The pure foods movement of the 1920s helped undermine natural butter and elevate the status of margarine. In 1923 Congress passed a law that made it illegal to add any […]
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Bread and Butter: a history of bread and butter, its culture and recipes
by Grant Harrington, Richard Snapes, and Eve Hemingway From the publisher: Bread and butter were first recorded as being eaten together in 1492, and the marriage has been solid and […]
Eleanor Roosevelt does TV commercial for margarine
Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, 75, appeared in a television commercial for Good Luck brand margarine in 1959. She was paid $35,000 (equivalent to more than a quarter million dollars […]
Busted! Sent to federal prison for coloring margarine
Joseph Wirth (above), his brother Toney Wirth, and Patrick Raidy were each fined $5,000 and sentenced to five-year terms in Fort Leavenworth prison in Kansas in 1911 for coloring margarine […]
Butter: A Rich History
by Elaine Khosrova From the publisher: After traveling across three continents to stalk the modern story of butter, award-winning food writer and former pastry chef Elaine Khosrova serves up a story […]