Tell her to try Vlasic Simply Pickles. I bought some the other day and liked them when I couldn't get Bubbies.
ECON Report food and grocery price increases/shortages here - UPDATE, new runs on the stores
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onmyown30
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I just came back from a 2 week road trip and a lot of holiday inns are using those sandwiches at breakfast. The larger ones that are wrapped. Someone made a comment that they were the kind they get at Costco.... maybe a reason why it’s harder to find... I don’t know
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Glad you guys are keeping this thread going. I actually haven't been out for groceries for a couple of weeks.
Yesterday, the annual barter deal was concluded with my beef farmer neighbors, trading my farm's excess hay-growing capacity and fresh eggs every week to their large multi-household family, for boxes of amazing Angus beef in the fall.
Totally agree that the window is open now for topping off the pantry shelves. As the media and state health departments pump the numbers, I see tighter lockdowns on the horizon. Really think a lot of the PTB are simply waiting until after the election. We all know what happens then. (Use your experience from last spring!!) Kids all home 24/7, one or two parents home, more home cooking, need for more household/personal products. Canned goods are back in the stores for the most part, and paper goods are to be had. Fill in the empty spaces. If you need winter clothing, get it NOW, too.
Yesterday, the annual barter deal was concluded with my beef farmer neighbors, trading my farm's excess hay-growing capacity and fresh eggs every week to their large multi-household family, for boxes of amazing Angus beef in the fall.
Totally agree that the window is open now for topping off the pantry shelves. As the media and state health departments pump the numbers, I see tighter lockdowns on the horizon. Really think a lot of the PTB are simply waiting until after the election. We all know what happens then. (Use your experience from last spring!!) Kids all home 24/7, one or two parents home, more home cooking, need for more household/personal products. Canned goods are back in the stores for the most part, and paper goods are to be had. Fill in the empty spaces. If you need winter clothing, get it NOW, too.
We voted Wednesday so that is done. Hubby's back was hurting too much to shop much. We did get one more Christmas present at Atwoods. I still have to figure out a few more.
The cold front arrived yesterday. It felt nice outside with the cool wind blowing. I need to get things finished up for winter. Slow and steady is the only way we can work anymore and sometimes it is more slow than steady.
Update on hubby's suspected Covid-19. While he tested negative he had many symptoms. His oxygen count came back up after only 2-3 days. However, it took about 3 weeks for his blood pressure to come back up to normal. At six weeks he was back on all his blood pressure medication for hypertension. Just in the last week or so has he really started to feel like doing much of anything. I don't know if what he had was actually covid, but he was very sick. And his blood pressure being down that long makes his dr think it was covid. Having a blood pressure monitor and oxygen monitor is essential for home care in my opinion. If I had kept giving my husband blood pressure medication as prescribed, it could have killed him. He also had some intestinal symptoms that lasted several weeks. He could not eat a normal amount at meal time, only small amounts. He has trouble with heartburn still. But that is slowly improving too. I never felt that I caught it. I was not sick or at least had no symptoms.
Our stores seem pretty well stocked. No canned carrots at our local Harps unless you want a sweetened carrot. I had not seen that variety before. But there was corn and beets and all the other canned vegetables.
Sorry this post was supposed to go in preps in the On Your Own forum. Not enough coffee before posting.
I filled my feed bins for the chickens. I need to butcher and can some more chickens. That will make my feed go a long way.
The cold front arrived yesterday. It felt nice outside with the cool wind blowing. I need to get things finished up for winter. Slow and steady is the only way we can work anymore and sometimes it is more slow than steady.
Update on hubby's suspected Covid-19. While he tested negative he had many symptoms. His oxygen count came back up after only 2-3 days. However, it took about 3 weeks for his blood pressure to come back up to normal. At six weeks he was back on all his blood pressure medication for hypertension. Just in the last week or so has he really started to feel like doing much of anything. I don't know if what he had was actually covid, but he was very sick. And his blood pressure being down that long makes his dr think it was covid. Having a blood pressure monitor and oxygen monitor is essential for home care in my opinion. If I had kept giving my husband blood pressure medication as prescribed, it could have killed him. He also had some intestinal symptoms that lasted several weeks. He could not eat a normal amount at meal time, only small amounts. He has trouble with heartburn still. But that is slowly improving too. I never felt that I caught it. I was not sick or at least had no symptoms.
Our stores seem pretty well stocked. No canned carrots at our local Harps unless you want a sweetened carrot. I had not seen that variety before. But there was corn and beets and all the other canned vegetables.
Sorry this post was supposed to go in preps in the On Your Own forum. Not enough coffee before posting.
I filled my feed bins for the chickens. I need to butcher and can some more chickens. That will make my feed go a long way.
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The supply train is still broken. We got way less Halloween stuff. Usually we have 360-400 4foot shelves or 70-85 4 foot sections approximately five aisles both sides. This year only two and a half. Also the cheap plastic trucks and cars they usually hold till mid December are on the floor now. Even Christmas decorations have been cut way down. As I tell the customers at my store if you see it buy it because next time you come in it will probably be gone.
alpha
Veteran Member
Digger, my wife is still awaiting the results of her test from last Wednesday... same identical symptoms as your hubby, and the tiredness is highly unusual for her too. Stomach issues, can't eat much, loss of weight, sleepiness and just feeling 'blah'! Her doctor felt she exhibited some signs of CV-19 symptoms too, so ordered the test. Me? I feel fine but must isolate as well. I agree with you relative to the blood oxygen sensor and BP/pulse tester... no signs yet that she should stop her blood pressure meds.
Take care of yourself too as we are approaching high emotional and physical stress times.
Take care of yourself too as we are approaching high emotional and physical stress times.
night driver
ESFP adrift in INTJ sea
Yeah, THIS Christmas will look a LOT like the Christmasses of the early to late 1980s, with next year looking a lot like the 1950s if we're FORTUNATE or 1940s if we're not. I'm expecting the late spring to mid-summer of 2021 to MUSICALLY sound like the early 40s, mid-war sounds.
Thinking Binger and Frank and Perry Como being played more.
We may see a Frank Capra revival as well.
I expect a lot of damn kids are about to learn some VERY HARD lessons in the next 14-18 months.
Thinking Binger and Frank and Perry Como being played more.
We may see a Frank Capra revival as well.
I expect a lot of damn kids are about to learn some VERY HARD lessons in the next 14-18 months.
greysage
On The Level
Yesterday I did a real grocery shop for the first time in a few weeks. Had grabbed a few fresh items about 10 days ago.
No issues for me other than I am tired of the one-way aisles, I think some others are getting there too, saw a few wrong-wayers.
Spice stocks were still low or out-of-stock for the decent quality mid-range McCormick stuff. Could have bought expensive organic McCormick and other brands, but that would have cost me an additional $20. Ended up going with Hannaford house brand of everything I wanted spice wise. Probably got $8-9 in total. Made my first meatloaf with it last night and it came out awesome. So no issue with the grocery store brand.
Usually I'll go with some national/regional brand stuff as well as the Nature's Place house brand, and sometimes the standard store brand.
This time the national and upscale store brand were forgone by me for the standard store brand. Price increases were noticeable on national stuff. I guess it was everywhere because the house brand items looked like more too.
I didn't have to go without anything, but it was my largest grocery bill in recent memory.
Oh yeah, broccoli. They've been low on the bagged florettes last few trips. Usually of plenty mixed with carrots and cauliflower. And yesterday, no loose broccoli heads. Maybe there's pressure on the broccoli market. Love the stuff!
Didn't see any halloween related display or candy, but I wasn't looking. Smart store buyers probably figured most people aren't doing it this year.
In conclusion, it was more or less all there, but more expensive.
No issues for me other than I am tired of the one-way aisles, I think some others are getting there too, saw a few wrong-wayers.
Spice stocks were still low or out-of-stock for the decent quality mid-range McCormick stuff. Could have bought expensive organic McCormick and other brands, but that would have cost me an additional $20. Ended up going with Hannaford house brand of everything I wanted spice wise. Probably got $8-9 in total. Made my first meatloaf with it last night and it came out awesome. So no issue with the grocery store brand.
Usually I'll go with some national/regional brand stuff as well as the Nature's Place house brand, and sometimes the standard store brand.
This time the national and upscale store brand were forgone by me for the standard store brand. Price increases were noticeable on national stuff. I guess it was everywhere because the house brand items looked like more too.
I didn't have to go without anything, but it was my largest grocery bill in recent memory.
Oh yeah, broccoli. They've been low on the bagged florettes last few trips. Usually of plenty mixed with carrots and cauliflower. And yesterday, no loose broccoli heads. Maybe there's pressure on the broccoli market. Love the stuff!
Didn't see any halloween related display or candy, but I wasn't looking. Smart store buyers probably figured most people aren't doing it this year.
In conclusion, it was more or less all there, but more expensive.
annieosage
Inactive
I did a decent size curbside pickup yesterday (Las Vegas, NV)
Kroger was out of:
4 pack green beans
Low salt potato chips
Diet coke (6 pack bottles)
Kroger kleenex
But they had:
2x family packs chicken breasts
Ground turkey
TP
Fresh veggies
Paper Plates
Eggs
Dish soap (Kroger brand)
Plus I am adding to my preps and they had: condiments, female products, canned goods (subbed green beans with 4 individual cans), baking goods like cocoa, butter, brown sugar
I did an online Kroger order and it was filled 100%
2x large Lysol wipes
TP
Kleenex
Paper towels
I'll be going over to the 99 cent store this morning.
Kroger was out of:
4 pack green beans
Low salt potato chips
Diet coke (6 pack bottles)
Kroger kleenex
But they had:
2x family packs chicken breasts
Ground turkey
TP
Fresh veggies
Paper Plates
Eggs
Dish soap (Kroger brand)
Plus I am adding to my preps and they had: condiments, female products, canned goods (subbed green beans with 4 individual cans), baking goods like cocoa, butter, brown sugar
I did an online Kroger order and it was filled 100%
2x large Lysol wipes
TP
Kleenex
Paper towels
I'll be going over to the 99 cent store this morning.
1954Parker
Contributing Member
One 5 pound bag, of HEB frozen mixed vegetables,
after dehydration, will fit in a quart jar. (+3/4 cup)
after dehydration, will fit in a quart jar. (+3/4 cup)
Price is inching up! This works out to $7.26 per can, as opposed to last week's price of $6.28 per can.
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Roadgeek
Contributing Member
If beets go missing the price of sugar and anything that uses sugar is going to start rising.
Roadgeek
Contributing Member
So are LED bulbs the next big thing? I haven't shopped for CFL bulbs for a very long time, because CFL's last a very long time, but I am seeing not so many CFL's now and far more LED's. What's the story here?
Roadgeek
Contributing Member
There's more than one kind of beet? I didn't know that.
Roadgeek
Contributing Member
Oh, those are good. Can't tell you how many of those I ate back in the day.
Loretta Van Riet
Trying to hang out with the cool kids.
Four years ago I swapped out my cfl's for LED's. Including my outdoor flood lights. I saw an instant $10.00 per month savings on my electricity bill.
John Deere Girl
Veteran Member
Kroger had beets last week.
annieosage
Inactive
99cent Store (Las Vegas, NV):
Low or out of:
Pork and beans
Pinto beans (can)
Vinegar
Hot sauce
Vienna sausages and spam (off brands)
ZERO SPICES
They had tons of canned goods, rice and pasta plentiful.
Ran by Smith's to get a lemon and zucchini (recipe I saw on TV)
Low on bacon but I lucked out and got a 1.5# pack in the clearance meat for $5
Low on eggs
Surprisingly cleaning supplies were plentiful. They even had wipes so I grabbed one.
Sadly I saw more homeless people within a 2-3 mile radius of my house than I have seen in a while. This one poor guy has clearly been homeless for a long time. I'm sure he has mental issues. He was standing in the middle of the road with his fists clenched and head down just staring at the road. I called 311 to at least have someone go check on him. She asked me to describe him and all I could say was so dirty I couldn't really even tell what race he was or what colors his clothes are. All dark clothes hair skin (but not black I didn't think just dirty). Made me very sad and very thankful for everything I have.
Low or out of:
Pork and beans
Pinto beans (can)
Vinegar
Hot sauce
Vienna sausages and spam (off brands)
ZERO SPICES
They had tons of canned goods, rice and pasta plentiful.
Ran by Smith's to get a lemon and zucchini (recipe I saw on TV)
Low on bacon but I lucked out and got a 1.5# pack in the clearance meat for $5
Low on eggs
Surprisingly cleaning supplies were plentiful. They even had wipes so I grabbed one.
Sadly I saw more homeless people within a 2-3 mile radius of my house than I have seen in a while. This one poor guy has clearly been homeless for a long time. I'm sure he has mental issues. He was standing in the middle of the road with his fists clenched and head down just staring at the road. I called 311 to at least have someone go check on him. She asked me to describe him and all I could say was so dirty I couldn't really even tell what race he was or what colors his clothes are. All dark clothes hair skin (but not black I didn't think just dirty). Made me very sad and very thankful for everything I have.
Michiana MaJo
Deceased
Roadgeek, there are sugar beets grown for making our sugar.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Article on different types of beets. I'm posting this here in case others are curious. It's a good prep to know how to fix anything edible that grows in your area or that you might come across in the store.
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Get All the Deets on the Various Types of Beets
Beets come in a range of colors and sizes—see different kinds of beets and get ideas on how to cook with them here.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Is there any particular reason you're screaming at me?
I think the different kind of beets referred to sugar beets -- the kind processed into sugar. They are completely different, huge and gray/white.
I'm starting to see flour, sugars and other baking supplies on the ads. I haven't been shopping for a couple weeks so have no idea if supplies are adequate. With the serious uptick in Covid-19 numbers in Iowa, I'm still staying home. Had my annual physical a couple weeks ago and was advised to stay home and always wear a mask if I go out. My dd had less than a week back at work after a quarantine and is now in quarantine again.
I'm starting to see flour, sugars and other baking supplies on the ads. I haven't been shopping for a couple weeks so have no idea if supplies are adequate. With the serious uptick in Covid-19 numbers in Iowa, I'm still staying home. Had my annual physical a couple weeks ago and was advised to stay home and always wear a mask if I go out. My dd had less than a week back at work after a quarantine and is now in quarantine again.
xtreme_right
Veteran Member
Yes! I love seeing the before and after!
danielboon
TB Fanatic
Went to Walmart today the store is pretty normal however people were really getting lots of stuff 1 guy had an entire cart filled with milk 
the place was packed how is it in other areas
the place was packed how is it in other areas
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
I was in the local Walmart the other day (Central Iowa). There were several large displays in the center aisle of holiday baking supplies, including bread flour and yeast. I bought 4 more cans of evaporated milk. There was candied fruit and nuts, but they were going fast.
I can understand not wanting to go out, but if you are planning any holiday baking, consider ordering what you want and then doing curbside pickup or send an neighbor. Getting stuff now will avoid either not having it available later or having to make do with whatever is available.
That's not a horrible thing. I had holidays where I've improvised with expensive steaks (only thing left), steamed winter squash, homemade mashed potatoes, plus fudge and/or a cake made from a mix. Add some wine or beer to that and no adults will care.
Jubilee on Earth
Veteran Member
I did my last big grocery run this morning, and not planning on going for a couple of months—not just because of the election, but also because it’s an hour round trip to the grocery store and I don’t want to be doing that in the winter months. Here are some things I noticed at my local Meijer:
- Overall pretty well stocked. The place was packed, though! It felt like Thanksgiving weekend. I imagine next weekend will be crazy. Not just because of the election, but also because it’s the last day of the month and people will be getting both payroll and social security checks. Glad I got all my shopping done today.
-Still no replenishment is spices. Those were decimated.
-Plenty of toilet paper, but hardly any paper towel with the exception of some no name brand that they had individually rolls of, at a dollar per roll.
-Butter was Looking a little light. Only margarine and expensive fancy butter, and even that was light.
-NO sugar, other than boxes Domino sugar and a couple of those canisters.
-An end cap had ingredients for green bean casserole (cream of mushroom soup, fried onions, etc) but they were out of regular canned beans. They only had French cut.
-Plenty of canned pumpkin this time around!
-No bleach to be had except for the “splashless” kind, which I don’t like. They did have a few canisters of Clorox wipes. I picked up a couple.
-The cake mix aisle was bizarre! They used to have a whole half an aisle of cake mixes and frosting, and now they had just a small little area of them. That was strange.
-Only a few packs of paper plates, and boy, were they pricey! Regular ol’ Dixie brand, pack of 150 was $11.00!!
-Tuna and canned meat was wiped out. Virtually no tuna, except in the foil packets. They did have a few cans of Libby’s corned beef that the store worker was just stocking, but it was $5.39 a can! Yikes. No thanks.
-No corned beef hash at all.
-Sauces and mixes are no more! Remember the aisles with au jus, pot roast mixes, sauce mixes, etc? Totally wiped out. Just a few taco mixes. Ao
-No aluminum foil, except for small rolls of 25 feet, and no Reynold’s brand. They were Meijer brand only.
-In the meds section, all the stomach meds were wiped out. No Tums, no Imodium, no stool softeners, no Metamucil. Only a few bottles of Pepto Bismol. No clue why that stuff was all gone. No sales or anything that I could see.
-Lots of cold meds, but the pain reliever section was really thin. Advil, Motrin, Tylenol only had the big bottles left, at like $15-18 a bottle.
-Plenty of hydrogen peroxide, but the only alcohol they had were these tiny pint size bottles for $1.29 a bottle. The days of $.99 alcohol in 32 oz bottle are gone.
Saw tons of people with carts overflowing. Seems like most folks are being prudent and stocking up before November 3rd. If you need anything, go out and get it soon. Hope this report helps out.
- Overall pretty well stocked. The place was packed, though! It felt like Thanksgiving weekend. I imagine next weekend will be crazy. Not just because of the election, but also because it’s the last day of the month and people will be getting both payroll and social security checks. Glad I got all my shopping done today.
-Still no replenishment is spices. Those were decimated.
-Plenty of toilet paper, but hardly any paper towel with the exception of some no name brand that they had individually rolls of, at a dollar per roll.
-Butter was Looking a little light. Only margarine and expensive fancy butter, and even that was light.
-NO sugar, other than boxes Domino sugar and a couple of those canisters.
-An end cap had ingredients for green bean casserole (cream of mushroom soup, fried onions, etc) but they were out of regular canned beans. They only had French cut.
-Plenty of canned pumpkin this time around!
-No bleach to be had except for the “splashless” kind, which I don’t like. They did have a few canisters of Clorox wipes. I picked up a couple.
-The cake mix aisle was bizarre! They used to have a whole half an aisle of cake mixes and frosting, and now they had just a small little area of them. That was strange.
-Only a few packs of paper plates, and boy, were they pricey! Regular ol’ Dixie brand, pack of 150 was $11.00!!
-Tuna and canned meat was wiped out. Virtually no tuna, except in the foil packets. They did have a few cans of Libby’s corned beef that the store worker was just stocking, but it was $5.39 a can! Yikes. No thanks.
-No corned beef hash at all.
-Sauces and mixes are no more! Remember the aisles with au jus, pot roast mixes, sauce mixes, etc? Totally wiped out. Just a few taco mixes. Ao
-No aluminum foil, except for small rolls of 25 feet, and no Reynold’s brand. They were Meijer brand only.
-In the meds section, all the stomach meds were wiped out. No Tums, no Imodium, no stool softeners, no Metamucil. Only a few bottles of Pepto Bismol. No clue why that stuff was all gone. No sales or anything that I could see.
-Lots of cold meds, but the pain reliever section was really thin. Advil, Motrin, Tylenol only had the big bottles left, at like $15-18 a bottle.
-Plenty of hydrogen peroxide, but the only alcohol they had were these tiny pint size bottles for $1.29 a bottle. The days of $.99 alcohol in 32 oz bottle are gone.
Saw tons of people with carts overflowing. Seems like most folks are being prudent and stocking up before November 3rd. If you need anything, go out and get it soon. Hope this report helps out.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Topped off in August. As for green beans I've been saying here in this thread and the other shortage thread the GB and pea shortage was due to the late freeze back in May, it destroyed most of those crops in north america.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
For anyone else that encounters this, check for a "holiday display." I've noticed that several stores have moved a lot of their mixes to the display, along with the holiday baking supplies.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
My local Aldi finally got canned beets back in stock after not having them for about three years.
Barry Natchitoches
Has No Life - Lives on TB
As some of you know, I am loaded down with medical bills and other expenses for my wife, who has been battling cancer for eight years now. plus, with this virus threat - and my job as a teacher - I decided to take a very early retirement, rather than bring the virus home to my immuno-compromised wife.
So I have been relying on the Farmers to Families mobile pantry program, which is running through the Mid-South Food Bank. I go to one drive through pantry every Saturday, as we are not eligible for food stamps.
The mobile pantries have been very generous through out the summer. I have been given more apples, onions, cheese and potatoes than I can ever keep track of, and they have kept us well supplied most of the time with fresh milk.
Other staples that they have been generous with over these last few months includes tuna fish, peanut butter and jelly, canned peaches, elbow macaroni, dry cereal, and both canned and dried beans.
They have thrown in special treats when they have them. Like the time I was given a 10 pound container of cole slaw. Or the time they gave us an unopened box full of individual sized, frozen pizzas.
In addition to the potatoes, apples and onions, they usually have a variety of several different other fresh vegetables or fruits, so overall it has not been difficult eating healthy while relying on my weekly pantry trips.
i have been really grateful for the help.
But when I went to the local mobile pantry today, it was vastly different from what it has been these past months.
We were given only one single, pre-packed box of food, plus four small jars of generic peanut butter.
That was it.
In the box was several healthy, fresh foods besides the regular bag of potatoes and apples: one bell pepper, two huge onions, 5 jalapino peppers, one cucumber, one large broccoli head, a plastic bag of liquid egg meant to be microwaved, some pre-cooked chicken meat, 10 cups of Yoplait yogurt, and a gallon of fresh milk.
We do have leftover food from other trips to the pantry, as they really have been generous over time.
So it is not like we are going to starve or something.
But this trip was so different. You can leave with a lot of food sometimes, but this time it was just that one box plus the peanut butter. If I had to rely on only that box to feed the two of us, we would be in a world of hurt.
So I have been relying on the Farmers to Families mobile pantry program, which is running through the Mid-South Food Bank. I go to one drive through pantry every Saturday, as we are not eligible for food stamps.
The mobile pantries have been very generous through out the summer. I have been given more apples, onions, cheese and potatoes than I can ever keep track of, and they have kept us well supplied most of the time with fresh milk.
Other staples that they have been generous with over these last few months includes tuna fish, peanut butter and jelly, canned peaches, elbow macaroni, dry cereal, and both canned and dried beans.
They have thrown in special treats when they have them. Like the time I was given a 10 pound container of cole slaw. Or the time they gave us an unopened box full of individual sized, frozen pizzas.
In addition to the potatoes, apples and onions, they usually have a variety of several different other fresh vegetables or fruits, so overall it has not been difficult eating healthy while relying on my weekly pantry trips.
i have been really grateful for the help.
But when I went to the local mobile pantry today, it was vastly different from what it has been these past months.
We were given only one single, pre-packed box of food, plus four small jars of generic peanut butter.
That was it.
In the box was several healthy, fresh foods besides the regular bag of potatoes and apples: one bell pepper, two huge onions, 5 jalapino peppers, one cucumber, one large broccoli head, a plastic bag of liquid egg meant to be microwaved, some pre-cooked chicken meat, 10 cups of Yoplait yogurt, and a gallon of fresh milk.
We do have leftover food from other trips to the pantry, as they really have been generous over time.
So it is not like we are going to starve or something.
But this trip was so different. You can leave with a lot of food sometimes, but this time it was just that one box plus the peanut butter. If I had to rely on only that box to feed the two of us, we would be in a world of hurt.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
What's given out is highly dependent on what the stores give them and what sorts of donations they can raise. Right now, a lot of Iowans that can give cash donations to our food pantries.
This is why I keep a good stash of beans and rice, complementary proteins. From there, I can build a lot of meals based on what's cheap right now. If I were depending on food boxes, I'd consider the box contents "additions."
A lot of colleges have moved to Zoom meetings. If you are hurting for money and have a fast enough ISP and computer, you might want to look into picking up a section or two.
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Roadgeek
Contributing Member
Thanks for the link. We are not a beets household, and I know little about them. My wife just checked, however, and HEB seems to have plenty. We're in Austin.Article on different types of beets. I'm posting this here in case others are curious. It's a good prep to know how to fix anything edible that grows in your area or that you might come across in the store.
Get All the Deets on the Various Types of Beets
Beets come in a range of colors and sizes—see different kinds of beets and get ideas on how to cook with them here.www.thespruceeats.com
John Deere Girl
Veteran Member
VIP Kids is another option. It's teaching from your home, and you set your own hours.
Michiana MaJo
Deceased
Meemur, thanks for that very inclusive article on beets....I'm saving a copy!
rafter
Since 1999
Turkey's for Thanksgiving are starting to show up at Walmart as well as Aldi's. Walmart price is $1.49 a pound for honeysuckle and Aldi's is $1.29 for butterball. Both are expensive. It will be interesting if the price comes down any.
At Aldi's ...no canned pumpkin and no powdered coffee creamer.
At Aldi's ...no canned pumpkin and no powdered coffee creamer.
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