Please Help!!!!!

Decorating By sara28 Updated 10 Nov 2006 , 3:47am by chestercheeto

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sara28 Posted 10 Nov 2006 , 3:39am
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I am getting ready to make my first batch of buttercream icing and i am not sure on the amounts. My recipe calls for 1/2 pound of crisco... how do i convert that to cup measurments I dont have a scale.....I have to get this mixed up tonight.... PLEASE HELP!!!!

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coolmom Posted 10 Nov 2006 , 3:45am
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1/2 lb is one cup.

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lapazlady Posted 10 Nov 2006 , 3:45am
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1/2 a pound is 8oz or 1 cup of crisco.

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chestercheeto Posted 10 Nov 2006 , 3:47am
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according to the Cake Bible, 1 cup of shortening is 6.75 oz, so 8 oz. (or half a pound) is about 1.25 cups.

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