the thing i appreciate about this group is that the majority of the regular
participants are supportive of other participants, regardless of where on
the preserving bell curve they land, from beginner, to expert, jams, breads,
bulk cooking all count, and are all lauded as valid to saving money,
perfecting a craft and generally eating better,

Lee,
"Nad" > wrote in message
...
> "Storrmmee" > wrote:
>> our thomasas go on sale for a dollar a package evry so often at meijer,
>> regular are about three dollars, when we had freezer space we stocked up
>> as
>> we both love english muffins, Lee
>> "gloria.p" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> On 9/28/2011 2:15 PM, George Shirley wrote:
>>>> Went to the used bread store this morning, same bread that was #$3.39 a
>>>> loaf at Kroger was $1.39 a loaf there. Bought two loaves of Nature's
>>>> Own
>>>> Honey Seven Grain and then they gave me two more loaves as a bonus.
>>>> That's cut the price down to 69.5 cents per loaf. Guess where I'm
>>>> buying
>>>> bread from now on and the place is only about three blocks from the
>>>> house on the main drag in our town.
>>>
>>>
>>> I just Googled and we have an Orowheat outlet about 6 miles away.
>>> Good thought. Their bread is not bad at all and I love their English
>>> muffins.
>>>
>>> Funny, when they first started making them they cost much less than
>>> Thomas's. Now the latter is on sale most of the time for 2/$5 and
>>> the Orowheat are $3.49 a pkg. Probably worth the trip if I have freezer
>>> space.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>
> Hmmm...
>
> A food preserving forum talking about "buying" and freezing bread?
> Do we not make our own bread? But make our own Jams and Juices?
>
> Why not just buy a fifty pound container of wheat berries? Wheat berries
> in containers will last for YEARS. Get a grinder and over time it will pay
> for itself and Really have some of the best tasting bread ever at a lower
> cost than those stale past due date bread discount stores.
>
> --
> Nad