Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTIL that Germany created synthetic butter from coal during WW2. It was described as nutritious and of agreeable taste.en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1415arrow-down11
arrow-up1414arrow-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 · 4 months agomessage-square82fedilink
minus-squareironhydroxide@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 months agoEspecially when they had problems getting the coal they could mine, where it needed to be used.
minus-squareboredsquirrel@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·4 months agoThey used something else instead…
minus-squareWiz@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoI can’t believe it’s not coal!
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!