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From: dsi100@yahoo.com (dsi1)
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Subject: Re: Friday - 02.28.2025 - Dinner Plans
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 16:47:34 +0000
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On Tue, 4 Mar 2025 13:07:15 +0000, Ed P wrote:

> On 3/4/2025 3:28 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 Feb 2025 16:38:46 +0000, fos@sdf.org wrote:
>>>
>>> i grew up eating them made with margarine. my wife did too.
>>> we've tried butter and prefer it without. i used to make grilled
>>> ham and cheese on whatever was in the breadbox. since about 10
>>> years ago i've been making it exclusively on that one brand of rye
>>> and adding a little dollop of bacon fat, no more than 1/8 tsp, to
>>> the pan for each side of the sandwich.
>>>
>>
>> Most of the boomer generation used margarine when growing up. Margarine
>> was seen as the healthier and cheaper alternative to butter. These days,
>> I'll use mayo to make a grilled cheese sandwich. It's the better
>> tasting, nicer looking alternative to butter.
>>
>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/WoVWR1kLFAoFXo8H9
>
>
> OMG, I feel left out.  Our family never got the message.  We, including
> extended family, were stuck using pure better.
>
> First time I ever put margarine on toads what in my 30s.  We were
> staying with friends and that is what was on the table at breakfast.

My guess is that margarine was fiercely resisted in some parts of the
country - probably in areas that had a dairy industry. The war against
margarine was always pretty contentious. These days, butter is winning
the war. Personally, I don't mind a spread that's easy to apply and has
fewer calories i.e., strawberry jam.