The July 9th Chicago Tribune had an article by Bill Daley, answering the ultimate question of whether some of our favorite foods are named for or represented by real people. This was done in honor of Oscar Mayer's death, the third person by that name to run the famous meat-processing company by the same name.
He came up with ten people.
BETTY CROCKER-- General Mills icon with more face-lifts than Phylis Diller to keep a "Current" look. Today's face is compiled from 77 real-life women. Betty was born in 1921 to answer questions about cooking and food. Wrote cookbooks and in a 1945 survey, was the second most famous woman behind Eleanor Roosevelt and she is on FACEBOOK!! But, she is FAKE!!
JENNIE-O-- born in 1948, Jennifer "Jennie" Olson's name began gracing her father's turkey and turkey products. Now 61, she still lives in Minnesota. She's the REAL thing!!
ORVILLE REDENBACHER-- Even I knew this one. Folksy Indiana-born popcorn king spokesman, famous for appearing on TV commercials. He died in 1995, but lives on thanks to commercial reruns and computer-generated images. He's the REAL deal.
Hi, My Name Is.... --RoadDog
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