Bottoms Up
In this age of synthetic food, today may be the anniversary of its beginning. One hundred and thirty-five years ago on this date the patent was issued for oleomargerine. I may be showing my age, but I remember when it was white, like lard, and came in clear plastic bags. Inside was a small bubble of artificial coloring, which was kneaded into the white substance to make the stuff appear like butter. Those were the days when, contrary to one popular brand, one could easily believe it wasn't butter.
posted by John M Crowther @ 9:33 AM
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At three years old, during the big war, my big job was mixing the yellow dot into the white grease within the big glass bowl. Thanks for the memory John.
Also, the memory of sharing the bottle of Thunderbird with my perennially down and out artist friends.
Ancient Mariner
Ah, yes, Mr. Mariner, and you probably, along with me, remember refrigerators with big cylindrical motors on top, and sticky sweet liquid inside little wax bottles.
((One hundred and thirty-five years ago on this date the patent was issued for oleomargerine))
And that "changed the shape" of the world as we know it LOL
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