Pandora wrote:
> "Andy" <q> ha scritto nel messaggio
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>> Pandora said...
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>>> I have a question: what is the "Solid shortening"?
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>> Pandora,
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>> It's similar to a "Crisco" brand vegetable shortening. It's not really
>> solid,
>> just not liquid like bottled oils.
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>> Andy
>
> Do you mean something like Margarine?
>

Pandora,

Solid shortening is partially hydrogenated soybean oil. It has the
consistency of margarine, but it is 100% fat, whereas margarine is about
80% fat and 20% water. Solid shortening is a vegetable-based modern
substitute for lard.