In the 1870s, the grayish butter substitute made its way to America and was becoming quite a hit. Well, at least until in true capitalistic spirit, the US dairy industry lobbied against it. They asked the federal government to restrict the sale of margarine, tax it, and ban the yellow food coloring so that the putrid gray color was the only color that Americans would see. This lobbying was effective in keeping sales down until the 1930s, and then all bets were off.
By the 1960’s, margarine sal…
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Posted on July 13, 2009 at 9:40am —