Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoTIL that Germany created synthetic butter from coal during WW2. It was described as nutritious and of agreeable taste.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1435arrow-down12
arrow-up1433arrow-down1external-linkTIL that Germany created synthetic butter from coal during WW2. It was described as nutritious and of agreeable taste.en.wikipedia.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareRBGlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·3 months ago“The Germans preferred Ersatz.” (Or at least that’s how I remember that quote from Catch-22 when I read it 25 years ago…)
“The Germans preferred Ersatz.”
(Or at least that’s how I remember that quote from Catch-22 when I read it 25 years ago…)