If you're anything like us, you always keep a jar of vegetable shortening in your pantry. Our grandmas taught us that shortening is a stand-by in quite a few Southern recipes, particularly our baked goods. It's the secret ingredient that makes our pie crust extra flaky and our dinner rolls ultra-tender. Shortening has been a pantry staple for decades for a reason. But let's imagine a world in which, by some series of unfortunate events, you find yourself without a trusty jar of shortening…