The Christmas season wouldn’t be the same without the numerous, deliciously baked goodies that are carefully constructed, and hastily consumed by all.
But what would happen if butter, a critical ingredient in most baking recipes, became sparse on the shelves of grocery stores during the Christmas season?
Reactions to a report of a butter shortage issued by Foothills Creamery have been frantic, but Pauline Spears, Grocery Manager at Drumheller Co-op, assures, “Although we have noticed an increased demand for butter, we have not experienced a shortage.”
“We have increased our butter order in response to the higher demand, whether it be for Christmas baking, or people switching over to butter,” Spears commented.
Local resident and avid baker, Alma Beaupre, rushed to the grocery store after hearing gossip of an ominous butter shortage. “I use butter in all of my baking- squares, gingerbread, shortbread, biscuits, and pies. Once I heard the rumors, I didn’t want to take any chances, so I went to the grocery store and hoarded some butter.”
Though local grocery stores have noticed an increased demand for butter, no shortages have been reported.