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[[Image:Stork recipe book.jpg|250px|thumb|right|One of the many stork-sponsored recipe books (1976)]]
Margarine as a generic term, can indicate any of a wide range of [[butter]] substitutes. In many parts of the world, margarine has become the best selling table spread, although [[butter]] and [[olive oil]] also command large market shares. Margarine is an ingredient in the preparation of many other foods. Recipes sometimes refer to margarine as oleo.

Unless margarine is specifically called for in a recipe, [[butter]], [[olive oil]] or [[shortening]] is always preferable as modern margarine is often blended and contain high amounts of water which may be undesirable , especially when frying.

Stork was one of the first brands of margarine in the UK, which appeared after the end of the second world. One of its long running advertising campaigns was "Can you tell Stork from Butter?"

Some of our [[:Category:Historic recipes|historic recipes]] issued by the Ministry of Food call for margarine, which in the 1950's was probably Stork margarine. I would be inclined to use [[butter]] or [[olive oil]] for these recipes.
== How much does one cup of butter / margarine / fat / lard / shortening weigh? ==
''Estimated [[Generic_conversion_table#Volume|US cup]] to weight equivalents:''
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!style="min-width: 20%;"|'''Ingredient'''
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!style="min-width: 40%;"|'''Grams'''
!style="min-width: 40%;"|'''Ounces'''
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|Butter / Margarine / Fat / Lard / Shortening||1 Cup||225 g||8 oz
|}
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'''Conversion notes:'''<br />
Every [[ingredient]] has a cups to ounces or grams conversion table. Search for the ingredient, cup to weight conversions are at the end of each ingredient page.

We also have a [[generic conversion table]] and a [[portions per person lookup]].

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[[Category:Store cupboard items]]
[[Category:Condiments]]

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Chef at 14:12, 7 October 2024