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What to try: The Queen of the Night Cactus cocktail ($15), a vibrant blend with smooth heat from jalapeno tequila, the warmth of Ancho Reyes and a refreshing cucumber oleo.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 13 Sep. 2024
Great question, but the answer is no‚ oleo saccharum is completely different than the oleo your grandmother used to bake cakes.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
The elegant and refreshing Ikuyo Highball ($17) is a bright green concoction made with matcha, lemon and oleo saccharum, a sweet, citrusy oil.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024
Filter through a sieve to recover the strawberry oleo.
—New York Times, 24 July 2022
Crisco and Accent -- a shortening and seasoning -- are still sold today, while oleo is an old term for margarine.
—Sara Smart, CNN, 5 Dec. 2021
Her winning cocktail, Sabertooth, was a blend of Woodford Reserve bourbon, lime juice, lime cane sugar oleo, and dry curaçaos-- inspired by the Prohibition-era Lion’s Tale.
—al, 31 Dec. 2019
Brewers Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker used to like to say he actually was born in Illinois, while his parents were there to pick up some oleo.
—Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2019
The rotating menu features mostly brown spirits in drinks like the 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover, a bottled cocktail of Flor de Cana rum and Laphroig single malt with pumpkin chai and oleo-saccharum (citrusy sugar syrup).
—Antonio Basada, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2018
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Word History
Etymology
short for oleomargarine
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined above
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“Oleo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oleo. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.
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