McDonald's introduced an "impossible" meatless burger in 1962 but it was pineapple

In 1962, Lou Groen, owner of a McDonald's franchise in Cincinnati, Ohio, had an idea for a 'hamburger' that would appeal to his mostly Catholic customers who didn't eat meat on Fridays. McDonald's founder Ray Kroc was skeptical that Groen's so-called Filet-O-Fish would take off, and besides, he had is own meatless burger in mind. — Read the rest