Week 10

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 Soup (variety - condensed) - 10.5 to 11.25 oz. @$0.88 (8.4 to 7.8 cents/oz.)
Western Family Tomato Soup (condensed) - 10.75 oz. @ $0.65 (6.0 cents/oz.)
ShurSaving Cream of Mushroom or Chicken Noodle Soup (condensed) - 10.5 oz. @ $0.59 (5.6 cents/oz.)
Swanson Vegetable Broth - 14.5 oz. @ $0.59 (4.1 cents/oz.)
Maruchan Instant Lunch - $0.39 ea.
Top Ramen - $0.20 ea.
Sun Detergent - 117 oz. @ $3.99 (3.4 cents/oz.)
Sun Detergent (powder) - 22 lbs. @ $10.99 (3.1 cents/oz.)













Dollar Tree
Campbells, Hanover, Riviera, Venice and Progresso (variety) - approx. 15 oz. @ $1.00 (6.7 cents/oz.)
Kendale Farm Chicken Broth - 32 oz. @ $1.00 (3.1 cents/oz.) ***BEST VALUE***
LA's Totally Awesome Laundry Detergent - 64 oz. @ $1.00 (1.6 cents/oz.) ***BEST VALUE***
Sun Detergent (Powder) - 24 oz. @ $1.00 (4.2 cents/oz.)

Dixie Nutrition
These are all bulk dry soup mixes - a little more $ but a LOT more healthy!
Sweet Corn Chowder Mix - $6.00/lb.
Split Pea Soup Mix - $4.99/lb.
Curry Lentil Soup Mix - $4.99/lb.
Vegetarian Chili Mix - $4.00/lb.
Vegetable Soup Mix - $1.85/lb.
(see Food For Thought section below for more information about these dried soup mixes)

Smith's
Progresso (various) - 18.5 to 19 oz. @ $0.99 (5.3 -5.2 cents/oz.) ***FAVORITE FIND***
Campbells Tomato Soup (condensed) - 10.75 oz. @ $0.79 (7.3 cents/oz.)
Kroger Chicken Noodle or Tomato (condensed) - 10.75 oz. @ $0.69 (6.4 cents/oz.)
Xtra Laundry Detergent - 62.5 oz. @ $2.50 (4.0 cents/oz.)
Kroger Detergent (powdered) - 22 lbs. @ $9.97 (2.8 cents/oz.)













Family Dollar
Family Gourmet Chicken Broth - 14 oz. @ $0.50 (3.6 cents/oz.)
Top Ramen (6 pack) - $1.00
Souper Meal - 4.3 oz. mix - $1.00
Cuddle Soft Detergent - 175 oz. @ $6.50 (3.7 cents/oz.)
Sun Detergent - 78 oz. @ $2.75 (3.5 cents/oz.)
Sun Detergent with Cuddle Soft - 78 oz. @ $2.20 (2.8 cents/oz.)

Big Lots
Top Ramen (6 pack) - $1.00
Nissin Cup Noodles - $0.33 ea.

Wal Mart
Great Values Chicken Noodle or Tomato Soup (condensed) - 10.6 oz. @ $0.57 (5.4 cents/oz.)
Sun Detergent - 188 oz. @ $4.77 (2.5 cents/oz.)


72 Hour Kit: Individual needs: Personal prescribed medications, extra glasses and sun glasses, contact lenses and supplies, hearing aid batteries. Place your individual needs in your kit. If it can't be in your kit (refrigeration, etc.) keep it ready to go. Adjust your 72 hour kits for infants, children and the elderly with their special needs.


Family Preparation: Learn how and teach all family members to turn off the natural gas or propane in an emergency and when it needs to be turned off (due to gas leak, earthquake, house fire or other problems). Place a wrench that is large enough to do the job inside the house near the front door. (Caution: you may need your gas company to turn your gas back on)


Spiritual Preparation: Read Alma 34:17-27
Try a little harder to have individual and family prayer. Strive to pray both morning and night. Pray for both temporal and spiritual blessings.


Food for Thought:

Some LDS Dry Pack Canneries carry a dry soup mix but the Cedar City Cannery does not. However as you can see from our price comparison list above, our local health food store in Cedar City carries a line of dried soup mixes in their bulk food section. These soups are great for storage and really, really good. You can get them even cheaper by ordering them in 10 lb. cases directly from their supplier online by going to Taste Adventure. They also have a delicious black bean dry soup mix available online that the store does not carry. Five minutes and a pot of hot water and they are delicious - my own favorites being the split pea and black bean.

We keep a 10 lb. case of split pea on hand all year for wonderful quick meals (ingredients: pre-cooked green split peas, carrots, sea salt, onions, garlic, herbs & spices). You may think these prices are a lot but 10 lbs of dried soup mix goes a long way!

Here are the online prices for a 10-lb case:

Split Pea
Curry Lentil
Black Bean
The above are $32.40 + $11.99 shipping for a total of $44.39 (still less than buying at the store even with shipping).

Sweet Corn Chowder - $36.72 + $11.99 shipping for a total of $48.71.

You can make a very nice, easy bean soup of your own entirely from LDS Cannery dried food storage by putting some of the dried carrots, onions and refried beans in a pot of water and cooking for 10-15 minutes. You can also add some of the cannery dry macaroni to this if you like noodles in it. Extra non-cannery items to add if you want to get fancy and if you have them might be celery, tomatoes, corn, green chilis and chili powder.

As we mentioned in last week's edition, the St. George wet pack cannery has Chicken Noodle Soup and Vegetable Soup in 15 oz. cans available for canning. Friday April 1st from 9am to 3pm is the last date in this canning season that these items will be available. Please refer to Week 9 for all pertinent info but if you are interested you should call right away and sign up for it. However, if you are going by yourself or as a couple you can call that morning before the session starts and ask if you can come in.

Week 9

FOOD STORAGE TIP OF THE WEEK

Food Storage: 8 Cans of Meat - Tuna, Chicken, Turkey, etc.

Extra Item: 8 Rolls of Toilet Paper

Some Local Bargains:

Lin's

Libby's Vienna Sausage - 9 oz. @ $1.49 (16.5 cents/oz.)
Western Family Turkey Chili No Beans - 15 oz. @ $1.69 (11.3 cents/oz.)
Crown Prince Sardines - 15 oz. @ $1.99 (13.3 cents/oz.)
Geisha Tuna - 5 oz. @ $.79 (15.8 cents/oz.)
Starkist Tuna 5 oz. @ $.73 (14.6 cents/oz.)












Dollar Tree

Chicken of the Sea Tuna - 5 oz. @ $.79 (15.8 cents/oz.)
Armour Vienna Sausage - 5 oz. @ $.50 (10 cents/oz.)
Pampa Mackerel - 15 oz. @ $1.00 (6.7 cents/oz.) ***BEST VALUE and FAVORITE FIND***


Smith's

Chicken of the Sea Tuna - 5 oz. @ $.50 (10 cents/oz.)
Kroger Vienna Sausage - 5 oz. @ $.38 (7.6 cents/oz.)













Family Dollar

Armour Vienna Bites - 10 oz. @ $1.00 (10 cents/oz.)
Pampa Mackerel - 15 oz. @ $1.00 (6.7 cents/oz.) ***BEST VALUE and FAVORITE FIND***
Armour Vienna Sausage - 5 oz. @ $.50 (10 cents/oz.)
Armour Treat (like Spam) - 12 oz. @ $1.25 (10.4 cents/oz.)
Van Camps Tuna (limit 2 w/coupon) - 5 oz. @ $.50 (10 cents/oz.)









Big Lots

Armour Treet - 12 oz. @ $1.15 (9.6 cents/oz.)
Crider Chunk White Chicken - 10 oz. @ $1.65 (16.5 cents/oz.)

Royale Boneless Cooked Ham - 16 oz. @ $2.75 (17.2 cents/oz.)













Wal Mart

Great Values Chicken Breast Chunks - 12.5 oz. @ $1.98 (15.8 cents/oz.)
Dinty Moore Beef Stew - 38 oz. @ $3.78 (9.9 cents/oz.)
Snows Clams - 6.5 oz. @ $1.14 (17.5 cents/oz.)



72 Hour Kit: Place a set of scriptures in a zip lock bag.




Family Preparation: Place a set of scriptures in your Family Utility Box and in your car.



Spiritual Preparation: Read "The Worth of Souls" by Harold G. Hillam, Ensign May 2005 p 32.

When we see the effect one person can have..., it perhaps is no wonder that the Lord reminded us "Remember the worth of souls".


Food For Thought:

When we were living in Washington State, we were able to go to the wet-pack cannery and get wonderful Turkey Chunks and because meat was on the list this week we decided to go down and investigate the wet-pack cannery in Saint George to see if that was available. Unfortunately, the Cannery there has discontinued family canning of meat and poultry other than what's in Chicken Noodle Soup and Pork & Beans, which are still available. This is due in part to the government requiring a full time in-house inspector on staff for meat canning which the Cannery is unable to provide at this time.

The family wet-pack canning season runs between October and April so we are nearing the end of the season. When Apricots and Peaches come into season later, they are canned for the Church Welfare Program only - they are not available for sale unless they have an overage, but they still need people to come and can for the Church program. The next family canning schedule will be available in August. The first item for family canning this fall will be Pears.

Demand has dropped off so now they only run one session which is 9am to 3pm but you can get done as early as 12 noon depending on how many people show up. Normally you can only buy what you are canning that day but sometimes there are leftovers from previous canning sessions available for purchase. A list is posted in the front office showing what is available.

If you are bringing a group, you are required to make reservations no less than 3 weeks in advance, however if you are going as an individual or a couple you are welcome to call (435) 673-3491 first thing in the morning and talk to Bob Redfern to see if they can fit you in that same day. See the sheet below for additional details on pricing, sizes, etc. If you go as a couple you can double the individual limit of 72 cans or pints per person.

The Cannery is located just off the Saint George Blvd. exit (directions below)

Take Exit 8 and go west on Saint George Blvd. approx. 1 block.

Turn right on N 1000 E St. and go 3 blocks.
Turn right on Red Hills Parkway and go approx. 4 blocks to N 1400 E.
The Cannery is the big white building with the four tall white silos next to it.

Cannery Price List (click to enlarge)