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Cooking & Baking

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Botany

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Sat Feb 14, 2026, 03:01 PM Saturday

Can Crisco go bad? [View all]

I am making a recipe that calls for shortening and my crisco has sat in my kitchen cupboard
for @ least 64 years and it seems a little off.

BTW making red beans and rice for my Clintonville (Columbus Ohio) neighbor’s Mardi Gras party
and the recipe called for shortening but my crisco seemed different. So I used some olive oil for
the vegetables, garlic, creole spices, and sausage….andouille.

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Can Crisco go bad? [View all] Botany Saturday OP
I think it can become rancid...... Hope22 Saturday #1
You actually opened it 😂 🤣 😳!!! Srkdqltr Saturday #2
Yes. 2naSalit Saturday #3
yes but it takes a LONG time Kali Saturday #4
Yes, if it hangs out with the wrong crowd NewHendoLib Saturday #5
Yes! dlilafae Saturday #6
Good grief... GiqueCee Saturday #7
Play it safe chowmama Yesterday #8
Don't throw it away, you can use it as an emergency candle when power goes out MagickMuffin 19 hrs ago #9
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