During the development of Mortal Kombat, one of the game designers suggested that Dan use it in the game. Toasty is also the name of Scorpion's most famous Fatality. In Mortal Kombat II, a specialized Toasty Fatality can make Dan Forden say Toasty! after the Fatality with a text appearing that reads Toasty!.
Lard is animal (pig) fat, and shortening is vegetable fat. Lard is not used much anymore because it is very high in saturated fat. It is great for pie crust--makes a very flaky crust. I don't think I would use it for icing--it can have a distinct flavor of its own.
Vegetable oil like soybean or cottonseed oil is used to make a solid fat, which is referred to as shortening. The name shortening is derived because when it is used along with flour, it shortens the gluten strands.Shortening is 100% fat, as compared to 80% fat in butter or lard.utter or Margarine. These two ingredients can be used to replace shortening for any recipe. You can use around 1 cup of butter or margarine, when the recipe calls for 1 cup of shortening. It is also important to use less salt when using butter or margarine instead of shortening.