sticker shock

elkhound · #1 08/18/12, 09:10 AM

i went to store yesty for a few things and decided i would walk around and check a few prices a seen a few things a few weeks ago when i dashed in to store.but i paroosed around looking and about fainted.people shopping were all talking about prices etc too.several looked about as shocked as i felt.i also noticed that certain items that use to have 2 sections of shelves only had one now....like peanut butter.

anyhow...just a couple things i noticed....a new pickle called farmersgarden...$3.24....it was about 3cukes cut in spears with a few carrots and red pepper slices....it looked like something i can.it looks great but goodness a person on low wages by the time they pay taxes out of check and buy that and pay taxes again...i mean an hours wage is gone.

link...they do look good though

Farmer's Garden

garlic powder....was 50cent now 74cent i know that dont seem much but thats 50% increase....almost.i have a lot of garlic to replant this year and i hope to set out at least 300 to 400 bulbis and cloves.

$1.68 a pound for small grey zucs and squash and they looked rough...dents and dings in them from shipping.

apples...3# bag of very small gala apples $4.77.........glad i got plenty canned up.

what ya seeing

elkhound · #2 08/18/12, 09:23 AM

they have recipes for pickle use....several look interesting.

Recipes | Farmer's Garden

mpillow · #3 08/18/12, 09:38 AM

It is bad....I don't buy a whole lot of fresh fruit/veg...but my grain for the animals went up net $2 a 50# sack in the past 2 weeks!
I make our pickles...and can what we can grow!

The people that run the food pantry expressed a huge concern for the coming winter....

I had $30 for gas this week....not even 3/4 tank in my rice rocket at $3.85 gallon....I run on fumes a lot since DH unemployment.

whodunit · #4 08/18/12, 09:41 AM

Just a few things:

Pine nuts have gone through the roof. They are $19.99 for a bag that I think can't be much more than a pound.

Jam (several varieties) that we used to get at the discount grocer was $2.69. IIRC, it hasn't been that high in the past.

I got bacon for $1.99 a pound, but I don't think the quality will be very good. The other stuff was $2.99 a pound, but not sure how much that has risen since we don't buy it all the time.

I think the 3 pound bag of apples you mentioned was something like $3.67 at Walmart the other day.

The lowest I've seen sweet corn is 20 cents an ear, bit the ears aren't very substantial.

I wanna say that tuna has jumped. I think it was something like $14.99 for a pack of eight cans. That's what, $1.75 a can!!!

tab · #5 08/18/12, 09:49 AM

Grain about made me cry, wish I had gotten the meat birds earlier....although dh is now thinking a chicken tractor MIGHT be ok! Everything I am hearing is that this winter is going to be worse. I am canning and frezing as much as I can get my hands on.

elkhound · #6 08/18/12, 09:49 AM

oh olive oil is high too...outrageous in fact.....i been saving all meat drippings in my coffee cup for frying eggs in too.

elkhound · #7 08/18/12, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by tab

Grain about made me cry, wish I had gotten the meat birds earlier....although dh is now thinking a chicken tractor MIGHT be ok! Everything I am hearing is that this winter is going to be worse. I am canning and frezing as much as I can get my hands on.

i have been fermenting pickles last 11 days and about done with these 14 day pickles.they smell great.this is first time fermenting for me.i usually just make pickles but these fermented ones taste so good.

mpillow · #8 08/18/12, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by elkhound

oh olive oil is high too...outrageous in fact.....i been saving all meat drippings in my coffee cup for frying eggs in too.

I have gone away from olive oil....I have some lard canned from our pig and save all the drippings from bacon and ham fat is trimmed and frozen for the bean pot.

Bacon is an amazing "seasoning" all by itself!

elkhound · #9 08/18/12, 11:02 AM

i noticed those hannah pickled eggs....a 12oz jar that has very small eggs in it...maybe 10 or so eggs.....$5 something.....no way...i do my own 20 eggs at a time.i planted a large turnip patch to off set my feed bill.last year it cut my feed bill by 1/3rd feeding tops and bottoms.

elkhound · #10 08/18/12, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by mpillow

I have gone away from olive oil....I have some lard canned from our pig and save all the drippings from bacon and ham fat is trimmed and frozen for the bean pot.

Bacon is an amazing "seasoning" all by itself!

if i can get lucky and kill a thick sided deer i might peel the side down from hip to front and salt cure it like pork...deer bacon...what an idea.

look at this mpillow...a gallon

Bragg Organic Olive Oil 128 Oz.: Amazon.com: Grocery & Gourmet Food

elkhound · #11 08/18/12, 11:16 AM

one thing i did get was frozen sweet corn....got it on dehydrator now..i dont eat corn plain.but i like it in my soups.its 98cents...i want to do about 20 bags before prices jump.

freegal · #12 08/18/12, 11:36 AM

Elkhound, I've had deer bacon before and it was very good!

ldc · #13 08/18/12, 02:00 PM

That Bragg olive oil is $71.00+/gallon!!!!! Yikes!

elkhound · #14 08/18/12, 02:11 PM

just got done slicing large zucs up and trimming soft interior out, cut into spears and are now soaking in lime water...i hope i can find enough bannana peppers in garden to make my version of vlasic's farmers garden...oh... think i will add a slice or two of my hot purple onions.

tab · #15 08/18/12, 04:08 PM

Just started a batch of chunk pickles. Next will be seven day sweet.
I render my own lard. The butcher will usually let me take extra fat as most people will not do lard. This year, we will send our own hogs, bet I can get the fat from both

. I try to feed the pigs good stuff I believe "garbage in, garbage out". They have eaten more greens and veggies than me!

That is a scarey price for olive oil!!! Course it is organic and a gallon!

Smalltowngirl · #16 08/18/12, 04:29 PM

I had to stop at the grocery store yesterday. I can't have chickens due to living in the city limits so I have to buy eggs. Normally I get farm eggs but the heat seems to have slowed down production so much that the lady isn't selling any right now.
Eggs were $2.14/doz for the standard white large eggs
Fareway(house brand) yogurt was $2.19 a quart or $6.95 gal
Ground beef(ground in house) was $3.79/#
Chicken hind quarters were .79/#
Butter was $2.49
Commercial bread ranged from $1.99 to $4.69 for a 24 oz loaf .
Frozen Vegetables were $1.49/ 14oz bag
Fresh Apples ranged from .99/# to $2.25/#
Russet potatoes were $4.99/10 #
Yellow onions were $2.29/3# bag

whodunit · #17 08/18/12, 07:34 PM

Regarding tuna...I've been looking at canning bluegill and other pan fish. I've recently taken up fishing and might be a good way to save some money. I'm really the only one who eats tuna, but I think I can find some good chowder recipes the rest of the family might eat. Heavy on potatoes and cream, light on bluegill and shredded bluegill at that.

We've got eggs covered between the 20+ hens. We have been feeding them weeds, some pean screenings and lots of old bread products ($26 for a whole 7' rolling cart) and we get good organic bread that's barely if even expired.

We also do milk as we are currently cow-sitting a milk cow and calf. We also have a milk goat. Feeding them is more of a challenge since we don't have pasture, but we have had people just flat give us hay (broken bales, older stuff, etc.).

mpillow · #18 08/18/12, 07:43 PM

small catfish (hornpout) and white perch make good chowder....feed some crap fish to the chickens too.

whodunit · #19 08/18/12, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by mpillow

small catfish (hornpout) and white perch make good chowder....feed some crap fish to the chickens too.

Oh, I bet they would gobble it up! I watched a cool video of a six step method of filleting small panfish. It leaves the head, bones and guts intact.

I'm stopping by the lake after work tomorrow and do some bait fishing mostly. I caught four small bluegill on a fly last time, but some people next to me were pulling them out left and right on worms, I think. Just dug about 30 out of the garden this afternoon and evening.

Trixters_muse · #20 08/19/12, 09:06 AM

The biggest sticker shock for me was store brand sugar, 5 pounds-$4.09. I have a good supply but have been adding to it when I can find a sale. I recently found 4 pound bags for $1.99, bought 10.

Apples at the store this week were $4.99 for 3 pounds of Gala or Granny Smith. Potatoes are on sale everywhere but onions are running $1.99 a pound. Eggs are $2.49 for 18, I have chickens but I just noticed the price when I was looking at the butter which was $2.99 for a pound. 80% Ground Beef was $3.79 a pound and chicken leg quarters were on sale for .77 per pound but whole chickens were $1.79 a pound and skinless/boneless chicken breasts were $3.99 a pound. Tuna was .85 for store brand, $1.69 for Star-Kist.

Since it is back to school in many areas, you can find good deals on canned soups, pastas, puddings, snacks, lunch meats and juices so for those of you that use those items, you may want to check your local store adds and see what you can find.

I am seeing a lot of stores including family dollar selling snack size candy bars at good prices. This weekend they had a mix bag of candy bars for $2.50 and I had a .75 coupon so I added a couple to my stash.