We turn now to look at Adler himself. (Note: This is a rather long and detailed biography of Dr. Adler) Alfredâs father, Leopold, the son of a Jewish grain merchant, was born in Burgenland, a buffer state between Austria and Hungary, in 1835.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Blading. In professional wrestling, blading is the practice of intentionally cutting oneself to provoke bleeding. It is also known as juicing, gigging, or getting color. Similarly, a blade is an object used for blading, and a bladejob is a specific act of blading. The blood in pro wrestling is almost never, as often suspected, theatrical makeup, but actual blood, and the scars borne by longtime pro wrestlers are real ones.
Shortening is any type of solid fat used to prevent the formation of a gluten matrix in baked goods. Lard, hydrogenated (solidified) oils, and even butter can be used as shortening, although in the mainstream market shortening often refers solely to hydrogenated oils.Vegetable shortenings, or hydrogenated vegetable oils, are extremely shelf stable and require no refrigeration.hortening refers to the process of a fat interfering with the formation of a gluten matrix in dough. This process is important for many baked goods, such as pie crusts, because gluten creates a gummy or chewy end product.