"Nellie" > wrote in message
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> 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
>>
>> 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
>>
>> recall any conversations about butter=bad stuff.
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>>
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>> N.
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> 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?

My MIL had a Crisco cookbook. She said they were going door to door giving
out little sample cans and the cookbook.

I have put coconut oil on toast. It's okay.