Butter More Sensitive Than A Woman

Northern Advocate, 1 October 1943, Page 2

Butter More Sensitive Than A Woman

Haunted by the dread bogey of rationing, there was a frantic rush some time ago by the women of Auckland to bincosmetics and soap, and one woman of fully 60 years of age wenj to the extreme of purchasing sufficient to last for 20 years. Today, the.same is bar.pening with butter.

Many a refrigerator filled to overflowin'-* with neatly-stacked pounds of butter bears testimony to the seriousness v-ith which some Auckland housewives have taken the various rumours in circulation that butter is next on the list of rationed goods. Distributors confirmed this fa"-; yesterday by reporting that sales had increased from 12 L to 25 per cent, in tinpast month.

One case was quoted of a househokW cwning two refrigerators. He had filled them three times in tiie past two months, and on each occasion had been forced tt» destroy his accumulated stocks as the but. ter had become rancid. An Auckland woman is known to have 351 b. of butter stored against the evil day of rationing. Stupid, Harmful In some districts the hoarding of butter has become a community effort, and owners of refrigerators have obliged their less fortunate neighbours by storing several pounds for them.

Many housewives are taking the opportunity of baking several cakes. Christmas cakes lor despatch to servicemen overseas are being made as rapidly as possible, and it is no secret that many women are baking as many small goods ; as possible.

The practice of hoarding butter is 7 roundly "condemned by retailers, who ! point out that the waste involved is most L. harmful, both to the individual and to the country. The refrigeration of butter requires expert attention, particularly in the ; spring, when stocks comprise new season’s supplies and the tailings of the previous ' , season’s butter which already has been re-. . frigerated for some time, .. < ‘ l : ■ “Butter is more sensitive than a wom;W and requires jUst as careful handling.) l ' said one distributor yesterday. “Am;j. tc-urs who store butter in -their household refrigerators and then throw it awaybel cause it 'has ’become tainted are harmin.* the community. It is most foolish fo> people to endeavour to hoard such a per-j ishable item -as butter. We have tried to. advise people against buying larger quantities than -ttjqy, ahd-) them have seen the' folly of their ways/* ; • - • r ' '»,! I .