Is buying in Bulk saving you money? Boxed.com

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Does buying in bulk save money. On your basics like Flour, Sugar, Oats, Cornmeal,, Beans and the like it can and does. But it does require space and a way to store those items. In our home we buy Flour, Oats and Beans in bulk. I do allot of cooking and making of bread so these items turn over every 3 or 4 mos in my home. I can get a 50lb bag of oats at the local bulk mart for less than 25$ = .0312 cents per ounce. Beats the Walmart where I pay 3.98 for 42 oz =9.5 cents an ounce. Savings of 6 cents an ounce.
 Savings on pre-made bulk items, Flavored oat meal, breakfast bars, mac and cheese can be tricky. Sam's, Cosco, Amazon, Boxed. There are many providers of these items.  The other day I ran across a deal on boxed.com. I shop at my local store Flavored oatmeal cost me .25 cents a package, Breakfast bars .31 cents each and Organic Mac and Cheese 2$ a box. Amazon really doesn't beat these prices. But the other day boxed did. Oatmeal at .19 cents, Breaky Bars .27 cents and Mac 1$ a box. Free shipping made it even better. I did not have to pack up the kids in the cold and go deal with the keep your hand on the cart and no you cant drive it because you crash it in to people
 For 69.43 we got 104 packets of oatmeal, 96 Nutrigrain bars, 24 Boxes of Back to nature Mac and cheese, and 3 boxes of q tips. Not to shabby.  They don't have as big of a selection as Amazon or Sam's but there getting there. Take a look and use code 85M88 to get 10$ off your first order.Boxed.com

 Time for some house cleaning. I have Thrive food storage stock product. I need to move to get more in. So from now till through the end of the week. If we can make 50 likes on facebook, there will be a drawing and one winner will get one item from the one hand stock and I will cover the cost of shipping.
Pressgroves Pantry

Pumkins

This past year we visited the local farmers market. Found alot of produce you wouldent find in stores because it is not popular.  Much of the produce you find at farmers markets can be higher in nutrents than store found.   Now back to the sugar pumkins. The kids picked sugar pumkins. We let them sit for a few months to become sweeter.  It was baked in the oven at 350 for a little over a hr till the flesh was easly pearced with a fork. 

After baking i scoped out the flesh and put it through my blender to purray it. Then promplty made fresh pumkin bread. 

To not be wastefull. The seeds were washed and mixed with 1 tbs olive oil and a dash of salt and pepper. Being still moist at 350 it took them about 20 mins to become good and taisty. 

Due to the ice and snow instead of chucking the pumkin shell and stringy stuff in the trash. It was thrown out for the abundent wild life. All got yummies 

What a week and a superise

It's been a busy week, we were blessed to have company. The kids were thrilled to have there grands come by for the weekend. Now back to being frugal, at times taking a chance and enter an on-line give away or to. Thanks to Kirstie at http://semlerfamily.blogspot.com/ and   for this sweet give away. It will make for a wonderful keepsake, and to Meghann  for the wonderful locket https://www.facebook.com/charmtuit?fref=ts
I chose the I love you letter and July and March birth stones. Man and I were born in July and March for the twins. I plan on adding more when funds allow. You have to be careful when you enter a contest even more with identity  theft. Be sure you do not give out any personal information and have fun.

Pumkin bread

I was raised that when someone you know is in need you just dont say " what can I do to help" you make arrangemants and do something. A new friend of mine on base grandma passed away this morning. Her love is deployed and whe moved a long way away from family. So i made some pumkin bread.

Most of my respies are old school. I find they tiast better, tried and true. This is it old school 

2C. Sifte Flour

2 tsp. Baking Powder

1/2 tsp. Soda

1 tsp. Salt

1 tsp. Cinnamon- We will come back to this

1/2 tsp. Nutmeg

1C. Sugar

1/2 c Milk

2 Eggs

1/4c Soft Butter

Sift Flour, Baking Powder, Soda, Salt, and spices togeather. This is important to make sure everything combines well. If you don't have a sifter a mesh strainer works great as well. Combine Pumkin, Sugae, Milk, Eggs and softened Butter in a  mixing bowl. Add dry ingredients and  mix till well blended. Bake at 350 deg for 45-65 mins.  It s a long spread but I use castiron for baking so it takes a bit more time.

Now to the Cinnamon there are two different kinds.

Cassia, Indonesian Cassia, Saigon (Vietnamese) Cinnamon,
Chinese Cinnamon, it is darker red, and smelles like  a cinnamon puncn in the face

 Ceylon Cinnamon or “True” Cinnamon smells sweeter and is ligher brown.

For Pumkin bread I love using Cassia

Introduction

Howdy all-

Just some background. I'm Kassi Midwest  born and bread, trucks, mud, bonfires, guns, sewing, knitting, baking. I do it all. My up bringing much like everyone elses plays a big part in my life and how I choose to do things. I'm the oldest of three kids, I come from the generation that spent summer days out side till the street light came on. When you could let your kids walk to someones house and not fear that something bad would happen to them. It's sad that society has changed that I can no longer allow my children to do some of the things that I was able to do. It's a shame. If I wasn't in school I was in the country with the grands, almost every weekend I can remember was spent there. Or at the field in the fall looking for the corn ears that the harvester missed, so I would have squirrel corn. My grands are depression children, and many of the skills I have I learn from watching my Grandma. For that I am blessed, grandpa every year would till both her garden beds. As the season went on there would be veggies and fruits everywhere. Potato's, strawberries, Brussel sprouts, green beans, peas, broccoli, lettuce, a plethora of more plants.  the tiny plum tree that bore yummy fruit. My favorite were the Apple and Pear trees, you would have to be care full parking under the Pear tree during harvest time. It was known to just drop  fruit and dent what ever was parked under it. I hope to attain Grandma's level or garden expertise, till this day she still throws all the fruit and veggie rinds and trimmings in her garden. You don't need fancy fertilizers, just some good old fashion know how. I hope to share this know how, if not for me as a journal for my children and future.