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  2. Shortening - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Spry Vegetable Shortening - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Crisco - Wikipedia

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    Crisco is an American brand of shortening that is produced by B&G Foods.Introduced in June 1911 [1] by Procter & Gamble, it was the first shortening to be made entirely of vegetable oil, originally cottonseed oil.

  5. Lard - Wikipedia

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    Vegetable shortenings were developed in the early 1900s, which made it possible to use vegetable-based fats in baking and in other uses where solid fats were called for. Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle, though fictional, portrayed men falling into rendering vats and being sold as lard, which generated negative publicity.

  6. Fat hydrogenation - Wikipedia

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    Because partially hydrogenated vegetable oils are cheaper than animal fats, are available in a wide range of consistencies, and have other desirable characteristics such as increased oxidative stability and longer shelf life, they are the predominant fats used as shortening in most commercial baked goods.

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    The healthiest vegetable is watercress, a species of cabbage, according to the CDC, which nabbed a perfect "100" score. That's compared to the sweet potato, which was the least-healthy veggie on ...

  8. Quick bread - Wikipedia

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    The shortening method, also known as the biscuit method, is used for biscuits and sometimes scones. This method cuts solid fat (whether lard, butter, or vegetable shortening) into flour and other dry ingredients using a food processor, pastry blender, or two hand-held forks. [10]

  9. Fondant icing - Wikipedia

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    It is made from sugar, water, gelatin, vegetable oil or shortening, and glycerol. [1] It does not have the texture of most icings; rolled fondant is akin to modelling clay, [2] while poured fondant is a thick liquid. The flavor is generally considered a weak point, as it is sweet and chalky. [3]

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