tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post5902287477465685287..comments2024-01-14T21:28:37.623-05:00Comments on In the Shade of the Cherry Tree .... Hope Comes Home: Character Traits: Why Does Laura Grace Bake?Zan Mariehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-86711358802444224002014-08-07T09:39:43.445-04:002014-08-07T09:39:43.445-04:00Yes, lard would do. Shortening is usual Crisco to ...Yes, lard would do. Shortening is usual Crisco to use an American brand. The definition is any fat that's solid at room temp and used to make crumbly pastry. Lard is perfect, I'd think. Let me know how your tea cakes turn out. ;-)Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-10472445211010037422014-08-07T09:01:18.530-04:002014-08-07T09:01:18.530-04:00Yum! Hmm, I wonder what they call shortening in Sw...Yum! Hmm, I wonder what they call shortening in Swizterland. I could use lard, maybe?Deniz Bevanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17134553551048836979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-65515454602538059372014-07-29T12:06:46.409-04:002014-07-29T12:06:46.409-04:00LOL! That's priceless, Jo! Yep, I'll take ...LOL! That's priceless, Jo! Yep, I'll take the teacakes. ;-)Zan Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13403563510118660546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8930358664981152962.post-16966364175692861332014-07-29T09:18:35.026-04:002014-07-29T09:18:35.026-04:00Well, it's only natural to have one thing to e...Well, it's only natural to have one thing to excel at. At a writer's conference, I was once asked to say memorable about me. I blurted out, I have made in Japan stamped on my butt." It drew a laugh. Much to my shargrin, now thirty-five years later, Those initial conferencees will see me and say, "Made in Japan on your butt!" They don't remember my name, but they remember that.<br /><br />Laura Grace's tea cakes are a better remembrance.J.L. Murpheyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782355786883006411noreply@blogger.com