Nicola was being very inquisitive yesterday, in addition to the below, she also asked 'Pish to discover if it was true that Margaret Thatcher invented Mr Whippy ice-cream. Well, it is and it isn't. I couldn't find a proper link that explains it all, but information gleaned from various sources informs me of the following.
While working as an industrial chemist at J Lyons in Hammersmith in the 1940s, Thatcher was part of a chemical research team that discovered a method of doubling the amount of air in ice cream. Using a special kind of anti-freeze the process 'whipped' the fresh air in. This allowed manufacturers to use less of the actual ingredients thus saving money. The ice cream became very popular amongst consumers who preferred the light flavour, and most major ice cream brands now use this manufacturing process.
So ya see, you may have thought that Mr Whippy was a good thing, but much like every other change to society Thatcher made it was inherently evil.
"The kind people
Have a wonderful dream
Margaret On The Guillotine
Cause people like you
Make me feel so tired
When will you die?"
Monday 19 July 2004
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excellent work 'pish. thanks for that. it shows this amateur surfer that the answer to nearly everything lies in the world wide web if only you know where to look. by the way, who wrote the poem/song lyrics?
Nice to have you back Anonymous. Don't you know who wrote that song? Your Celebrity Best Friend from when you were a teen. Morrissey.
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