Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTIL that Germany created synthetic butter from coal during WW2. It was described as nutritious and of agreeable taste.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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 · 1 month agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoHoly shit, one kilo of butter from 60kg of coal?! That’s some pretty spenny butter for “agreeable taste”
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoEspecially when they had problems getting the coal they could mine, where it needed to be used.
minus-squareboredsquirrel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThey used something else instead…
Holy shit, one kilo of butter from 60kg of coal?!
That’s some pretty spenny butter for “agreeable taste”
Especially when they had problems getting the coal they could mine, where it needed to be used.
They used something else instead…
Butter
I can’t believe it’s not coal!