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The Year 1959: When Butter Was Still Our Friend

Posted by Tim Carman on Nov. 25, 2008, at 2:41 pm

This old Butterball commercial, circa 1959, probably qualifies as a horror film to some 21st century eaters. By my count, there are three different ways that the Thanksgiving cook should apply butter to the bird.

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