tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post1861160024411978875..comments2024-03-28T10:55:56.576-05:00Comments on Two Men and a Little Farm: CREAMY CRUSTENE1st Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-87581013808637194712023-07-15T21:06:23.784-05:002023-07-15T21:06:23.784-05:00We used that and it came with a small packet of ye...We used that and it came with a small packet of yellow powder. We mixed that and that was our butter. After mixing we put it in a mold to make 1/4 pound bars like butter today. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-62490553124018175602022-12-06T19:48:48.472-06:002022-12-06T19:48:48.472-06:00How much would one of those can be worth How much would one of those can be worth Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-82235491108572310162022-06-26T16:05:03.629-05:002022-06-26T16:05:03.629-05:00Now that's cool too! We love old cookbooks to...Now that's cool too! We love old cookbooks too. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-55708339534367399782022-06-24T22:14:16.380-05:002022-06-24T22:14:16.380-05:00I have a ton of recipes from my grandmothers cook ...I have a ton of recipes from my grandmothers cook books that are this brand lolAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-80066969241661426722015-09-09T18:56:43.075-05:002015-09-09T18:56:43.075-05:00Hello! And thank YOU for sharing this great memor...Hello! And thank YOU for sharing this great memory. We are so going to try this, like I said up one comment I guess we'll have to use crisco instead, is that what you use? Thank you again for sharing!! Don't be a stranger, come back soon!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-57649073852897397592015-09-09T18:54:52.241-05:002015-09-09T18:54:52.241-05:00Because this was an anonymous comment, I missed it...Because this was an anonymous comment, I missed it! Sorry, thank you so much for sharing this recipe, how cool is that? I'm assuming crisco is the modern day equivalent? Thanks again!!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-89335829106583084952015-09-09T14:07:23.128-05:002015-09-09T14:07:23.128-05:00I have a similar recipe....but I use vanilla or le...I have a similar recipe....but I use vanilla or lemon juice plus I add milk if dough gets too dry. I also add a cup to 1.5 cups of pecan halves..My mother used the recipe. She passed away in 2005...at the age of 86, handed it down to me (I'm 65) and I've handed it down to my 39 year old daughter. My daughter and I just made a batch yesterday..yummy..Amelia Sanchez-Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08912107890162103107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-26776082129023694102015-04-17T12:15:32.190-05:002015-04-17T12:15:32.190-05:00I have a recipe of my Mom's for cookies.
One ...I have a recipe of my Mom's for cookies.<br /><br />One pound CREAMY CRUSTENE,<br />1 egg yolk beaten <br />3 cups sugar,<br /> 6 cups flour,<br />and juice of one orange.<br />Cream well CRUSTENE and sugar and egg yolk, orange juice, little flour at a time, beating well, better with the hand. Pat pieces size of half dollar, bake slowly to very light brown.<br /><br />I didn't know what it was until I looked it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-62040740245322634842015-02-16T00:01:15.648-06:002015-02-16T00:01:15.648-06:00Wow, what a neat story. Lunch buckets! Can you i...Wow, what a neat story. Lunch buckets! Can you imagine kids today doing that? LOL! And it's doubly neat when it's a local brand. Too cool! Thanks for sharing!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-29682650417054961622015-02-16T00:00:27.259-06:002015-02-16T00:00:27.259-06:00Great suggestion, thank you for that!! Great suggestion, thank you for that!! 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-47835090688790529542015-02-16T00:00:12.259-06:002015-02-16T00:00:12.259-06:00Oh my isn't that the truth? Everything is so ...Oh my isn't that the truth? Everything is so disposable now days. Sad. Of course even if there were tins like this today, don't you wonder how many people would keep them and reuse them or just throw them away anyway? 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-48403083611142742462015-02-15T23:59:12.627-06:002015-02-15T23:59:12.627-06:00Definitely pretty. And I think we might end up ge...Definitely pretty. And I think we might end up getting it after all! I never thought about the size but that makes sense. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-982449888295922992015-02-13T15:55:31.437-06:002015-02-13T15:55:31.437-06:00I have a vintage lard bucket that my grandparents ...I have a vintage lard bucket that my grandparents had tucked away in their house. It has a swinging handle on it and my mom said that they used them for lunch buckets when she was a child. My lard bucket sports a local Oregon brand - Mt. Emily - from the northeast part of the state.. Another popular brand was Spry - I have an old cookbook of all Spry recipes. Such fun!2 Trampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12721390235821161265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-33565749154135807762015-02-12T13:30:03.182-06:002015-02-12T13:30:03.182-06:00 I have this antique chocolate jar; I looked up th... I have this antique chocolate jar; I looked up the company and they are in New York. I talked to someone and he said he has some of the jars around the office. So sometimes you can go web searching and find if the company still exists and get info.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-50387496149608088332015-02-12T07:30:25.705-06:002015-02-12T07:30:25.705-06:00I love those old timey containers. The bonus was t...I <i>love</i> those old timey containers. The bonus was that the customer got the product plus a useful container to use. A far cry from today's packaging! Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-10898675075231848422015-02-12T07:26:21.292-06:002015-02-12T07:26:21.292-06:00Beautiful old can and in such great, almost mint c...Beautiful old can and in such great, almost mint condition for it's age.<br />Back in the 50's people done A lot of baking so used a lot of shortening but an 8lb size I would say was more for restaurants and bakery'sColleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13106960827480062745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-78721154160148972862015-02-11T23:42:04.613-06:002015-02-11T23:42:04.613-06:00I hadn't either so ti was fun learning about i...I hadn't either so ti was fun learning about it. And yes, eight pounds is a lot huh? Not sure we could use that much in months or maybe a year, ha. 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-63954501208918353712015-02-11T23:40:45.284-06:002015-02-11T23:40:45.284-06:00The colors are very eye catching. And thank you f...The colors are very eye catching. And thank you for your Google sleuthing! Sounds like it might have been a local thing huh? Nice!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-14655450892593724682015-02-11T23:39:43.550-06:002015-02-11T23:39:43.550-06:00Wow, thank you for this post!! Much appreciated J...Wow, thank you for this post!! Much appreciated Jim!! And Golden Lady? That's a great name too, I'll have to look that up. And a bakery makes perfect sense. Very great info, thank you very much! Don't be a stranger!! Come back and visit anytime!1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-60131996842360431042015-02-11T23:38:25.302-06:002015-02-11T23:38:25.302-06:00Great observation about the size, that makes sense...Great observation about the size, that makes sense. Things like this are great for storage huh? 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-21055322097116560032015-02-11T23:35:42.730-06:002015-02-11T23:35:42.730-06:00Yum, someone after my own heart, that might make a...Yum, someone after my own heart, that might make a mean batch of fried chicken! 1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-81843634484669489182015-02-11T23:35:02.318-06:002015-02-11T23:35:02.318-06:00LOL I bet they were huh? :-)LOL I bet they were huh? :-)1st Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04861609647607912193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-33689433340706890102015-02-11T21:48:14.911-06:002015-02-11T21:48:14.911-06:00I've never heard of it. Eight pounds is a lot ...I've never heard of it. Eight pounds is a lot of shortening.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-43076259666662818152015-02-11T19:44:10.383-06:002015-02-11T19:44:10.383-06:00Very pretty can - love the blue and yellow!
From...Very pretty can - love the blue and yellow! <br />From some google research, Crustene was manufactured in Houston and San Antonio, Texas by the South Texas Cotton Oil Company. It was trademarked in 1945. Texas Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00547037404676565726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3552387675026716797.post-91158761370960435932015-02-11T18:21:27.533-06:002015-02-11T18:21:27.533-06:00I'm 75. As a kid I worked as a stock boy/sack ...I'm 75. As a kid I worked as a stock boy/sack boy/janitor/ and general flunkie in my parent's grocery store. I remember stocking Crustene, Crisco and other shortning such as Golden Lady, a butter colored shortning. Shortning of all kinds were very big sellers since - I may be wrong here but - I can't recall there being any liquid cooking oil until we started stocking Wesson Oil in the mid to late 50s. The Crustene we stocked was in a 3 pound can as I recall. The Crustene can in your photo was probably for commercial use in bakeries and such. <br /><br />Jim in TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com