One time on Usenet, "Temily" > said:
>
> merryb wrote:
> > I have never heard of copha - what is it?
>
> Copha - it's the white vegetable shortening that you use in
> cookery...made from coconut oil. What do you call it?

Crisco. But it's not made from coconut oil, our food police have
decided it's not good for us... :-P

http://www.crisco.com/index.asp


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