Cool Trivia Question

[MindyKay]

Every day, in an attempt to keep morale high, I post a document on the kitchenette refrigerator that lists the historic events of the day, famous birthdays, a word-of-the-day, and a trivia question.  Yesterday's question was very cute.  Here it is, and I will post the answer later today.

It was first used in New York City in 1857, and the price was 50 cents for 500 sheets.  What was it?

[TerriL]

I guesssssssssssssssssssssssssss......TOILET PAPER!

[MindyKay]

Woo Hoo TerriL!!!  Right answer!  It was toilet paper.

My grandparents used to talk about what it was like before TP.  Sears Catalogs or corn husks???  Yikes!