Food Storage: 8 Cans of Vegetables
Extra Item: 30 Lbs. of Rice
Some local bargains:
Wal Mart
Great Value Green Beans - 14.5 oz. @ $.67 (4.6 cents/oz.)
Great Value Green Beans - 28 oz. @ $1.16 (4.1 cents/oz.)
Great Value Corn - 15.25 oz. @ $.67 (4.4 cents/oz.)
Great Value Corn - 29 oz. @ $1.16 (4.0 cents/oz.)
Great Value Carrots - 14.5 oz. @ $.67 (4.6 cents/oz.)
Great Value Sauerkraut - 14.5 oz. @ $.64 (4.4 cents/oz.)
Princella Sweet Potatoes - 40 oz. @ $1.84 (4.6 cents/oz.)
Imperial Dragon Rice - 20 Lbs. @ $15.18 (75.9 cents/lb.)
Family Dollar
Stokelys Corn - 15 oz. @ $.60 (4.0 cents/oz.)
Stokelys Green Beans - 14.5 oz. @ .60 (4.1 cents/oz.)
Margaret Holmes Spinach or Collard Greens - 27 oz. @ $1.35 (5.0 cents/oz.)**
** Note: The spinach ingredients are just spinach, water and salt but the collard greens are loaded with all kinds of icky stuff!
Smith's
Kroger Peas - 15 oz. @ $.67 (4.5 cents/oz.)
Kroger Corn - 14.25 oz. @ $.67 (4.7 cents/oz.)
Kroger Green Beans - 14.5 oz. @ $.67 (4.6 cents/oz.)
Kroger Potatoes, Beets or Mixed Vegetables - 15 oz. @ $.70 (4.7 cents/oz.)
Kroger Wax Beans - 14.5 oz. @ $.70 (4.8 cents/oz.)
Kroger Long Grain Rice - 20 lbs. @ $12.59 (63 cents/lb.)
Note: if you've never tried the Kroger brand, you may be interested that it seems to be much better quality than most other generic brands. We've had really good luck with them and most of their stuff is very good!
Dollar Tree
Assorted Libby's Vegetables @ $.79/can (average 5.2 - 5.4 cents/oz.)
Lady Liberty Asparagus Spears - 15 oz. @ $1.00 (6.7 cents/oz.) ***FAVORITE FIND!***
Lin's
Green Giant Green Beans - 14.5 oz. @ $.79 (5.4 cents/oz.)
Green Giant Creamed Corn - 14.75 oz. @ $.79 (5.4 cents/oz.)
Bruce's Yams - 29 oz. @ $1.00 (3.4 cents/oz.) ***BEST VALUE!*** (yams, water, corn syrup, sugar, salt)
Big Lots
Sorry, they struck out this week - didn't find any good values there!
Cannery
As always, don't forget the Cannery for your rice.
White Rice - #10 can - 5.7 lbs. @ $3.30 (58 cents/lb.)
By far the best bargain on rice and it's packaged to last 30 years!
Remember our next Cannery date is Thursday, March 10 at 5:00 pm. Mark your calendars now and we'll see you there!
Starting this week we will be highlighting our BEST VALUE and FAVORITE FIND. The "Best Value" will be the lowest price (per oz., lb.) we find on the Food Storage Item of the Week. The "Favorite Find" is our personal favorite (not necessarily the lowest price but usually the one we buy for our own food storage). You never know where you will find these treasures and they are often hidden in a corner somewhere and in short supply (picked over, on closeout, etc.) so get-em before they disappear!
72 Hour Kit: Flashlight and AM/FM Radio & Extra Batteries. Here's a handy gadget for every well-stocked 72 Hour Kit: Hand Crank Radio and Light. There are dozens of manufacturers out there so search and find the best one to suit your needs!
Family Preparation: If your family uses a wood stove, remember to check it out periodically and clean it out. When cleaning the wood stove, use a metal bucket, not a plastic one, as a plastic bucket will melt. Place the bucket outside away from the house, not on the porch.
Spiritual Preparedness: Read John 3:16. President Hinckley has said, "Love is the only force that can erase the differences between people - that can bridge chasms of bitterness."
Food For Thought:
When my daughter was expecting and went through a scary period when she could keep almost NO food down, this recipe came to me as literally an answer to prayer. I gave her this the first thing every morning for weeks until she was finally able to tolerate other foods and now I look at my 6 year-old healthy grandson and feel so very grateful for it.
Rice Smoothie Instant Breakfast Drink
Ingredients:
1 cup cooked rice (I used whole grain brown Basmati)
1 to 2 Tbls Molasses (Unsulfered Blackstrap Molasses preferable)
1 Handful Raw Sunflower Seeds (be sure to get good quality whole silver seeds - not rancid or a lot of broken pieces with dark spots)
Enough water for a "milkshake" consistency
Blend all in the blender until smooth. This is actually good either warm or cold.
The rice is mild, hypoallergenic and easy to digest. It provides vitamins, minerals, fat, protein and sustaining carbohydrates. The molasses "sweetens the pot" and is rich with necessary minerals. The sunflower seeds add much needed protein and essential fats.
Here's another way to use your rice for breakfast, or this can actually be made in larger amounts and served like mashed potatoes at dinner:
Cream of Rice Cereal
Ingredients:
3 Tbls Rice Flour
1 Cup Water
1 Tbls Butter (optional)
1/4 tsp Salt (optional)
Yield: 1 cup hot rice cereal
Bring water to a boil, then add rice slowly while stirring to avoid lumps. Continue stirring until thickened - if too thick just add more water. Butter or salt are optional as are other additions such as raisins, honey, molasses, milk or yogurt.
To make rice flour, just grind up some rice (use whatever kind of rice you like or have available). Remember to just do small amounts at a time when using a home blender - no more than 2 cups raw rice at a time.
Here's a hearty winter meat dish which will also help you use some of the canned corn on your preparedness shelf. When I made this recently and my husband came in and saw what we were having for dinner he actually picked me up and twirled me around!
Corn-Stuffed Pork Chops
Ingredients:
1 Can (7 oz.) Corn
1 Cup Soft Bread Cubes
1/4 Cup Finely Chopped Onion
1 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Sage
6 Pork Rib Chops - 1 in. thick with pockets cut into chops from bone side. (I used thick boneless pork chops that I cut horizontally into the thickest part on the side to make a pocket).
2 Tbls Oil or Shortening
Mix corn (with liquid), bread cubes, onion, salt and sage.
Stuff pork chop pockets with corn mixture (I didn't have a lot of pocket room so I really packed it in there).
Melt shortening or heat oil in large skillet; brown chops about 15 minutes on either side. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer for 1 hour until done. (I added a little water from time to time to keep them from getting too dry and also to make a little sauce).
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