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From: Ed P <esp@snet.n>
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Subject: Re: Friday - 02.28.2025 - Dinner Plans
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 12:45:41 -0500
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On 3/4/2025 11:47 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> 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. 

This was in Philadelphia.  There may have been a cow or two around.