The Family Margarine Tub
After fifty years, the bright yellow and red label has faded to blush pink and lemon meringue in a swooping serif bubble font that reads ‘8lbs Soft Margarine.’ Made from 92% canola oil. Keep refrigerated. Starburst graphics scream in all caps REUSEABLE CONTAINER WITH RESEALABLE LID IDEAL FOR FREEZING. And it is. Year after year, Dad’s barbequed chicken and smoked brisket leftovers (because he always cooks for an army) stored away in the upright garage freezer to be thawed and enjoyed again later. Tested and approved by the Co-op laboratory. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. The tub takes up too much counter space, but the school bake sale is coming up and you committed to a batch of over-sized rice krispie treats. Don’t forget the annual summer cul-de-sac party and the virgin and not virgin versions of pink lemonade and ginger ale slushy you always bring, mixing drinks right there on the lawn in bucket-sized tupperware. Product of Canada. No cholesterol. Contains: hydrogenated and/or liquid canola oil farmed for generations in Saskatchewan, may contain palm oil not the black gold that built skyscrapers in Alberta, water, salt, all the way to the coast of British Columbia, whey powder, vegetable lecithin, sodium benzoate, citric acid. The tub has journeyed hundreds of miles and three provinces west. Provided sustenance to great grandparents, grandparents, parents, kids, and the dog — four generations in twice as many homes. Family is forever. So is plastic.
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