{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "So a \"slush fund\" is called that cause \"slush\" was the layer of fat that would form at the surface of a pot of boiling meat, and...", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/678913518552203264/", "html": "<p>So a &ldquo;slush fund&rdquo; is called that cause &ldquo;slush&rdquo; was the layer of fat that would form at the surface of a pot of boiling meat, and ships would skim it off and sell the collected fat to tallowmakers and use the proceeds as a kind of petty cash fund for the crew</p>"}