butterine
Britishnoun
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The Chronicle vowed "to tell the truth about breakfasts of stale bread and rancid butterine, the watery tea, the pallid chicory decoction which serves for coffee, the crowded, dingy, and ill-ventilated dormitories".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2014
"No, I sold butter and butterine and a few other things."
From The Radio Boys in the Thousand Islands by J. W. Duffield
Other fats and oils, such as lard, Crisco, lard compound, Mazola, cottoline, butterine, and any other tasteless shortening, may be substituted for all or part of the butter.
From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 4: Salads and Sandwiches; Cold and Frozen Desserts; Cakes, Cookies and Puddings; Pastries and Pies by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Are you sure that was real butter, or was it just butterine?
From Roy Blakeley's Bee-line Hike by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Cooked oatmeal, 1 cupFlour, 1½ cupsSugar, 2 tablespoonsBaking powder, 4 teaspoonsSalt, ½ teaspoonMilk, ½ cupEgg, 1Melted butterine, 2 tablespoons Mix and sift flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
From Everyday Foods in War Time by Mary Swartz Rose
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