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Skriven 2015-07-14 22:17:21 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 29011 av Dave Drum (1:18/200)
Ärende: sticky situations
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Hi Dave,

 DD> or three days. In today's "got to have it right this second" world
 DD> that's an option that most do not think of or consider.

 RH> I just buy the small packages of Carnation now; it's mainly used in
 RH> bread making so one of those lasts several months. When the girls were
 RH> home, we'd go thru a 10 quart box every month. I'll also buy the non
 RH> instant powder if I'm down at Whole Foods and know I need the powder.
 RH> Not worth ordering thru Amazon when I can get an acceptable alternative
 RH> locally.

 DD> I use so little powdered milk that I still have over half of the
 DD> container of powder I got from the UDSA Commodities give-away back in
 DD> the 1980s.

Only thing I got from the give aways then was 15 pounds of a velveeta
like cheezoid product. Couldn't freeze it so we used it up as fast as we
could. Some months later Steve went into the army and we got off food
stamps, never to get the government give aways again. Milk powder
probably would have been used as fast as the cheezoid but been more
appreciated.

 DD> Fortunately it doesn't spoil and I keep it in a Tupperware container -
 DD> to keep the weevils and such out. I also have a saltine or two in
 DD> there to absorb excess humidity.

Just remember to change out the crackers from time to time.


 RH> Steve ordered some metal forms for making burrito wrappers into taco
 RH> salad bowls--we made them for this week's meal for Life Group. We got
 RH> some gluten free wrappers, some whole wheat and some white. We did find
 RH> that running a dough docker (could use a fork but we have the docker)
 RH> over the wrapper before putting it into the form will keep it from
 RH> puffing up. A relatively small investment but it was a big hit with the
 RH> group.

 DD> I had, at one time, a pair of nesting round mesh baskets (like French
 DD> fry baskets for a stove-top fryer) which worked well for that. I used
 DD> them so seldom that I have long since passed them along.

I've seen them but these are good for baking the wrapper, instead of
frying it. Much less grease and mess involved.

 RH> sundries. We do not get coffee or tea there, as we've other brands we
 RH> prefer.

 DD> I find that their Beaumont coffee is as good (or better) than Folger's
 DD> Classic Roast. My preferred is still bean coffee mixed 1/3 dark roast,
 DD> 1/3 Columbian and 1/3 French roast, ground just before brewing. But,
 DD> my Scottish ancestors spin in their mausoleums every time I spend that
 DD> much money on coffee.

Think they would appreciate Aldi's then? My parents shopped at one in
Kingston, NY years ago, first time I'd heard of them. Over the years,
they drifted away from doing most of their shopping there, probably
because of the bag it yourself policy of the store.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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