Shortening, like regular crisco is vegan, and can be used in place of butter or lard in recipes. (Although it is not the healthiest choice.) To make it healthier, use oil, like Canola and 3/4 the amount . If a recipe calls for 1 cup shortening or butter, use 3/4 cup oil.
This year, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree lighting ceremony for the dead Norway spruce will take place on Nov. 30 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Eastern and be coupled with live performances. If prospective viewers can't make it to Times Square for the lighting ceremony, however, there's still plenty of time to fawn over the dead tree.
The TV age. The first televised tree lighting was in 1951 when The Kate Smith Show broadcast the event. From 1953-1955 the show was broadcast on the Howdy Doody Show.. For the past 18 years, the tree lighting has been broadcast on NBCâs âChristmas in Rockefeller Center.â. âBound for gloryâ.