An EASY Way to Measure Shortening

My Aunt taught me this trick many years ago. If you ever need to get the right amount of Shortening for say...Your home made Pie Crust, here is a simple yet easy way to do it.

Most Pie Crust recipes call for 1/2 cup of shortening. If you don't have a measuring cup, or you are just trying to save a little time, you can take a 1 cup measuring cup and fill it to the 1/2 cup line with COLD water, then you can spoon in your shortening, butter, or margerine until the water level reaches the 1 cup line. This will give you the 1/2 of shortening, butter or margerine that you need for your recipe. Just remember to use COLD water as warm water will melt what ever it is you are trying to measure.

I use this method everytime I bake as it is faster and cuts down on the dirty dishes I have when I am through baking. Try it and let me know what YOU think.