[quote user="latenightleader"]Lynnea, I want to come to your house when the power goes out!  We stock on cocoa mix and baking supplies, and bake cookies and drink hot cocoa in the snow.  I like to have some extra bottles of juice, etc, on hand for the winter, in case I run out of milk. [/quote] LOL!  Tracy, I wrote ...

[quote user="Pat"]I'm hoping to find a better price somewhere. [/quote]   Pat, I know we are oldies on the group, but have you looked at the pick your own website?  It has links to all states in the country, and some of those places have little stores on them of already picked foodstuffs.  I think it is ...

[quote user="sunshinetreva"]I'm feeling more urgency from DH to stock up now b/c I've never driven in the snow that I'm going to experience here in IN and I may not want to drive for a couple days after the first few snows while I spend some time adjusting.  So he suggested making sure we've got a good supply of ...

[quote user="Pat"] [quote user="donna england"]Are those food dehydraters expensive? They sure sound like they would be nice to have. I may have to put that on my wish list.[/quote]  Walmart has a small Nesco 7 tray dehydrator for around $40 right now. The really good ones can be a hundred dollars or more, but you ...

Stocking stuffers can always be "necessities", not just "niceties".  If you have someone who likes natural products, you can always do something like Tom's toothpaste, mouthwash, deodorant -- preferably bought when you could get register rewards or ECBs.  Or some of the nice new Gillette shampoo/body wash combos, ...

Hello friends, I know I have been absent for quite some time.  Work is going well -- still learning new things each day.  I have picked up a few pieces of jewelry at garage sales/flea markets etc. to compliment the business wardrobe that I built slowly over time.  Many items have been from GW that were new with tags and got them ...

[quote user="allie"]Still have blossom end rot on some of the tomatoes but, hopefully, the warmer weather this week will help end that problem.[/quote] Hi Allie, I was with a friend when she asked at Lowe's what to use for this problem.  The clerk told us to wash out our egg shells, save and crush them.  Something about ...

[quote user="juju_mommy"]The only thing I was "dissapointed" in was the that pot was pretty thin but I guess for less than $30 (cost of the pot alone if bought separately) you can't expect it to be too heavy-duty.[/quote] Hi Julie, Last year I bought for our canning club from WM a set of three nesting stainless pots with ...

Hi Adam, Low acid foods need to be canned in a pressure canner; fruits with lots of acid can be canned in a water bath canner.  Accumulating the supplies is probably the most expensive.  When the food is canned, you will hear a ping as the lid seals.  For instuctions on canning specific foods, most of us use the Ball Blue Book. If ...

Ariana and your DH -- congratulations and best wishes!  May you have a wonderful life together! Very level-headed planning of your wedding within a budget.  People used to get married in their living rooms in their "best" with only a few family members present.