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(DIR) Post #A9FjJO28hNka46x9SC by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T17:20:01.605701Z
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amusing fact: in Norway, much ado is made about the fact that we figured out how to make condensed *unsweetened* milk.it's "world famous in Norway" as we like to say about such inventions that we like to take credit for.problem: no other country even *cares* about unsweetened condensed milk. it's not popular.
(DIR) Post #A9FjXY3wCwshDwXz9c by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T17:22:36.388037Z
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another invention we are proud of taking credit for is the cheese slicer.which is *also* not used much outside of Norway. maybe a little in Sweden. but still, we are patting ourselves on the back for inventing a thing where the demand largely only exists domestically.as i understand it, in other countries, people either buy pre-sliced cheese or ask the deli person to slice it up for them.
(DIR) Post #A9FjjJBFMgt2XiZcG0 by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T17:24:42.880118Z
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Norway also takes credit for inventing the paper clip. this is half-true, except, as i understand it, the Norwegian one lacked the extra winding of the string of metal that the modern ones have, making it far less effective.
(DIR) Post #A9FjwyMXYuC221N5xA by bufordk@noagendasocial.com
2021-07-13T17:27:13Z
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@thorUnless you bake.
(DIR) Post #A9Fjxm4sipmEDjUhN2 by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T17:27:18.315515Z
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also, the Great Norwegian Encyclopaedia busts the myth entirely:"The Norwegian Johan Vaaler (1866-1910) has wrongly been seen as the inventor of the paper clip. He applied for German and American patents for a less functional steel wire clamp in 1899, but this was never manufactured. The 'Gem' paperclips would likely never have reached the Norwegian market, and Vaaler was likely not aware that other and more functional paper clips were already on the market."
(DIR) Post #A9FjyX8NldVIACUequ by dhfir@expired.mentality.rip
2021-07-13T17:27:30.431185Z
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@thor I think I saw one once.
(DIR) Post #A9FkFSQOWwD2TpzM48 by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T17:30:31.662096Z
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@dhfir and this one checks out. it *was* invented in Norway, according to the Great Norwegian Encyclopaedia:"A cheese slicer is a tool used for cutting slices of cheese. It was invented by Thor Bjørklund, who took out a patent on the invention in 1925 and started the company Thor Bjørklund & Sønner A/S [Thor Bjørklund & Sons Inc.] in 1927.
(DIR) Post #A9FkMELzFEEwrn9lVQ by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T17:31:44.563042Z
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@bufordk is unsweetened condensed milk even sold anywhere but Norway? there is a single brand on it on the market here, from Nestlé, named Viking Melk.
(DIR) Post #A9FkOEE8gbdp3MRFUO by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T17:32:06.354591Z
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@bufordk (the idea of viking milk amuses me; exactly where on the vikings did they milk it from?)
(DIR) Post #A9Fl2XtKzeSTcnvw9Y by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T17:39:21.170408Z
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@encarsia English Wikipedia mentions nothing of this but Norwegian Wikipedia says:> Doctor Olav Johan Olsen (later Sopp) was especially eager in this pursuit, together with his brother Arnold Bakke. He produced, for the first time, hermetic unsweetened condensed milk in the spring of 1889. This was a world event, since no one had managed to solve the problem earlier. Sweetened condensed milk had been on the market since the 1850s.
(DIR) Post #A9Fm1cxskHGL1YBXVI by black6_@noagendasocial.com
2021-07-13T17:50:28Z
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@thor i have no fewer than three cheese slicers like that at home in the southern US.
(DIR) Post #A9Fm443myci1db6tAu by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T17:50:52.347573Z
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@black6_ not bad. i've never seen them when i've travelled abroad.
(DIR) Post #A9FmHj6ZgTD4hVvZbs by black6_@noagendasocial.com
2021-07-13T17:53:23Z
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@thor on one the wood handle broke off, so it's not as ergonomic as it used to be, but still functional. it's the one we let the kids use, since they'd be hard-pressed to break it further
(DIR) Post #A9Fu1bJ1iFHvVoZcdE by bufordk@noagendasocial.com
2021-07-13T19:20:05Z
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@thor Pet is the most popular brand I knowhttps://www.petmilk.com/
(DIR) Post #A9FuGdkYuL5lR6clwe by bufordk@noagendasocial.com
2021-07-13T19:22:47Z
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@thor Almost forgot eagle Brandhttps://www.eaglebrand.com/
(DIR) Post #A9Fx4kNmio4YOVzVfE by bufordk@noagendasocial.com
2021-07-13T19:54:15Z
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@thor eeeeeeeeeeeeeew
(DIR) Post #A9G38BbQZeltPSOa5Q by guillaume@aleph.land
2021-07-13T19:39:58Z
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@thor In France people also cut their own cheese, but they use a knife. You don't need a special tool (though if you're fancy you can use a special cheese knife like this: https://www.couteau-leperigord.com/couteau-fromage-perigord-art-de-la-table-art09-p-26 ).
(DIR) Post #A9G38C8Ob58v3houTQ by guillaume@aleph.land
2021-07-13T19:41:03Z
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@thor Oh and those knife slicers are quite common in Sweden. IKEA has one: https://www.ikea.com/se/sv/p/hjaelpreda-osthyvel-svart-90476531/
(DIR) Post #A9G38CbSr0OYVrQ7ma by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T21:02:02.511501Z
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@guillaume it's no surprise that they're used in Sweden. how else would they slice the mesost? :anime_laugh:
(DIR) Post #A9G3BlF6WQp6oVet72 by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T21:02:44.815660Z
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@guillaume and i don't think it's unusual that people cut their own cheese, but i think it's less common to *slice* it at home.
(DIR) Post #A9G3geDCiCA9zAUuWG by guillaume@aleph.land
2021-07-13T21:04:16Z
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@thorI don't understand the distinction. If you cut a thin piece, you get a slice, no? That's what I have always done.
(DIR) Post #A9G3geikotOrZ1G6hE by thor@pl.thj.no
2021-07-13T21:08:18.970896Z
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@guillaume well, that's the difference. but i had this conversation once with an American who had never used a cheese slicer, who said, well, if you want freshly sliced cheese, you just ask them to cut it at the deli (where i assume they have some kind of tool for it that produces nice and even slices).