Back when it was illegal to sell margarine that was the same color as butter.
TanglimaraTrippin on
Some context: Lobbying from dairy farmers resulted in Parliament passing a ban on the manufacture and sale of margarine in 1896. This ban was temporarily lifted due to WWI shortages. The ban was restored in 1923 and lasted until 1948. At this time, jurisdiction over margarine sales was transferred to the provinces, who enforced various regulations to ensure margarine could not be passed off as butter. A common regulation concerned the colour of margarine; it could not be the same colour as butter, but had to be sold as white, bright yellow, or even pink. It was common for margarine manufacturers to include a colouring packet that could be kneaded into the margarine, giving it a more attractive colour.
M23707 on
🎵🎶Everything’s better with Blue Bonnet on it! 🎶🎵
PlantWide3166 on
Did one add milk or anything?
Or is this just like a chem light and you just moosh everything together?
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Back when it was illegal to sell margarine that was the same color as butter.
Some context: Lobbying from dairy farmers resulted in Parliament passing a ban on the manufacture and sale of margarine in 1896. This ban was temporarily lifted due to WWI shortages. The ban was restored in 1923 and lasted until 1948. At this time, jurisdiction over margarine sales was transferred to the provinces, who enforced various regulations to ensure margarine could not be passed off as butter. A common regulation concerned the colour of margarine; it could not be the same colour as butter, but had to be sold as white, bright yellow, or even pink. It was common for margarine manufacturers to include a colouring packet that could be kneaded into the margarine, giving it a more attractive colour.
🎵🎶Everything’s better with Blue Bonnet on it! 🎶🎵
Did one add milk or anything?
Or is this just like a chem light and you just moosh everything together?