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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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but·ter
/ ˈbətər/
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n.
a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking.
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a substance of a similar consistency:
cocoa butter.
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v. [tr.]
spread (something) with butter:
she buttered the toast.
PHRASES:
look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth inf.
appear gentle or innocent while typically being the opposite.PHRASAL VERBS:
butter someone up inf.
flatter or otherwise ingratiate oneself with someone.
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For Nut Butters That Are Better, Beware Added Oil, Sugar.(evaluation)
Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition; 5/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...peanuts? Or just plain tired of peanut butter? Good news. There are other nut (or seed) butters. Though, like peanut butter, they are high in fat, it's mostly...Nutrition Comparison of Nut and Seed Butters (Nut butters are ranked according...
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Butter prices near record highs amid confusing signals.(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 9/10/2001; ; 700+ words
; Wholesale butter prices are currently $1/lb. higher...traditional economic review indicates that butter prices are currently higher than market supply and demand conditions justify. High butter prices are helping to improve cash flow...
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Peanut butter and beyond: almond, hazelnut, soy and more.(Nutrition Comparison)
Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...macadamia and soy butters as well as sesame seed butter--all close, nutritionally...amp; HAZELNUT BUTTERS [check] Kettle Creamy Unsalted Hazelnut Butter 19 2 [check] Maranatha...s Sunflower Seed Butter 16 2 SOY NUT BUTTERS I.M. Healthy Original...
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`Butter' isn't a dirty word anymore
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 1/7/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...Is margarine really better for you than butter? Is the flavor comparable? Does margarine...years of hearing "Margarine is healthy butter kills," we now read of studies showing...give them a name). All of a sudden, butter is no longer public enemy No. 1 for the...
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Butter pats on parade
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 6/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...height of fashion from approximately 1880-1910. The diminutive plates, also known as butter chips, butters, butter pat plates and individual butters, were first produced in the mid 1800s. Butter pats and other Victorian relics lost some...
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WHICH BUTTER'S BETTER? IT DEPENDS ON USAGE
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 3/22/1995; 600 words
; ...all the difference. Shortbread, butter cookies and candy all benefit from the flavor of real butter. However, all butters are not alike. How do you decide...following guidelines may help. Salted Butter: Made with fresh cream that is lightly...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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BUTTER'S POPULARITY SPREADS STEADILY.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/26/2001; 700+ words
; ...pounds (vs. 17.6 pounds of butter). Today, per capita consumption...vegetable-oil spreads), whereas butter consumption is about half that...cheese per person. Premium butters are showing up on grocery...Americans are returning to the butter fold, they're discovering...
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Butter nuts.(Food Source)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 3/4/2005; 700+ words
; ...has been using nut butters for years to supplement...vegetarian diet. ``Almond butter is my favorite...using almond or cashew butter.'' King says the nut butters he sells are similar...conventional peanut butter, minus the sugar...
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Butter Prices Rise for Consumers, Restaurants in Santa Fe, N.M., Area.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 9/25/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...to Eric LaMalle about the price of the butter used in his popular Ristra restaurant...control. I used to pay $48 for a case of butter, and it's now $106. It has more than...and elsewhere are paying much more for butter than they did previously. Some of them...
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Giving butter a boost. (Marketing)
Magazine article from: Dairy Foods; 12/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; From the health standpoint, butter is a tough product to justify these...with final guidelines for "light" butter still pending, most marketers are...stymied. For now, they must focus on butter's traditional selling points, most...
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Butter
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
BUTTER BUTTER. Butter is made by churning milk fat. It has a solid, waxy texture and varies in color from almost white to deep yellow. It is mostly made from cow's milk, but water buffalo milk is used in the Indian subcontinent, yak milk...
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Butter and Margarine
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Butter and Margarine Background Butter is a soft, yellow-hued, edible emulsion of butterfat, water...cooking and baking. Margarine is an inexpensive alternate to butter, made from oil or a combination of oils through the process of...
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SIC 2021 Creamery Butter
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...of butteroil (produced by heating butter until its emulsion breaks down then...other oils in cooking and baking. Butter producers also introduced flavored butters such as honey, garlic, and herb butter, hoping to increase consumer interest...
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butter
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
butter dairy product obtained by churning the fat...goats, sheep, and mares has been used. Butter was known by 2000 BC, although in ancient...rocking containers operated by plungers. Butter-making on the farm consists of allowing...
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Peanut Butter
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
...process to make "nut butters," which were intended...substitute for cow's butter and cream. Peanuts were...process for making peanut butter, but he did create the...Company to sell his nut butters. Peanut butter quickly became a fad...
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