[Calvin Locke]

No. I hardly ever buy margarine. My father told me that when margarine first came out, it was illegal for manufacturers to color it yellow. He said they included a coloring that you could mix-in yourself.

[mylife]

Ive never been a fan of food that doesnt go bad left at room temperature for months. thats my empirical science

[mylife]

Thats probably a good idea.
I dont want to sound like a health freak because Im not. I drink and I smoke and I drive to fast.

[mylife]

I think they used to call it "Oleo" yuk

[StACase]

My father told me that when margarine first came out, it was illegal for manufacturers to color it yellow
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That's true in Wisconsin, I remember my parents "smuggling" colored oleo in from Illinois.

[Ole Okie]

My father told me that when margarine first came out, it was illegal for manufacturers to color it yellow. He said they included a coloring that you could mix-in yourself.

I got the job of mixing the yellow coloring when we used margarine. It was a major undertaking.

Margarine without coloring looked like sticks of wax - extremely unappetizing looking. I understood the law was pushed by the dairy industry so margarine would be less competitive with butter.

Fortunately, we mostly used butter from my grandparent's cows. I also got the job of churning the butter.