Crisco wasn’t invented by or for the German Navy, or for the purpose of lubricating submarines. Hydrogenation, the process by which Crisco is made from vegetable oils, was invented by German chemist ...

There was a time when a can of Crisco could be found in pretty much every kitchen in America, but the shortening has taken quite a hit in recent years. The product was first created as an alternative ...

Helen Zoe Veit does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Our friends over at Planet Money produced a delightful podcast last Friday called "Who Killed Lard?" They finger a corporate perp: Proctor and Gamble's brilliant marketing campaign for the original ...

“Crisco Recipes For The Jewish Housewife” was a slim, 77-paged piece of marketing material slash cookbook, manufactured by Proctor and Gamble and copyrighted in 1933. Crisco, the first brand of ...

KAI RYSSDAL: So how did thrift get to be a vice, and consumption a virtue? It wasn’t all that long ago Americans had to be taught to consume, too. Our sustainability reporter Sarah Gardner brings us a ...

Crisco wasn’t invented by or for the German Navy, or for the purpose of lubricating submarines. Hydrogenation, the process by which Crisco is made from vegetable oils, was invented by German chemist ...

Perhaps you’ll unearth a can of Crisco for the holiday baking season. If so, you’ll be one of millions of Americans who have, for generations, used it to make cookies, cakes, pie crusts and more. But ...

AMY SCOTT: In honor of the holiday, we’re bringing out the leftovers — some of the favorite dishes we served up this year. If you ate any pie today, there’s a chance it involved an ingredient only ...