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Shortening and Lard? I want to make cupcakes but I dont know if Lard and shortening are the same thing? Where would I find shortening in the grocery store?

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Asked by briesmomisback at 6:33 PM on Feb. 14, 2012 in Food & Drink

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Shortening and lard aren't the same thing. Lard comes from animals, shortening comes from vegetable oil. For cupcakes I'd stick with Crisco.

Answer by Ginger0104 at 6:37 PM on Feb. 14, 2012
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lard is animal fat while crisco is a vegetable product.

Lard is basically the same as straining the grease from cooking a bunch of bacon into a large tub and using it to cook with.

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Answer by meooma at 6:38 PM on Feb. 14, 2012
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not necessarily
some shortening contains lard,but some are vegetable oil based
its in the baking section

Answer by butterflyblue19 at 6:35 PM on Feb. 14, 2012
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Shortening is in the baking isle!

Answer by mlmkjw at 6:34 PM on Feb. 14, 2012
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crisco shortening is in a little blue can, usually on the baking aisle, next to vegetable oils/etc.

Answer by dullscissors at 6:34 PM on Feb. 14, 2012
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CRISCO is shortening,,

Answer by kimigogo at 6:35 PM on Feb. 14, 2012
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When I was a child most people cooked with LARD. It's rarely used nowadays. Most everyone uses vegetable oil or crisco.

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Lard is rendered pig fat and shortening is Crisco. If you are baking use Crisco.

Answer by robinkane at 6:48 PM on Feb. 14, 2012
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they are not the same but you can interchange them freely

Answer by Dardenella at 7:26 PM on Feb. 14, 2012
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