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WakingOwl1 t1_j6kq54w wrote

Reply to comment by Buck_Thorn in TIL Margarine was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster). by joshemerson

My Mum told me about doing the same when she was a little girl back in the 30s.

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Buck_Thorn t1_j6l93fk wrote

I went that far back? My experiences with it would be in the mid 1950s

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WakingOwl1 t1_j6ld7xy wrote

When my Mum said “ when I was a little girl” it usually meant pre 1940, though it could have been the early 40s.

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Buck_Thorn t1_j6lpsq7 wrote

And when you say 'my Mum', I'm assuming you're somewhere in the U.K. I'm in the U.S. Maybe that has something to do with it. Or maybe it was going on for some time before I became aware of it. I was pretty young then.

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WakingOwl1 t1_j6n4so5 wrote

I’m in the US but my Mum was originally from Nova Scotia.

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