Yes. Or you can use butter. If you are a margarine family, you can use that too.
If you use butter or margarine, remember these already have salt so you can reduce the amount of salt if the recipe calls for it.
vegetable oil. similar to what you'd find in Crisco.
No.
You can use butter instead, although you really won't get the same texture as you'd get using Crisco. Oil does not work in Irish Soda Bread. You could try searching for an Irish Soda Bread recipe that doesn't include Crisco.
Yes, solid Crisco can be used. Not Crisco oil.
Butter is more natural than Crisco is.
A specially modified diesel can run on Crisco.
No, Crisco is made with vegitable fat but you can buy butter flavored Crisco.
As long as the can of Crisco is less dense than water it can
1 stick of Crisco equals 1 cup.
The melting point of Crisco is approximately 117 degrees Fahrenheit.
it doesnt matter whether its water or icing or crisco its all measured the same. figure out the ratio to 16 oz to a cup
Yes. As per the Wikipedia article on Crisco: "As of 2012, Crisco consists of a blend of soybean oil, fully hydrogenated palm oil, and partially hydrogenated palm and soybean oils. According to the product information label, one 12 g serving of Crisco contains 3 g of saturated fat, 0 g of trans fat, 6 g of polyunsaturated fat, and 2.5 g of monounsaturated fat.[4] It is claimed that this reformulated Crisco has the same cooking properties and flavor as the original version of the product."