> > 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. > > > mac > 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