On Tuesday, June 17, 2014 4:45:49 PM UTC-7, Nancy2 wrote:
> Saving money is what I recall from the days when margarine came in bags as a white product with a color
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> capsule that you broke by manipulating the product inside the package, and eventually colored the
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> whole bag full yellow. This was in the 40's. My family was a farm family and at that time, I don't
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> recall any conversations about butter=bad stuff.
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> N.

Yeah, my MIL talked about that. I'm pretty sure it was because butter was rationed during the war so they had to make do with this Crisco-type spread and added color to make it more appetizing looking.
Yikes, can you imagine spreading Crisco on your toast?

Nellie