On Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 11:37:44 PM UTC-10, Fruitiest of Fruitcakes wrote:
> On 24 Dec 2018, dsi1 wrote
> (in >):
>
> > On Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 4:31:04 PM UTC-10, Sheldon wrote:
> > > On Sun, 23 Dec 2018 20:01:28 -0600, "cshenk" > wrote:
> > >
> > > > dsi1 wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On Sunday, December 23, 2018 at 2:11:51 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I saw it, another 4 years on. Lol. So funny reading a thread
> > > > > > > and realising it is 22 years old. I had searched for copha to
> > > > > > > see if there is a substitute and ended up here. I Live in
> > > > > > > Australia so I can buy copha any time and grew up having
> > > > > > > chocolate crackles at parties and cake stall fundraising events.
> > > > > > > I didn't realise copha is an Australian thing. Maybe copha is now
> > > > > > > available in other countries? When I saw the substitutes people
> > > > > > > mentioned here I cringed and can imagine how awful they would
> > > > > > > have tasted. Well done though for being inventive and having a
> > > > > > > go. You need copha to make Chocolate crackles and I don't think
> > > > > > > there is a substitute (but I also haven't read the rest of the
> > > > > > > thread). I had a giggle when the person said "are they really
> > > > > > > worth it? " They ARE really nice and so easy to make but if you
> > > > > > > have had to go to so much trouble to get copha, maybe they won't
> > > > > > > seem worth it in the end?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Alanna!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Welcome to bedlam! Now, what the heck is copha?
> > > > >
> > > > > Copha is a brand of hydrogenated coconut oil. It's similar to Crisco
> > > > > except that Crisco is made from soybean and palm oil. Both Copha and
> > > > > Crisco are hydrogenated which makes the oils solid at room
> > > > > temperatures and improves their shelf life. Coconut oil is pretty hot
> > > > > in the US so there might be a market for Copha.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks! I'd not heard of it.
> > >
> > > The spelling is incorrect,
> > >
> > > You could have googled it:
> > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copra
> >
> > I learned about copra when I was a widdle boy in skool. It was dried coconut
> > and the stuff was made by primitive, colonized, people. It seemed like a heck
> > of a way to earn a living. Evidently, there was a need for dried coconut
> > meat. I never learned what exactly copra was used for but there was some part
> > in my text that mentioned soap. If you ask me, it's kind of an unpleasant
> > product and why we were taught about copra at all is a mystery. Perhaps it
> > was so that one day, I could write this post. Well, that's about all I got to
> > say about copra.
>
> Hydrogenated fats are bad.
>
> Im surprised this fact has not filtered through to the colonies.
>
> https://www.livestrong.com/article/2...d-oil-bad-for-
> you/

I'm aware of what everybody says. If everybody says it, there's no need for me to repeat it. My main point is that Copha is a vegetable shortening similar to Crisco. Copra is not a hydrogenated fat - it's dried coconut.