The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-08-31
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NEW BUTTER. SUBSTITUTE.
This country has been using oleo-
margarine as a substitute for butter
for several years and a compound
made from peanut oil is also quite
extensively used. The Egyptians have
a new substitute.
In that far-away country consid-
cradle cottonseed oil is used in MAX
ing a native butter similar 10 the IN
dian product called ghee. This is
made by boiling together for a long
time cottonseed oil, mutton tallow
real butter and perhaps one or two
other ingredients 1t is largely used
by the natives instead Of butter, and
its preserving qualities are remarka-
Bile. II is palatable. wholesome and
much cheaper than butter
The natives. most Of whom are Mo-
hammedans and large oil consumers,
have been educated TO substitute cot
tonseed oil for the olive oil they for
merly used. and the latter is now
found only in the homes Of the
wealthy. This change, which has
taken place i'm Egypt and which is
now taking place to a great extent in
Turkey, can likewise be made in Trip
oil, Tur IS. Algeria, Morocco and
other Mohammedan countries If prop
er efforts are put forth.
Il the United States we get con-
siderable cOttonseed oil in our lard,
although since the pure food law went
into effect the mixture has to be prop
erly branded. Likewise cottOnseed
oil frequently masquerades as pure
olive oil" In fact cottonseed oil is
getting TO be a staple article of food
with us
In Egypt the quality OF the oil
produced IS not 50 good as in this
country and our trade on that ac-
count is likely 10 improve. especially
If there is an increased demand on
account Of its larger use as butter.
From the consular reports it IS
learned that there are produced an
nuaIly IN Egypt about $4,000 tons of
cotton seed, of which about 10 per
cent are crushed locally, and the re
mainder. with the exception of those
kept for planting. exported. Most Of
the exports go 10 England. Germany,
and France, in the order named. The
seed are the baldhead variety and are
said 10 have been imported originally
from islands off the Carolina coast.
The importation of woOlly cottonseed
into Egypt is prohibited.
The Egyptian cotton oil mills, Of
which there are three. produce an
nually about 1000 barrels Of cotton
seed oil With the exception Of 1000
10 5000 barrels that are exported,
most OF which goes TO England to be
used in soap making, the oil produced
IS consumed in Egypt. This oil is
poor in quality. resembling American
off summer yellow. and much Of it is
worked up into soap, the oil mills at
Alexandria having soap plants in con-
neetion with their works
There is some demand in Egypt
for the better grades Of cOttonseed
oil. and 5000 10 $4,000 barrels Of
prime summer yellow and prime win
ter yellow are annually imported.
This is supplied from England and
America In about equal quantities,
taking an average Of the imports for
the past several years. These grades
are used largely for mixing with olive
oil, and these mixtures are sold as
pure olive oil.
Cottonseed OIL. being a vegetable
product, is not harmful and is sure 10
lind an increased market each year in
foreign countries where pure food
laws do not interfere with its being
mixed with something else. All Of
which will help the trade Of the
United States.