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Oleomargarine

noun
(Written also oleomargarin)
1.
A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter.  Synonyms: margarin, margarine, marge, oleo.






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"Oleomargarine" Quotes from Famous Books



... that of the Christian Scientist. His treatment of only one other is significant enough to call for notice on my part. Case V. is that of one Powell of Pennsylvania. This man had put a large sum of money into the business of manufacturing oleomargarine. He had complied with all the conditions of the law. His product was what it claimed to be, and was stamped as such. Nobody was deceived or injured. But a later legislature—as if there were not already crimes enough in existence—declares ...
— The Arena - Volume 4, No. 21, August, 1891 • Various

... is stated to be made of coconut oil (for the hard fat) and peanut oil (for the soft fat), churned up with a culture of pasteurized milk (to impart the butter flavor). The law requires such a product to be branded "oleomargarine" although it is not. Such cases of compulsory mislabeling are not rare. You remember ...
— Creative Chemistry - Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries • Edwin E. Slosson



Words linked to "Oleomargarine" :   vegetable oil, spread, trans fatty acid, oil, stick, margarine, paste, oleo, marge



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