dsi1 > wrote:
> On Friday, May 2, 2014 10:26:32 AM UTC-10, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2014-05-02 3:40 PM, dsi1 wrote:
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>>>> I just can't believe that there are still people around who eat
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>>>> Cool-Whip.
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>>>> Many of these artificial wartime replacement foods are waning in
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>>>> popularity
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>>>> though, thankfully.
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>>> I don't think Cool-Whip is a wartime product. It's advantage over
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>>> whipped cream is obvious - it's a stable product that will keep in
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>>> your refrigerator for long periods of time.
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>> Maybe he is thinking of the Vietnam war, since it was introduced in
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>> 1966. Before that, most people's refrigerators did not have freezer
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>> sections big enough for stuff like that.
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> My idea of a wartime product is one that is introduced as a substitute
> because of resources diverted towards war makes the real stuff scarce or
> a product in a form suitable for use in the field of battle. I doubt that
> Cool-Hwip qualifies. The important part is that you're willing to give
> him the benefit of a doubt. That's nice of you. Me, I won't tolerate that.
>
> :-)

It was an incorrect assumption. As by 1966 most people had a refrigerator
and a freezer, I can not imagine the benefit of using Cool-Whip over real
whipped cream, especially considering that the flavor and mouthfeel of
Cool-Whip is very much inferior to the real thing.

The only advantages I can see are from the POV of the retailer and
manufacturer - you can sell a product that is very inexpensive to
manufacture at a premium price, and it can be kept frozen until placed on
display.

Grody.