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From: suze@terak.UUCP (Suzanne Barnett)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: Re: How to measure shortening
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Date: Thu, 14-Nov-85 10:37:58 EST
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> > >> of shortening?  You fill a one-cup measuring cup half full of water and then 
> > >> keep plopping in shortening and holding it under with just the tip of a spoon
> > >> until the water level reaches one cup.  Drain.  Presto, one half cup of
> 
> DON'T TRY THIS METHOD IF YOU ARE MAKING ANY KIND OF PASTRY.
> The water makes the flour all sticky and the pastry just
> does not turn out.
> For other uses of shortening, though, this method is great!
> 

I always measure my shortening this way, and about the only
time I measure shortening is when I'm making pie crust. I have
no problem getting the crusts to turn out right.

It probably depends on the type of pastry you're making, and
its recipe.
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