Re: butter subs

[Guest guest]

Spectrum Shortening in the big blue tub is

non-hydrogenated. It is palm shortening. It also has

soy cross-contamination issues.

--- LeAnne Deardeuff wrote:

> I have been wondering about butter subs also. We

> have

> used olive oil and sesame oil for years. We haven't

> used shortenings in our cooking for 13 years. We

> experimented with different oils instead. My other

> children can have butter without a problem but

> Enoch,

> the CP/Autism child seems that he cannot. He

> screamed

> for 2 hours the day after his brother gave him

> scrambled eggs that had been scrambled in butter.

> What

> is anyone's intake on Spectrum Margarine and

> Shortening? It says it is hydrogenated. So just what

> is it?

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

>What

> is anyone's intake on Spectrum Margarine and

> Shortening?

Spectrum Spread is non-hydrogenated soy-based, made with " mayonnaise

technology " and a lot like mayonnaise in consistency; nice on toast but

won't melt in a frying pan. I used to use in in making rice, though, by

whisking it to little bits in the water before I added the uncooked rice. Or

I used it in some baking recipes, about 50-50 with coconut butter.

Spectrum shortening I haven't tried.

Indian/Pakistani ghee I tried recently, with disatrous results. I tried it

a second time with Serenaid, and still saw a small reaction in my younger

son.

I used to use Purity Farms Ghee, and have reordered some to try again. It

had a wonderful taste, and just a little for flavor with oil or coconut fat

worked well in many recipes (popcorn, cream sauces, etc.)

Hain Safflower Soft Margarine is tasty, melts well, gfcf but contains soy

and hydrogenated fats. I currently use a little of it, and have seen no

problems.

Lorilyn