Show why margadine Marga hine Is short good margarine is scarce and is becoming scarcer still despite I 1 close to record production ten month figures from the war food administration show that tha 1476 pounds of the spread were manufactured between jan I 1 and oct 30 1944 a processing pace approximately equal to 1943 when an all time record total of pounds was produced yet some brands are more difficult to obtain than butter I 1 officials of the best foods inc manufacturers of one of the leading margarones mar garines say that equitable distribution is one of the greatest problems of the in I 1 austry and has been for months long a leader in the business best foods margarine business is no war baby there was a large and growing market before the butter shortage and a ration tariff of 20 red points on butter produced the greatest margarine demand of all time further millions of american families have recognized the product as a good wholesome food and eat it because they like it like most scarcities scar cities margarones mar garines is war induced it flows from the shortages of vegetable oils cot toasted toi toa seed soybean peanut and corn for 95 per cent of americas mar margarine arine is now made from ame american grown vegetable oils and cultured skim milk with salt and natural vitamin A added these oils are allocated by the government to the manufacturers on the basis of per cent of the average 1940 41 production despite this healthy increase good margarine is short because millions of pounds are going overseas to the armed forces fitce lend lease and the red cross and there has been a tremendous increase in the domestic demand j so if your grocer is out of your favorite brand just remember the wars the reason |