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The 'depressing' detail on tins of Lyle's Golden Syrup & Black Treacle that people are only just discovering
Britons all across the land will be familiar with tins of Lyle's Golden Syrup and thick Black Treacle, with the brand having launched in 1881, and despite being one of the UK's oldest brands to date, food lovers all over are only just learning the origins of the logo on the tin - and it's quite a harrowing affair to say the least.
While at a quick glance it may appear that the staple golden lion in the logo is lying down or sleeping, it turns out that the 'king of the jungle' won't be waking up any time soon...as it's dead. The Mirror reports that one Twitter user recently revealed the truth, saying, "Tell me I'm not the only one who didn't realise the lion on Lyle's Golden Syrup packaging is depicted dead?!".
The depressing revelation in-turn came as a shock to many lovers of the product, who lather it on pancakes every Shrove Tuesday or bake it in a cakes for an after-dinner treat. It actually turns out that the dead lion surrounded by a swarm of bees is inspired by the biblical tale of Samson.
The logo isn't actually a sleeping lion as thought ©Aaron Morris
Creator Abram Lyle decided to use the bibles' Lion and the Bees story for his iconic packaging way back when he launched the product. According to fables, Samson kills a young lion with his bare hands after it roared and charged at him. Days later, he returns to the carcass to find that a swarm of bees have set up shop with a hive in the now-dead animal. So Samson took the honey and gave it to his parents, then when he was asked where he got it from, he said, "Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet".
The revelation was brought to light initially a while ago on Reddit, with users well and truly bamboozled upon discovering the tale behind the syrup. "This is the most depressing thing I've learnt since I found out that the little piggy who went to market was not going on a shopping trip", one user replied. "I did not know this. That's pretty dark", another said, while a third said, "I didn't need to know this".
https://archive.ph/cnYWF
As I said before, the jew does things so obviously and admits things so obviously (e.g. my mentions of sci fi and media in general). It is so obvious to those who are paying attention...
Britons all across the land will be familiar with tins of Lyle's Golden Syrup and thick Black Treacle, with the brand having launched in 1881, and despite being one of the UK's oldest brands to date, food lovers all over are only just learning the origins of the logo on the tin - and it's quite a harrowing affair to say the least.
While at a quick glance it may appear that the staple golden lion in the logo is lying down or sleeping, it turns out that the 'king of the jungle' won't be waking up any time soon...as it's dead. The Mirror reports that one Twitter user recently revealed the truth, saying, "Tell me I'm not the only one who didn't realise the lion on Lyle's Golden Syrup packaging is depicted dead?!".
The depressing revelation in-turn came as a shock to many lovers of the product, who lather it on pancakes every Shrove Tuesday or bake it in a cakes for an after-dinner treat. It actually turns out that the dead lion surrounded by a swarm of bees is inspired by the biblical tale of Samson.
The logo isn't actually a sleeping lion as thought ©Aaron Morris
Creator Abram Lyle decided to use the bibles' Lion and the Bees story for his iconic packaging way back when he launched the product. According to fables, Samson kills a young lion with his bare hands after it roared and charged at him. Days later, he returns to the carcass to find that a swarm of bees have set up shop with a hive in the now-dead animal. So Samson took the honey and gave it to his parents, then when he was asked where he got it from, he said, "Out of the eater, something to eat; out of the strong, something sweet".
The revelation was brought to light initially a while ago on Reddit, with users well and truly bamboozled upon discovering the tale behind the syrup. "This is the most depressing thing I've learnt since I found out that the little piggy who went to market was not going on a shopping trip", one user replied. "I did not know this. That's pretty dark", another said, while a third said, "I didn't need to know this".
https://archive.ph/cnYWF
As I said before, the jew does things so obviously and admits things so obviously (e.g. my mentions of sci fi and media in general). It is so obvious to those who are paying attention...
