Half-and-Half (1915, 1924)

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   I searched for the half milk and half cream mixture.


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  'HALF-AND-HALF' NOW PUZZLES INSPECTORS; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Sep 30, 1924; pg. 11, 1 pgs:
   What is "half-and-half?"
   Dr. WIlliam C. Fowler, District health officer, yesterday propounded that question to his assistants and the general public following an investigation which showed that "half and half" milk and cream sold in lunchrooms and public eating places ranged from a butter fat content only a little better than the 3.5 per cent required by law for milk to nearly the 20 per cent content specified for cream.
   "It seems to me that 'half and half' certainly means half milk and half cream and the butter fat content ought to be about midway between the two, but I don't know what we will do until we have completed our investigation of the lunchrooms," he said.

  Display Ad 47 -- No Title; New York Times (1857-Current file), New York, N.Y.; Oct 31, 1922; pg. 13, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 7 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jul 29, 1915; pg. 4, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 8 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jul 15, 1915; pg. 4, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 4 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; Jul 1, 1915; pg. 3, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 6 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; May 18, 1915; pg. 4, 1 pgs

  Display Ad 8 -- No Title; The Washington Post (1877-1954), Washington, D.C.; May 4, 1915; pg. 4, 1 pgs
("A hot weather luncheon--Bowl of 'half-and-half'--half cream, half milk--a pinch of salt, and Uneeda Biscuit.")