"...but if ye are prepared ye shall not fear." D&C 38:30

During the month of August we will start working on our three-month food supply from the Church pamphlet: "All is Safely Gathered In". The basis of the three-month supply is building a supply of food that is part of your normal daily diet. Since this is so personal, you will need to adapt these suggestions to what your family eats. We will put a commonly used item to purchase in the weekly announcements and a recipe or idea in the Ward newsletter.

Week of:

Aug 3 - Purchase one lb. of rice per person in your family.

Aug 10 - Purchase 8 cans of cream soups.

Aug 17 - Purchase 20 ounces of pasta per person.

Aug 24 - Purchase 12 cans or bottles of pasta sauce or tomato past with spaghetti sauce packets.

Aug 31 - Purchase 8 (15 oz.) cans of beans (any kind you usually use).

LET'S DO THIS!!

The cannery powdered milk is now $8.40. That is a $5 drop in price!

Leslie Hobbs says, "Macey's has a new brand of powdered milk. It is put out by Blue Chip, makers of Morning Moo. It is milk based and is very similar to Country Cream. It is on sale right now for $10.99 a can. That is a WOW! price. Macey's in Pl. Grove has also updated their food storage section. I have been looking for powdered shortening, they have it and lots of other #10 cans of muffin mixes, veggies, fruits, butter, margarine, corn starch, etc... Morning Moo milk is also on sale in the 50# bags. Country Cream powdered milk is also "on sale" for $15.99. That is still $2 more than from the makers store."

For those of you who missed the class and want to try it now, here is the recipe for bottled butter. It's really easy.

1 lb. of butter fills 2 half-pint jars (with a little extra). 10 lbs. butter fills 24 half-pint jars. Warm canning jars in oven at 200F and boil canning lids and rings. Melt butter in microwave or over low heat in a large saucepan or double boiler. Pour completely melted butter in warm canning jars 1/2 inch from the top and place hot canning lid and canning ring on jar to seal. The heat will seal the lid within a few minutes. You will hear it "pop". You will be able to tell if the jar is completely sealed if the canning lid forms an indentation in the middle. If you can push the lid down and feel movement, the lid is NOT sealed. Wait a few more minutes. Melted butter naturally separates and needs to be shaken to be thoroughly combined as it solidifies. When jars are at room temperature, place in refrigerator. Shake every 10 minutes during the solidifying process for the first hour. Once butter has completely solidified it will not separate. Place jars on storage shelf and use as needed. Refrigerate after opening.

Butter has an "official" shelf life of 2 - 3 years. However, some people have bottled butter that is six years old and is still perfect. Thanks to Sis. Brown for trying this out, bottling the butter and letting us all take some home. I have not attempted this yet but it is on my list of things to do.

COSTCO HAS WHEAT TODAY!

Staci Wray says she just got back from Costco and the 45lb buckets of Hard White Wheat from Lehi Roller Mills are $23.89. They had a lot of them, about 4 pallets stacked very high up by the front registers. There is a limit of 5 per household.

We have the Stake Dry Pack Canner available this week for your use. If you are interested in using it, call Debby Bateman, 756-4095 for available days.

Michelle Kendall has some information regarding storing eggs.

Whole Eggs: To freeze whole eggs or yolks crack them into a bowl and gently stir to break up the yolk somewhat. Try not to incorporate air into the eggs. Label the container with the date and the number of eggs. They can be kept frozen for a year, and should be thawed in the refrigerator the day before you intend to use them.
Freezing: Eggs can be stored for at least 1 month, covered in the refrigerator. Freezing is often unnecessary, but it can be done.
Preparation: Select fresh eggs and break each separately into a clean saucer. Examine each for freshness and remove any pieces of shell before mixing with other eggs.

WHOLE EGGS: Thoroughly mix yolks and whites. Do not whip in air. To prevent graininess of the yolks, add 1-½ tablespoons sugar, 1-½ tablespoons corn syrup OR ½ teaspoon salt per cup whole eggs, depending on intended use. Strain through a sieve or colander to improve uniformity. Package, allowing ½-inch headspace. Seal and freeze. Another method of freezing a whole-egg mixture is to use ice trays. Measure 3 tablespoons of egg mixture into each compartment of an ice tray. Freeze until solid. Remove frozen cubes, and package in moisture-vapor resistant containers. Seal and freeze. Three tablespoons of the egg mixture (one cube) equal one whole egg.

EGG YOLKS: Separate eggs. Stir yolks gently. To prevent graininess, add 1-½ tablespoons sugar, 1-½ tablespoons corn syrup OR ½ teaspoon salt per cup of egg yolks, depending on intended use. Strain through a sieve. Package, allowing ½-inch headspace. Seal and freeze. One tablespoon of the yolk mixture equals one egg yolk.

EGG WHITES: Gently mix whites; do not whip. Strain through a sieve. No sugar or salt is needed. Package, leaving ½-inch headspace. Seal and freeze. Two tablespoons of the egg-white mixture equal one egg white.

Leslie Hobbs will be doing a run for powdered milk early next week to Grandma's Country in Sandy. Deadline for ordering will be this Monday evening. Here are the prices for the milk:
25# pail $84.95
Case of 6 cans $82.95
Case of 6 chocolate milk $79.95
40# pail of chocolate milk $90.00
Cans of regular and chocolate are $13.99 each.
All of these would have tax also.
They will have 50# bags in 2-3 weeks. They will be $149.00 If you want a bag, you will have to go pick it up. Here is the address and phone number:

In addition to the milk, she will be taking orders for 6 gallon buckets and lids. They are $5.65 plus tax. They also have gamma lids for $5.30 but, all they have right now is black. She will be going to Industrial Containers in Salt Lake to get them. Orders and money need to be to Leslie by Monday night.

Staci Wray wanted to let you know that Albertsons is having a sale this week, May 4 - 10. There are several things on sale. Cereal $1.00/box - Cheerios, Fruity Cheerios, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Lucky Charms, Reese's Puffs, Golden Grahams, Strawberry or Chocolate Chex, Kix, Trix, Cocoa Puffs or Cooke Crisp cereal 8.7-14.25 oz.Chex Mix - $1.00/bagCurves Granola Bars - $1.00/box (the strawberry ones are really good) Nature Valley granola bars - $1.00/boxThere are other things in the ad, but these are some of the better deals. Also if anyone gets the Sunday paper, there were coupons in there yesterday to make the cereal deal better.

I get all my great info from a couple great websites:

www.pinchingyourpennies.com and

www.slickdeals.net

Leslie Hobbs found white wheat today at the Maceys in West Jordan. 7800 S 3200 W They have buckets and bags. Buckets are $29.99 and bags $25.99 She was also able to find long grain white rice at The Blue Chip (the makers of Morning Moo Milk) They are in the phone book, but anyone needs help call Leslie. Call Macey's ahead of time to make sure they still have the wheat. It is a special purchase and going fast, also from The Blue Chip Company.

Staci Wray says Smith's has 24-Pak Dasani water for $2.99, limit 6.

I just wanted to let you know that they have gamma seal lids at Wal-Mart for $4.38. The 5 gallon buckets are also sold there for the same price. I love these lids and have paid about $8 for them before. Heidi Conover

Wondering what you need to store and how much? Here's a great link from Tina Curzon!

http://lds.about.com/library/bl/faq/blcalculator.htm