[Oberon]

...Crisco is treated to behave the way it does, regrettably—because it makes the finest-textured pie crust.

And yet I would not favor such a crust over one made by a competent baker using leaf lard. The gray-haired women in the Ladie's Auxiliary from my old home church, they really knew their business.

[Mamzelle]

I’ve heard that if you substitute vodka for half the water in making pie crust, it prevents toughness..never tried it...