Shop Smart And Save
Remember when you could buy a
sweater for less than $2O? It wasn’t
so long ago, but prices have risen
drastically to today’s often
discouraging level. Wise con
sumers can still save dollars,
though, with a little planning and
smart shopping.
The first thing to do is to make
the most of the clothing you
already own. Make needed repairs
right away, clean the garments
only according to the instructions,
brush them after wearing and
hang them up instantly. By taking
ifcood care of what you have, you
avoid having to buy a lot of new
things.
Next, plan before you go shop
ping. Decide on the color, quality,
and price of the things you need.
Plan to buy things that will go with
clothes you already own. All of this
avoids expensive iinpulse buying.
When you go buy
simple garments. Unusual or
faddish garments soon become
dated and unfashionable. Simple
garments can also be dressed up in
several different ways by adding
accessories like jackets, sweaters.
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Ladies
Have You
Heard?
By Doris Thomas
Lancaster Extension
Home Economist
belts or scarves.
Buy clothes in solid colors. They
are easier to mix and match.
Buy quantity in some things and
quality in others.' Quantity buying
is good for things like socks or
underwear where it often saves
you money to buy in numbers. Buy
qualify when you want something
to last for a long time. Clothes that
do not fit and wear well are never a
good buy.
Shop at economical stores. Some
stores carry the same brands as
others, but at lower prices.
Make sales work for you, buy
only if you need what is on sale. It
does not pay to buy something on
sale that you do not need and will
not wear. Buy off-season, too.
Clothes are cheaper then.
Buy for children .by size, not age.
Children at different ages can be
different sizes. Buy standard sizes
like small, medium and large
instead of numbered sizes when
possible. Numbered sizes tend to
be more expensive.
Cooking For One Or Two
If you cook for only one or two,
you have plenty of company.
Statistics show that more than half
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the households in the United States
now consist of one or two persons.
But even though, singles and
twosomes now outnumber families
with two parents and one or more
children, most cookbooks and
supermarkets still seem to be
geared to the needs of larger
households.
Tor many singles the solution is
to grab a burger at a local fast food
restaurant, pop a TV dinner into
the pven, or cook one big meal and
eat leftovers the rest of the week.
While these approaches are fine
occasionally, a steady diet of such
foods can be both expensive and
boring to the palate.
Cooking for one or two is not
difficult, and may offer some
advantages not open to large
families. With only yourself and
perhaps one other person to please,
you have more freedom to ex*
pertinent with new foods, flavors,
and recipes. Eating schedules can
be more flexible when you don’t
have to consider several other
people in the household.
In the supermarket, small cans
and packages generally cost more
per unit. However, a family-sized
package is no bargain if it goes
stale before it’s used up. Singles
and twosomes can use some family
sized food items to their ad
vantage.
For instance, buy regular sizes
of bread, rolls and pastries and
keep them in the freezer. Remove
portions as needed.
Buy frozen vegetables in plastic
bags whenever possible. That
way it’s easier to remove the
amount needed for a meal.
TONNAGE TABLE FOB 8 FT. SIDEWALLS*
Width
X 20’ 30’ 40’ 50'
60’ 215 323 432 540
70’ 251 376 504 630
80’ 287 431 576 720
90’ 323 485 648 808
100’ 359 539 720 900
110’ 395 593 792 989
120’ 431 648 864 1080
130’ 467 688 936 1170
140’ 503 755 1008 1260
150' 539 808 1080 1350
‘Based on level fill with 45 Ibs./Cu. Ft.
Buy several cookbooks for one or
two, and clip recipes that can be in large sizes. Ask the grocer to
decreased successfully. Don’t be repackage what you need into
afraid to speak up when packages smaller portions. Most are happy
of meat, cheese, and produce are to please their customers.
Pa. slates food
products month
HARRISBURG - Citing the food
industry’s acceptance and the
success of last year’s salute to
Pennsylvania foods, state
Agriculture Secretary Penrose
Hallowed has announced that
Governor Dick Thornburgh will
again proclaim August as Penn
sylvania Food Products Month.
“Almost 1,000 growers, many
farm markets and food processors
took Part in Pennsylvania Food
Products Month in 1982,” Hallowed
said. “Ad who were involved
agreed that the month-long
promotion was beneficial in in
creasing brand recognition and
stimulating consumers’ goodwid.”
Hallowed noted that the ideal of
setting a full month aside to focus
on Pennsylvania food products at
retail had been originally
suggested by representatives of
the state’s agricultural industries.
“Pennsylvania Food Products
Month was designed to give food
processors, farm marketers and
food retailers an opportunity to
show consumers how valuable
agriculture is to Pennsylvania,” he
said.
“By stressing the advantages of
purchasing locally grown and
processed foods —economy, price,
freshness and taste agribusiness
are helping maintain and expand
their markets. At the same time,
consumers have the chance to
discover the wide variety and
UncasterFamiac, Satrday, Marchs, 1983—89
abundance of Pennsylvania food
products,” Hallowell said.
The Agriculture Secretary said,
“The ' theme from last year,
‘Keystone Pride,’ was so well
received that we have adopted it as
an alternate slogan for processors
and producers with out-of-state
sales. The ‘We’re Growing Better’
logo has continued to grow in
acceptance with industry and
consumer alike, with almost 200
firms using the logo, and a total of
$3OO million in sales in 1982. ’ ’
August was chosen as an ap
propriate month for the promotion,
coinciding with peak harvest
season for so many Pennsylvania
fruits and vegetables.
The State Department of
Agriculture is already working
with food and agriculture in
dustries to arrange advertising
and promotions for August. Special
in-store promotional materials will
be available to highlight Penn
sylvania food products, and the
Penn State Extension Service will
be coordinating with the Depart
ment to publicize the month’s
activities.
HalloweU said, “Through the
continued cooperation of our food
and agricultural industries this
August, Pennsylvania’s 12 million
consumers will learn first-hand
why we say, ‘Pennsylvania
Agriculture We’re Growing
Better.’ ”