My Wife And The Vanilla Extract (Or: 'Female Logic') [Long]

[Drako]

Hydrogenated vegetable oil, dumbass.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogenation#In_the_food_industry

There is actually shortening made from non-hydrogenated oil (palm oil) but it's relatively uncommon compared to Crisco. Nowadays, very few people (except Luddites like lxrskllr ) associate shortening with animal products.

Shortening is butter, lard, or other fat, used in baking. It's not just a Crisco like product.

 

[MongGrel]

The wife is pretty into this for cooking these days in place of a lot of things, but has found another cheaper one locally.

http://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Sign...a_nav_t_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZS19BKB00FEN8B667E2

 

[disappoint]

UMM, you TEACH a person, --- you train a dog.
<-------nitpicker

train
tr&#257;n/
verb
verb: train; 3rd person present: trains; past tense: trained; past participle: trained; gerund or present participle: training

1. 1. teach (a person or animal) a particular skill or type of behavior through practice and instruction over a period of time.
   "the plan trains people for promotion"
   synonyms:instruct, teach, coach, tutor, school, educate, prime, drill, ground; Moreinculcate, indoctrinate, initiate, break in;
   upskill
   "an engineer trained in remote-sensing techniques"
   be taught through practice and instruction.
   • "he trained as a classicist"
     synonyms:study, learn, prepare, take instruction; upskill
     "she's training to be a hairdresser"
   • cause (a mental or physical faculty) to be sharp, discerning, or developed as a result of instruction or practice.
     "an alert mind and trained eye give astute evaluations"
   • cause (a plant) to grow in a particular direction or into a required shape.
     "they trained roses over their houses"
   • undertake a course of exercise and diet in order to reach or maintain a high level of physical fitness, typically in preparation for participating in a specific sport or event.
     "she trains three times a week"
     synonyms:exercise, do exercises, work out, get into shape, practice, prepare "with the Olympics in mind, athletes are training hard"
   • cause to undertake a course of physical exercise.
     "the horse was trained in Paris"
   • reduce one's weight through diet and exercise in order to be fit for a particular event.
     "he trained down to middleweight"
   
   
2. 2. point or aim something, typically a gun or camera, at.
   "the detective trained his gun on the side door"
   synonyms:aim, point, direct, level, focus; zero in
   "she trained the gun on his chest"
3. 3.dated go by train.
   "Charles trained to Chicago with Emily"
4. 4. archaic entice (someone) by offering pleasure or a reward.

You can stop nitpicking incorrectly now.

 

[Muse]

"shortening" is a generic term covering all solid fat. It's become more specialized to refer to hydrogenated oil. If I were reading an old recipe book, I wouldn't automatically assume vegetable. In fact, I'd probably assume lard.

I don't eat much bacon these days but when I used to buy boxes of bacon ends and pieces I'd render the fat and store in a bottle in the refrigerator and use it as shortening in recipes. It has a nice bacon flavor.

 

[Ophir]

For some reason I bothered to read the whole story, and you sound incredibly condescending, pedantic, and generally annoying. No wonder your wife doesn't pay any attention to you. Aside from that, you showed no ability to constructively solve the problem. This could have all been resolved by you either:

A) Ordering vanilla extract online instead of the damn beans

There's nothing wrong with still wanting to make your own extract. In that case:

B) Going with her on the town to hunt down the small bottles. If that is fruitless, then stop by and buy the vanilla sugar. Make a morning out of it, grab breakfast/lunch; enjoy the time together.

Come on guys, relationships are not that hard. Just requires a little effort. Well, that and having a little respect for your S/O in the first place.

 

[lxskllr]

Come on guys, relationships are not that hard. Just requires a little effort. Well, that and having a little respect for your S/O in the first place.

That isn't thread material. This story was embellished for comedic effect. Everyone does stupid shit, and it's a popular topic of discussion. Ignoring/whitewashing the small irritations of life eliminates a major source of conversation.

 

[Ophir]

That isn't thread material. This story was embellished for comedic effect. Everyone does stupid shit, and it's a popular topic of discussion. Ignoring/whitewashing the small irritations of life eliminates a major source of conversation.

True; however, I'm not talking about whitewashing or ignoring the small irritations, I'm talking about eliminating them altogether. I'd rather an irritation-free life than have stories to tell. Problems will always come, no point unnecessarily adding more.

As far as I can see this drama was created by the wife and continually exacerbated by an obtuse husband. It could have been diffused at multiple points if they'd tried to solve the problem together rather than sticking to their guns and taking pot shots at each other.

 

[OverVolt]

I think we can all agree the most important thing is that the vanilla cinnamon rolls must flow.

 

[Crono]

The wife is pretty into this for cooking these days in place of a lot of things, but has found another cheaper one locally.

http://www.amazon.com/Kirkland-Sign...a_nav_t_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1ZS19BKB00FEN8B667E2

Good stuff (coconut oil in general, not just the brand). I use it as a vegan substitute for butter in recipes.

 

[torpid]

Vanilla sugar is a much dumber way to get vanilla than vanilla extract. You want to be able to control the amount of vanilla flavor separate from the amount of sugar. Sugar is chemically important in baking and if you are bound to a specific vanilla/sugar ratio you have way less flexibility.

Cream of Tartar aka potassium bitartrate was popularized by the French. I'm kind of surprised it's not available in Scandinavia.