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Lard remained about as popular as butter in the early 20th century and was widely used as a substitute for butter during World War II. As a readily available by-product of modern pork production, lard had been cheaper than most vegetable oils , and it was common in many people's diet until the Industrial Revolution made vegetable oils more ...
A short dough is one that is crumbly [2] or mealy. The opposite of a short dough is a "long" dough, one that stretches. [2]Vegetable shortening (or butter, or other solid fats) can produce both types of dough; the difference is in technique.
During World War II, butter and margarine were both in short supply and subject to rationing in the United States, but butter required more points, causing margarine to gain popularity. [ 2 ] [ 20 ] In 1951, the W. E. Dennison Company received US Patent 2553513 [ 21 ] for a method to place a capsule of yellow dye inside a plastic package of ...
By the mid-20th-century, home cooks often substituted Crisco for butter in baked goods, such as was the case in this orange cake recipe. Crisco vegetable oil was introduced in 1960. In 1976, Procter & Gamble introduced sunflower oil under the trade name Puritan Oil, which was marketed as a lower-cholesterol alternative.
Butter made in this traditional way (from a fermented cream) is known as cultured butter. During fermentation, the cream naturally sours as bacteria convert milk sugars into lactic acid . The fermentation process produces additional aroma compounds, including diacetyl , which makes for a fuller-flavored and more "buttery" tasting product.
Boston’s Parker House Hotel claims to have invented the Boston cream pie in the 1800s, made from two layers of French butter sponge cake filled with custard, brushed with a rum syrup, and topped ...
1760: Egg nog was invented in North Carolina and was a common alcoholic beverage. [79] 1765: The sandwich earns its name from English aristocrat John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, who preferred to eat sandwiches so he could play cards without soiling his fingers. [80] 1767: Soda Water was invented in Leeds, England. [81]
NEW DELHI — Butter chicken, a rich tomato-based Indian curry that makes mouths water around the world, was invented by a man named Kundan — the question is which one. In 1947, during the ...