1) Act of decreasing in length 2) Cooking fat 3) Curtailment 4) Edible fat 5) Fat, is reducing 6) Reducing in length
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1) Contraction 2) Cut 3) Lard 4) Limitation 5) Oil 6) Oleo 7) Truncation
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- fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods
- act of decreasing in length
- make shorter than originally intended; reduce or retrench in length or duration
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- make short or shorter
- become short or shorter
- edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
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Shortening is any fat that is solid at room temperature and used to make crumbly pastry. Shortening is used in pastries that should not be elastic, such as cake. Although butter is solid at room temperature and is frequently used in making pastry, the term `shortening` seldom refers to butter, but is more closely related to margarine. ==History .....
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• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Shorten • (n.) The act of making or becoming short or shorter. • (n.) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
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A solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean and cottonseed oil. Although made from oil, shortening has been chemically transformed into a sold state through hydrogenation. Vegetable shortening is virtually flavorless (has a bland, neutral flavor) and may be substituted for other fats (such as butter, margarine, or lard) in baking of pi......
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fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin used in most doughs and batters to impart crisp and crumbly texture to baked products and to increase ... [5 related articles]
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In linguistics, the word has two meanings
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Short'en·ing noun 1. The act of making or becoming short or shorter.
2. (Cookery) That which renders pastry short or friable, as butter, lard, etc.
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Is the reduction of the held duration for assets or liabilities. It can be intentional or the result of prepayments, events, or exercised options.
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n] - fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods 2. [n] - act of decreasing in length
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Any fat used in baking to tenderize the product by shortening gluten strands. A white, tasteless, solid fat that has been formulated for baking or deep-frying.
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noun act of decreasing in length; `the dress needs shortening`
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A blend of vegetable oils that has been “hydrogenated”– hydrogen is added to the heated oils and converts the liquid oil to a semi-solid. Shortening is shelf-stable. It has a high melting point, making it easy to use at a variety of temperatures. Learn more:
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