TIL Margarine was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster). en.wikipedia.org Submitted by joshemerson t3_10p3cmf on January 30, 2023 at 2:08 PM in todayilearned 39 comments 311
TheCheshireCatCan t1_j6k5ww9 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 10:17 PM I grew up in Iowa and several of my friends grandparents (as well as mine) called margarine “oleo.” This was the 90s. Permalink 2
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