I once worked in a dining hall at Penn State. One of the walk-in refrigerators had the word OLEO in large lettering on the door. During my time there it held pretty normal kitchen stuff. However, the dining hall was around since the mid-20th century so I have sometimes wondered since then if at some point earlier they felt the need to stock an entire refrigerator primarily with margarine.
DarthWoo t1_j6jenzk wrote
Reply to TIL Margarine was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster). by joshemerson
I once worked in a dining hall at Penn State. One of the walk-in refrigerators had the word OLEO in large lettering on the door. During my time there it held pretty normal kitchen stuff. However, the dining hall was around since the mid-20th century so I have sometimes wondered since then if at some point earlier they felt the need to stock an entire refrigerator primarily with margarine.