more often.
>
> What does that say about your mother's pie crust?
> I have made hundreds of pies over the years. I have got away with using
> a mixer or a food processor, but you have to be careful not to overdo
> it. *You want chunks of shortening in the pastry.

Crisco-type shortenings have killed more people than any other thing
people deliberately consume other than tobacco, or possibly alcohol.

--Bryan