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.
Some cities are girding themselves to ban margarine again--this time because of the demon trans-fats. The more things change...
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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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