She's a JOY to have around.
It happened October 1st at 11:30 a.m. After 48 years, Mrs. Butterworth revealed her first name.
Drum roll please.
The syrup lady’s first name is Joy.
Pinnacle Foods Group, which makes Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup, held a contest that ended in July, asking folks to guess her given name. Two winners were announed: Shayla Doty, 15, Logansport, Ind. and Cynthia Harmon, 44, Champaign, Ill. They each win $500 and a case of syrup.
In a bit of public relations hoo ha – Pinnacle set up a conference call with an actress playing Mrs. Butterworth. She sounded more like 88 than 48. According to Mrs. B, her father wanted to call her Yvonne, her mother wanted Opal. The doctor suggested Jocelyn because she was a such a good tempered baby. Jocelyn apparently means “the merry one.” So Joy was a combination of all three names. And it turned out, she said, to be a perfect fit.
“I’m a joy to people at the breakfast table,” said Mrs. B.
This still doesn’t answer my question. Who is Mr. Butterworth?
