>
> I am interested in the same problem/question...I have just been to a bulk
> wholesale wharehouse to look for a large quantity of vegetable shortening
> and noticed there are different preservatives as well as different oils
> used by various manufacturers of this product. The recipe recommended by
> Dr. Bill Wilson lists Crisco shortening specifically and I wonder if
> anyone has experiance and/or information concerning the use of other
> brands of shortening. Crisco is considerably more expensive.
>
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> mac
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     NO ONE HAS LOOKED INTO THIS ASPECT OF THE GREASE PATTY QUESTION.
     SOME RESEARCHERS HAVE LOOKED INTO DIFFERENT OILS AND WHILE THERE IS
     SOME VARIATION, OIL WORKS IF USED PROPERLY. A GOOD QUESTION THOUGH.
 
     DIANA SAMMATARO