With the price of food commodities up again today we need to return to saving money on our food budget. Today my husband, a nut and dried fruit broker called around to purchase peanuts. There were none. He was told the crop was small and is sold out. It's only January! So, guess what, peanut butter is about to go up! Today cocoa prices went up on the New York stock exchange as did oats, soybeans, corn, and wheat. At the present time millable wheat can only be purchased in the U.S. since the crop in Australia was destroyed and they are the only other sizable grower. .
With prices going up we are going to talk about making master mixes from our own favorite recipes. Once you have done this you will be able to bake cookies, cakes and sweet breads quickly and have them ready for breakfasts and to pack in lunches the next morning. Now is the time to decide you are the best person to create the foods your family will eat, not Nabisco. With mixes made from your own recipes your food can remain the same during times of crisis becoming a comfort to your family.
I have published these directions before. This time I would like to convert one of your recipes. If you would like to have your's done for you please email me your favorite cookie recipe for conversion. Do it tonight! In the meantime…here are a few money saving tips for the kitchen.
Money Saving in the Kitchen
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A small burner on your stove top costs 18 cents per hour, a large burner 36 cents per hour and an electric skillet only 14 cents per hour. A skillet is also usually larger and you can cook more food at the same time, further reducing the amount of time it would take to cook the same foods on a stove.
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A slow cooker costs only 2.4 cents an hour. You will cook longer in the slow cooker, 6 to 8 hours. It would cost you 14.4 cents for 6 hours in a crock pot, while it would cost 18 cents for just a half hour on the range. If you were using more than one burner to cook the same foods as the crock pot, it would cost you 27-38 cents for a half hour on the stove. Use a crock pot! An added advantage is the crock pot will help to heat your room so if you work in your home office all day place the crock pot in that room and you can turn down the heat!
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Using the oven on your stove costs about 43 cents per hour. The microwave is only 29 cents, but a toaster oven is only 11 cents per hour. If you are using the oven for one menu item, plan all your dishes for oven cooking that night. Now would be a good time to toss in a batch of cookies for lunches the next few days. A batch of chocolate chip cookies cost about $2.50, a bag in the grocery store about $3.50. In addition the homemade makes twice as much as the amount in the bag.
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You only need to preheat if you are baking and the recipe takes more than 30 minutes to bake. You should however, always preheat when baking yeast breads.
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Every time you open the oven door hot air escapes and the temperature goes down 20 degrees . Now, you need to cook longer since it take time for the oven to come back up to the correct temperature. Avoid the temptation to sneak a peek, use the light and window in the door instead.
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