I'd rather die than not have butter [fully salted]....
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That's the decision I've made too, eighth. I compromise by taking it unsalted but after years of taking vegetable oils passed over hot nickel to hydrogenate them (with added plant sterols!), I've decided, as granny used to say, that 'you've got to die of something;' and if on my demise they open me up & say "twas the butter wot dunnit" - well I shan't be around to fretOriginally posted by eighthobstruction View Post
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I never touch Margarine. It's a myth that it is better for you than butter:-
Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.
It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow colouring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavourings....
DO YOU KNOW.. The difference between margarine and butter?
Read on to the end...gets very interesting!
Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to 5 grams for margarine.
Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by 53% over eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent Harvard Medical Study.
Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in other foods.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and only because they are added!
Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavours of other foods.
Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years .
And now, for Margarine..
Very High in Trans fatty acids.
Triples risk of coronary heart disease ...
Increases total cholesterol and LDL (this is the bad cholesterol) and lowers HDL cholesterol, (the good cholesterol)
Increases the risk of cancers up to five times..
Lowers quality of breast milk
Decreases immune response.
Decreases insulin response.
And here's the most disturbing fact... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!
Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC... and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT.
These facts alone were enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added, changing the molecular structure of the substance).
Open a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded area. Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things:
* no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)
* it does not rot or smell differently because it has no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow.
Why? Because it is nearly plastic . Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Mark Twain.Comment
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Is it not the case that with the sole exception of Tomor, margarine is no longer available for sale in the U.K. What is available is related water based 'spreads', many of which have far lower trans-fat content than butter, but non of which taste as good as a decent butter. In my experience various mycelia develop much sooner on such 'spreads' than they do on butter. That said, I'll stick to butter when able.Comment
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Last year I discovered a "butter crock" and now use it all the time. It has two parts - an over-large "egg cup" shape into which you pack the butter and a jar which has about 1/2" of water into which the "cup" of the egg cup part sits - sealing the butter from the air. The butter is never to soft in summer and never to hard in winter and never seems to turn rancid (at least with the French unsalted butter that I usually use).
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It is! The only snag is that my baker is just two doors away and I am tempted far too often, especially when working at home! But I don't smoke or drink, so I must indulge in something a little wicked.Originally posted by amateur51 View PostSounds a great treat, MickyD
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That's my idea of heaven. Quite often, the only thing I come back from France with is a proper baguette or two for that evening's dinner. You don't need paté or cheese or jam - just with cold butter: simple perfection.Originally posted by MickyD View Post
God knows what would happen if I could get those two doors away
"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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... lurpak ... lurs ...
yes, I like that connection.
But why in the ads did the little fellers play the trombone ???Comment
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no but down here it's almost another County!Originally posted by amateur51 View Post
Talking of county - anyone remember Summer County Margarine which contained 10% butter - leading to the question - is it butter or 10%.Comment
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It's the familiar instrument that sounds most like a lur, perhaps...?Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
Although as mentioned above, it was tenor horns / Wagner tubas that sprang to mind when the reproduction versions were played...
Does Lurpak ever feature du côté de chez vinteuil?"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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