Margarine, bleh
I was surprised to read that the French are to blame for margarine - the devil's own fat product - but Kate at Accidental Hedonist is usually right about such things.
In one of the comments to the post, Rachael of Fresh Catering suggests that marg is good for those who keep kosher. No, it's not. It is a nightmare for those who keep kosher because it results in laziness and a lowering of standards.
Against my better judgement I made a cake last night using marg, because it is to be eaten after a meat meal tonight. Normally I chew my right (chopping) arm off before I make anything with marg. But it's my Mum's birthday and it would be far too curmudgeonly of me not to have a cake for her. So, I 'substituted' margarine for butter. Except it's no substitution. Margarine is greasy crap, with none of the subtleness, taste or properties of butter. There are thousands of other recipes out there that do not require butter. Those of us that keep kosher should focus on those, rather than shovelling hydrogenated fat down our gobs. Sorry Mum.
Marge - ugh! And can you believe that when I was a kid, people would say to me with a straight face "oh, you can't really tell the difference in the taste - you're just being fussy. If we blindfolded you, you'd love them both!" Hahahaha. Yeah right. Happy birthday to your mom!
Posted by: Jeanne | 09 November 2006 at 05:56 PM
That's a line my in-laws still try to use.
Posted by: Silverbrow | 09 November 2006 at 11:26 PM