
Researching Summer County “Margarine” has led to some interesting discoveries that we are starting to map:
Summer County is actually a spread, not a margarine because it is only 55% vegetable fat spread, but in JJ Food Services they do reference it as a margarine 1.
Summer County is part of the product range from UNILEVER, a British-Dutch multinational corporation 2.
Summer County used to be a “hard block” margarine and a recognized brand in the 50′s and 60′s 3.
Summer County’s commercial aired in the first night of commercial TV in the UK 4.
The director of Summer County’s 1967 Commercial is Ridley Scott is the director of movies such as Blade Runner and Gladiator 5.
The jingle from Summer County’s commercial resembles Don McLean’s You have lived 6, maybe it inspired him?.
Summer County sponsored a festival in 1960 in Chester Cheshire were people danced folk music dressed very sharply 7.
1. http://www.jjfoodservice.com/product.cfm/Summer-County-Margarine-1x2kg/OIL004
3. http://uktv.co.uk/food/thread/threadid/17709
4. http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/adverts/commercials.htm
5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Askwith






One Comment
can you please tell me if I can still buy summer county spread and if so where, I live in Hornchurch Essex