Gary wrote:
Yes, Jean -- originally, oleo was made from animal fats (beef suet).
Only when people became concerned about such fats did the industry
come up with margarines made from vegetable oils. Of course, their
solution (hydrogenating the oils to make them solid at room
temperature) in effect saturated them -- and created what are now
known to be worse: trans-fats.

Michael Krondl has a concise, yet informative, article on the subject
in _The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink_

Gary

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On Jul 18, 9:26 pm, "Jean B." wrote:
Since this group is so slow...

I always thought margarine was not an animal product, so I
found this interesting.

From Swift & Company's Kitchen Encyclopedia, 1911:

The Truth about Oleomargarine

Thanks, I even have that here somewhere.

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Jean B.