Lard Crisis!!!
Dec. 10th, 2004 06:12 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sildilA Local resident fears her traditional Christmas could be spoilt because of a national shortage of lard.
The elderly lady, (78), who lives locally, has always used this ingredient in her mince pies, sausage rolls and roast potatoes.
But. after finding none on the supermarket shelves, she was told there was a national shortage and that all of this country's supply had been sent to Poland.
'I've been looking for lard for two months all over the county and now I am getting desperate because it's getting very close to Christmas.'
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Date: 2004-12-12 12:11 pm (UTC)Actually, the thing that amused me far more about the story is the way our local paper splashed the 1/2" headline across the page. I LOVE local newspapers, they find major stories in the smallest things! And if ANYONE does a spomsored walk for ANY charity, you can guarantee the photo will be of said person holding up boots. Every single time.