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I just bought a new freezer! Now I can take advantage of big sales, and
do a big freezing session every month without loading my littletiny fridge's littletiny freezer to the max. Yay! http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...block Type=G1 Serene -- http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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remember to inventory as you put in and mark off as you take out, item, date
made and how many... helps not only in avoiding letting it get old, really helps to grab it when making shopping lists as you know you already have xxx in there, Lee, pleased for you "Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message ... >I just bought a new freezer! Now I can take advantage of big sales, and do >a big freezing session every month without loading my littletiny fridge's >littletiny freezer to the max. Yay! > > http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...block Type=G1 > > Serene > -- > http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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On 9/24/2011 8:17 AM, Serene Vannoy wrote:
> I just bought a new freezer! Now I can take advantage of big sales, and > do a big freezing session every month without loading my littletiny > fridge's littletiny freezer to the max. Yay! > > http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...block Type=G1 > > > Serene That's a nice looking freezer Serene, I wouldn't be without one, ours is, I think, a 15 cubic foot freezer. Right now it is jam packed full of garden stuff and the one over the freezer is full of beef, pork, and chicken. On top of that I found some NY strips and ribeyes in the used meat bin today so have to vacuum seal them and find someplace to stash them. I was totally shocked at seeing a $3.39 price tag on a loaf of multigrain bread at the market. I am getting ready to make another loaf of my own whole wheat and am thinking of buying some bulk rice, whole wheat, bread, and all-purpose flour to have on hand. With drought, a La Nina year, and inflation it might be a smart move. Brown rice was over $3.00 for a two-lb bag, that's getting ridiculous. Or maybe it's because I'm so old I can remember cheap prices. |
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On 9/24/2011 9:31 AM, George Shirley wrote:
> > I was totally shocked at seeing a $3.39 price tag on a loaf of > multigrain bread at the market. I am getting ready to make another loaf > of my own whole wheat and am thinking of buying some bulk rice, whole > wheat, bread, and all-purpose flour to have on hand. With drought, a La > Nina year, and inflation it might be a smart move. Brown rice was over > $3.00 for a two-lb bag, that's getting ridiculous. Or maybe it's because > I'm so old I can remember cheap prices. Yeah, I can remember bread at 15 cents a loaf in the 50s so it pains me to see it at $3.50-$4.99 for a fairly ordinary loaf. I may have to start baking sandwich bread again, too. Right now I make zucchini bread or Grandma's citron-and-almond bread 2-4 loaves at a time for breakfast. It keeps well in the freezer and is handy to have. Sandwich bread may be next. Barb's state fair loaf sounds good. Keep on baking and I hope your weather has cooled off enough to make it sound reasonable to light the oven. gloria p |
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i started wanting to bake bread for the health reasons, prices are keeping
me looking forward to it again, Lee "gloria.p" > wrote in message ... > On 9/24/2011 9:31 AM, George Shirley wrote: > >> >> I was totally shocked at seeing a $3.39 price tag on a loaf of >> multigrain bread at the market. I am getting ready to make another loaf >> of my own whole wheat and am thinking of buying some bulk rice, whole >> wheat, bread, and all-purpose flour to have on hand. With drought, a La >> Nina year, and inflation it might be a smart move. Brown rice was over >> $3.00 for a two-lb bag, that's getting ridiculous. Or maybe it's because >> I'm so old I can remember cheap prices. > > > Yeah, I can remember bread at 15 cents a loaf in the 50s so it pains me to > see it at $3.50-$4.99 for a fairly ordinary loaf. I may have to start > baking sandwich bread again, too. Right now I make zucchini bread or > Grandma's citron-and-almond bread 2-4 loaves at a time for breakfast. It > keeps well in the freezer and is handy to have. Sandwich > bread may be next. Barb's state fair loaf sounds good. > > Keep on baking and I hope your weather has cooled off enough to make it > sound reasonable to light the oven. > > gloria p |
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On 9/24/2011 10:59 AM, gloria.p wrote:
> On 9/24/2011 9:31 AM, George Shirley wrote: > >> >> I was totally shocked at seeing a $3.39 price tag on a loaf of >> multigrain bread at the market. I am getting ready to make another loaf >> of my own whole wheat and am thinking of buying some bulk rice, whole >> wheat, bread, and all-purpose flour to have on hand. With drought, a La >> Nina year, and inflation it might be a smart move. Brown rice was over >> $3.00 for a two-lb bag, that's getting ridiculous. Or maybe it's because >> I'm so old I can remember cheap prices. > > > Yeah, I can remember bread at 15 cents a loaf in the 50s so it pains me > to see it at $3.50-$4.99 for a fairly ordinary loaf. I may have to start > baking sandwich bread again, too. Right now I make zucchini bread or > Grandma's citron-and-almond bread 2-4 loaves at a time for breakfast. It > keeps well in the freezer and is handy to have. Sandwich > bread may be next. Barb's state fair loaf sounds good. > > Keep on baking and I hope your weather has cooled off enough to make it > sound reasonable to light the oven. > > gloria p If we worried about that we would never use the oven. I make my bread with a bread machine, much easier, makes a nice loaf, takes less time. Our house is air conditioned about ten months out of the year, the other two months we have to turn the heat on. Most of our problem is humidity, today the humidity at 0700 was 100% while the temperature was in the low sixties at that time. Right now it is well over 80F outside and still have 100% humidity. It's a big house, there's always someplace in it that is cool when I have to use the oven. Plus we have a gas stove, required to have a stove vent that is through the roof, ours will suck the hat off your head if you're not careful. <G> |
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On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:36:15 -0500, "Storrmmee"
> wrote: >remember to inventory as you put in and mark off as you take out, item, date >made and how many... helps not only in avoiding letting it get old, really >helps to grab it when making shopping lists as you know you already have xxx >in there, Lee, pleased for you That only works if the other people who use the freezer are willing to do that. At one time I had our chest freezer organized with like things in a plastic basket. Now things just get tossed into it. I am sure that we have a number of things in there, but they are probably in the bottom. Since it needs to be defrosted maybe I can start organizing again. >"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message ... >>I just bought a new freezer! Now I can take advantage of big sales, and do >>a big freezing session every month without loading my littletiny fridge's >>littletiny freezer to the max. Yay! >> >> http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...block Type=G1 >> >> Serene >> -- >> http://www.momfoodproject.com > -- Susan N. "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
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yes it does take cooperation, and it works so well to avoid waste, and
sitting at the table with the list makes putting together the grocry list easier than running to it to check for xxx, Lee "The Cook" > wrote in message ... > On Sat, 24 Sep 2011 09:36:15 -0500, "Storrmmee" > > wrote: > >>remember to inventory as you put in and mark off as you take out, item, >>date >>made and how many... helps not only in avoiding letting it get old, really >>helps to grab it when making shopping lists as you know you already have >>xxx >>in there, Lee, pleased for you > > That only works if the other people who use the freezer are willing to > do that. At one time I had our chest freezer organized with like > things in a plastic basket. Now things just get tossed into it. I am > sure that we have a number of things in there, but they are probably > in the bottom. Since it needs to be defrosted maybe I can start > organizing again. > > >>"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message ... >>>I just bought a new freezer! Now I can take advantage of big sales, and >>>do >>>a big freezing session every month without loading my littletiny fridge's >>>littletiny freezer to the max. Yay! >>> >>> http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...block Type=G1 >>> >>> Serene >>> -- >>> http://www.momfoodproject.com >> > -- > Susan N. > > "Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral, > 48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy." > Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974) |
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The Cook > wrote:
> That only works if the other people who use the freezer are willing to > do that. At one time I had our chest freezer organized with like > things in a plastic basket. Now things just get tossed into it. I am > sure that we have a number of things in there, but they are probably > in the bottom. Since it needs to be defrosted maybe I can start > organizing again. I do not believe the new owner will have your organizational problem. I have your problem in which I regret, you may not, my "Chest" freezer that is located in my basement. It is next to impossible to organize it. Eventually what you want is in the bottom. They were smarter than us, they purchased an "Upright" freezer. I have had an upright in the past, when I moved Years ago I left that upright freezer and bought a chest freezer for the new home. It is much easier to organize foods items in an Upright. Lots of shelves in an upright. What I do is keep a small variety of foods in the small freezer section of the kitchen refrigerator. When it needs restocking I end-up down stairs emptying have the freezer to look for what I want and putting it all back. -- Nad |
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On 9/24/2011 2:42 PM, Nad wrote:
> The > wrote: > >> That only works if the other people who use the freezer are willing to >> do that. At one time I had our chest freezer organized with like >> things in a plastic basket. Now things just get tossed into it. I am >> sure that we have a number of things in there, but they are probably >> in the bottom. Since it needs to be defrosted maybe I can start >> organizing again. > > I do not believe the new owner will have your organizational problem. > > I have your problem in which I regret, you may not, my "Chest" freezer that > is located in my basement. It is next to impossible to organize it. > Eventually what you want is in the bottom. Many years ago we had a 30 cubic foot chest freezer. Purchased some wire baskets to go on the bottom of the freezer, it already had wire baskets for the top row. That saved a lot of problems. I hunted and fished a lot back then plus we had a few acres under cultivation all the time. Not to mention, the cow and calf, milk and meat goats, chickens, ducks, pigs, and a fish pond. The baskets helped us stay organized. We could slide a top basket aside and reach the bottom ones. We also had a 15 cubic foot upright, like you said, lots of shelves. We would often move things from the chest storage to the upright. The top freezer on the refrigerator was reserved for things we need on a daily/weekly basis. Nowadays we have a fifteen cubic foot upright and the one over the fridge, both are full at the moment but will empty out fairly quickly. > > They were smarter than us, they purchased an "Upright" freezer. I have had > an upright in the past, when I moved Years ago I left that upright freezer > and bought a chest freezer for the new home. It is much easier to organize > foods items in an Upright. Lots of shelves in an upright. > > What I do is keep a small variety of foods in the small freezer section of > the kitchen refrigerator. When it needs restocking I end-up down stairs > emptying have the freezer to look for what I want and putting it all back. > |
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Storrmmee wrote:
> i started wanting to bake bread for the health reasons, prices are keeping > me looking forward to it again, Lee > "gloria.p" > wrote in message > ... >> On 9/24/2011 9:31 AM, George Shirley wrote: >> >>> I was totally shocked at seeing a $3.39 price tag on a loaf of >>> multigrain bread at the market. I am getting ready to make another loaf >>> of my own whole wheat and am thinking of buying some bulk rice, whole >>> wheat, bread, and all-purpose flour to have on hand. With drought, a La >>> Nina year, and inflation it might be a smart move. Brown rice was over >>> $3.00 for a two-lb bag, that's getting ridiculous. Or maybe it's because >>> I'm so old I can remember cheap prices. >> >> Yeah, I can remember bread at 15 cents a loaf in the 50s so it pains me to >> see it at $3.50-$4.99 for a fairly ordinary loaf. I may have to start >> baking sandwich bread again, too. Right now I make zucchini bread or >> Grandma's citron-and-almond bread 2-4 loaves at a time for breakfast. It >> keeps well in the freezer and is handy to have. Sandwich >> bread may be next. Barb's state fair loaf sounds good. >> >> Keep on baking and I hope your weather has cooled off enough to make it >> sound reasonable to light the oven. >> >> gloria p > > I just got my sourdough starter out of the fridge a couple of days ago to start baking my own bread again. I think the starter might be dead (was left alone in there for 3 months) I fed it and not much has happened. It smells like it might still be alive, but no bubbles yet. -Bob |
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give it a bit, i know little about sours but boron does she is in the bread
group and rfc, i swear she knows everything, Lees "zxcvbob" > wrote in message ... > Storrmmee wrote: >> i started wanting to bake bread for the health reasons, prices are >> keeping me looking forward to it again, Lee >> "gloria.p" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On 9/24/2011 9:31 AM, George Shirley wrote: >>> >>>> I was totally shocked at seeing a $3.39 price tag on a loaf of >>>> multigrain bread at the market. I am getting ready to make another loaf >>>> of my own whole wheat and am thinking of buying some bulk rice, whole >>>> wheat, bread, and all-purpose flour to have on hand. With drought, a La >>>> Nina year, and inflation it might be a smart move. Brown rice was over >>>> $3.00 for a two-lb bag, that's getting ridiculous. Or maybe it's >>>> because >>>> I'm so old I can remember cheap prices. >>> >>> Yeah, I can remember bread at 15 cents a loaf in the 50s so it pains me >>> to see it at $3.50-$4.99 for a fairly ordinary loaf. I may have to >>> start baking sandwich bread again, too. Right now I make zucchini bread >>> or Grandma's citron-and-almond bread 2-4 loaves at a time for breakfast. >>> It keeps well in the freezer and is handy to have. Sandwich >>> bread may be next. Barb's state fair loaf sounds good. >>> >>> Keep on baking and I hope your weather has cooled off enough to make it >>> sound reasonable to light the oven. >>> >>> gloria p >> >> > > > I just got my sourdough starter out of the fridge a couple of days ago to > start baking my own bread again. I think the starter might be dead (was > left alone in there for 3 months) I fed it and not much has happened. It > smells like it might still be alive, but no bubbles yet. > > -Bob |
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Storrmmee wrote:
> give it a bit, i know little about sours but boron does she is in the bread > group and rfc, i swear she knows everything, Lees Even if it is dead, it'll start growing again eventually -- from the critters in the rye flour that I sometimes feed it with. (yeast and bacteria critters, not, you know, moth and weevil critters) ;-) BTW, I remember 3 loaves of bread for $1, and that was big loaves of decent white bread. Mrs. Baird's, I think. Roman Meal™ cost a little more. There weren't a lot of choices. -Bob |
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since i never met bread i didn't like i often got aldi bread for 24 cents,
now i think that loaf is almost a dollar but haven't been there in a while, Lee "zxcvbob" > wrote in message ... > Storrmmee wrote: >> give it a bit, i know little about sours but boron does she is in the >> bread group and rfc, i swear she knows everything, Lees > > > Even if it is dead, it'll start growing again eventually -- from the > critters in the rye flour that I sometimes feed it with. (yeast and > bacteria critters, not, you know, moth and weevil critters) ;-) > > BTW, I remember 3 loaves of bread for $1, and that was big loaves of > decent white bread. Mrs. Baird's, I think. Roman Meal™ cost a little > more. There weren't a lot of choices. > > -Bob |
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On 9/24/2011 6:16 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> Storrmmee wrote: >> give it a bit, i know little about sours but boron does she is in the >> bread group and rfc, i swear she knows everything, Lees > > > Even if it is dead, it'll start growing again eventually -- from the > critters in the rye flour that I sometimes feed it with. (yeast and > bacteria critters, not, you know, moth and weevil critters) ;-) > > BTW, I remember 3 loaves of bread for $1, and that was big loaves of > decent white bread. Mrs. Baird's, I think. Roman Meal™ cost a little > more. There weren't a lot of choices. > > -Bob You're right. If you wanted good or what's now called "artisan" bread, you had to go to an ethnic bakery. There were lots of them, hole-in-the-wall places. I still can't believe the variety of pastries they made. Those poor bakers must have worked 24 hours a day. gloria |
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On 9/24/2011 7:16 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> Storrmmee wrote: >> give it a bit, i know little about sours but boron does she is in the >> bread group and rfc, i swear she knows everything, Lees > > > Even if it is dead, it'll start growing again eventually -- from the > critters in the rye flour that I sometimes feed it with. (yeast and > bacteria critters, not, you know, moth and weevil critters) ;-) Think of them as extra protein. <G> > > BTW, I remember 3 loaves of bread for $1, and that was big loaves of > decent white bread. Mrs. Baird's, I think. Roman Meal™ cost a little > more. There weren't a lot of choices. > > -Bob I'm a good bit older than you Bob and I can remember bread that was about fifteen cents a loaf or less. When Miz Anne and I married fifty-one years ago we could go to the supermarket and fill two carts completely full of food for about fifty bucks. I was making $3.50 an hour back then with lots of overtime, shift differential, and holiday pay. We thought we were really well off if we had thirty cents left over after we paid the bills. I hit the used bread store down the street frequently now. Generally on a Monday I can buy Nature's Own and other brands of bread for roughly a buck a loaf. Buy two or three at a time and freeze them. Beats paying over three bucks for a staple. I made a loaf of whole wheat, totally whole wheat, no bread flour in it at all. Came out great, will be making that recipe again in the bread machine. One loaf is to much for the two of us so I cut them in half, bag, and freeze half of it. If it don't the loaf will mold, even in a bag, as our humidity lately has been somewhere between 80 and 100% most of the time. |
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On 9/24/2011 8:30 PM, gloria.p wrote:
> On 9/24/2011 6:16 PM, zxcvbob wrote: >> Storrmmee wrote: >>> give it a bit, i know little about sours but boron does she is in the >>> bread group and rfc, i swear she knows everything, Lees >> >> >> Even if it is dead, it'll start growing again eventually -- from the >> critters in the rye flour that I sometimes feed it with. (yeast and >> bacteria critters, not, you know, moth and weevil critters) ;-) >> >> BTW, I remember 3 loaves of bread for $1, and that was big loaves of >> decent white bread. Mrs. Baird's, I think. Roman Meal™ cost a little >> more. There weren't a lot of choices. >> >> -Bob > > > You're right. If you wanted good or what's now called "artisan" bread, > you had to go to an ethnic bakery. There were lots of them, > hole-in-the-wall places. I still can't believe the variety of pastries > they made. Those poor bakers must have worked 24 hours a day. > > gloria One I went to in my hometown started baking at about 2 am each day except Sunday when they were closed. The bake shop generally closed about 3 pm each day. A twelve-hour day of baking never appealed to me. During WWII my mother's "war job" was working in a bakery in Beaumont, TX. She went to work at 2 pm and we picked her up each night at 10 pm. She always brought a fresh loaf of bread out with her and we would put a stick of margarine inside the loaf and then eat it on the way home. Best bread in the world back then. Of course I was very small but my two elder sisters could eat half the loaf quickly. That bakery finally closed in the mid-sixties, bought out by a chain who trucked bread in from Houston. Not the same bread either. |
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On 09/24/2011 07:36 AM, Storrmmee wrote:
> remember to inventory as you put in and mark off as you take out, item, date > made and how many... helps not only in avoiding letting it get old, really > helps to grab it when making shopping lists as you know you already have xxx > in there, It's a good idea; not sure I can get the locusts to comply. ;-) (Kidding; I plan to actually forbid them from going in the freezer. I'll put stuff they're allowed to use into the smaller one above the fridge.) Serene -- http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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and put that list on the front of the frig... for two reasons...
first they can decide what they want out before opening and scavenging thus thawing half of it, and second, about the third time they comply scrutinize the list, and open to search and its not there they "MIGHT" get the value of marking it off... well it sounds good anyway. Lee "Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message ... > On 09/24/2011 07:36 AM, Storrmmee wrote: >> remember to inventory as you put in and mark off as you take out, item, >> date >> made and how many... helps not only in avoiding letting it get old, >> really >> helps to grab it when making shopping lists as you know you already have >> xxx >> in there, > > It's a good idea; not sure I can get the locusts to comply. ;-) > > (Kidding; I plan to actually forbid them from going in the freezer. I'll > put stuff they're allowed to use into the smaller one above the fridge.) > > Serene > -- > http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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On 09/25/2011 10:35 AM, Storrmmee wrote:
> and put that list on the front of the frig... for two reasons... > > first they can decide what they want out before opening and scavenging thus > thawing half of it, and > > second, about the third time they comply scrutinize the list, and open to > search and its not there they "MIGHT" get the value of marking it off... > well it sounds good anyway. No, I was serious. They're not allowed in the new freezer. It even has a lock on it. :-) Serene -- http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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lol that works too, Lee
"Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message ... > On 09/25/2011 10:35 AM, Storrmmee wrote: >> and put that list on the front of the frig... for two reasons... >> >> first they can decide what they want out before opening and scavenging >> thus >> thawing half of it, and >> >> second, about the third time they comply scrutinize the list, and open to >> search and its not there they "MIGHT" get the value of marking it off... >> well it sounds good anyway. > > No, I was serious. They're not allowed in the new freezer. It even has a > lock on it. :-) > > Serene > -- > http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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> No, I was serious. They're not allowed in the new freezer. It even has a
> lock on it. :-) Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your view) I'm really the only one who cooks in the house. My Beloved just stands back and lets me organize everything. Which suits me just fine. :-) I second the inventory list. I finally did that this spring and it really makes a difference. |
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On 9/25/2011 11:53 AM, Serene Vannoy wrote:
> On 09/24/2011 07:36 AM, Storrmmee wrote: >> remember to inventory as you put in and mark off as you take out, >> item, date >> made and how many... helps not only in avoiding letting it get old, >> really >> helps to grab it when making shopping lists as you know you already >> have xxx >> in there, > > It's a good idea; not sure I can get the locusts to comply. ;-) > > (Kidding; I plan to actually forbid them from going in the freezer. I'll > put stuff they're allowed to use into the smaller one above the fridge.) > > Serene When our kids were small and curious our freezers had keys, we kept them locked. We both had these terrible visions of one falling in the chest freezer and the lid dropping and latching them in. When they were teens we had thoughts of putting them in the freezer until they grew up. Now that they're both in their late fifties we rather enjoy them all grown up and kids of their own to torment them. |
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I am not sure if i like the fact we eat more variety or if we waste less to
freezer burn, or if the quickness of the grocery list is my favorite... and the energy savings of not standing there with it open for eons helps too, Lee "Beti" > wrote in message ... >> No, I was serious. They're not allowed in the new freezer. It even has a >> lock on it. :-) > > Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your view) I'm really the > only one who cooks in the house. My Beloved just stands back and lets > me organize everything. Which suits me just fine. :-) > > I second the inventory list. I finally did that this spring and it > really makes a difference. |
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On 9/25/2011 1:47 PM, Storrmmee wrote:
> I am not sure if i like the fact we eat more variety or if we waste less to > freezer burn, or if the quickness of the grocery list is my favorite... and > the energy savings of not standing there with it open for eons helps too, > Lee > > wrote in message > ... >>> No, I was serious. They're not allowed in the new freezer. It even has a >>> lock on it. :-) >> >> Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your view) I'm really the >> only one who cooks in the house. My Beloved just stands back and lets >> me organize everything. Which suits me just fine. :-) >> >> I second the inventory list. I finally did that this spring and it >> really makes a difference. > > We quit experiencing freezer burn when we bought our first FoodSaver some 20 years ago. I put meat, fruit, veggies, cooked meals, you name it, in the freezer and it comes out as good as new. I don't own stock in Tilia but sometimes wish I did. My grocery list is computer generated and goes aisle by aisle at the Kroger where I shop. Saves me time plus gives me a little extra to scout for new stuff. I know the meat market and produce managers and they give me some specials occasionally. They both know I can food and make jellies and jams. The produce manager will tell me when certain fruits are going on sale as they are getting older, most people won't buy fruit with a spot on it unless they're home preservers. I can get a few lbs of fruit in a net bag for a dollar when it is going "off." The butcher told me the days and times when meat that is close to it's "sell by" date and I can be there to dive into the used meat bin and stock up for half price. Yesterday I got six ribeyes and six NY strips for about half price. They were vacuum bagged, dated and identified, and into the freezer as soon as I got home. My Beloved started teaching again some years ago, about the time I started working from home instead of an office somewhere. I do the shopping, cooking, most of the home food preserving, and a good bit of the housekeeping. Now that she is retired she's underfoot all the time and in my way. I get upset when she dirties my kitchen or leave dishes in the sink instead of putting them in the dishwasher. I even made a magnetic sign that says "Clean" on one side and "Dirty" on the other. I'm thinking of trying to get her another job. <G> |
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Lees "George Shirley" > wrote in message .com... > On 9/25/2011 1:47 PM, Storrmmee wrote: >> I am not sure if i like the fact we eat more variety or if we waste less >> to >> freezer burn, or if the quickness of the grocery list is my favorite... >> and >> the energy savings of not standing there with it open for eons helps too, >> Lee >> > wrote in message >> ... >>>> No, I was serious. They're not allowed in the new freezer. It even has >>>> a >>>> lock on it. :-) >>> >>> Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your view) I'm really the >>> only one who cooks in the house. My Beloved just stands back and lets >>> me organize everything. Which suits me just fine. :-) >>> >>> I second the inventory list. I finally did that this spring and it >>> really makes a difference. >> >> > We quit experiencing freezer burn when we bought our first FoodSaver some > 20 years ago. I put meat, fruit, veggies, cooked meals, you name it, in > the freezer and it comes out as good as new. I don't own stock in Tilia > but sometimes wish I did. > > My grocery list is computer generated and goes aisle by aisle at the > Kroger where I shop. Saves me time plus gives me a little extra to scout > for new stuff. I know the meat market and produce managers and they give > me some specials occasionally. They both know I can food and make jellies > and jams. The produce manager will tell me when certain fruits are going > on sale as they are getting older, most people won't buy fruit with a spot > on it unless they're home preservers. I can get a few lbs of fruit in a > net bag for a dollar when it is going "off." The butcher told me the days > and times when meat that is close to it's "sell by" date and I can be > there to dive into the used meat bin and stock up for half price. > Yesterday I got six ribeyes and six NY strips for about half price. They > were vacuum bagged, dated and identified, and into the freezer as soon as > I got home. > > My Beloved started teaching again some years ago, about the time I started > working from home instead of an office somewhere. I do the shopping, > cooking, most of the home food preserving, and a good bit of the > housekeeping. Now that she is retired she's underfoot all the time and in > my way. I get upset when she dirties my kitchen or leave dishes in the > sink instead of putting them in the dishwasher. I even made a magnetic > sign that says "Clean" on one side and "Dirty" on the other. I'm thinking > of trying to get her another job. <G> |
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"zxcvbob" > wrote in message ... > Storrmmee wrote: >> give it a bit, i know little about sours but boron does she is in the >> bread group and rfc, i swear she knows everything, Lees > > > Even if it is dead, it'll start growing again eventually -- from the > critters in the rye flour that I sometimes feed it with. (yeast and > bacteria critters, not, you know, moth and weevil critters) ;-) > > BTW, I remember 3 loaves of bread for $1, and that was big loaves of > decent white bread. Mrs. Baird's, I think. Roman Meal™ cost a little > more. There weren't a lot of choices. There will be now ... in your kitchen! Much better too -- http://www.shop.helpforheros.org.uk |
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"zxcvbob" > wrote in message ... > Storrmmee wrote: >> i started wanting to bake bread for the health reasons, prices are >> keeping me looking forward to it again, Lee >> "gloria.p" > wrote in message >> ... >>> On 9/24/2011 9:31 AM, George Shirley wrote: >>> >>>> I was totally shocked at seeing a $3.39 price tag on a loaf of >>>> multigrain bread at the market. I am getting ready to make another loaf >>>> of my own whole wheat and am thinking of buying some bulk rice, whole >>>> wheat, bread, and all-purpose flour to have on hand. With drought, a La >>>> Nina year, and inflation it might be a smart move. Brown rice was over >>>> $3.00 for a two-lb bag, that's getting ridiculous. Or maybe it's >>>> because >>>> I'm so old I can remember cheap prices. >>> >>> Yeah, I can remember bread at 15 cents a loaf in the 50s so it pains me >>> to see it at $3.50-$4.99 for a fairly ordinary loaf. I may have to >>> start baking sandwich bread again, too. Right now I make zucchini bread >>> or Grandma's citron-and-almond bread 2-4 loaves at a time for breakfast. >>> It keeps well in the freezer and is handy to have. Sandwich >>> bread may be next. Barb's state fair loaf sounds good. >>> >>> Keep on baking and I hope your weather has cooled off enough to make it >>> sound reasonable to light the oven. >>> >>> gloria p >> >> > > > I just got my sourdough starter out of the fridge a couple of days ago to > start baking my own bread again. I think the starter might be dead (was > left alone in there for 3 months) I fed it and not much has happened. It > smells like it might still be alive, but no bubbles yet. Give it time Just keep feeding it until it does bubble. -- http://www.shop.helpforheros.org.uk |
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> wrote: > Yeah, I can remember bread at 15 cents a loaf in the 50s so it pains me > to see it at $3.50-$4.99 for a fairly ordinary loaf. I remember earning $0.65/hr. So a loaf of bread took about 15 minutes to earn. Average wage here is around $16/hr, and a commercial whole wheat loaf is about $2.50. Seems to me the price of bread has gone down... -- Woodworking links and more at <http://www.woodenwabbits.com> |
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On 9/25/2011 3:45 PM, Dave Balderstone wrote:
> In >, gloria.p > > wrote: > >> Yeah, I can remember bread at 15 cents a loaf in the 50s so it pains me >> to see it at $3.50-$4.99 for a fairly ordinary loaf. > > I remember earning $0.65/hr. So a loaf of bread took about 15 minutes > to earn. > > Average wage here is around $16/hr, and a commercial whole wheat loaf > is about $2.50. > > Seems to me the price of bread has gone down... > It's all relative. That bread here is $3.49-4.99 and I am retired on a fixed income that's less than a $6/hr. equivalent. Inflation is a killer when you think you have saved more than enough for retirement. gloria p |
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On 9/25/2011 4:45 PM, Dave Balderstone wrote:
> In >, gloria.p > > wrote: > >> Yeah, I can remember bread at 15 cents a loaf in the 50s so it pains me >> to see it at $3.50-$4.99 for a fairly ordinary loaf. > > I remember earning $0.65/hr. So a loaf of bread took about 15 minutes > to earn. > > Average wage here is around $16/hr, and a commercial whole wheat loaf > is about $2.50. > > Seems to me the price of bread has gone down... > Average wage around here is around $21 to $25 an hour, lots of heavy industry, commercial whole wheat loaf is now at $3.39. Of course we have no large bakeries here so most of the bread is coming from Houston or Baton Rouge, transportation adds to the cost nowadays. I started at twelve years of age pumping gas, changing oil, greasing cars, stocking shelves in the grocery, etc. for twenty-five cents an hour and I thought I was rich. Plus I got a discount on gas for my car. Yes, I had a "farm" license when I was twelve and at fourteen got my regular operator's license. That's when the gubmit felt that if you were old enough to own a car you should be able to drive it. Of course, as a minor, the car was in my Mom's name with me noted as the driver as Mom no longer drove by then. I often think I was very lucky to be born when I was. Which was a very long time ago. <G> |
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On 9/25/2011 5:22 PM, gloria.p wrote:
> On 9/25/2011 3:45 PM, Dave Balderstone wrote: >> In >, gloria.p >> > wrote: >> >>> Yeah, I can remember bread at 15 cents a loaf in the 50s so it pains me >>> to see it at $3.50-$4.99 for a fairly ordinary loaf. >> >> I remember earning $0.65/hr. So a loaf of bread took about 15 minutes >> to earn. >> >> Average wage here is around $16/hr, and a commercial whole wheat loaf >> is about $2.50. >> >> Seems to me the price of bread has gone down... >> > > > It's all relative. That bread here is $3.49-4.99 and I am retired on a > fixed income that's less than a $6/hr. equivalent. > > Inflation is a killer when you think you have saved more than enough for > retirement. > > gloria p That's why I still do tech writing Gloria, can do it from home and send it to the client by email. Beats going out to work. Miz Anne is now retired from teaching and is paying more attention to her art, big sale and show coming up next month at the local country club. People that can afford that place should be able to cough up some good money for fine art. |
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On 09/25/2011 11:42 AM, Beti wrote:
>> No, I was serious. They're not allowed in the new freezer. It even has a >> lock on it. :-) > > Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your view) I'm really the > only one who cooks in the house. My Beloved just stands back and lets > me organize everything. Which suits me just fine. :-) > > I second the inventory list. I finally did that this spring and it > really makes a difference. Thanks for the tip. I'm definitely going to do that. I've never done it before, but I'll give it a try. Serene -- http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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On 09/25/2011 11:47 AM, George Shirley wrote:
> When our kids were small and curious our freezers had keys, we kept them > locked. We both had these terrible visions of one falling in the chest > freezer and the lid dropping and latching them in. When they were teens > we had thoughts of putting them in the freezer until they grew up. Now > that they're both in their late fifties we rather enjoy them all grown > up and kids of their own to torment them. My mom locked the freezer when we were kids, but we all knew how to get into it. Serene -- http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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with a touch of ocd, lol, Lees "Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message ... > On 09/25/2011 11:42 AM, Beti wrote: >>> No, I was serious. They're not allowed in the new freezer. It even has a >>> lock on it. :-) >> >> Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your view) I'm really the >> only one who cooks in the house. My Beloved just stands back and lets >> me organize everything. Which suits me just fine. :-) >> >> I second the inventory list. I finally did that this spring and it >> really makes a difference. > > Thanks for the tip. I'm definitely going to do that. I've never done it > before, but I'll give it a try. > > Serene > > -- > http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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On 09/26/2011 05:34 AM, Storrmmee wrote:
> I am really curious if it works for you, or if it just works for those of us > with a touch of ocd, lol, Lees :-) Right now, all that's in there is 20 lbs. of flour and a couple packages of pork belly, but I did make a sign and put it on the freezer. It's a start. :-) Saturday, I'm doing my big monthly shopping trip (usually Costco and Grocery Outlet, but also Safeway if there's a big sale or I have the right coupons) and it will be fuller after that. :-) Serene -- http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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us a reminder the bulk item is in fact in there lurking, lol, Lee "Serene Vannoy" > wrote in message ... > On 09/26/2011 05:34 AM, Storrmmee wrote: >> I am really curious if it works for you, or if it just works for those of >> us >> with a touch of ocd, lol, Lees > > :-) Right now, all that's in there is 20 lbs. of flour and a couple > packages of pork belly, but I did make a sign and put it on the freezer. > It's a start. :-) > > Saturday, I'm doing my big monthly shopping trip (usually Costco and > Grocery Outlet, but also Safeway if there's a big sale or I have the right > coupons) and it will be fuller after that. :-) > > Serene > > -- > http://www.momfoodproject.com |
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On 9/25/2011 8:54 PM, Serene Vannoy wrote:
> On 09/25/2011 11:42 AM, Beti wrote: >>> No, I was serious. They're not allowed in the new freezer. It even has a >>> lock on it. :-) >> >> Fortunately (or unfortunately, depending on your view) I'm really the >> only one who cooks in the house. My Beloved just stands back and lets >> me organize everything. Which suits me just fine. :-) >> >> I second the inventory list. I finally did that this spring and it >> really makes a difference. > > Thanks for the tip. I'm definitely going to do that. I've never done it > before, but I'll give it a try. > > Serene > It works to a certain extent in our home, I follow the list, wife doesn't. So, periodically I re-inventory both freezers and the pantry. We live in hurricane territory so have extra stocks of food that doesn't need a lot of preparation. Starting in December we will eat those up and then restock next June. I'm not OCD Lee, just like to know what I have on hand at any given time. When She Who Must Be Obeyed was in charge of the kitchen I would sometimes find three or four boxes of the same item in the pantry, she didn't use a shopping list. My shopping list is set up each aisle at the local Kroger store and has the named items that we use the most plus blank spaces for occasional use items. Computer generated and religiously followed. When she goes with me to shop, a rare thing, I find stuff that wasn't on my list in the basket, she is an impulse shopper. If I have coupon for an item that is marked on the list with a "C." Since Kroger puts special coupons I have selected online on my shopper card I have to double check before I go shopping. Well, maybe I am OCD after all. <G> Do any of you inventory your home preserved goodies? I do, way to many descendants not to keep track. |
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On 9/25/2011 10:12 PM, Serene Vannoy wrote:
> On 09/25/2011 11:47 AM, George Shirley wrote: > >> When our kids were small and curious our freezers had keys, we kept them >> locked. We both had these terrible visions of one falling in the chest >> freezer and the lid dropping and latching them in. When they were teens >> we had thoughts of putting them in the freezer until they grew up. Now >> that they're both in their late fifties we rather enjoy them all grown >> up and kids of their own to torment them. > > My mom locked the freezer when we were kids, but we all knew how to get > into it. > > Serene > Whoops! Our kids are in their late forties. If they were in their fifties they would be illegitimate as we have only been married fifty years. <G> |
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