Oleomargarine
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see margarine.
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Margarine - manufactured substitute for butter. It consists of a blend of vegetable oils or meat fats (or a combination of both) mixed with milk and salt.
margarine = oleomargarine Varieties: In addition to regular margarine, supermarkets usually carry diet margarine = lite margarine (with about half the fat and more water and air), soft margarine, ...
Margarine (oleo, oleomargarine) - Comes in several forms. Regular margarine, with 80% fat is usually interchangeable with butter. Soft margarine is readily spreadable even at refrigerated temperatures.
The first margarine was made of suet and milk and it was originally called oleomargarine from the Latin word "oleum" which means "oil" and the Greek word "margaron" which means "pearl" (because it had a pearl-like luster).
 See also: Cooking, Vegetable, Blend, Milk, Salt
  
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