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title: "According to this history of formula, people  made their own formula..."
date: 2022-05-22
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# According to this history of formula, people  made their own formula...

*May 22, 2022 — Comment Archer T. Ships replied to Monica Anderson's comment.*

According to this history of formula, people  made their own formula up through 1950's.  Commercial formulas took over beginning in the 1960's.  Most use cow's milk as a base. https://www.facebook.com/archerships/posts/10160479306990312