Dimitri > wrote:

> "Theron" > wrote in message
> ...
>> This is an extension of the above question.
>> Can you substitute artificial butter for either butter or shortening?
>
> NO - check the water content - too high-

It's not the water content that matters, it's the fat content. True
margarine, by law, must be 80% fat. Same as butter.

So yes - they can be substituted just fine. Even Parkay at 70% fat
last I looked can be used as a substitute for butter. But anything
less than that, probably not.

-sw