It’s Time To Review
Food Shopping Rules
January can be a tough month to
stay within the budget, unless you
have done some advanced plan
ning. If you put Christmas expens
es on your credit cards those bills
will be coming due. Then there’s
also the possibility that you spent
more than you should have.
Food shopping does offer the
opportunity to stretch dollars.
Even though we do “have to cal”
we have a wide range of food from
which to choose. If you have al
ready taken most of the known
steps to cut down cm food expens
es there is nothing much to offer
but sympathy. If not, your very
laxity provides hope of a son.
There are lots of things you can do
to save money.
First of all, before you go any
where near a supermarket, check
your cupboards, refrigerator and
freezer to discover what you have
on hand to help plan your meals.
Then read and study your favorite
store’s weekly food ads. Begin to
plan menus around store features
and what you have on hand.
Be flexible in your menu plan
ning since most stores have in
store features that can be to your
advantage. Clip and use coupons.
Try to plan a week’s worth of
meals at a time. It’s not easy and
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Lancaster Extension
Home Economist
takes time, but nobody ever said
saving money was easy. Now you
are ready to make your shopping
list
Knowing the layout of your fa
vorite store'ean also help you save
money. If you know the exact lo
cation of items in the store, you
can organize ydur shopping list to
shop the aisles once with no back
tracking or lost time.
Knowing some of the psycholo
gy of food placement can foil
some of the attempts of retailers to
get you to loosen your purse
strings. Think for a minute where
the white bread is located. It’s
usually at the end of an aisle to
pull you along. You’ve got to go
past a lot of items to get to the
bread and when you do it’s usually
on the bottom shelf. Items at eye
level are reserved for those things
you do not have on your list like
specialty bread items or fancy pas
tries. Every department has high
demand items to pull you along,
items that are not on most shop
ping lists, and a lot of high im
pulse, high profit items that are
easy to see and reach. It takes a lot
of self discipline to stick to a shop
ping list.
But what is one to do in these
new super stores with up to 60,000
square feet of selling area and
more than 20,000 items for sale?
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Nothing looks or feels more
natural on cold winter days than
versatile, comfortable wool.
When the weather cools down,
wool becomes the All-American
favorite for outdoor fun and
indoor good looks.
Mostwool feels soft and luxuri
ous and reflects both good taste
and style. When cared for proper
ly, wool clothing can be worn for
many years. It does not easily pill,
snag or break. Its fibers are flexi
ble and elastic., After a little rest,
wool has the ability to bounce
back to its original shape.
Wool keeps us warm and dry. It
They have beautiful interiors with
attractive lighting, music and
smells. They have self-serve bak
eries, delis and cheese shops, fresh
seafood and floral sections, and
pharmacies.
One way to not get carried away
is to keep a running tally of your
purchases. Those little, thin pock
et calculators are easy to carry and
use. You will be less tempted to
throw away money on Mils if you
know how much you have already
spent.
Shop for meat in terms of
meals. When certain cuts that your
family enjoys are on sale, buy an
extra large cut with the thought of
using it for mote than one meal.
Think in terms of planned-overs,
not wasty leftovers.
Learn a little home butchering.
Buy whole chickens on sale and
cut up your own. Buy a larger cut
of meat than usual when on sale
and cut it into several meals.
These ate just a few ideas to
help you save. You can probably
think of a lot more.
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Wool Is A Natural
feels so comfortable because of its
excellent insulation ability. In
very wet conditions, wool can
absorb up to 30 percent of its own
weight without feeling damp.
Wool breathes, allowing the
body’s own natural moisture to
pass through. This characteristic
gives wool its year-round appeal.
The following tips from the
International Fabricare Institute,
the association of professional
drydeaners and launderers, can
help keep your woolen garments
looking their best wear after wear.
Give woolens a 24 hour rest
between wearings. This will give
them a chance to shed wrinkles |
and return to their original shape.
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Participating Dairy Princesses including (left to right)
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Brush wool clothing with stiff
brush to remove surface soil and
to revive the nap. Remember to
always brush in the direction of
the nap.
Treat stains immediately before
they have time to set Blot up any
liquid stains and then have them
tended to as soon as possible by a
professional drycleaner.
Drycleaning is often the best
method of care for wools. Studies
show that drycleaning can keep
wool looking it’s best cleaning
after cleaning.
Wool can be damaged by insec
ts. Be sure to clean wool before
storage and make sure closets and
trunks are clean too.
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