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Any tupe of shortening should do. Crisco is a good choice, though.
Shortening, such as Crisco, is made from vegetable oil.
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The easiest recipes are often those found on the package for common ingredients, like Crisco shortening. Another good place to find easy recipe ideas is a magazine or booklet devoted to quick and easy cooking.
vegetable shortening (CRISCO)
Absolutely, in fact, there are entire diets based solely off of crisco shortening. Crisco does not contain certain nutrients so vitamin pills are advised. Over consumption of crisco can lead to large fat deposits in the lower back.
Crisco lists it's ingredients as hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, mono- and diglycerides.Check out the wiki site http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisco for the whole story on how it was first invented by proctor and gamble as a cheaper substitute to animal fats for making candles. It was the first all vegetable oil shortening but it was intended for making candles. When electricity became widely available the demand for candles was reduced and that's when they decided to sell it as shortening... to eat.
Usually it doesn't really matter what type of solid shortening you use. Flavor may be a consideration, but it should perform alright. In some recipes it needs to be one or the other.
Shortening is the fat or oil used in cooking. It can range from lard to olive oil, depending on the recipe.
Brand name for solid vegetable shortening.
any grocery store
Yes, you can melt shortening and use in a cake recipe. It will change the texture and possibly add heaviness to the cake, but it will still be good.