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packman

(16,296 posts) Fri Aug 1, 2014, 02:18 PM Aug 2014

Al Capone, Milk, and expiration dates

No, not that type of expiration date - the type you see on every food product. Big Al was the "inventor" of the expiration date first used on milk bottles. Interesting read:

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http://www.carboncountymagazine.com/CarbonCountyMagazine/2011/2011-08/Articles/Article4.html

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Al Capone, Milk, and expiration dates (Original Post) packman Aug 2014 OP

That was interesting. antiquie Aug 2014 #1

Cool story. panader0 Aug 2014 #2

k&r noamnety Aug 2014 #3

Thanks for posting. ohnoyoudidnt Aug 2014 #4

that was very interesting. got milk? n/t orleans Aug 2014 #5

antiquie

(4,299 posts)

1. That was interesting.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Fri Aug 1, 2014, 03:00 PM

Aug 2014

As usual, greed at the root with a sob story backup.

panader0

(25,816 posts)

2. Cool story.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sat Aug 2, 2014, 06:29 PM

Aug 2014

noamnety

(20,234 posts)

3. k&r

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 06:32 PM

Aug 2014

I love info that doesn't fall into the disneyfied "he's a hero - we must only say good things about him"/"he's a villain, we must only talk about horrible he is" boundaries.

ohnoyoudidnt

(1,858 posts)

4. Thanks for posting.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Sun Aug 3, 2014, 07:25 PM

Aug 2014

That's one of the things I love about DU. I do a lot of lurking and learn new stuff all the time here.

orleans

(34,060 posts)

5. that was very interesting. got milk? n/t

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Aug 4, 2014, 01:12 AM

Aug 2014

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