Groceries
Jan 22nd 2016, 1:30 pm
#676
Slightly Canadian
Joined: Jul 2005
Location: St. John's, Newfoundland
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Re: Groceries
Yes. Plastic seems to be the root (no pun intended) cause of vegetables going rotten, even in the fridge, Of course everything bought (we're long through what we've grown in the short growing season here) comes wrapped in plastic, presumably so that it does rot & you have to buy more!
Jan 22nd 2016, 2:01 pm
#677
limey party pooper
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 9,982
Re: Groceries
That's essentially it.
The other mitigation strategy is to eat seasonable vegetables & fruit rather than expecting to eat strawberres & salad 365 days of the year. So root vegetables are the thing for the winter!
I keep meaning to research a better vegetable storage solution - other the the fridge. Back in the day, root vegetables were kept for months in root cellars. Yet potatoes in a bag in the garage sprout in a month or so. Some sort of dark, insulated storage box vented to the outside air is what I'm thinking of.
The other mitigation strategy is to eat seasonable vegetables & fruit rather than expecting to eat strawberres & salad 365 days of the year. So root vegetables are the thing for the winter!
I keep meaning to research a better vegetable storage solution - other the the fridge. Back in the day, root vegetables were kept for months in root cellars. Yet potatoes in a bag in the garage sprout in a month or so. Some sort of dark, insulated storage box vented to the outside air is what I'm thinking of.
Jan 22nd 2016, 3:52 pm
#678
Banned
Joined: Apr 2009
Location: SW Ontario
Posts: 19,879
Re: Groceries
That's essentially it.
The other mitigation strategy is to eat seasonable vegetables & fruit rather than expecting to eat strawberres & salad 365 days of the year. So root vegetables are the thing for the winter!
I keep meaning to research a better vegetable storage solution - other the the fridge. Back in the day, root vegetables were kept for months in root cellars. Yet potatoes in a bag in the garage sprout in a month or so. Some sort of dark, insulated storage box vented to the outside air is what I'm thinking of.
The other mitigation strategy is to eat seasonable vegetables & fruit rather than expecting to eat strawberres & salad 365 days of the year. So root vegetables are the thing for the winter!
I keep meaning to research a better vegetable storage solution - other the the fridge. Back in the day, root vegetables were kept for months in root cellars. Yet potatoes in a bag in the garage sprout in a month or so. Some sort of dark, insulated storage box vented to the outside air is what I'm thinking of.
Supposedly russets are particularly good for storing.
Jan 22nd 2016, 5:21 pm
#679
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Joined: Jan 2008
Location: Moncton, NB, CANADA
Posts: 50,862
Re: Groceries
I can't imagine keeping spuds that long.
My local shop sells 50lb bags but the saving equates to only about 60c per 10lb bag which lasts us about a week.
I went to Superstore this morning, advertising Russets @$5.99 for a 15lb bag. Not a great price but would save an additional trip out on foot in the cold.
But when I got there they were selling 10lb bags of two other kind, including good Reds for $2 each. So I got 20lbs for $4 instead of 15lbs for $6. That works out a better deal than the $50lb bag.
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Other highlights:
Some salad dressings @ $1.88 (normally $2.99)
Trop OJ carton @ $2.99 ($4.49)
PC extra old cheese @ $4.48 (6.99)
3lb carrots $2.50
Broc @$2.99
Various nice cheeses 2/$8
Pate's @ 99c
My local shop sells 50lb bags but the saving equates to only about 60c per 10lb bag which lasts us about a week.
I went to Superstore this morning, advertising Russets @$5.99 for a 15lb bag. Not a great price but would save an additional trip out on foot in the cold.
But when I got there they were selling 10lb bags of two other kind, including good Reds for $2 each. So I got 20lbs for $4 instead of 15lbs for $6. That works out a better deal than the $50lb bag.
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Other highlights:
Some salad dressings @ $1.88 (normally $2.99)
Trop OJ carton @ $2.99 ($4.49)
PC extra old cheese @ $4.48 (6.99)
3lb carrots $2.50
Broc @$2.99
Various nice cheeses 2/$8
Pate's @ 99c
Jan 22nd 2016, 5:24 pm
#680
Dichotomus tinker
Joined: Aug 2013
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 6,678
Re: Groceries
Even though its dried spice that will last forever, i only buy enough what will be used within 3 months,
Jan 22nd 2016, 6:19 pm
#681
Slob
Joined: Sep 2009
Location: Ottineau
Posts: 6,342
Re: Groceries
On curry additives/mixture, from the bulk store or on super special from the ethnic shop I get the dried ready to go blended spice of 'Madras as well as the Jamaican curry powder', works out to about a third of the cost of the jar or canned variety.
Even though its dried spice that will last forever, i only buy enough what will be used within 3 months,
Even though its dried spice that will last forever, i only buy enough what will be used within 3 months,
Certainly not ringburners.
She only does it for me. Stuff out of a jar or nothing. Mostly mild. I once tried to persuade her to put the jar of Madras back on the supermarket shelf. I knew what the outcome would be.
I enjoyed it. She lasted a mouthful before conceding defeat.
Jan 22nd 2016, 6:32 pm
#682
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Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 20,185
Re: Groceries
I can't really go that far. My missus, like most Quebeckers, isn't into curry.
Certainly not ringburners.
She only does it for me. Stuff out of a jar or nothing. Mostly mild. I once tried to persuade her to put the jar of Madras back on the supermarket shelf. I knew what the outcome would be.
I enjoyed it. She lasted a mouthful before conceding defeat.
Certainly not ringburners.
She only does it for me. Stuff out of a jar or nothing. Mostly mild. I once tried to persuade her to put the jar of Madras back on the supermarket shelf. I knew what the outcome would be.
I enjoyed it. She lasted a mouthful before conceding defeat.
Jan 22nd 2016, 6:34 pm
#683
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Location: Moncton, NB, CANADA
Posts: 50,862
Re: Groceries
I buy the jars for when I want something other than "my" curry and I buy them when they're $2, which is often. It doesn't go as far as a powder packet but it will make me 4 portions. @ 50c a portion (and with the sauce already at the desired consistency) there's not a great amount to be saved
My stepson is the only one of the other 4 who could eat curry and then it's really only "my" curry or one of the mild ones like Thai Yellow. The Thai Red is too hot for him.
Curiously, my step daughter doesn't like any of those curries but likes Szechuan.
Jan 22nd 2016, 6:51 pm
#684
Slob
Joined: Sep 2009
Location: Ottineau
Posts: 6,342
Re: Groceries
I happily take a normal or madras curry powder. It's what I use to make "my" curry. I've not seen Jamaican curry powder (or any kind) at Bulk Barn. I'm not sure there'd be anywhere else for it here.
I buy the jars for when I want something other than "my" curry and I buy them when they're $2, which is often. It doesn't go as far as a powder packet but it will make me 4 portions. @ 50c a portion (and with the sauce already at the desired consistency) there's not a great amount to be saved
My stepson is the only one of the other 4 who could eat curry and then it's really only "my" curry or one of the mild ones like Thai Yellow. The Thai Red is too hot for him.
Curiously, my step daughter doesn't like any of those curries but likes Szechuan.
I buy the jars for when I want something other than "my" curry and I buy them when they're $2, which is often. It doesn't go as far as a powder packet but it will make me 4 portions. @ 50c a portion (and with the sauce already at the desired consistency) there's not a great amount to be saved
My stepson is the only one of the other 4 who could eat curry and then it's really only "my" curry or one of the mild ones like Thai Yellow. The Thai Red is too hot for him.
Curiously, my step daughter doesn't like any of those curries but likes Szechuan.
I hate to think what she'd make of a chunk of lemon grass.
Jan 22nd 2016, 7:03 pm
#685
Yo
Joined: Nov 2012
Location: UK
Posts: 24,474
Re: Groceries
That's amusing. Our "curry" last night ended up being flavoured with some sort of Taco sauce (the only thing we could find that could be aged without carbon dating). I thought it had a bit of a tang. My wife suffered.
I hate to think what she'd make of a chunk of lemon grass.
I hate to think what she'd make of a chunk of lemon grass.
Jan 22nd 2016, 7:12 pm
#686
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Re: Groceries
They’ll never know the unrestrained marvel of rolling into a curry house with a gang of mates after the pub closed and ordering various vindaloos, baltis and madras’ and every type of naan bread on the menu while washing it all down with pints of questionable lager. Happy days.
Jan 22nd 2016, 7:25 pm
#688
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Jan 22nd 2016, 7:31 pm
#689
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Re: Groceries
They’ll never know the unrestrained marvel of rolling into a curry house with a gang of mates after the pub closed and ordering various vindaloos, baltis and madras’ and every type of naan bread on the menu while washing it all down with pints of questionable lager. Happy days.
Jan 22nd 2016, 7:45 pm
#690
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Re: Groceries
It's partly down to exchange rates and partly down to climatic conditions (drought) in agricultural bits of the USA.
As I mentioned in a previous post, people could mitigate the rising cost of groceries by not buying stuff they won't use.
As an example, my wife decided to make a curry last night (she'd picked up some chicken on sale). We had several jars of curry sauce in the pantry. Having checked the dates on them, they all went in the bin. That's about $20 of wasted food.
As I mentioned in a previous post, people could mitigate the rising cost of groceries by not buying stuff they won't use.
As an example, my wife decided to make a curry last night (she'd picked up some chicken on sale). We had several jars of curry sauce in the pantry. Having checked the dates on them, they all went in the bin. That's about $20 of wasted food.
A lot of people who don't waste food, can't mitigate or off set the high prices by doing that, and just have to skip meals, eat less healthy foods, and more processed stuffs which for whatever reason are not increasing in price.
Time to go back to frozen 1.99 meals, whatever the reason they seem to be getting cheaper, but sometimes you just can't afford the healthy foods like veggies and fruit.