Some cities are girding themselves to ban margarine again--this time because of the demon trans-fats. The more things change...
Monday, July 25, 2011
Butter and Margarine
You may know that Wisconsin used to ban margarine. It is the Dairy State and protecting its citizens from evil imitations was a live issue. In the debates back in '65, a blindfolded State Senator was unable to tell the difference between butter and oleomargarine. I can. You probably can too. Read the link and find out the rest of the story.
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When Wisconsin allowed grocery stores to sell margarine, in the early 60's, Wisconsinites still couldn't buy margarine colored to look like butter for several years after. I remember my Grandpa Walter holding a little tube of impossibly yellow food coloring and trying to make a white stick of margarine look edible.
The above comment is from Mrs. James.
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