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Subject: Re: Friday - 02.28.2025 - Dinner Plans
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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.