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Originally posted by danimal15

Something about Hostess pies turns me off. Maybe it’s the words "beef fat" in the ingredients. I know animal fat traditionally was used in pies, but in this day and age, it seems like a very unhealthy and unnecessary relic.

What’s this "was"? To this day, suet and lard are both commonly used ingredients in pie crust. There’s also this stuff called "butter" which you might have heard of, and I don’t want to burst your bubble or anything, but I hear tell that comes from an animal too!

And as for "unhealthy"…well, unlike the trans-fats in partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, lard and butter haven’t been suggested as a possible cancer-causing agent. Give me a lard and butter crust any day.