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Default The generational battle of butter vs. margarine

Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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> On 6/18/2014 1:44 AM, wrote:
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> > I think "Shedd's Spread" did a lot to keep margarine popular -- it was
> > easier to spread on toast than a cold stick of butter.
> >

>
> Sure, but it was still like plastic. I was raised on butter and stuck
> with it. Margarine is OK for some cooking though, but not on my bread.


I always found that margarine was a better not-stick to use when
frying eggs or cooking pancakes. Better than butter or oil. For the
pancakes, I would grease the pan with margarine for cooking them, then
put real butter on top to melt once they got on the plate.

G.