Week 44

FOOD STORAGE TIP OF THE WEEK

Food Storage:  8 Cans of Soup

Extra Item:  2 Months of Laundry Soap


Some Local Bargains:

Lin's
Western Family Chicken or Beef Broth - 14.5 oz. @ $0.89 (6.1 cents/oz.)
Western Family Basics Laundry Detergent - 20 lbs. @ $5.89 (29.5 cents/lb.)

Dollar Tree
Campbell's Assorted Soups - 14.5 oz. @ $1.00 (6.9 cents/oz.)
Kendale Farms Chicken Broth - 32 oz. @ $1.00 (3.1 cents/oz.)
LA's Totally Awesome Laundry Detergent - 64 oz. @ $1.00 (1.6 cents/oz.)

Smith's
Kroger Tomato or Chicken Noodle Soup - 10.5 oz. @ $0.60 (5.7 cents/oz.)
Campbell's Tomato or Chicken Noodle Soup - 10.5 oz. @ $0.76 (7.2 cents/oz.)
Progresso Assorted Soups - 19 oz. @ $1.25 (6.6 cents/oz.) ***Favorite Find***
Sun Laundry Detergent - 22 lbs. @ $9.97 (45.3 cents/lb.)
Sun Laundry Detergent - 4.81 lbs. @ $2.50 (52.1 cents/lb.)

Family Dollar
Family Gourmet Assorted Soups - 10.5 oz. @ $0.50 (4.8 cents/oz.) ***Best Value***
Sun Laundry Detergent - 250 oz. @ $8.00 (3.2 cents/oz.)
Sun Laundry Detergent - 117 oz. @ $2.75 (2.4 cents/oz.)

Big Lots
Campbell's Assorted Soups - 10.5 oz. @ $1.00 (9.5 cents/oz.)
Great American Assorted Soups - 18.6 oz. @ $0.95 (5.1 cents/oz.)
Xtra ScentSations Laundry Detergent - 250 oz. @ $8.00 (3.2 cents/oz.)

Wal Mart
Great Value Chicken Noodle Soup - 10.5 oz. @ $0.64 (6.1 cents/oz.)
Great Value Tomato Soup - 10.5 oz. @ $0.62 (5.9 cents/oz.)
Campbell's Cream of Mushroom or Chicken - 10.5 oz. @ $0.60 (5.7 cents/oz.)
Campbell's Chicken Noodle or Tomato - 10.5 oz. @ $0.60 (5.7 cents/oz.)
Sun Laundry Detergent - 22.7 lbs. @ $9.97 (43.9 cents/lb.)

Family Preparation:  Have your chimneys cleaned to prevent fires.

Spiritual Preparation:  Read "Life's Lessons Learned", by Elder Joseph B Wirthlin, Ensign, May 2007, p. 45.



Food For Thought:

With our main storage item this week being soup, and it being the season to enjoy some particularly wonderful squashes, we thought it would be fun to include some great squash soup recipes.  My daughter once surprised me with a delicious helping of butternut squash soup that had carrots, onions and allspice in it and I loved it.  She didn't use a recipe - she just threw it all in a pot and cooked it all together and it was really good (remember your food storage carrots and onions from the cannery?).  Butternut is used frequently, but any of the golden-fleshed winter squashes will work, including pumpkin.  Recently I had the pleasure of being in Melody Drew's kitchen and savoring the delicious aroma of a huge batch of pumpkin soup.  She said it also had onions, celery, potatoes, cream and allspice (yum!).  So here are some links to a few for you to check out and/or come up with your own to warm your family's fall meals with:

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/butternut_squash_apple_soup/
http://planetgreen.discovery.com/food-health/emeril-acorn-squach-soup.html
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Winter-Squash-Soup-with-Gruyere-Croutons-2997
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/dr-andrew-weils-stress-free-squash-soup/
http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/spicy_pumpkin_soup/
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/pumpkin-soup-with-chili-cran-apple-relish-recipe/index.html