Entries for April 11 - 1911 and 2011 (Crisco)

Rita's Entry: Tuesday, April 11, 1911
Still in.

IN RITA'S DAY:  Since Rita is sick on this day, I'll let her daughter (my mother) determine the topic... Since Margaret made cookies today, let's hear about a great invention of 1911 - CRISCO!  Procter and Gamble began in 1837 selling candles and soap.  Around 1870 P & G starting selling lard and in 1911 the first solidified shortening product made entirely of vegetable oil was introduced - Crisco.  It is hard for us today to realize what a revolutionary product this was.  It could be used a higher temperatures without smoking or burning.  It wasn't absorbed as much so you could use less and you could fry fish in it and then potatoes in the same pan and the potatoes wouldn't smell  or taste like fish!

TODAY:  My mother, Rita's daughter, still thinks her recipe for chocolate chip cookies tastes the best when made with Crisco.  She uses the Crisco sticks (like above) which are now free of all trans fats.  At the beginning of the 21st century Smuckers bought Crisco and Jif peanut butter.

Judy's Entry: Monday, April 11, 2011
While Mom stayed home and made cookies, I went shopping.  First to Barnes and Noble where I got a book as a gift and a pencil pouch, which I will keep in my purse for my checkbook and some pens.  It is made out of recycled newspapers and is very nice.  Then I returned something at Destination Maternity.  Finally went to the mall.  Found a silk skirt at Lord and Taylors and a top at Macy's.  I was going to get a dress, but the ones I tried just weren't appropriate for someone over 60.  (Am I really that old???)