OCR Text |
Show Don't waste the last little bit of shortening in the container. Pour boiling water in, let it cool. Then skim the shortening off the top. If it's a glass container, be sure to put a spoon in before you pour the boiling water, to prevent cracking. crack-ing. In the case of cardboard containers, con-tainers, save the last bit of shortening short-ening by spreading the container flat and scraping it with a flat-bladed flat-bladed knife. Shortening, butter, or margarine mar-garine used in baking can b measured most accurately by the water displacement method. If you want a half cup of shortening, fill a cup half full of water, then add enough shortening to make the water rise to the top of the cup. You'll have exactly a half cup of shortening. |