tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post2177835348723759529..comments2024-03-28T17:10:23.080-07:00Comments on Little Grey Bungalow: Obsolete Information Dep't - Helps for HousekeepersShayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-44150881459292509282014-09-15T10:46:42.958-07:002014-09-15T10:46:42.958-07:00Late to this party, too. Margarine was sold uncolo...Late to this party, too. Margarine was sold uncolored so housewives wouldn't mistake it for butter. I can remember breaking the little orange bubble and mixing the color during (and immediately after) WWII. (I think it was more a matter of the dairy people getting their noses out of joint, than assuming the poor. dumb woman wouldn't know the difference.)Lady Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608765381189723792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-75344393566441469532008-11-22T04:28:00.000-08:002008-11-22T04:28:00.000-08:00oh yes, I remember my Mother working that orange d...oh yes, I remember my Mother working that orange dot into the white margarine<BR/>uck<BR/>hadn't thought of that in YearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-17266552208990042332008-11-18T07:15:00.000-08:002008-11-18T07:15:00.000-08:00I remember color packets in margarine. My brother...I remember color packets in margarine. My brother and I actually used to fight over who got to knead the color packet into the margarine. No doubt that was one instance that my mother was grateful for sibling rivalry!T-Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598655128676657203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-49232380781409892422008-11-14T18:27:00.000-08:002008-11-14T18:27:00.000-08:00Honest. If you wanted to feed your family yellow ...Honest. If you wanted to feed your family yellow margarine, you had to color it yourself.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-55648512748088038902008-11-14T16:32:00.000-08:002008-11-14T16:32:00.000-08:00I sometimes color my food oddly. When I make pizz...I sometimes color my food oddly. When I make pizza dough, I usually include some food coloring to make it purple or green. Sometimes, I'll do the same for scrambled eggs or spaghetti. Some people get really squicked out by that.<BR/><BR/>I suppose the color is a factor, but having to mix your own?Not Importanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307127026012212518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-8101173372462070892008-11-14T10:26:00.000-08:002008-11-14T10:26:00.000-08:00It boggles the modern mind to think that margarine...It boggles the modern mind to think that margarine used be sold with the artificial coloring separate, and that the housewife was required to "mix her own."Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4900113077178420191.post-6102811607132446692008-11-14T05:13:00.000-08:002008-11-14T05:13:00.000-08:00Color capsule?Why didn't Fabio tell me about this ...Color capsule?<BR/><BR/>Why didn't Fabio tell me about this when he told me that he couldn't believe that it wasn't butter?Not Importanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18307127026012212518noreply@blogger.com