Originally Posted by Carol's Quilts
Originally Posted by ScubaK
What is Oleo?
K
Boy, do I feel old now. It is the name commonly used for oleomargarine.
The first oleo (margarine) on the market came in a plastic bag and was white creamy stuff that had a color capsule in it. (Yes, a liquid-filled pill.) You squeezed it until the capsule broke and leaked it's orange-colored contents, then massaged the whole bag until it became a uniform butter color, then you cut the bag and squeezed the stuff into a container with a lid and refrigerated it. It would firm up, then you used it just like you use - well, margarine. It was my job as a kid when mom came home from the store. My dad wouldn't eat it. It was real butter for him!
Somebody PLEASE tell me I'm not the only 71-year old who remembers this!
I remember "oleo" but I don't remember the one in the plastic bag and the capsule. I'll be 71 this summer.