Canned goods... I couldn't resist...

[texican]

Our local Brookshire Bros. grocery store had a special this week on Libby's brand green beans, corn, and green peas. 3/1$ The competing store has store brand canned vegetables 3/1$, but limit how many you can buy. Brookshires had no limits this week!

I picked up over 20 cases, of every variety they had. Last year my garden died when I got down in my back for a month. Hopefully my garden will make this year, but I got some cheap insurance in case it doesn't.

My rationale was the canning lids alone costs around 18c each. I have plenty of jars. I don't think I can can a jar of beans for 15c.

I'd planned on getting a few cases as insurance (the canned green bean supply was getting low) soon, regardless of cost. Reckon I saved a bundle by waiting, and cashing in on a loss leader sale.

Now, if the Great Prepping Spirit would see fit to having a canning lid sale locally, I'd get at least a case.

[cnichols]

wtg .. I always try and stock up when they have good sales like that.

[texican]

Forgot to mention...
Yesterday made a milk run on the way home from work. Had a huge box of meat and bones, 4 gallons of milk and six cases of green beans and corn. Was looking at something else, a youngish couple pulled up beside me, and started taking cans out of my buggy... turned around, and 'excuse me???'... They put them back... told em they had plenty on the next aisle... if there weren't anymore, we'd have to wrassle over em. (Wouldn't dream of 'hoarding')

This afternoon, I started to put some 'back'... as a lil old lady was wanting a few cans... at that time, a clerk came up the aisle with a pallet full of em... so I put em back in my cart, and got two more.

[radiofish]

Texican - I do the multiple return to the store, to buy cases of itmes if there is a great 'loss leader' sale...

But I have never wrassled any little old ladies over cases of canned vegeatables though! In the past I have helped them load their own cart down, when they see the sales.. The bag boys do get a workout while loading my truck at times, I tell you..

The deer up here keep getting into my garden. But my freezer is full of venison allready!

[beaglebiz]

I think you are smart. My tomatoes didnt work out too well last year, and I was glad to have stocked up on deals for canned tomatoes...Around a holiday you can usually find some good deals.

[Jakk]

I hit an unadvertised sale at Aldi on their canned veggies... .25cents a can. I bought 20 cases and then went back the next day and bought 20 more. We are still eating them almost 2 yrs later!

[7thswan]

My little store has a big sale twice a year, mostly canned goods, soups,veggies,ravoil ect. My big purchases are the Mushrooms. I had the Tomatoe problems here this year, luckly got a good deal at the Mennonite store for a couple of bushells. That's where I get canning lids in bulk, think it came out to 9 cents each.

[NickieL]

man, the best I can do around here is 50 cents for canned veggies and once in a whike 42 cents for chunk light tuna.

[AnnieinBC]

That's a great deal Texican! I'd have done the same

[Ode]

I'm in the same boat as Nickie and rose, we just never see prices that low here.

Go back if you can afford it, prices like that are a dream.

[Common Tator]

That is a great price. Ya done good!

[stef]

Originally Posted by texican

Forgot to mention...
Yesterday made a milk run on the way home from work. Had a huge box of meat and bones, 4 gallons of milk and six cases of green beans and corn. Was looking at something else, a youngish couple pulled up beside me, and started taking cans out of my buggy

Seriously?

stef

[mpillow]

I went on a "mission" myself yesterday...dropped the daughters and dog off at BIL's for the day and drove a long way from home for an unexpected "gift"...a truckload of salvage at 16c a pound....canned everything, hot cereal, cold cereal, green bananas (40#), Bob's red mill flours, crackers, provolone cheese, juice.....my truck was freighted...it rained on the way home...but everything was okay from baking powder to curry sauce....I had a hard time fitting the kids and dog in on my way home...the dog weighs 100# (just ask my 60# daughter!)

Good thing the barn is getting low on hay And the boy got home just as I drove in to unload (momma's no fool!)

I spent $172.and change and another order in a couple weeks....

[texican]

Originally Posted by mpillow

I went on a "mission" myself yesterday...dropped the daughters and dog off at BIL's for the day and drove a long way from home for an unexpected "gift"...a truckload of salvage at 16c a pound....canned everything, hot cereal, cold cereal, green bananas (40#), Bob's red mill flours, crackers, provolone cheese, juice.....my truck was freighted...it rained on the way home...but everything was okay from baking powder to curry sauce....I had a hard time fitting the kids and dog in on my way home...the dog weighs 100# (just ask my 60# daughter!)

Good thing the barn is getting low on hay And the boy got home just as I drove in to unload (momma's no fool!)

I spent $172.and change and another order in a couple weeks....

I'd be dangerous in such a situation... and probably busy all weekend figuring out where to store it all...

[texican]

Originally Posted by Stef

Seriously?

stef

Yes... I WAS sorta surprised.... I don't look anything like a grocery clerk!

I halfway could have understood, if all the stock were gone... but no, they were five feet away from the stacks of cans themselves. {I know things could get hairy if the entire store was being stripped... and hope I never find myself in such a situation!}

[7thswan]

Originally Posted by mpillow

I went on a "mission" myself yesterday...dropped the daughters and dog off at BIL's for the day and drove a long way from home for an unexpected "gift"...a truckload of salvage at 16c a pound....canned everything, hot cereal, cold cereal, green bananas (40#), Bob's red mill flours, crackers, provolone cheese, juice.....my truck was freighted...it rained on the way home...but everything was okay from baking powder to curry sauce....I had a hard time fitting the kids and dog in on my way home...the dog weighs 100# (just ask my 60# daughter!)

Good thing the barn is getting low on hay And the boy got home just as I drove in to unload (momma's no fool!)

I spent $172.and change and another order in a couple weeks....

Whatcha gonna do with 40# of bannanas, dry them? Do you dip them in lemon juice or something to keep them from turning brown?

[Colorado]

Good buy! Here 2/$1 is best you can do it seems. Years back was 4 to 5 for $1 and that was way cheaper than canning. Lids are high now and cheapest here $1 for reg. And thrifts don't seem to have jars anymore. Can not always get $1 ones as they are out.

[Txsteader]

We've recently had some good 3/$1 sales here, too. My garden was a failure last year thanks to heavy rains followed by intense heat/drought, so my shelves were getting bare. HEB had their store brand on sale and the local indy store had Libby's on sale, so we loaded up at both stores.

[mpillow]

Originally Posted by 7thswan

Whatcha gonna do with 40# of bannanas, dry them? Do you dip them in lemon juice or something to keep them from turning brown?

banana preserves...found a recipe in an old Countryside mag....

and my wine making friend says that bananas make fine wine
Worth a try

I have a bunch that I dried last Fall (lemon juice and honey dipped) so I really don't "need" anymore but the wine might come in handy!

I was organizing the cans up at the barn in between milking goats and dry yearlings (grain on milkstand) this am and I did well...really well...easily $700 worth of food at retail...I found canned artichoke hearts even! A case of Rotel, a case of delmonte spinach, a double case of ravioli, 2 cases kidney beans, 2 full banana boxes of crushed tomatoes, full box of canned soups....
refried beans...hot pepper jelly...Yummy!

I need to build a new shed!

[cowbelle]

I dehydrate sliced bananas - sprinkle them with Fruit Fresh and cinnamon on both sides and then dry. I wait until they are pretty ripe and sweet. Love them for snacks!!