#grocery prices

[solarishashernoseinabook]

To get series for a moment, this is the shit Loblaws is pulling with grocery prices in Canada.

On the right is what I got this morning at Food Basics: toilet paper, pads, 36 cans of soup, two coffee creamers, and a large chocolate bar, for $93.09. After Food Basics, I went to Loblaws to get a couple things I couldn't get there. Two bags of rice, four bags of coffee, and a small chocolate bar at Loblaws cost $99.96.

This. Has. To. Stop.

[tumbling-through-the-world]

Since grocery prices are crazy, I want to share this resource that I like. The Good and Cheap Cookbook is available for free as a PDF on the author's website.

$4/day might not be accurate anymore because of inflation, but this book helps me a lot, and the recipes are amazing!

[geezerwench]

Grocery prices 2022

[rebelbagel]

[siddhiinfosoft]

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[be-ca-lm]

Hey yall, just in case you get all your news from ticktock and you never pay attention to geopolitics: a food shortage is coming. It may be billed as simply recession in the US. But if you care, I'd recommend learning how to actually grow some things. With tech these days it's incredibly easy to set up a microgreen station in a garage or shed year round despite local climate, as well as other seedlings that can be started under growlights and transitioned to hydroponics or indoor greenhouse set ups. This isn't doomsday BS, don't build a bunker or anything insane. Just be aware that there's things you can do now that might save a pretty penny later and grocery store prices are only gonna go up for the foreseeable future. That is all.

[authortoberecognized]

WALT'S OPINIONS: DIGITAL COUPONS

                                              WALT’S OPINIONS                                               DIGITAL COUPONS As far as the current increase in the price of groceries goes I am lucky that my days of supporting a family are over. However, the increase is quite noticeable to me for I still must eat, The opinion I expressed here will probably cause disagreements because food prices…

[consideratesea]

oh fuck all the way off this grocery store is selling a 6-pack of ramen for $4.79

[thecapitolradar]

Guess who is the majority stakeholder in Kroger?

Hillary Clinton.

[foodandfolklore]

Bleeding Bread

I got some good deals on bread today, so it got me thinking about bread and fairytales. Bread often represents Kindship, Community, and Prosperity. It's used as offerings and during celebrations. I found a short tale by the Brother's Grimm where a rich woman turns away a poor woman and her bread begins to bleed.

I kind of want to try making a bread like this. Bread with something red coming out. Something that encourages empathy. The story has a strong message of "Help those in need now, since by the time others come it may be too late." And since we're in a bit of a food price crises where I live, the story hit me pretty hard.

Add to that, let me know if you're also feeling the squeeze of food prices, and share any tips or tricks you know to help your food go further. I wanna share some of my own later.

Bleeding Bread (Also Called: God's Food)

Once there were two sisters; the one had no children and was very rich; the other had 5 children, was a widow, and was so poor she no longer had enough bread to feed herself and her children.

In distress she went to her sister and said "My children and I are starving. You are rich; give me a bite of bread."

The rich but hard hearted woman said "I don't have anything in my house either." and with angry words she sent the poor woman away.

Some time later the rich sister's husband came home and wanted to him himself a piece of bread. But when he cut the loaf, red blood gushed from it. When his wife saw this, she became horrified and told him what had happened. He hurried away and wanted to help. When he entered the poor widow's room, he found her there praying. She was holding the youngest two of her children in her arms; the older three were lying there dead.

He offered her food, but she answered "We no longer need earthly food; God has filled three already and will hear our prayers as well.

She had hardly uttered these words when the two small ones stopped breathing, whereupon her heart broke too, and she sank down dead.

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

woke up and someone spilled vanilla extract all over my dash, so as punishment you strange little beasties are getting all the VANILLA FACTS i know:

vanilla is the 2nd most expensive spice in the world (2nd to saffron)

which is why more than 99% of what we call "vanilla extract" is actually vanillin (vanilla's dominant flavor compound) and is not extracted from real vanilla.

luckily, even professionals struggle to tell the difference when it comes to things like baked goods. but there is a distinct difference in non-heat treated products like vanilla ice cream. real vanilla has a more complex, individualized flavor profile.

why is vanilla so expensive? because it is a ridiculously delicate & demanding crop. complete primadonna.

vanilla beans come from vanilla orchids. these crazy flowers bloom for A SINGLE DAY and have to be HAND-POLLINATED in a process that is exhausting, delicate, and requires specialist knowledge passed down over generations.

then, if you're lucky, you get vanilla beans.

which then require months of further specialized treatment.

the entire process takes about a year and can go wrong at any stage

vanilla has been cultivated for over 800 years (possibly much longer). the first known cultivators are the Totonac, an indigenous people of Mexico.

the Aztecs used it as a sweetener to balance out the bitter taste of cocoa. it was popular in a drink called xocolatl--the precursor to modern hot chocolate!

it is only pollinated by a very specific orchid bee!!!

which is why no fruit could be grown outside of Mexico until the 1800s

Edmond Albius, born into slavery, invented the pollination method we still use today--launching a global industry when he was just 12 years old.

today, the majority of the world's vanilla is grown in Madagascar

if you want real vanilla, read the labels carefully--it's harder to find than you think!

in conclusion, those tiny black specks you see in fancy vanilla ice cream? those are vanilla bean seeds! itty bitty orchid seeds!!! they are delicious and also a PRISSY BITCH!

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[sridanafoods]

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[ehgood-enough]

Went grocery shopping. Bought a bunch of stuff to make MOST of a recipe. Now I have to go grocery shopping again. Why is being alive so damn expensive

[lowonb12]

hell world hell world