shortening
By fabwisp
@fabwisp (1327)
January 31, 2007 9:59am CST
I live in th euk and quite often look at recipies online. But quite often they ask for shortening. I went to my local supermarket and asked for it but they didnt have a clue what it is. Can someone help me please?
2 responses
@brimia (6581)
• United States
31 Jan 07
Shortening usually refers to solid vegetable shortening that stays solid at room temperature. An American brand is Crisco, a solid white flavorless vegetable fat. I looked around on the internet and one site said UK versions are Cookeen, Trex, White Flora.
Hope this helps. Good luck
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@mrsjumppuppy03 (3301)
• United States
31 Jan 07
I double what Brimia has to say and I rate her a +
Shortening usually refers to solid vegetable shortening that stays solid at room temperature. An American brand is Crisco, a solid white flavorless vegetable fat. I looked around on the internet and one site said UK versions are Cookeen, Trex, White Flora. Hope this helps. Good luck
@maryannemax (12154)
• Sweden
31 Jan 07
what i've learned is that shortening just means either butter, margarine or oil. i am not sure about this. but i remember one time when i asked a friend about it and said that these three are just called shortenings when listed in ingredients. but i'll check around more to see some other examples.
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