There is no hard and fast rule for how much oil it takes to replace butter: it varies by recipe. Start with a cake, muffin or cookie recipe. (Stick with butter or shortening for pie crusts). Try substituting one-fourth or half the butter with oil. And don't substitute the same amount: try two thirds to three fourths as much oil. In other words, to replace 4 tablespoons of butter, experiment with a scant 3 tablespoons of oil.
Born: 11/26/1938 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Age: 78. Full name: Richard Caruthers Little. Noted For: impressionist; frequently appeared on Dean Martin Comedy Hour (1965-74), Dean Martin Celebrity Roast (1975-84), The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1968-82), The Hollywood Squares (1972-80).
NBC President Fred Silverman knew he wanted to do something with Gary Coleman, the polished 10-year-old who had gotten attention for his commercial spots. (Coleman was so poised that at one point he was believed to be a little person.) The actor taped a pilot for a Little Rascals update in 1978, but the network declined to move forward.