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"This is the story of margarine, one of our most familiar foods. Its consumption has in recent years increased to such an extent that margarine is now the leading table spread. The American people are using twice as much of it as they are of butter, and this new food pattern is not likely to change. The once neglected city cousin of the spread family is now the mainstay. Its name is a familiar household word. Whole new generations have been brought up almost entirely on the "vegetable spread." Newspapers and broadcasters told the country about the product when Congress and many state legislators at length debated its merits and its right to be free of legal restraints. Now millions regard it as an everyday food of highest quality. Scientists and nutritionists, and often the family doctor, recommend its use in general and specific diets. American farmers, whose opposition fanned decades of legislative drives against the product, now recognize margarine as a significant outlet for major edible oils and fats. Food manufacturers , observing the product's success in the stores, are busy seeking products that will follow its example by utilizing lower-cost ingredients and compete with established foods ..."