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DRY SHEER:  It's a wine that can be also serve as an apertif. 

A fortified spanish wine from the Jerez region of southern Spain, wine ranging from very dry to sweet and from amber to brown.

It is also used as an ingredient to many foods.

 A dry wine would be an adequate substitute for dry sherry in a recipe. The most common substitutions are: Orange or pineapple juices, peach syrup, or non-alcoholic vanilla extract. When using vanilla, substitute 1 part vanilla (or less) for 4 parts sherry (example, 1 tsp vanilla for 1 tbsp sherry). The other substitutions are 1:1.

 


What is margarine?
Margarine was first developed in 19th century as an alternative for butter. Early on it was a popular butter substitute for people who could not afford butter or to whom butter was not available as well as soldiers. Margarine can be made from animal fats and/or vegetable oils; however the bulk of the industry today is comprised of vegetable oil based margarines.