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Margarine got its name from a compound called margaric acid which itself was a combination of stearic acid and palmitic acid.

 

It was developed in the 19th century as a result of a competition by Napoleon to invent a butter-substitute for the hoi-palloi.

Not really wrong, mate. Margarine (the word) is derived from Oleomargarine (invented by a French bloke for Napoleon as you say) but the important bit is that his product was called Oleomargarine, and was a brand for the butter substitute. Margarine has since become a generic term, but only Oleomargarine should actually be called Margarine, anything else is just a fatty spread.

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Not really wrong, mate. Margarine (the word) is derived from Oleomargarine (invented by a French bloke for Napoleon as you say) but the important bit is that his product was called Oleomargarine, and was a brand for the butter substitute. Margarine has since become a generic term, but only Oleomargarine should actually be called Margarine, anything else is just a fatty spread.

 

DSM spread out on the bed reminds me of a fatty spread :D

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It was banned for having too much sugar and caffeine I think?? They still do it America and I make sure I get a bottle or two while I'm out there - you're right, it's so good!!

 

I don't think it was banned, just not successful enough to sustain sales in the UK. I travel to MK regularly where my stepkids live and there is a shop there that still sells it imported from the USA. Link below for mail order.

 

http://www.letseatdirect.com/acatalog/Soda.html

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Was there a house in the 60's / 70's that didn't have a set of these on the front room wall :D

 

I think we only had 3 in ours though ... maybe Roops had shot one already :cool:

Those ones are Beswick ones, very upmarket in their day.Its the plaster ones that would be everywhere.Not in my parents house i may add we were too classy.

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Those ones are Beswick ones, very upmarket in their day.Its the plaster ones that would be everywhere.Not in my parents house i may add we were too classy.

 

The Beswick ones weren't in mine, just the bog standard plaster Mallards for us :(, but these were the only ones I could find ;)

 

Unfortunately we weren't classy :)

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