On Wednesday, July 15, 2015 at 4:32:31 PM UTC-5, notbob wrote:
> On 2015-07-15, ImStillMags > wrote:
>
> > ew. never use Canola oil. Bad stuff. Lard and butter makes a
> > flaky pie crust. Have tried coconut oil for a sweet pie recipe
> > and it was pretty dang good.
>
> The Spectrum organic shortening I mentioned is 100% pressed palm oil
> (non-hydrogenated).
>
> Is there a a difference between palm and coconut?
>
Yes. Palm oil is another name for palm *fruit* oil. Palm *kernel* oil is
very similar to coconut oil in healthfulness and cost--far more expensive
than palm fruit oil.
>
> nb

--Bryan