[Koolaid tastes much better with half the sugar.]
Yes it does. That is exactly the way I do it. 1/2 of what they recommend is perfect for me.
Celery goes on sale for 29 cents around here at Thanksgiving - I froze some but it got thrown out (I wouldn’t have done it!) - I just froze some more - made soup with some, gave some away, froze the rest).
Our HEB store gets the other stores’ rejects. Celery is a big seller during Nov. and Dec. so that’s why this store rarely gets celery during the holidays. If I don’t have enough in the freezer by Sept., I’ll buy some then at the regular price, chop and freeze it for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Sadly, the lack of holiday sales are a bummer here.
It took me a ridiculously long time to realize we get the rejects. But it’s so apparent. That’s why the ol’ Riverside cheapo turkeys have 3 different prices. An HEB store elsewhere gets in a new shipment so they send their old shipments to us.
That’s why for months, we had an entire aisle filled with nothing but Whataburger mustard in a store with 12 aisles.
When cauliflower became popular with the low carb crowd, we never saw another head of cauliflower again.
That’s also why strawberries here go fuzzy moldy before you can get home from the store. I’m sick and tired of paying full price for garbage. No telling how many virus infected have touched, sniffed and coughed on our food after it’s traveled all over Texas for weeks on end.