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[-] criitz@reddthat.com 19 points 3 months ago

The bigger TIL for me is that Philadelphia Cream Cheese invented cream cheese

In 1872 William Lawrence, a dairyman from Chester, New York, attempted to make Neufchâtel, a tangy, crumblier cheese product that was popular in Europe at the time. Instead he accidentally added an excessive amount of cream and created a richer, more spreadable cheese, which would eventually be called "cream cheese". 

[-] variants@possumpat.io 7 points 3 months ago

I wonder how long until they put it on a bagel and what they were doing with it before then

[-] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 3 months ago

Can confirm. Philly has a reputation.

[-] TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 months ago

For being fulla creamy boys

[-] Coskii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 months ago

And robot murderers.

[-] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago
[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 7 points 3 months ago

Doubt the Philadelphia I get is produced in NY. Sure is made on some town in São Paulo.

[-] bob_lemon@feddit.org 2 points 3 months ago

For Germany, it's in Bad Fallingbostel, halfway between Hamburg and Hannover.

[-] isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 months ago

Mine's probably from some peak suburbia town with a name stolen from England in southern Ontario.

[-] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago
[-] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago
[-] MelonYellow@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

I mean I had no idea! TIL

[-] newnton@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago

That’s funny, most New Yorkers I know love Temptee way more than Philadelphia

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Man I haven't had this in forever. Is it still good or have they changed the formula?

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