For instance, the following is a typical list of ingredients in lefse-<\/strong>you\u00b4ll notice quite a lot of sm\u00f8r<\/strong> and sukker<\/strong> are requested.<\/p>\n To make about 24 lefse:<\/strong><\/p>\n Perhaps you have seen an article or heard about it on TV. \u00a0If not, brace yourself, young Norwegians who have secured significant\u00a0access to sm\u00f8r<\/strong>, have devised a way to sell it online for $100 per kilo! \u00a0Companies are taking advantage of consumer\u00b4s major desire for sm\u00f8r<\/strong> and offering it as incentive to become a member or subscriber. \u00a0Although perhaps annoying for some, it\u00b4s a pretty good business strategy;)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Why, you might ask, does Norway not have any sm\u00f8r<\/strong> right now? \u00a0There are various reasons behind the sm\u00f8r<\/strong> shortage. \u00a0Some below the poor weather in the spring did not yield enough for healthy cows and thus there is less cream to make sm\u00f8r<\/strong> out of. \u00a0Others blame the matbutikker<\/strong> (grocery stores) for alleged manufacturing of the shortage. \u00a0Another reason includes the Norwegian governments import duty on sm\u00f8r<\/strong> and thus inhibiting import of this commodity. \u00a0Last but not least, the low-carb, high-fat diet is quite popular right now. \u00a0All of these reasons have presented Norway with a sm\u00f8r<\/strong> shortage.<\/p>\n It really is a bummer that this shortage comes right before the holidays, which is the time in Norway when the most sm\u00f8r<\/strong> is bought and used.<\/p>\n Please find here an entertaining part of the Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN\u00b4s newspaper):<\/p>\n \u00b4Neighboring Scandinavians, perhaps sick and tired of Norway always being “the richest” and “the safest” and “the most literate,” have smugly put on their earmuffs at Norway’s request for emergency supplies. Some small shipments arrived last week, but many households have given up on this year’s holiday baking.\u00b4<\/em><\/p>\n If you are in Norway, I hope you can secure some sm\u00f8r<\/strong> for your julebaking!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While there are clearly worse things, the recent sm\u00f8r\u00a0(butter) shortage in Norway is certainly proving to be a big deal for a country that uses as much sm\u00f8r as Norway. \u00a0There are seldom meals without a gob of sm\u00f8r in them. \u00a0Sm\u00f8r is a typical ingredient in sauser (sauces) and in julebaking (Chistmas baking)…<\/p>\n\n
\n<\/strong>(= 8 tablespoons or 1\/4 lb or 1 stick)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n
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