Crisco is a brand name for lard. It is cooking grease, in a can or tin. It
act to hold things together, at least until it gets warm, then it becomes
soft, or even will become liquid.
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> From: Bee1Bob1 <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Crisco and menthol
> Date: Sunday, November 02, 1997 2:05 PM
>
> Hi,
>
> I`m a UK beekeeper and I have just discovered Varroa in my hives!
>
> I don`t like using hard chemicals and so the use of natural oils like
menthol
> to control mites sounds interesting but what is Crisco and what role does
it
> have in the process? Just a solvent? - are there any others?
>
> Yours
> Bob