A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.

The last several weeks have been something of a pleasant surprise: there
have been some really good sale prices lately on things that were fairly
costly for a long while. I'll give some examples (FYI I shop mainly at
Treasure Island Foods here in Chicago..I also buy a lot at the Walgreen's
drugstore chain because they have good sales on things. I also shop cheapo
Asian places; my corner convenience store is run by Pilipinos and they have
a large selection of sauces, canned goods, rice, etc. at really cheap
prices...and I have a nice little Saturday farmer's market down the street):


Milk: it's been running $2.29 - $2.69 per gallon. Treasure Island has it for
a $2.99 "everyday price". Quite a drop from earlier...

Eggs: $0.39 per dozen (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $0.79)

Butter: $0.99 per lb. (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $2.00/lb)

Ice cream: Edy's Grand 2 for $5.00 (big container); Haagen Daz, Ben &
Jerry's (pints) 2 for $5.00

Chicken: $1.99/lb for boneless breasts; 5 lb+ trays of chicken quarters,
legs or thighs have been about $0.39/lb

Pork: $1.99/lb for nice boneless sirloin roasts and assorted big thick
cutlets and chops (pork has been pretty reasonable all along). I adore pork
so I'm happy )

Beef: It was virtually a luxury item for a time, but the price is coming
down to something I can indulge in once in a while e.g. sirloin steak for
$5.98/lb

Turkey: $0.99/lb for a big roaster, "fresh" or frozen

Ketchup: Heinz @ $0.79 per 24 oz. bottle. Also good prices on BBQ sauces
('though I usually make my own)...

Mayo/salad dressing: Kraft was $1.49 for a 32 oz bottle; this week
Hellman's is $1.99. Henri's salad dressings were $0.99 recently

Canned veg: Del Monte or store brands 2/3 for $1.00

Canned soup: Campbell's Chunky 19 oz @ $0.99; Progresso 19 oz @$0.99 (with
all my vegetables I'm starting to make my own)

Pasta: Racconto (my everyday Eye - talian brand) @ $0.69 for all varieties;
Kraft Mac 'n Cheese ("Kraft Dinner" to you Canucks) 2 for $1.00

Fresh produce: it's cheaper but of course 'tis the season. Last Saturday I
bought four huge shopping bags of Indiana - grown produce at our local
farmer's market for about $15.00 - beautiful red bell peppers as large as
yer head, salad greens, beets, REAL tomatoes, zukes, cukes, lovely sweet
carrots, radishes, jalapenos, string beans, dill, peaches, etcetera
etcetera. I made dinner for five on Sunday night and cooked up a big amount
of stuff for our corner bar Labor Day cookout the next day and I still have
a goodly amount left...and the quality of the Indianer produce *far* exceeds
the soopermarket stuff...

I was talking to My Friend The Chef and she said that the wholesale prices
they are paying for most everything are down a bit...

Anyways my freezer and larder are full. I'm well - stocked. I'm not poor
and I'm not cheap but I am a "frugalista" and I like value for money,
'specially when it comes to my comestibles...

--
Best
Greg

Gregory Morrow wrote:

> A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
> piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.
>
> The last several weeks have been something of a pleasant surprise: there
> have been some really good sale prices lately on things that were fairly
> costly for a long while. I'll give some examples (FYI I shop mainly at
> Treasure Island Foods here in Chicago..I also buy a lot at the Walgreen's
> drugstore chain because they have good sales on things. I also shop cheapo
> Asian places; my corner convenience store is run by Pilipinos and they have
> a large selection of sauces, canned goods, rice, etc. at really cheap
> prices...and I have a nice little Saturday farmer's market down the street):

I've yet to see much of a drop in prices in the Northeastern US. I shop
at Hannaford, Shaws, and at an Asian market. Shaws is only good for
sale items. Dairy is running about 50% higher than it was in the spring.
>
>
> Milk: it's been running $2.29 - $2.69 per gallon. Treasure Island has it for
> a $2.99 "everyday price". Quite a drop from earlier...

I paid $3.19/gal for "store brand" milk this week, the regional name
brand was $3.69. Half gallon of half & half $3.39

>
> Eggs: $0.39 per dozen (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $0.79)

Large brown eggs $1.59.
>
> Butter: $0.99 per lb. (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $2.00/lb)

$2.99 lb and I'm down to my last stick, so far I'd avoided the insane
butter prices by buying it at Sam's Club four pounds at a time.
>
> Ice cream: Edy's Grand 2 for $5.00 (big container); Haagen Daz, Ben &
> Jerry's (pints) 2 for $5.00

B & J was on sale here for $1.77 a pint a few weeks ago I stocked up.

>
> Chicken: $1.99/lb for boneless breasts; 5 lb+ trays of chicken quarters,
> legs or thighs have been about $0.39/lb

Boneless skinless $2.29 3+ lb tray, quarters $1.39, legs & thighs $1.19,
whole $ .69/lb.
>
> Pork: $1.99/lb for nice boneless sirloin roasts and assorted big thick
> cutlets and chops (pork has been pretty reasonable all along). I adore pork
> so I'm happy )

$1.69 lb @ Sams Club for a whole loin, no sodium solution and it
actually has some fat.

>
> Beef: It was virtually a luxury item for a time, but the price is coming
> down to something I can indulge in once in a while e.g. sirloin steak for
> $5.98/lb

Sirloin steaks here were $3.99 lb over the w/e.
>
> Turkey: $0.99/lb for a big roaster, "fresh" or frozen

Same here.
>
> Ketchup: Heinz @ $0.79 per 24 oz. bottle. Also good prices on BBQ sauces
> ('though I usually make my own)...

A buck here

>
> Mayo/salad dressing: Kraft was $1.49 for a 32 oz bottle; this week
> Hellman's is $1.99. Henri's salad dressings were $0.99 recently

Kraft Mayo $2.29
>
> Canned veg: Del Monte or store brands 2/3 for $1.00

$0.89 for Pastene kitchen ready tomatoes 28 ounce
>
> Canned soup: Campbell's Chunky 19 oz @ $0.99; Progresso 19 oz @$0.99 (with
> all my vegetables I'm starting to make my own)

same
>
> Pasta: Racconto (my everyday Eye - talian brand) @ $0.69 for all varieties;
> Kraft Mac 'n Cheese ("Kraft Dinner" to you Canucks) 2 for $1.00

Pastene was on sale 2/$.69 a few weeks ago, I stocked up.
>
> Fresh produce: it's cheaper but of course 'tis the season. Last Saturday I
> bought four huge shopping bags of Indiana - grown produce at our local
> farmer's market for about $15.00 - beautiful red bell peppers as large as
> yer head, salad greens, beets, REAL tomatoes, zukes, cukes, lovely sweet
> carrots, radishes, jalapenos, string beans, dill, peaches, etcetera
> etcetera. I made dinner for five on Sunday night and cooked up a big amount
> of stuff for our corner bar Labor Day cookout the next day and I still have
> a goodly amount left...and the quality of the Indianer produce *far* exceeds
> the soopermarket stuff...
>
> I was talking to My Friend The Chef and she said that the wholesale prices
> they are paying for most everything are down a bit...
>
> Anyways my freezer and larder are full. I'm well - stocked. I'm not poor
> and I'm not cheap but I am a "frugalista" and I like value for money,
> 'specially when it comes to my comestibles...
>

Gregory Morrow wrote:

> A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
> piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.
>
> The last several weeks have been something of a pleasant surprise: there
> have been some really good sale prices lately on things that were fairly
> costly for a long while. I'll give some examples (FYI I shop mainly at
> Treasure Island Foods here in Chicago..I also buy a lot at the Walgreen's
> drugstore chain because they have good sales on things. I also shop cheapo
> Asian places; my corner convenience store is run by Pilipinos and they have
> a large selection of sauces, canned goods, rice, etc. at really cheap
> prices...and I have a nice little Saturday farmer's market down the street):

I've yet to see much of a drop in prices in the Northeastern US. I shop
at Hannaford, Shaws, and at an Asian market. Shaws is only good for
sale items. Dairy is running about 50% higher than it was in the spring.
>
>
> Milk: it's been running $2.29 - $2.69 per gallon. Treasure Island has it for
> a $2.99 "everyday price". Quite a drop from earlier...

I paid $3.19/gal for "store brand" milk this week, the regional name
brand was $3.69. Half gallon of half & half $3.39

>
> Eggs: $0.39 per dozen (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $0.79)

Large brown eggs $1.59.
>
> Butter: $0.99 per lb. (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $2.00/lb)

$2.99 lb and I'm down to my last stick, so far I'd avoided the insane
butter prices by buying it at Sam's Club four pounds at a time.
>
> Ice cream: Edy's Grand 2 for $5.00 (big container); Haagen Daz, Ben &
> Jerry's (pints) 2 for $5.00

B & J was on sale here for $1.77 a pint a few weeks ago I stocked up.

>
> Chicken: $1.99/lb for boneless breasts; 5 lb+ trays of chicken quarters,
> legs or thighs have been about $0.39/lb

Boneless skinless $2.29 3+ lb tray, quarters $1.39, legs & thighs $1.19,
whole $ .69/lb.
>
> Pork: $1.99/lb for nice boneless sirloin roasts and assorted big thick
> cutlets and chops (pork has been pretty reasonable all along). I adore pork
> so I'm happy )

$1.69 lb @ Sams Club for a whole loin, no sodium solution and it
actually has some fat.

>
> Beef: It was virtually a luxury item for a time, but the price is coming
> down to something I can indulge in once in a while e.g. sirloin steak for
> $5.98/lb

Sirloin steaks here were $3.99 lb over the w/e.
>
> Turkey: $0.99/lb for a big roaster, "fresh" or frozen

Same here.
>
> Ketchup: Heinz @ $0.79 per 24 oz. bottle. Also good prices on BBQ sauces
> ('though I usually make my own)...

A buck here

>
> Mayo/salad dressing: Kraft was $1.49 for a 32 oz bottle; this week
> Hellman's is $1.99. Henri's salad dressings were $0.99 recently

Kraft Mayo $2.29
>
> Canned veg: Del Monte or store brands 2/3 for $1.00

$0.89 for Pastene kitchen ready tomatoes 28 ounce
>
> Canned soup: Campbell's Chunky 19 oz @ $0.99; Progresso 19 oz @$0.99 (with
> all my vegetables I'm starting to make my own)

same
>
> Pasta: Racconto (my everyday Eye - talian brand) @ $0.69 for all varieties;
> Kraft Mac 'n Cheese ("Kraft Dinner" to you Canucks) 2 for $1.00

Pastene was on sale 2/$.69 a few weeks ago, I stocked up.
>
> Fresh produce: it's cheaper but of course 'tis the season. Last Saturday I
> bought four huge shopping bags of Indiana - grown produce at our local
> farmer's market for about $15.00 - beautiful red bell peppers as large as
> yer head, salad greens, beets, REAL tomatoes, zukes, cukes, lovely sweet
> carrots, radishes, jalapenos, string beans, dill, peaches, etcetera
> etcetera. I made dinner for five on Sunday night and cooked up a big amount
> of stuff for our corner bar Labor Day cookout the next day and I still have
> a goodly amount left...and the quality of the Indianer produce *far* exceeds
> the soopermarket stuff...
>
> I was talking to My Friend The Chef and she said that the wholesale prices
> they are paying for most everything are down a bit...
>
> Anyways my freezer and larder are full. I'm well - stocked. I'm not poor
> and I'm not cheap but I am a "frugalista" and I like value for money,
> 'specially when it comes to my comestibles...
>

i won't even start to tell ya about the prices up here in Alaska!

M


"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in
message link.net...
> A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
> piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.
>
> The last several weeks have been something of a pleasant surprise: there
> have been some really good sale prices lately on things that were fairly
> costly for a long while. I'll give some examples (FYI I shop mainly at
> Treasure Island Foods here in Chicago..I also buy a lot at the Walgreen's
> drugstore chain because they have good sales on things. I also shop
cheapo
> Asian places; my corner convenience store is run by Pilipinos and they
have
> a large selection of sauces, canned goods, rice, etc. at really cheap
> prices...and I have a nice little Saturday farmer's market down the
street):
>
>
> Milk: it's been running $2.29 - $2.69 per gallon. Treasure Island has it
for
> a $2.99 "everyday price". Quite a drop from earlier...
>
> Eggs: $0.39 per dozen (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $0.79)
>
> Butter: $0.99 per lb. (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $2.00/lb)
>
> Ice cream: Edy's Grand 2 for $5.00 (big container); Haagen Daz, Ben &
> Jerry's (pints) 2 for $5.00
>
> Chicken: $1.99/lb for boneless breasts; 5 lb+ trays of chicken quarters,
> legs or thighs have been about $0.39/lb
>
> Pork: $1.99/lb for nice boneless sirloin roasts and assorted big thick
> cutlets and chops (pork has been pretty reasonable all along). I adore
pork
> so I'm happy )
>
> Beef: It was virtually a luxury item for a time, but the price is coming
> down to something I can indulge in once in a while e.g. sirloin steak for
> $5.98/lb
>
> Turkey: $0.99/lb for a big roaster, "fresh" or frozen
>
> Ketchup: Heinz @ $0.79 per 24 oz. bottle. Also good prices on BBQ sauces
> ('though I usually make my own)...
>
> Mayo/salad dressing: Kraft was $1.49 for a 32 oz bottle; this week
> Hellman's is $1.99. Henri's salad dressings were $0.99 recently
>
> Canned veg: Del Monte or store brands 2/3 for $1.00
>
> Canned soup: Campbell's Chunky 19 oz @ $0.99; Progresso 19 oz @$0.99 (with
> all my vegetables I'm starting to make my own)
>
> Pasta: Racconto (my everyday Eye - talian brand) @ $0.69 for all
varieties;
> Kraft Mac 'n Cheese ("Kraft Dinner" to you Canucks) 2 for $1.00
>
> Fresh produce: it's cheaper but of course 'tis the season. Last Saturday
I
> bought four huge shopping bags of Indiana - grown produce at our local
> farmer's market for about $15.00 - beautiful red bell peppers as large as
> yer head, salad greens, beets, REAL tomatoes, zukes, cukes, lovely sweet
> carrots, radishes, jalapenos, string beans, dill, peaches, etcetera
> etcetera. I made dinner for five on Sunday night and cooked up a big
amount
> of stuff for our corner bar Labor Day cookout the next day and I still
have
> a goodly amount left...and the quality of the Indianer produce *far*
exceeds
> the soopermarket stuff...
>
> I was talking to My Friend The Chef and she said that the wholesale prices
> they are paying for most everything are down a bit...
>
> Anyways my freezer and larder are full. I'm well - stocked. I'm not poor
> and I'm not cheap but I am a "frugalista" and I like value for money,
> 'specially when it comes to my comestibles...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
>
>
>

i won't even start to tell ya about the prices up here in Alaska!

M


"Gregory Morrow" > wrote in
message link.net...
> A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
> piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.
>
> The last several weeks have been something of a pleasant surprise: there
> have been some really good sale prices lately on things that were fairly
> costly for a long while. I'll give some examples (FYI I shop mainly at
> Treasure Island Foods here in Chicago..I also buy a lot at the Walgreen's
> drugstore chain because they have good sales on things. I also shop
cheapo
> Asian places; my corner convenience store is run by Pilipinos and they
have
> a large selection of sauces, canned goods, rice, etc. at really cheap
> prices...and I have a nice little Saturday farmer's market down the
street):
>
>
> Milk: it's been running $2.29 - $2.69 per gallon. Treasure Island has it
for
> a $2.99 "everyday price". Quite a drop from earlier...
>
> Eggs: $0.39 per dozen (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $0.79)
>
> Butter: $0.99 per lb. (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $2.00/lb)
>
> Ice cream: Edy's Grand 2 for $5.00 (big container); Haagen Daz, Ben &
> Jerry's (pints) 2 for $5.00
>
> Chicken: $1.99/lb for boneless breasts; 5 lb+ trays of chicken quarters,
> legs or thighs have been about $0.39/lb
>
> Pork: $1.99/lb for nice boneless sirloin roasts and assorted big thick
> cutlets and chops (pork has been pretty reasonable all along). I adore
pork
> so I'm happy )
>
> Beef: It was virtually a luxury item for a time, but the price is coming
> down to something I can indulge in once in a while e.g. sirloin steak for
> $5.98/lb
>
> Turkey: $0.99/lb for a big roaster, "fresh" or frozen
>
> Ketchup: Heinz @ $0.79 per 24 oz. bottle. Also good prices on BBQ sauces
> ('though I usually make my own)...
>
> Mayo/salad dressing: Kraft was $1.49 for a 32 oz bottle; this week
> Hellman's is $1.99. Henri's salad dressings were $0.99 recently
>
> Canned veg: Del Monte or store brands 2/3 for $1.00
>
> Canned soup: Campbell's Chunky 19 oz @ $0.99; Progresso 19 oz @$0.99 (with
> all my vegetables I'm starting to make my own)
>
> Pasta: Racconto (my everyday Eye - talian brand) @ $0.69 for all
varieties;
> Kraft Mac 'n Cheese ("Kraft Dinner" to you Canucks) 2 for $1.00
>
> Fresh produce: it's cheaper but of course 'tis the season. Last Saturday
I
> bought four huge shopping bags of Indiana - grown produce at our local
> farmer's market for about $15.00 - beautiful red bell peppers as large as
> yer head, salad greens, beets, REAL tomatoes, zukes, cukes, lovely sweet
> carrots, radishes, jalapenos, string beans, dill, peaches, etcetera
> etcetera. I made dinner for five on Sunday night and cooked up a big
amount
> of stuff for our corner bar Labor Day cookout the next day and I still
have
> a goodly amount left...and the quality of the Indianer produce *far*
exceeds
> the soopermarket stuff...
>
> I was talking to My Friend The Chef and she said that the wholesale prices
> they are paying for most everything are down a bit...
>
> Anyways my freezer and larder are full. I'm well - stocked. I'm not poor
> and I'm not cheap but I am a "frugalista" and I like value for money,
> 'specially when it comes to my comestibles...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
>
>
>

In article .net>,
"Gregory Morrow" > wrote:

> A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and
> y'all piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more
> expensive.
>
> The last several weeks have been something of a pleasant surprise:

>
> Milk: it's been running $2.29 - $2.69 per gallon. Treasure Island has
> it for a $2.99 "everyday price". Quite a drop from earlier...

$3.78 for the store brand gallon of skim here.

> Butter: $0.99 per lb. (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards
> $2.00/lb)

Stock up for Christmas baking.

> Beef: It was virtually a luxury item for a time, but the price is
> coming down to something I can indulge in once in a while e.g.
> sirloin steak for $5.98/lb

Lucky you. Not here.

> Turkey: $0.99/lb for a big roaster, "fresh" or frozen
>
> Ketchup: Heinz @ $0.79 per 24 oz. bottle. Also good prices on BBQ
> sauces ('though I usually make my own)...

Seasonal - cheaper during the summer grilling season.

> Mayo/salad dressing: Kraft was $1.49 for a 32 oz bottle; this week
> Hellman's is $1.99. Henri's salad dressings were $0.99 recently

Same as BBQ sauces.

> Canned veg: Del Monte or store brands 2/3 for $1.00

Clearing the shelves of last year's pack.

> Canned soup: Campbell's Chunky 19 oz @ $0.99; Progresso 19 oz @$0.99
> (with all my vegetables I'm starting to make my own)

I like Progresso soups - they're not as salty as Cambell's.

> Fresh produce: it's cheaper but of course 'tis the season. Last
> Saturday I bought four huge shopping bags of Indiana - grown produce

Don't the Chicago farmers go to market? "-)
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab.

In article .net>,
"Gregory Morrow" > wrote:

> A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and
> y'all piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more
> expensive.
>
> The last several weeks have been something of a pleasant surprise:

>
> Milk: it's been running $2.29 - $2.69 per gallon. Treasure Island has
> it for a $2.99 "everyday price". Quite a drop from earlier...

$3.78 for the store brand gallon of skim here.

> Butter: $0.99 per lb. (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards
> $2.00/lb)

Stock up for Christmas baking.

> Beef: It was virtually a luxury item for a time, but the price is
> coming down to something I can indulge in once in a while e.g.
> sirloin steak for $5.98/lb

Lucky you. Not here.

> Turkey: $0.99/lb for a big roaster, "fresh" or frozen
>
> Ketchup: Heinz @ $0.79 per 24 oz. bottle. Also good prices on BBQ
> sauces ('though I usually make my own)...

Seasonal - cheaper during the summer grilling season.

> Mayo/salad dressing: Kraft was $1.49 for a 32 oz bottle; this week
> Hellman's is $1.99. Henri's salad dressings were $0.99 recently

Same as BBQ sauces.

> Canned veg: Del Monte or store brands 2/3 for $1.00

Clearing the shelves of last year's pack.

> Canned soup: Campbell's Chunky 19 oz @ $0.99; Progresso 19 oz @$0.99
> (with all my vegetables I'm starting to make my own)

I like Progresso soups - they're not as salty as Cambell's.

> Fresh produce: it's cheaper but of course 'tis the season. Last
> Saturday I bought four huge shopping bags of Indiana - grown produce

Don't the Chicago farmers go to market? "-)
--
-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> An update on 9/2/04; check the Fairs Fare tab.

Gregory Morrow wrote:

> A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
> piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.
>
> The last several weeks have been something of a pleasant surprise: there
> have been some really good sale prices lately on things that were fairly
> costly for a long while. I'll give some examples (FYI I shop mainly at
> Treasure Island Foods here in Chicago..I also buy a lot at the Walgreen's
> drugstore chain because they have good sales on things. I also shop cheapo
> Asian places; my corner convenience store is run by Pilipinos and they have
> a large selection of sauces, canned goods, rice, etc. at really cheap
> prices...and I have a nice little Saturday farmer's market down the street):
>


Milk prices have dropped quite a bit; cheese has dropped a little but is
still quite high. The stores are starting to put stuff on sale again;
I bought some Edy's Grand ice cream one sale for $2.50 per carton. A
couple of weeks ago it cost about twice that.

I haven't bought any meat in a long time because I don't eat much meat,
and there's a bunch in the freezer, so I can't comment on meat prices.

Carrots are cheap right now; must be a new crop. I gotta figure out
what to do with all the carrots I bought. I've already pickled a bunch.

Bob

Gregory Morrow wrote:

> A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
> piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.
>
> The last several weeks have been something of a pleasant surprise: there
> have been some really good sale prices lately on things that were fairly
> costly for a long while. I'll give some examples (FYI I shop mainly at
> Treasure Island Foods here in Chicago..I also buy a lot at the Walgreen's
> drugstore chain because they have good sales on things. I also shop cheapo
> Asian places; my corner convenience store is run by Pilipinos and they have
> a large selection of sauces, canned goods, rice, etc. at really cheap
> prices...and I have a nice little Saturday farmer's market down the street):
>


Milk prices have dropped quite a bit; cheese has dropped a little but is
still quite high. The stores are starting to put stuff on sale again;
I bought some Edy's Grand ice cream one sale for $2.50 per carton. A
couple of weeks ago it cost about twice that.

I haven't bought any meat in a long time because I don't eat much meat,
and there's a bunch in the freezer, so I can't comment on meat prices.

Carrots are cheap right now; must be a new crop. I gotta figure out
what to do with all the carrots I bought. I've already pickled a bunch.

Bob

In article >, zxcvbob
> wrote:

> Milk prices have dropped quite a bit; cheese has dropped a little but is
> still quite high. The stores are starting to put stuff on sale again;
> I bought some Edy's Grand ice cream one sale for $2.50 per carton. A
> couple of weeks ago it cost about twice that.

I realize that we are in a different economic bracket from folks here
based on the fact that ice cream prices are registered as a regular food
item. We have a gotta buy it price for a particular brand, and even
then don't always buy it, and that's it. We sometimes find good ice
cream treats at the grocery outlet and bring them to share, but it is a
rarity.

> I haven't bought any meat in a long time because I don't eat much meat,
> and there's a bunch in the freezer, so I can't comment on meat prices.

Our normal grocery store had its chicken drumsticks marked at the
"everyday low price" of a dollar more a lb than their everyday low price
was for the past 5 years ($0.79 to 1.79). It had a sign to highlight it
and everything. I found some marked with the old price and bought them
to stick in the freezer, and also found some mixed thighs and drumsticks
for $0.88/lb in with the "everyday low priced" $1.90/lb stuff in the new
section. Feh.

> Carrots are cheap right now; must be a new crop. I gotta figure out
> what to do with all the carrots I bought. I've already pickled a bunch.

We had a buy one get two free coupon for carrots and with Alexander
starting Kindergarten last week, and Dominic in pre-K we stocked up.
They get used fast here, both for lunches and in salads and meals. I
make creamed carrots as a side dish, because it is cheap, easy, filling
and tasty. Even counting the butter and cream, it is still inexpensive
and fills a family of 6 quite nicely.

Creamed Carrots

8 large carrots, scrubbed, peeled and julienned (I use the thick
shredder in the food processor)
1/2 cup snipped chives (from the garden, so free to us)
1/4 cup melted butter
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup heavy cream

In 9 X 13 pan, mix carrots, chives, butter, milk, salt and pepper.
Drizzle cream over top and bake in 350 F oven for 50-60 minutes.

Regards,
Ranee

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Ranee Mueller wrote:
> Creamed Carrots
>
> 8 large carrots, scrubbed, peeled and julienned (I use the thick
> shredder in the food processor)
> 1/2 cup snipped chives (from the garden, so free to us)
> 1/4 cup melted butter
> 1/2 cup milk
> 1 teaspoon salt
> 1 teaspoon pepper
> 1/2 cup heavy cream
>
> In 9 X 13 pan, mix carrots, chives, butter, milk, salt and pepper.
> Drizzle cream over top and bake in 350 F oven for 50-60 minutes.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>


There's no starch in the creamed carrots? I would have expected a Tbsp
of flour.

Bob

Ranee Mueller wrote:
> Creamed Carrots
>
> 8 large carrots, scrubbed, peeled and julienned (I use the thick
> shredder in the food processor)
> 1/2 cup snipped chives (from the garden, so free to us)
> 1/4 cup melted butter
> 1/2 cup milk
> 1 teaspoon salt
> 1 teaspoon pepper
> 1/2 cup heavy cream
>
> In 9 X 13 pan, mix carrots, chives, butter, milk, salt and pepper.
> Drizzle cream over top and bake in 350 F oven for 50-60 minutes.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>


There's no starch in the creamed carrots? I would have expected a Tbsp
of flour.

Bob

In article .net>,
"Gregory Morrow" > wrote:

> A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
> piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.

I wish it were getting cheaper. Some things are getting more
expensive.

> Milk: it's been running $2.29 - $2.69 per gallon. Treasure Island has
> it for a $2.99 "everyday price". Quite a drop from earlier...

On sale anywhere from $2.00-2.50 per gallon. We stock up when we
find it on sale, as we have 5 people drinking milk, using it on cereal
and cooking with it. It goes fast, and we have 2 refrigerators that are
on. Everyday price is around $3.79.

> Eggs: $0.39 per dozen (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $0.79)

$1.19-1.89 a dozen, $0.99 at Costco. $2.45-2.69 for 18, but often
with a bogo coupon. However, unless it's on sale or with a good coupon,
we don't buy eggs, as we get them for trade for homemade bread from a
family that has chickens and ducks. Two weeks ago Albertson's had them
for a dollar for 18 and since they honor other coupons, we used a bogo
from another store and got 36 eggs for a dollar.

> Butter: $0.99 per lb. (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards
> $2.00/lb)

Sale: $1.79-2.50 per lb, though lately it's been $2.50-2.99.
Regular price for cheap stuff is $2.99, goes upwards of $4.79.

> Chicken: $1.99/lb for boneless breasts; 5 lb+ trays of chicken
> quarters, legs or thighs have been about $0.39/lb

Boneless, skinless breasts, sale price for frozen glazed is $1.99/lb
right now. In trays, anywhere from $2.99-4.49/lb. I wrote about the
legs and thighs earlier. Grr! They were $0.79-0.88/lb and are now the
"everyday low price" of a dollar more per pound. I didn't check the
turkey legs, I was getting them for $0.79/lb before, too.

> Pork: $1.99/lb for nice boneless sirloin roasts and assorted big
> thick cutlets and chops (pork has been pretty reasonable all along).
> I adore pork so I'm happy )

Cheapest pork is usually around $2.49, except for picnic/shoulder
roasts, at $1.99/lb. I did see it on sale for $0.99/lb this week, and
will be picking some up.

> Beef: It was virtually a luxury item for a time, but the price is
> coming down to something I can indulge in once in a while e.g.
> sirloin steak for $5.98/lb

Chuck is $2.49 here on sale, in the family pack discounted packaging.
I shop for meat in the mark downs.

> Turkey: $0.99/lb for a big roaster, "fresh" or frozen

$1.19-1.49/lb.

> Ketchup: Heinz @ $0.79 per 24 oz. bottle. Also good prices on BBQ
> sauces ('though I usually make my own)...

$0.99 on sale.

> Mayo/salad dressing: Kraft was $1.49 for a 32 oz bottle; this week
> Hellman's is $1.99. Henri's salad dressings were $0.99 recently

Sale price $1.99.

> Canned veg: Del Monte or store brands 2/3 for $1.00

About the same.

> Anyways my freezer and larder are full. I'm well - stocked. I'm not
> poor and I'm not cheap but I am a "frugalista" and I like value for
> money, 'specially when it comes to my comestibles...

Well, we are a little money poor, we have 4 kids, two of whom are in
private school and one income. We do alright, but the gas prices and
food prices have been hitting us hard this last year. *sigh* Since our
food bill and electricity bill are the only things that we can really
reduce (our gas for the car is literally only for necessary trips, Rich
doesn't use his car more than once every few months, and has a work
vehicle, mine gets us to church, the store, doctor appts, kids to
school, and such and I combine trips to save on time and gas), that's
been pretty hard. We are fortunate in that we have a whole lot of
madrona and cedar that we can burn in the fireplace in the winter, any
wood we need we can chop down from the property, and we have a wood
burning furnace as well as the electricity if we need to supplement or
use backup heat.

Regards,
Ranee (who had to decide to put the more expensive but nicer kind of
salt back this week and who can't wait until things are back to normal
so she doesn't have to tell her kids that they can't have the fruit they
requested because it wasn't on sale)

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In article .net>,
"Gregory Morrow" > wrote:

> A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
> piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.

I wish it were getting cheaper. Some things are getting more
expensive.

> Milk: it's been running $2.29 - $2.69 per gallon. Treasure Island has
> it for a $2.99 "everyday price". Quite a drop from earlier...

On sale anywhere from $2.00-2.50 per gallon. We stock up when we
find it on sale, as we have 5 people drinking milk, using it on cereal
and cooking with it. It goes fast, and we have 2 refrigerators that are
on. Everyday price is around $3.79.

> Eggs: $0.39 per dozen (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards $0.79)

$1.19-1.89 a dozen, $0.99 at Costco. $2.45-2.69 for 18, but often
with a bogo coupon. However, unless it's on sale or with a good coupon,
we don't buy eggs, as we get them for trade for homemade bread from a
family that has chickens and ducks. Two weeks ago Albertson's had them
for a dollar for 18 and since they honor other coupons, we used a bogo
from another store and got 36 eggs for a dollar.

> Butter: $0.99 per lb. (limit 2 with $10.00 purchase;afterwards
> $2.00/lb)

Sale: $1.79-2.50 per lb, though lately it's been $2.50-2.99.
Regular price for cheap stuff is $2.99, goes upwards of $4.79.

> Chicken: $1.99/lb for boneless breasts; 5 lb+ trays of chicken
> quarters, legs or thighs have been about $0.39/lb

Boneless, skinless breasts, sale price for frozen glazed is $1.99/lb
right now. In trays, anywhere from $2.99-4.49/lb. I wrote about the
legs and thighs earlier. Grr! They were $0.79-0.88/lb and are now the
"everyday low price" of a dollar more per pound. I didn't check the
turkey legs, I was getting them for $0.79/lb before, too.

> Pork: $1.99/lb for nice boneless sirloin roasts and assorted big
> thick cutlets and chops (pork has been pretty reasonable all along).
> I adore pork so I'm happy )

Cheapest pork is usually around $2.49, except for picnic/shoulder
roasts, at $1.99/lb. I did see it on sale for $0.99/lb this week, and
will be picking some up.

> Beef: It was virtually a luxury item for a time, but the price is
> coming down to something I can indulge in once in a while e.g.
> sirloin steak for $5.98/lb

Chuck is $2.49 here on sale, in the family pack discounted packaging.
I shop for meat in the mark downs.

> Turkey: $0.99/lb for a big roaster, "fresh" or frozen

$1.19-1.49/lb.

> Ketchup: Heinz @ $0.79 per 24 oz. bottle. Also good prices on BBQ
> sauces ('though I usually make my own)...

$0.99 on sale.

> Mayo/salad dressing: Kraft was $1.49 for a 32 oz bottle; this week
> Hellman's is $1.99. Henri's salad dressings were $0.99 recently

Sale price $1.99.

> Canned veg: Del Monte or store brands 2/3 for $1.00

About the same.

> Anyways my freezer and larder are full. I'm well - stocked. I'm not
> poor and I'm not cheap but I am a "frugalista" and I like value for
> money, 'specially when it comes to my comestibles...

Well, we are a little money poor, we have 4 kids, two of whom are in
private school and one income. We do alright, but the gas prices and
food prices have been hitting us hard this last year. *sigh* Since our
food bill and electricity bill are the only things that we can really
reduce (our gas for the car is literally only for necessary trips, Rich
doesn't use his car more than once every few months, and has a work
vehicle, mine gets us to church, the store, doctor appts, kids to
school, and such and I combine trips to save on time and gas), that's
been pretty hard. We are fortunate in that we have a whole lot of
madrona and cedar that we can burn in the fireplace in the winter, any
wood we need we can chop down from the property, and we have a wood
burning furnace as well as the electricity if we need to supplement or
use backup heat.

Regards,
Ranee (who had to decide to put the more expensive but nicer kind of
salt back this week and who can't wait until things are back to normal
so she doesn't have to tell her kids that they can't have the fruit they
requested because it wasn't on sale)

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In article >, zxcvbob
> wrote:

> Ranee Mueller wrote:
> > Creamed Carrots
> >
> > 8 large carrots, scrubbed, peeled and julienned (I use the thick
> > shredder in the food processor)
> > 1/2 cup snipped chives (from the garden, so free to us)
> > 1/4 cup melted butter
> > 1/2 cup milk
> > 1 teaspoon salt
> > 1 teaspoon pepper
> > 1/2 cup heavy cream
> >
> > In 9 X 13 pan, mix carrots, chives, butter, milk, salt and pepper.
> > Drizzle cream over top and bake in 350 F oven for 50-60 minutes.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ranee
> >
>
>
> There's no starch in the creamed carrots? I would have expected a Tbsp
> of flour.

Nope. It is very rich, and since there isn't that much liquid in it,
the liquid is almost completely absorbed by the carrots. I have made it
with all cream, and it is almost too rich that way, though it does taste
good.

Regards,
Ranee

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In article >, zxcvbob
> wrote:

> Ranee Mueller wrote:
> > Creamed Carrots
> >
> > 8 large carrots, scrubbed, peeled and julienned (I use the thick
> > shredder in the food processor)
> > 1/2 cup snipped chives (from the garden, so free to us)
> > 1/4 cup melted butter
> > 1/2 cup milk
> > 1 teaspoon salt
> > 1 teaspoon pepper
> > 1/2 cup heavy cream
> >
> > In 9 X 13 pan, mix carrots, chives, butter, milk, salt and pepper.
> > Drizzle cream over top and bake in 350 F oven for 50-60 minutes.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Ranee
> >
>
>
> There's no starch in the creamed carrots? I would have expected a Tbsp
> of flour.

Nope. It is very rich, and since there isn't that much liquid in it,
the liquid is almost completely absorbed by the carrots. I have made it
with all cream, and it is almost too rich that way, though it does taste
good.

Regards,
Ranee

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"Ranee Mueller" > wrote in message
...
> In article .net>,
> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>
> > A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
> > piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.
>
> I wish it were getting cheaper. Some things are getting more
> expensive.
>


You guys don't even want to know what we pay for stuff in Hawaii. Nothing's
cheaper here. Groceries are, were, and always will be expensive. Plain and
simple.

kili

"Ranee Mueller" > wrote in message
...
> In article .net>,
> "Gregory Morrow" > wrote:
>
> > A whiles back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
> > piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.
>
> I wish it were getting cheaper. Some things are getting more
> expensive.
>


You guys don't even want to know what we pay for stuff in Hawaii. Nothing's
cheaper here. Groceries are, were, and always will be expensive. Plain and
simple.

kili

In article >, "kilikini"
> wrote:

> You guys don't even want to know what we pay for stuff in Hawaii.
> Nothing's cheaper here. Groceries are, were, and always will be
> expensive. Plain and simple.
>
> kili

Oh, I know. That's why we don't live there. Well, one of the
reasons. I know you can't leave, and I'm praying for your situation to
get better. We are getting by here, but God help us if we are hit with
an emergency again. We had the insurance company reevaluate a hospital
bill they had paid a year and a half before and decide they paid too
much, so we had an unexpected bill of about $1100, that's still better
than the $90,000 + the entire bill was, but we had already budgeted for
the medical stuff two years before and paid out our $2500 + and thought
we were finished, so for it to come out of the blue was a shock and hard
on us since it cut into money we had put aside for other purposes. Our
car was totalled and the car insurance co is being a pain and we have to
fight them to get each little thing covered (like the kids' car seats),
so we're having to pay a lot out of pocket and try to get reimbursed. I
can't imagine how they'd be if it had been our fault. Then we just had
new expenses this year, which we knew about, but made our living expense
funds lower, add to that the higher prices in gas (twice what we had
been paying before), higher costs of food (also about twice on many
things and at least 75% more), increased electricity rates, you know how
it goes. We have no extra money in the budget, and have had to reduce
by half what we put away in savings. Our grocery budget is about $350 a
month for 6 people, including diapers for two children, paper products,
school supplies and cleaning products. I don't think we can reduce it
much more.

Regards,
Ranee

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In article >, "kilikini"
> wrote:

> You guys don't even want to know what we pay for stuff in Hawaii.
> Nothing's cheaper here. Groceries are, were, and always will be
> expensive. Plain and simple.
>
> kili

Oh, I know. That's why we don't live there. Well, one of the
reasons. I know you can't leave, and I'm praying for your situation to
get better. We are getting by here, but God help us if we are hit with
an emergency again. We had the insurance company reevaluate a hospital
bill they had paid a year and a half before and decide they paid too
much, so we had an unexpected bill of about $1100, that's still better
than the $90,000 + the entire bill was, but we had already budgeted for
the medical stuff two years before and paid out our $2500 + and thought
we were finished, so for it to come out of the blue was a shock and hard
on us since it cut into money we had put aside for other purposes. Our
car was totalled and the car insurance co is being a pain and we have to
fight them to get each little thing covered (like the kids' car seats),
so we're having to pay a lot out of pocket and try to get reimbursed. I
can't imagine how they'd be if it had been our fault. Then we just had
new expenses this year, which we knew about, but made our living expense
funds lower, add to that the higher prices in gas (twice what we had
been paying before), higher costs of food (also about twice on many
things and at least 75% more), increased electricity rates, you know how
it goes. We have no extra money in the budget, and have had to reduce
by half what we put away in savings. Our grocery budget is about $350 a
month for 6 people, including diapers for two children, paper products,
school supplies and cleaning products. I don't think we can reduce it
much more.

Regards,
Ranee

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In article >,
Ranee Mueller > wrote:

> In article >, zxcvbob
> > wrote:
>
> > Ranee Mueller wrote:
> > > Creamed Carrots
> > >
> > > 8 large carrots, scrubbed, peeled and julienned (I use the thick
> > > shredder in the food processor)
> > > 1/2 cup snipped chives (from the garden, so free to us)
> > > 1/4 cup melted butter
> > > 1/2 cup milk
> > > 1 teaspoon salt
> > > 1 teaspoon pepper
> > > 1/2 cup heavy cream
> > >
> > > In 9 X 13 pan, mix carrots, chives, butter, milk, salt and pepper.
> > > Drizzle cream over top and bake in 350 F oven for 50-60 minutes.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Ranee
> > >
> >
> >
> > There's no starch in the creamed carrots? I would have expected a Tbsp
> > of flour.
>
> Nope. It is very rich, and since there isn't that much liquid in it,
> the liquid is almost completely absorbed by the carrots. I have made it
> with all cream, and it is almost too rich that way, though it does taste
> good.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee

Is it possible to make a cream of carrot soup?
I was thinking that if I pre-cooked the carrots until soft, I could
cream them using a Braun hand-blender...

Just an idea. My dad has gone on a carrot kick lately and just bought a
big 2 lb bag of them! <sigh> I hate wasting produce! He has bad teeth
(and won't go to the dentist!) so he loves soup.

Hmmmmmm.... I'm getting some ideas here. Cream of carrot soup sounds
pretty good! :-d

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In article >,
Katra > wrote:

> Is it possible to make a cream of carrot soup?
> I was thinking that if I pre-cooked the carrots until soft, I could
> cream them using a Braun hand-blender...

I don't see why not.

> Just an idea. My dad has gone on a carrot kick lately and just bought a
> big 2 lb bag of them! <sigh> I hate wasting produce! He has bad teeth
> (and won't go to the dentist!) so he loves soup.

*grin* 2 lbs is _not_ a big bag. We have now gone to the 5 lb
bag of carrots for the family. It lasts us about two weeks.

Regards,
Ranee

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In article >,
Katra > wrote:

> Is it possible to make a cream of carrot soup?
> I was thinking that if I pre-cooked the carrots until soft, I could
> cream them using a Braun hand-blender...

I don't see why not.

> Just an idea. My dad has gone on a carrot kick lately and just bought a
> big 2 lb bag of them! <sigh> I hate wasting produce! He has bad teeth
> (and won't go to the dentist!) so he loves soup.

*grin* 2 lbs is _not_ a big bag. We have now gone to the 5 lb
bag of carrots for the family. It lasts us about two weeks.

Regards,
Ranee

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"Ranee Mueller" > wrote in message
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> In article >, "kilikini"
> > wrote:
>
> Oh, I know. That's why we don't live there. Well, one of the
> reasons. I know you can't leave, and I'm praying for your situation to
> get better. We are getting by here, but God help us if we are hit with
> an emergency again. We had the insurance company reevaluate a hospital
> bill they had paid a year and a half before and decide they paid too
> much, so we had an unexpected bill of about $1100, that's still better
> than the $90,000 + the entire bill was, but we had already budgeted for
> the medical stuff two years before and paid out our $2500 + and thought
> we were finished, so for it to come out of the blue was a shock and hard
> on us since it cut into money we had put aside for other purposes. Our
> car was totalled and the car insurance co is being a pain and we have to
> fight them to get each little thing covered (like the kids' car seats),
> so we're having to pay a lot out of pocket and try to get reimbursed. I
> can't imagine how they'd be if it had been our fault. Then we just had
> new expenses this year, which we knew about, but made our living expense
> funds lower, add to that the higher prices in gas (twice what we had
> been paying before), higher costs of food (also about twice on many
> things and at least 75% more), increased electricity rates, you know how
> it goes. We have no extra money in the budget, and have had to reduce
> by half what we put away in savings. Our grocery budget is about $350 a
> month for 6 people, including diapers for two children, paper products,
> school supplies and cleaning products. I don't think we can reduce it
> much more.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>


Oh, Ranee, I pray things improve for you. I'll be thinking about you.

kili

"Ranee Mueller" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "kilikini"
> > wrote:
>
> Oh, I know. That's why we don't live there. Well, one of the
> reasons. I know you can't leave, and I'm praying for your situation to
> get better. We are getting by here, but God help us if we are hit with
> an emergency again. We had the insurance company reevaluate a hospital
> bill they had paid a year and a half before and decide they paid too
> much, so we had an unexpected bill of about $1100, that's still better
> than the $90,000 + the entire bill was, but we had already budgeted for
> the medical stuff two years before and paid out our $2500 + and thought
> we were finished, so for it to come out of the blue was a shock and hard
> on us since it cut into money we had put aside for other purposes. Our
> car was totalled and the car insurance co is being a pain and we have to
> fight them to get each little thing covered (like the kids' car seats),
> so we're having to pay a lot out of pocket and try to get reimbursed. I
> can't imagine how they'd be if it had been our fault. Then we just had
> new expenses this year, which we knew about, but made our living expense
> funds lower, add to that the higher prices in gas (twice what we had
> been paying before), higher costs of food (also about twice on many
> things and at least 75% more), increased electricity rates, you know how
> it goes. We have no extra money in the budget, and have had to reduce
> by half what we put away in savings. Our grocery budget is about $350 a
> month for 6 people, including diapers for two children, paper products,
> school supplies and cleaning products. I don't think we can reduce it
> much more.
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>


Oh, Ranee, I pray things improve for you. I'll be thinking about you.

kili

zxcvbob wrote:

> Carrots are cheap right now; must be a new crop. I gotta figure out
> what to do with all the carrots I bought. I've already pickled a bunch.

My surplus carrots go into the juice extractor. Fresh carrot juice is great
on its own, mixed with other juices, or used in soups. It's also an
interesting rice-cooking liquid.

Bob

zxcvbob wrote:

> Carrots are cheap right now; must be a new crop. I gotta figure out
> what to do with all the carrots I bought. I've already pickled a bunch.

My surplus carrots go into the juice extractor. Fresh carrot juice is great
on its own, mixed with other juices, or used in soups. It's also an
interesting rice-cooking liquid.

Bob

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:03:59 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> arranged random
neurons, so they looked like this:

>A while back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
>piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.

<snip>

I gotta admit, I don't shop prices and I don't clip coupons. We both
work full time and the idea of studying market ads and the Sunday
coupon section to save a few bucks isn't worth the aggravation to us.

My idea of cost cutting is to know that whatever I buy at Bristol
Farms is going to be more expensive than at Gelson's and Gelson's is
going to be more expensive than either Von's/Pavillion's or Ralph's,
so when I'm buying just everyday *stuff*, I go to Von's/Pavillions or
Ralph's. When I want sushi grade fish and the best meats, I go to
Bristol Farms. I want the best produce, I go to Gelson's. Shopping for
everyday *stuff* means blasting into and out of a market at warp speed
at 6 p.m. on a weekday. Creating a nice dinner involves Bristol Farms
and Gelsons with little thought to the cost or how much I hate
shopping after work :-(

OTOH, we do Costco about once a month for paper goods and such, which
is a total dichotomy given the above. Go figure.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity." (Dubyuh)

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 22:03:59 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
> arranged random
neurons, so they looked like this:

>A while back I brought up the subject of high grocery prices and y'all
>piped in pretty much concurring that groceries were more expensive.

<snip>

I gotta admit, I don't shop prices and I don't clip coupons. We both
work full time and the idea of studying market ads and the Sunday
coupon section to save a few bucks isn't worth the aggravation to us.

My idea of cost cutting is to know that whatever I buy at Bristol
Farms is going to be more expensive than at Gelson's and Gelson's is
going to be more expensive than either Von's/Pavillion's or Ralph's,
so when I'm buying just everyday *stuff*, I go to Von's/Pavillions or
Ralph's. When I want sushi grade fish and the best meats, I go to
Bristol Farms. I want the best produce, I go to Gelson's. Shopping for
everyday *stuff* means blasting into and out of a market at warp speed
at 6 p.m. on a weekday. Creating a nice dinner involves Bristol Farms
and Gelsons with little thought to the cost or how much I hate
shopping after work :-(

OTOH, we do Costco about once a month for paper goods and such, which
is a total dichotomy given the above. Go figure.

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

"I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity." (Dubyuh)

To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> I gotta admit, I don't shop prices and I don't clip coupons. We both
> work full time and the idea of studying market ads and the Sunday
> coupon section to save a few bucks isn't worth the aggravation to us.
>
> My idea of cost cutting is to know that whatever I buy at Bristol
> Farms is going to be more expensive than at Gelson's and Gelson's is
> going to be more expensive than either Von's/Pavillion's or Ralph's,
> so when I'm buying just everyday *stuff*, I go to Von's/Pavillions or
> Ralph's. When I want sushi grade fish and the best meats, I go to
> Bristol Farms. I want the best produce, I go to Gelson's. Shopping for
> everyday *stuff* means blasting into and out of a market at warp speed
> at 6 p.m. on a weekday. Creating a nice dinner involves Bristol Farms
> and Gelsons with little thought to the cost or how much I hate
> shopping after work :-(
>
> OTOH, we do Costco about once a month for paper goods and such, which
> is a total dichotomy given the above. Go figure.

Funny how differently we see things. I buy virtually all my big-ticket
food items at Costco. Their beef is consistently the best in this
market, always at the best prices - I usually buy whole rib sections
and cut steaks from them. On weekends, they do their seafood
promotions and I buy bags of mussels, salmon filets, U-15 shrimp, huge
scallops - at prices significantly lower than even Wal-Mart's
superstores, at way better quality. Boneless pork loins are up to
$2.09/lb and a good deal. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs for $1.69.
Bulk cheeses, etc.

Wines. Big bags of almonds. Dairy products. Bacon and other processed
meats. Paper products, as well. Some things come in packages or groups
too big for our house, so them I'll buy in supermarkets. I'm not a
price shopper, either. I want the best produce, so I go where it is.
WHen I'm feeling extravagant, we'll run over to Charlottesville, VA to
the Whole Foods store for cheeses, breads, etc. where we leave a
significant amount of money. Or we'll hit "Foods of All Nations" and
get some really exotic stuff. Then we behave for a few weeks while we
eat everything.

Pastorio

Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:

> I gotta admit, I don't shop prices and I don't clip coupons. We both
> work full time and the idea of studying market ads and the Sunday
> coupon section to save a few bucks isn't worth the aggravation to us.
>
> My idea of cost cutting is to know that whatever I buy at Bristol
> Farms is going to be more expensive than at Gelson's and Gelson's is
> going to be more expensive than either Von's/Pavillion's or Ralph's,
> so when I'm buying just everyday *stuff*, I go to Von's/Pavillions or
> Ralph's. When I want sushi grade fish and the best meats, I go to
> Bristol Farms. I want the best produce, I go to Gelson's. Shopping for
> everyday *stuff* means blasting into and out of a market at warp speed
> at 6 p.m. on a weekday. Creating a nice dinner involves Bristol Farms
> and Gelsons with little thought to the cost or how much I hate
> shopping after work :-(
>
> OTOH, we do Costco about once a month for paper goods and such, which
> is a total dichotomy given the above. Go figure.

Funny how differently we see things. I buy virtually all my big-ticket
food items at Costco. Their beef is consistently the best in this
market, always at the best prices - I usually buy whole rib sections
and cut steaks from them. On weekends, they do their seafood
promotions and I buy bags of mussels, salmon filets, U-15 shrimp, huge
scallops - at prices significantly lower than even Wal-Mart's
superstores, at way better quality. Boneless pork loins are up to
$2.09/lb and a good deal. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs for $1.69.
Bulk cheeses, etc.

Wines. Big bags of almonds. Dairy products. Bacon and other processed
meats. Paper products, as well. Some things come in packages or groups
too big for our house, so them I'll buy in supermarkets. I'm not a
price shopper, either. I want the best produce, so I go where it is.
WHen I'm feeling extravagant, we'll run over to Charlottesville, VA to
the Whole Foods store for cheeses, breads, etc. where we leave a
significant amount of money. Or we'll hit "Foods of All Nations" and
get some really exotic stuff. Then we behave for a few weeks while we
eat everything.

Pastorio

In article >,
Ranee Mueller > wrote:

> In article >,
> Katra > wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to make a cream of carrot soup?
> > I was thinking that if I pre-cooked the carrots until soft, I could
> > cream them using a Braun hand-blender...
>
> I don't see why not.

I'll have to adapt a recipe, then post it, thanks! :-)

>
> > Just an idea. My dad has gone on a carrot kick lately and just bought a
> > big 2 lb bag of them! <sigh> I hate wasting produce! He has bad teeth
> > (and won't go to the dentist!) so he loves soup.
>
> *grin* 2 lbs is _not_ a big bag. We have now gone to the 5 lb
> bag of carrots for the family. It lasts us about two weeks.

Ok, so you eat more carrots than I do! <lol>
Dad wants them more, so they may become a more commone item in our diet.
Heaven knows they are cheap enough!

K.

>
> Regards,
> Ranee

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In article >,
Ranee Mueller > wrote:

> In article >,
> Katra > wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to make a cream of carrot soup?
> > I was thinking that if I pre-cooked the carrots until soft, I could
> > cream them using a Braun hand-blender...
>
> I don't see why not.

I'll have to adapt a recipe, then post it, thanks! :-)

>
> > Just an idea. My dad has gone on a carrot kick lately and just bought a
> > big 2 lb bag of them! <sigh> I hate wasting produce! He has bad teeth
> > (and won't go to the dentist!) so he loves soup.
>
> *grin* 2 lbs is _not_ a big bag. We have now gone to the 5 lb
> bag of carrots for the family. It lasts us about two weeks.

Ok, so you eat more carrots than I do! <lol>
Dad wants them more, so they may become a more commone item in our diet.
Heaven knows they are cheap enough!

K.

>
> Regards,
> Ranee

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"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
...
> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>
> > I gotta admit, I don't shop prices and I don't clip coupons. We both
> > work full time and the idea of studying market ads and the Sunday
> > coupon section to save a few bucks isn't worth the aggravation to us.
> >
> > My idea of cost cutting is to know that whatever I buy at Bristol
> > Farms is going to be more expensive than at Gelson's and Gelson's is
> > going to be more expensive than either Von's/Pavillion's or Ralph's,
> > so when I'm buying just everyday *stuff*, I go to Von's/Pavillions or
> > Ralph's. When I want sushi grade fish and the best meats, I go to
> > Bristol Farms. I want the best produce, I go to Gelson's. Shopping for
> > everyday *stuff* means blasting into and out of a market at warp speed
> > at 6 p.m. on a weekday. Creating a nice dinner involves Bristol Farms
> > and Gelsons with little thought to the cost or how much I hate
> > shopping after work :-(
> >
> > OTOH, we do Costco about once a month for paper goods and such, which
> > is a total dichotomy given the above. Go figure.
>
> Funny how differently we see things. I buy virtually all my big-ticket
> food items at Costco. Their beef is consistently the best in this
> market, always at the best prices - I usually buy whole rib sections
> and cut steaks from them. On weekends, they do their seafood
> promotions and I buy bags of mussels, salmon filets, U-15 shrimp, huge
> scallops - at prices significantly lower than even Wal-Mart's
> superstores, at way better quality. Boneless pork loins are up to
> $2.09/lb and a good deal. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs for $1.69.
> Bulk cheeses, etc.
>

I refuse to buy regular supermarket beef - it is fed with animal byproducts
and the risk of mad cow, however slight, turns me away. I buy beef at Whole
Foods or from a local farmer where the feed contains no animal products.
Ditto for pork - the standard factory pork in the supermarket is too lean
and is rather tasteless so I get the Niman Ranch pork from Whole Foods or
buy from a local farmer. I will say that Sams Club often has some really
good New Zealand lamb but we have stopped shopping there out of disgust with
Walmart's treatment of its employees. The factory chickens at the
supermarket are best avoided for both taste and humane reasons - I prefer to
buy kosher chickens or preferably free-range organic ones - so much tastier.


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Peter Aitken wrote in message ...
>"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
...
>> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>>
>> > I gotta admit, I don't shop prices and I don't clip coupons. We both
>> > work full time and the idea of studying market ads and the Sunday
>> > coupon section to save a few bucks isn't worth the aggravation to us.
>> >
>> > My idea of cost cutting is to know that whatever I buy at Bristol
>> > Farms is going to be more expensive than at Gelson's and Gelson's is
>> > going to be more expensive than either Von's/Pavillion's or Ralph's,
>> > so when I'm buying just everyday *stuff*, I go to Von's/Pavillions or
>> > Ralph's. When I want sushi grade fish and the best meats, I go to
>> > Bristol Farms. I want the best produce, I go to Gelson's. Shopping for
>> > everyday *stuff* means blasting into and out of a market at warp speed
>> > at 6 p.m. on a weekday. Creating a nice dinner involves Bristol Farms
>> > and Gelsons with little thought to the cost or how much I hate
>> > shopping after work :-(
>> >
>> > OTOH, we do Costco about once a month for paper goods and such, which
>> > is a total dichotomy given the above. Go figure.
>>
>> Funny how differently we see things. I buy virtually all my big-ticket
>> food items at Costco. Their beef is consistently the best in this
>> market, always at the best prices - I usually buy whole rib sections
>> and cut steaks from them. On weekends, they do their seafood
>> promotions and I buy bags of mussels, salmon filets, U-15 shrimp, huge
>> scallops - at prices significantly lower than even Wal-Mart's
>> superstores, at way better quality. Boneless pork loins are up to
>> $2.09/lb and a good deal. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs for $1.69.
>> Bulk cheeses, etc.
>>
>
>I refuse to buy regular supermarket beef - it is fed with animal byproducts
>and the risk of mad cow, however slight, turns me away.

i would be more concerned about the use of antibiotics and hormones in the
production of the beef myself, but, hey. with everyone on the atkins diet,
its not possible to produce enough beef without cutting corners somewhere
right?

I buy beef at Whole
>Foods or from a local farmer where the feed contains no animal products.
>Ditto for pork - the standard factory pork in the supermarket is too lean
>and is rather tasteless so I get the Niman Ranch pork from Whole Foods or
>buy from a local farmer. I will say that Sams Club often has some really
>good New Zealand lamb but we have stopped shopping there out of disgust
with
>Walmart's treatment of its employees. The factory chickens at the
>supermarket are best avoided for both taste and humane reasons - I prefer
to
>buy kosher chickens or preferably free-range organic ones - so much
tastier.

i cant see why kosher meat would be much better, aside from the fact that
its salted before its sold.

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Peter Aitken wrote in message ...
>"Bob (this one)" > wrote in message
...
>> Terry Pulliam Burd wrote:
>>
>> > I gotta admit, I don't shop prices and I don't clip coupons. We both
>> > work full time and the idea of studying market ads and the Sunday
>> > coupon section to save a few bucks isn't worth the aggravation to us.
>> >
>> > My idea of cost cutting is to know that whatever I buy at Bristol
>> > Farms is going to be more expensive than at Gelson's and Gelson's is
>> > going to be more expensive than either Von's/Pavillion's or Ralph's,
>> > so when I'm buying just everyday *stuff*, I go to Von's/Pavillions or
>> > Ralph's. When I want sushi grade fish and the best meats, I go to
>> > Bristol Farms. I want the best produce, I go to Gelson's. Shopping for
>> > everyday *stuff* means blasting into and out of a market at warp speed
>> > at 6 p.m. on a weekday. Creating a nice dinner involves Bristol Farms
>> > and Gelsons with little thought to the cost or how much I hate
>> > shopping after work :-(
>> >
>> > OTOH, we do Costco about once a month for paper goods and such, which
>> > is a total dichotomy given the above. Go figure.
>>
>> Funny how differently we see things. I buy virtually all my big-ticket
>> food items at Costco. Their beef is consistently the best in this
>> market, always at the best prices - I usually buy whole rib sections
>> and cut steaks from them. On weekends, they do their seafood
>> promotions and I buy bags of mussels, salmon filets, U-15 shrimp, huge
>> scallops - at prices significantly lower than even Wal-Mart's
>> superstores, at way better quality. Boneless pork loins are up to
>> $2.09/lb and a good deal. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs for $1.69.
>> Bulk cheeses, etc.
>>
>
>I refuse to buy regular supermarket beef - it is fed with animal byproducts
>and the risk of mad cow, however slight, turns me away.

i would be more concerned about the use of antibiotics and hormones in the
production of the beef myself, but, hey. with everyone on the atkins diet,
its not possible to produce enough beef without cutting corners somewhere
right?

I buy beef at Whole
>Foods or from a local farmer where the feed contains no animal products.
>Ditto for pork - the standard factory pork in the supermarket is too lean
>and is rather tasteless so I get the Niman Ranch pork from Whole Foods or
>buy from a local farmer. I will say that Sams Club often has some really
>good New Zealand lamb but we have stopped shopping there out of disgust
with
>Walmart's treatment of its employees. The factory chickens at the
>supermarket are best avoided for both taste and humane reasons - I prefer
to
>buy kosher chickens or preferably free-range organic ones - so much
tastier.

i cant see why kosher meat would be much better, aside from the fact that
its salted before its sold.

--
saerah

TANSTAAFL

Bango Skank Awaits the King!

Ranee Mueller wrote:

> In article >, "kilikini"
> > wrote:
>
> > You guys don't even want to know what we pay for stuff in Hawaii.
> > Nothing's cheaper here. Groceries are, were, and always will be
> > expensive. Plain and simple.
> >
> > kili
>
> Oh, I know. That's why we don't live there. Well, one of the
> reasons. I know you can't leave, and I'm praying for your situation to
> get better. We are getting by here, but God help us if we are hit with
> an emergency again. We had the insurance company reevaluate a hospital
> bill they had paid a year and a half before and decide they paid too
> much, so we had an unexpected bill of about $1100, that's still better
> than the $90,000 + the entire bill was, but we had already budgeted for
> the medical stuff two years before and paid out our $2500 + and thought
> we were finished, so for it to come out of the blue was a shock and hard
> on us since it cut into money we had put aside for other purposes. Our
> car was totalled and the car insurance co is being a pain and we have to
> fight them to get each little thing covered (like the kids' car seats),
> so we're having to pay a lot out of pocket and try to get reimbursed. I
> can't imagine how they'd be if it had been our fault. Then we just had
> new expenses this year, which we knew about, but made our living expense
> funds lower, add to that the higher prices in gas (twice what we had
> been paying before), higher costs of food (also about twice on many
> things and at least 75% more), increased electricity rates, you know how
> it goes. We have no extra money in the budget, and have had to reduce
> by half what we put away in savings. Our grocery budget is about $350 a
> month for 6 people, including diapers for two children, paper products,
> school supplies and cleaning products. I don't think we can reduce it
> much more.


You are doing a good job raising your kids and these days I don't see how
even fairly affluent folks have the money to be raising a family -
*everything* is just so expensive these days....

It may sound trite, but as regards the money sitch "This too shall
pass"...things will get better for you. And you've got a lot more on the
ball than a lot of other folks out there regardless of income :-)

--
Best
Greg

> "Gregory Morrow"
>
>Ranee Mueller wrote:
>, "kilikini"wrote:
>>
>> > You guys don't even want to know what we pay for stuff in Hawaii.
>> > Nothing's cheaper here. Groceries are, were, and always will be
>> > expensive. Plain and simple.
>>
>> Oh, I know. That's why we don't live there.
>> Our grocery budget is about $350 a
>> month for 6 people, including diapers for two children, paper products,
>> school supplies and cleaning products. I don't think we can reduce it
>> much more.

Paper goods ain't groceries, that's hardware... after deducting the cost of all
your non-edibles your *food* budget is about $5 per... not very nutritious.

>You are doing a good job raising your kids and these days I don't see how
>even fairly affluent folks have the money to be raising a family -

They ain't raising a family, that's a brood of undernourished maggots... no one
who makes four kids has any right to bitch about prices. Perhaps they should
practice birth control, oral sex is totally free, 100% effective, and doesn't
mess up your health with chemicals. What the world needs is a better "patch",
one large enough to seal off the vagina! Didn't 3M just recently come out with
super sticky transparent duct tape.


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PENMART01 wrote:

> > "Gregory Morrow"
> >
> >Ranee Mueller wrote:
> >, "kilikini"wrote:
> >>
> >> > You guys don't even want to know what we pay for stuff in Hawaii.
> >> > Nothing's cheaper here. Groceries are, were, and always will be
> >> > expensive. Plain and simple.
> >>
> >> Oh, I know. That's why we don't live there.
> >> Our grocery budget is about $350 a
> >> month for 6 people, including diapers for two children, paper products,
> >> school supplies and cleaning products. I don't think we can reduce it
> >> much more.
>
> Paper goods ain't groceries, that's hardware... after deducting the cost
of all
> your non-edibles your *food* budget is about $5 per... not very
nutritious.
>
> >You are doing a good job raising your kids and these days I don't see how
> >even fairly affluent folks have the money to be raising a family -
>
> They ain't raising a family, that's a brood of undernourished maggots...
no one
> who makes four kids has any right to bitch about prices. Perhaps they
should
> practice birth control, oral sex is totally free, 100% effective, and
doesn't
> mess up your health with chemicals. What the world needs is a better
"patch",
> one large enough to seal off the vagina! Didn't 3M just recently come out
with
> super sticky transparent duct tape.


Well there Sheldon you are a regular bag 'o charm tonight ;-p

--
Best
Greg

PENMART01 wrote:

> > "Gregory Morrow"
> >
> >Ranee Mueller wrote:
> >, "kilikini"wrote:
> >>
> >> > You guys don't even want to know what we pay for stuff in Hawaii.
> >> > Nothing's cheaper here. Groceries are, were, and always will be
> >> > expensive. Plain and simple.
> >>
> >> Oh, I know. That's why we don't live there.
> >> Our grocery budget is about $350 a
> >> month for 6 people, including diapers for two children, paper products,
> >> school supplies and cleaning products. I don't think we can reduce it
> >> much more.
>
> Paper goods ain't groceries, that's hardware... after deducting the cost
of all
> your non-edibles your *food* budget is about $5 per... not very
nutritious.
>
> >You are doing a good job raising your kids and these days I don't see how
> >even fairly affluent folks have the money to be raising a family -
>
> They ain't raising a family, that's a brood of undernourished maggots...
no one
> who makes four kids has any right to bitch about prices. Perhaps they
should
> practice birth control, oral sex is totally free, 100% effective, and
doesn't
> mess up your health with chemicals. What the world needs is a better
"patch",
> one large enough to seal off the vagina! Didn't 3M just recently come out
with
> super sticky transparent duct tape.


Well there Sheldon you are a regular bag 'o charm tonight ;-p

--
Best
Greg