TypePad 2012-12-13T01:53:00Z Jennie http://www.foodlushblog.com/ tag:typepad.com,2003:http://www.foodlushblog.com/2012/12/cookie-making-quirks/comments/atom.xml/ tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c77ee53ef017d40a68453970c 2013-01-31T23:29:18Z 2013-02-01T02:27:35Z Que

Christy is right. The original "scientific" name for margarine was Oleomargarine, but it was such a mouthful that people shorten...

<p>Christy is right. The original &quot;scientific&quot; name for margarine was Oleomargarine, but it was such a mouthful that people shorten it to either margarine or oleo. Margarine is a nicer sounding word, so I think that&#39;s why companies prefer to market their product under that name.</p> tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c77ee53ef017ee67fc68f970d 2012-12-21T20:44:04Z 2012-12-21T20:49:16Z Christy M

In my old family recipes, oleo means margarine. I've never heard of it as a name for shortening. Now I'm...

<p>In my old family recipes, oleo means margarine. I&#39;ve never heard of it as a name for shortening. Now I&#39;m going to have to call my mom.</p>