Impact
The margarine shortage had an impact on home Passover baking. Dishes which comply with Passover rules are often somewhat lacking in taste, and for this reason margarine is a key ingredient in many Passover recipes.
Often, no substitute is available.
Since the laws of kashrut mandate the separation of milk and meat, margarine is an important butter substitute in recipes that are served with meat meals. Some of the recipes that require large amounts of margarine include Passover desserts, such as cookies.
Many stores rationed the sales of margarine to customers by limiting the number of cases of margarine that could be purchased, and some stores required a minimum number of other items to be purchased.
Haolam, a large manufacturer of kosher cheeses, was able to produce margarine for Passover to meet some of the demands.
Read more about this topic: 2008 Passover Margarine Shortage
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