Guest guest Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 no, margarine products are not butter. margarine is made of partially hydrogenated oils and is used as a butter substitute. butter is made from cream and milk. --- Trinity Jane <bloody_kisses0330 wrote: > Is Country Crock and all of those margerine products > considered butter? > I'm confused. New and Improved Mail - Send 10MB messages! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 > Is Country Crock and all of those margerine products considered > butter? - Margarine is not butter. If it wasn't made from real cream, it isn't butter. Rain @@@@ \\\\\\ ______________ Get your name as your email address. Includes spam protection, 1GB storage, no ads and more Only $1.99/ month - visit http://www.mysite.com/name today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 6, 2004 Report Share Posted September 6, 2004 > > Is Country Crock and all of those margerine products considered > > butter? It can be confusing ;=) In recipes people write something like '1/4 cup of margarine or butter' - as if either would do OR as if they're the same thing. Indeed, they are not the same thing but for recipes that say you can use either, then they work alike in the recipe and you can proceed as if they were the same. To 'veganize' a recipe we usually say 'butter or margarine'. Butter comes from dairy, as members have stated, so for those trying to cut down on animal fats, margarine is the preferred option. It is also the preferred option for vegans, who don't use animal products at all - in cooking or otherwise. But one has to read the ingredients: some margarines have dairy in them too - 'whey' which is from milk, for example. (In the past I have also seen margarines that contain lard :=( but one hopes that's not frequent now.) Also, as far as cholesterol is concerned, some if not most margarines are as harmful to the body as butter. Fortunately, there are vegan margarines that taste good, look good, work as if they were butter, and then everyone is happy LOL I hope that somehow, among the three messages, we have answered your question! If not, try again, okay? Best, Pat ;=) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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