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Just melt your shortening until you have one cup. Let it cool before using. It's the same thing.

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"A pint's a pound, the world around." Water, fat oil, for any practical purpose weigh the same.

1 cup (8 oz) of shortening = 1 Stick of butter = 1 cup of oil

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7/8 cup of vegetable oil or lard can be substituted for a cup of butter. If it's salted butter, you can add a half teaspoon of salt.

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