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Vegetable shortening is a semi-solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean and cottonseed oil. Shortening adds lightness to pie crust and other baked goodies, but it does not have as much natural flavor as butter. Many types of cooking shortening contain trans-fats, though some brands have created trans-fat free shortenings.
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Fast Facts
- There are 1,845 Calories in 1 cup
- Crisco brand was first produced in 1911
- Can be used in baking cookies and cakes
- Has a 100% fat content
- Usually contain trans-fats
- Store in refrigerator, or at room temperature for easier blending
- Can go rancid--check expiration dates
- Solid at room temperature
- Higher smoke point than butter
- Can substitute for butter or margarine in most recipes
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Wikipedia: Shortening
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Recipezaar: Shortening Definition
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RecipeTips.com: Vegetable Shortening
Vegetable Shortening Term - A cooking fat, which is basically flavorless, that is produced from vegetable oils.recipetips.com -
Nutritional Information: Vegetable Shortening
Nutritional Information for Fats - Vegetable Shortening. Nutritional information for Vegetable Shortening. Find more nutritional information in CalorieKing's 50,000-food database.calorieking.com -
Big Oven: Shortening
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WebMD: Trans Fats: The Science and the Risks
What exactly are trans fats? How are they made? How bad are they, really? And just how solid is the science that the FDA consulted when they voted to list trans fats on nutrition labels? To get to the bottom of these and other questions about trans fats, WebMD spoke to leading nutritionists.webmd.com -
The Perfect Pantry: Vegetable Shortening
I'm a Motown, pre-1975 rock 'n roll, granola kind of girl. I don't bake much — I've already owned up to keeping storebought pie crust in my refrigerator — but oooooh, baby, I love love love granola cookies, and that's why vegetable shortening resides in The Perfect Pantry. A solid...theperfectpantry.com
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Shortening on Amazon | View All
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Organic Palm Oil Shortening for Baking - 13 Fl Oz - $8.90
Bake your organic cookies with this 100% Organic Shortening, that also containes Omega 6 and a healthy balance of all types of fat; 10% Polyunsaturated Fat, 40% Monounsaturated Fat and 44% Palmitic Acid - 16 - Carbon - Cahin - Improves bloo...
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Tropical Traditions Organic Palm Shortening - 112 oz. (1 Gallon) - $35.00
Tropical Traditions Organic Palm Shortening comes from small scale family farms in South America. These farmers are certified by ProForest, which ensures that they meet strict social, environmental and technical criteria. With regard to env...
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Concurrent Engineering: Shortening Lead Times, Raising Quality, and Lowering Costs - $35.00
By simultaneously examining the concerns of design, production, purchasing, finance, and marketing from the very first stages of product planning, concurrent engineering makes doing it right the first time the rule instead of the exception....
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Precision Brand 26168 3/4" .032 Thickness Shortening Shim .751 ID x .99 OD (50EA/PKG) - $15.09
Amazon.com: Precision Brand 26168 3/4" .032 Thickness Shortening Shim .751 ID x .99 OD (50EA/PKG): Home Improvement
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Shortening on Twitter Powered by Twitter
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Not sure list support is worth putting up with Seesmic's handling of multi-acct switching, URL shortening & visuals (vs Tweetdeck).
@awsamuel | November 08, 2009 06:53 PM -
@cDc_Chaotic ah i didnt put a K its fine i call him that, he doesnt mind. plus my cousin is called riccardo so im used to shortening it 2ric
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Interesting. Next year’s NZ seasonal flu vaccine will contain the swine flu strain. (Why are the URLs not shortening?! grr)
@rubyconsulting | November 08, 2009 06:14 PM -
http://krumlr.com Cool! Krumlr Bookmark & tweet about links at same time. One easy step. With URL shortening & stats AD: http://rtee.me/wDY
@dsmfood | November 08, 2009 06:11 PM
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View All Shortening Questions (51) | Ask a QuestionHow does Google Analytics report shortened URLs? (2 Answers)It depends on the url shortening service. Some services change the referrer or redirect with a true 301 so the search engine / analytics never really knows the difference. Some ... read moreHow can I add a url shortening service to my website? (6 Answers)http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/short-url-plugin/ Short URL allows you to create shorter URL's and keeps track of how many times a link has been clicked. It's useful for managing downloads, keeping track of outbound ... read moreHow can Hawaii be shortening their school year? (2 Answers)It was a decision made by the Governor who now regrets approving the school furloughs. http://doe.k12.hi.us/news/furlough/index.htm read moreHow do you make small URL addresses? (1 Answer)The easiest way is to go to http://tinyurl.com. Once you go there, you can paste the long URL into that text field, and click the "make tiny" button. That will ... read more
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Shortening Articles, History, and Trivia
- Crisco: Frequently Asked Questions About Crisco Products
- eHow: How To Cut In Shortening
- Love To Know: How To Add Shortening
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