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Spry was a brand of vegetable shortening produced by Lever Brothers starting in 1936. It was a competitor for Procter & Gamble's Crisco, and through aggressive marketing through its mascot Aunt Jenny had reached 75 percent of Crisco's market share.
Healthy Substitutes for Brown Sugar. For 1 cup brown sugar, substitute 1 cup organic brown sugar, coconut sugar, or date sugar, or substitute up to half of the brown sugar with agave nectar in baking.
One cup of Bisquick can be substituted by a mixture of one cup of flour, 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 teaspoons of baking powder, 1 ⁄ 2 teaspoon of salt, and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 tablespoons of oil or melted butter (or by cutting in 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 tbsp Crisco or lard).
1 cup shortening (or 1 Crisco shortening stick) 1 cup white sugar. 1 large egg. ½ cup molasses. ½ cup maple syrup. 2 teaspoons white vinegar. 1 teaspoon vanilla. 4½ to 5 cups all purpose flour.
Because of the relatively large fat crystals in lard, it is extremely effective as a shortening in baking. Pie crusts made with lard tend to be flakier than those made with butter. Many cooks employ both types of fat in their pastries to combine the shortening properties of lard with the flavor of butter. [6] [44] [45]
There's a place for each fat in your favorite recipes.
Shortening is any fat that is a solid at room temperature and is used to make crumbly pastry and other food products. The idea of shortening dates back to at least the 18th century, well before the invention of modern, shelf-stable vegetable shortening. [1] In the earlier centuries, lard was the primary ingredient used to shorten dough. [2]
A cup of coffee with sachets of Coffee-Mate non-dairy creamer and pure sugar (also shown are a stir stick and coffee cup holder). A non-dairy creamer, commonly also called tea whitener or coffee whitener or else just creamer, is a liquid or granular product intended to substitute for milk or cream as an additive to coffee, tea, hot chocolate or other beverages.