On 2014-05-02 3:40 PM, dsi1 wrote:

>> I just can't believe that there are still people around who eat
>> Cool-Whip.
>>
>> Many of these artificial wartime replacement foods are waning in
>> popularity
>>
>> though, thankfully.
>
> I don't think Cool-Whip is a wartime product. It's advantage over
> whipped cream is obvious - it's a stable product that will keep in
> your refrigerator for long periods of time.
>

Maybe he is thinking of the Vietnam war, since it was introduced in
1966. Before that, most people's refrigerators did not have freezer
sections big enough for stuff like that.