Luvdm what are sulfured pears? I see you buying them but never heard of them..

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Luvdm what are sulfured pears? I see you buying them but never heard of them..

Just dehydrated pear slices that are sulfured for shelf-life longevity. Very sweet and sticky but oh so nummy!  

is sulfur ok for you? probably have the same thing here but just called dried pears.

it's a mixed thing I think... given that I don't know the percentage that goes into the dehydration

I haven't had any health issues with it so I'll continue until I do. I figure that the fruit outweighs the additives (my reasoning) 

Dear All, Whole Foods (& probably other health food stores & chains) sells unsulfured fruits.  The apricots are tough, stringy, & decidedly distasteful ....  I like to avoid "chemicals," but not in this case.  HOWEVER, their papaya & raisins taste just fine.  Yours in Himi, Deb

Dear All, At Walgreens this week, Lindsay whole pitted black olives are on for $0.99, so I bought a can.  (Pieces would be cheaper, but I haven't seen them with a Kosher symbol, & Walgreens doesn't sell tehm.)  I had $101.16 left on my Food Stamps debit card.

I decided that all I really need to get at Cala/Ralphs/Kroger is yellow onions, which are on a good sale (3 lbs/$1).  So I went to Whole Foods instead -- the products are superior, & I still could use some coupons (although not doubled).  Best of all, WF will cut up produce to teh exact size that you want.  I got them to cut a small cAbbage in half for me, & they sold ready-cut watermelon.

I bought Kashi cereal, 3 servings of strawberry granola cereal on sale -- just $1.05, cottage cheese, vegan mozzarella cheese [no rennet or gelatin from animal sources -- I can't find any Parmesan or mozzarella with Kosher certification, but the problem is just the rennet or gelatin -- it can't come from animal sources, so I figure that the vegan form is OK -- I bought Parmesan vegan a couple of months ago.], Boca Italian sausage, cabbage, 3 Mineola tangelos, an ear of corn (50cents, but as nearly right off the farm as possible), a lemon (teh price had gone up 10cents in 3 months, but it is a VERY large lemon!), & 80 bags of generic green tea for $3.99.  I spent $23.84, & I have $77.32 left.

Yours in Him, Deb

Yours in Him, Deb

Dear All, As I mentioned yesterday, I planned to & did today purchase brown onions at Cala/Ralphs/Kroger.  I got 3 huge ones -- 3.4lbs.  I paid $1.04.  I have $76.28 left on my FS debit card.  Yours in Him, Deb

 Food stamp balance is $82.21

Bakery outlet specially ordered 6 loaves of sourdough bread (the only kind that agrees with me):

6 qty 2# loaves for $1.75 each = $10.50

Walmart:

• pkg of Provolone cheese slices $2.28
• Turkey pepperoni (to put on pizza sometime) $2.46
•  Twix 8ct fun size $.97
• 2 pkg of Hebrew National hot dogs 2/$5 (freezing for rainy day)
  
• Tropical fruit mix (nuts and fruit) $4.98
• 4 gal of vinegar @ $1.58 each

Deaer Luvd_Lioness, I guess you must have LOTS of freezer space for all of that bread!  Good going with your shopping trip!

I went to Cala/Ralphs/Kroger this AM, & just bought loss-leaDer produce.  I got 2 large heads of cauliflower & 6 Gala apples.  I paid $4.79.  I have left in Food Stamps (till 6/1) $71.49.

Yours in Him, Deb

Deb, I did... that bread took up a lot of room!! so not anymore.

My return of moldy cheese slices let me get $2.28 back on my card... got 5 slices ($4.98/lb!) of provolone from the deli for $1.34 and a head of iceberg lettuce for $.90 to get me salad through the weekend.

New balance is $49.74 now until 6/13.