Cake recipe requires shortening - what is it?!

[bluecheesefiend]

I have an Anerican cook book that requires vegetable shortening in several of the recipes. I have no idea what it is! Can we get it in England? Is it known by another name? And/or what might it be substituted with?
Thanks!

shortening is the veg equivalent of lard. yes, you can get it here, can't remember the brand - trexo? it will be next to butter at any rate.

for future reference, and american recipes that call for Crisco are asking for shortening

Trex

arf

try stork not trexo, lord knows where i got that from

Stork... the solid version.

Or Cookeen?

Ah! The penny drops!
I remember cookeen from home economics!
Thanks all x

Butter works too.