Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crisco shortening on the grocery store shelf used for baking - MDV Edwards/Shutterstock When people think about shortening, their ...

While butter and oil are familiar kitchen staples for most of us, shortening is something of a mystery for many home cooks. Technically, the word shortening can be used to describe any type of fat ...

Tubs of Crisco vegetable shortening on grocery store shelf - PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock While butter and oil are familiar kitchen staples for most of us, shortening is something of a mystery for many ...