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Vanity Chat ^ | September 15, 2022 | ConservativeInPA

Posted on 09/15/2022 9:54:04 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA

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I’ll start with my most recent cost cutter. I have baked bread for years. It tastes better than store bought. It has no preservatives. It’s less expensive than any loaf you can buy. But I often find that half of what I bake goes to waste. Homemade bread goes stale before it starts growing mold if you don’t have enough people around to quickly eat it. You can make toast, breadcrumbs, French toast and a few other things from stale bread, but after awhile you still find that you are wasting bread.

The solution: I bought a 1/2 loaf Pullman bread pan. It can be used without it’s top to make a regular loaf or with it’s top to make pain de mie.


Pain de Mie


Half Pullman Bread Pan

A half loaf pan has a couple of advantages beyond cutting the amount of stale or moldy bread. It requires half the ingredients to make a loaf. A half loaf is easier to knead than a full loaf. And, it cuts baking time (energy savings) and rise times are also reduced.

I generally make a loaf every three or so days, say that is about twice per week. That means I don’t waste a loaf of bread per week. Let’s guesstimate a loaf of homemade bread costs $0.80 to bake. The cost of a half pullman pan is about $20. It takes 25 weeks to recoup the cost of the pan. Savings are even greater if you use the price of a really good loaf of bread from a bakery.

While saving a buck or two a week doesn’t sound like much, it does add up over a year. When you combine additional cost savers it really adds up. You can eat healthier and better tasting food for much less.

1 posted on 09/15/2022 9:54:04 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA
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To: ConservativeInPA

Clip coupons. You can save as much as $150 a week


2 posted on 09/15/2022 9:55:57 AM PDT by circlecity
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Learn to eat cheaply.

STOCK UP ON VITAMIN PILLS . . . who cares if they lose their potency over time . . . replace them semi annually

It'd be nice to have steak, but Ramen will keep you alive on the cheap.

ANYTHING that mixes with water is a deal.

The main thing is to TEACH YOURSELF you CAN survive on bread and water.

3 posted on 09/15/2022 9:57:53 AM PDT by knarf (I say things that are true . . . I have no proof, but they're true.)
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To: ConservativeInPA

Bolt on the check.

(Only kidding)


4 posted on 09/15/2022 9:58:12 AM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman! )
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1. I used to eat out a lot, but now I cook much more.

2. I try to buy in bulk as much as possible. I am also shopping for my aging mother who can't handle bulk items such as large bottles of tea and juice. So I bought some cheap small pitchers and I refill them from the large bottles as she empties them.

3. More fresh items rather than processed items. Create salads from scratch rather than bag-o-salads. I've found ways to keep the items fresher for longer so I can use (for example) an entire head of lettuce before it goes bad.

4. Watch lots of YouTube videos. Lots of great advice on recipes, keeping food fresh, what can be shoved in the freezer, etc.

5 posted on 09/15/2022 9:59:30 AM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (This is not a tagline.)
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To: Fido969

i forget my wallet so the wife has to pay...

buwahahahahahaha


6 posted on 09/15/2022 10:00:07 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: knarf

Bread and water was an old English Navy punishment dealt out as it caused profound constipation.


7 posted on 09/15/2022 10:00:34 AM PDT by Blueflag (Res ipsa loquitur: ad ferre non, velit esse sine defensione)
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To: ConservativeInPA

I buy as much as I can through a restaurant supply company and that saves us about 30% across the board on food. 50# sacks of flour and oats, 25# sacks of sugar and salt, bulk spices, frozen fish, things like that.


8 posted on 09/15/2022 10:01:41 AM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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my son in law bakes....I bought him a full size pullman pan, and maybe a half size would work better for him and my dtr....

we have stopped eating out wily nily....

we don't order drinks when out, unless its included in the price...

I shop sales, always...

trying to NOT waste anything....what's not eaten at supper, we will eat for lunch...

9 posted on 09/15/2022 10:01:48 AM PDT by cherry
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10 posted on 09/15/2022 10:02:01 AM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR)
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To: who_would_fardels_bear

Safeway coupons. $5 Friday. Drink water not juice-doctors orders. A rotisserie chicken makes sandwiches and soup broth afterwards.


11 posted on 09/15/2022 10:02:08 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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I take advantage of sales. Giant has sales every week. I also use coupons.


12 posted on 09/15/2022 10:02:26 AM PDT by philippa
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Garden for fresh veggies


13 posted on 09/15/2022 10:02:31 AM PDT by taxcontrol (The choice is clear - either live as a slave on your knees or die as a free citizen on your feet.)
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I don’t eat at restaurants except on very rare occasions. I cook my own meals and usually make the giant family size portion and then freeze several meals in individual ziploc baggies.

I’ve done this for years.


14 posted on 09/15/2022 10:02:34 AM PDT by FLT-bird
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To: circlecity

Public BOGO.


15 posted on 09/15/2022 10:03:05 AM PDT by TexasGator ( Gator in Florids)
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Don’t eat out. Buy cheap cuts of meat. Avoid junk food.


16 posted on 09/15/2022 10:03:18 AM PDT by Rokke
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Got loaf of bread, package hamburger buns and one of hot dog buns for $1.00 each yesterday at Walmart. Buying hamburger meat in rolls, wrap and freeze. Buying canned vegetables.


17 posted on 09/15/2022 10:04:08 AM PDT by Hattie
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btw, I don't consider trying to save on food and dining out as being tight wads......its the OLD and WISE way...

waste not, want not....

we need to be good stewards of everything.

18 posted on 09/15/2022 10:04:28 AM PDT by cherry
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To: ConservativeInPA

Cocaine is an excellent appetite suppressant, but expensive.
Smart consumers will jack up a dealer at gunpoint.


19 posted on 09/15/2022 10:04:47 AM PDT by humblegunner (Ain't drownin', Just wavin'...)
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To: TexasGator

Publix


20 posted on 09/15/2022 10:05:15 AM PDT by TexasGator ( Gator in Florids)
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