Follies of the Mad Men #16

[From Life for May 22 1964.]

Eeeyeeuw! Can you imagine going for a delicious, delicious piece of white chocolate, and ending up with a mouthful of margarine?!?

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Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 28, 2008
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Comments

8 cents? That seems like an odd price. What was the regular rate for a pound of margarine/butter in 1964?

Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 08/28/08 at 03:17 PM

Add some powdered sugar, a little vanilla, and you have icing. Yum!

Posted by Alex on 08/28/08 at 03:17 PM

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