nomifyle
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I bought egg noodles awhile back, actually two five gallon buckets full. They were still $1 a package at walmart, not sure if they have gone up in price now.
God is good all the time
Judy
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God is good all the time
Judy
20Gauge
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Yeah we ended up at Wal-Mart also. Bought all we needed. It just chaps me the limits being placed
20Gauge
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More like spaghetti....lol
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
oddly enough spaghetti noodles have been hard to find in my area. OC finally found some at the farm store of all places and stocked up. I think Fareway, HyVee, and Aldi may have them in stock once again, haven't checked now that I have what I consider to be a years worth for us, six two-pound boxes.
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aviax2
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Pioneer gravy mixes are wonderful, just add water.
nomifyle
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actually DH and some of my cousins tell me how easy it is to make gravy with flour and seasonings, but I always end up with a mess.
I use to make kind of a thin gravy with arrow root starch that my family liked, but DH does not like it,
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Judy
SouthernBreeze
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I make that exact gravy recipe, except sometimes I use a can of cream of mushroom soup. I pour it over lightly browned on both sides, boneless pork chops in my crock pot. It makes a delicious gravy for mashed potatoes. Also, it can be used over a beef or pork roast in the crock pot along with potatoes and carrots. Dried onion soup mix and cream of "everything" soup takes up plenty of room in my pantry. I use both, often.
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nomifyle
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I like their store brand, actually the only kind I buy, I always buy 6 bottles at a time because I don't get to Kroger very often, it never cleans the shelf of them, me taking six.Tonight Kroger didn’t have a single bottle of worchesgire sauce, not one! Not even their store brand!
Yeah I know I spelled that wrong but I’m tired and don’t care.
God is good all the time
Judy
John Deere Girl
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Went to Kroger tonight, and there were big holes in produce, bread, meat and dairy.
xtreme_right
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It’s easy to get lumps in the gravy once you pour the milk in. Sausage gravy is much more forgiving because the sausage is coated with flour so it doesn’t clump as easy.
briches
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I used to do sausage gravy from scratch. I now use pioneer. So good and easy.
psychgirl
Has No Life - Lives on TB
That’s the one I buy. I love using it!
Marie
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Most everyone I know under 40 around here has no idea how to make homemade gravy. I taught many the super easy way
Get a quart size jar fill with water and and flour. Pour in your heated scrapings slowly and keep stirring. Then add milk or water. They never have problems again.
Get a quart size jar fill with water and and flour. Pour in your heated scrapings slowly and keep stirring. Then add milk or water. They never have problems again.
aviax2
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Breakfast gravy is homemade by DH. I can make meat gravies from scratch but the Pioneer beef, pork, chicken, etc. is so good and easy, much better than say McCormicks mixes and they make 2 cups rather than 1 cup. The country gravy mix (not the sausage one) I use in potato soup.
Nopie
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I went to Winco in upper northern California and they were well stocked. I didn’t see any major holes which is awesome. I go about once a month and this is only the second time since covid started that they didn’t have any canning jars. I try to always pick up one flat of them when I go to the “big city”.
I also went to the best butcher in town and prices there are up 30% since covid started. And the Fed says inflation is low. I don’t think that’s true at all.
I also went to the best butcher in town and prices there are up 30% since covid started. And the Fed says inflation is low. I don’t think that’s true at all.
coalcracker
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In less than one full year we have all been conditioned to expect and accept shortages of many products.
Welcome to Dystopia USA.
What will be the new normal by the end of 2021? Some level of rationing with far fewer choices? Probably.
Welcome to Dystopia USA.
What will be the new normal by the end of 2021? Some level of rationing with far fewer choices? Probably.
Cyclonemom
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Is there still a Barilla plant on the east side of town?
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Tonight Kroger didn’t have a single bottle of worchesgire sauce, not one! Not even their store brand!
Yeah I know I spelled that wrong but I’m tired and don’t care.
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Homemade Worcestershire Sauce
This homemade Worcestershire sauce is made with vinegar, soy, sugar, mustard, garlic, and cinnamon for a savory, subtly sweet, tangy seasoning sauce.
FYI: if cooks keep white vinegar, apple cider vinegar, soy sauce, and olive oil on hand, they can make a number of substitute sauces for meat and vinegarettes for salads. I also have rice wine vinegar and various Asian oils. I make a fair amount of stir fry dishes.
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packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
Yes, doesn’t mean we’ll get spaghetti noodles first 5hough.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Yes. They've been expanding, too. Here's an article:
Barilla expanding the pasta-bilities with plant expansion
UPDATE: This version updates to show that the Ames facility is the third largest in Barilla Group. Barilla revealed its recently expanded facility in Ames
www.amestrib.com
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Try Wednesdays first thing. That's truck delivery day for Fareway and HyVee. Target gets trucks every day. They are higher, but when I need something, and am willing to spend more money, I can find often find scarce grocery and cleaning items there.
Let's see egg noodles = 2 eggs, flour, salt, rolling pin and you have noodles. Well you have to let them dry and cut them, but you get the idea.
Pasta is something I have in abundance in my food storage purchased long before the pandemic. When I open a package from storage I put it on the list to replace so I'm always ahead of the game. If you have a pasta machine, you can make that yourself too. I don't have one and prefer to just keep stocked up from the store.
Pasta is something I have in abundance in my food storage purchased long before the pandemic. When I open a package from storage I put it on the list to replace so I'm always ahead of the game. If you have a pasta machine, you can make that yourself too. I don't have one and prefer to just keep stocked up from the store.
packyderms_wife
Neither here nor there.
We’re good now, except for angle hair pasta that I found out he doesn’t like, but I love.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Orzo (pasta) is the one that goes in and out fairly fast. I bought six boxes last time it was in (should last through the winter).
This is great for cold lettuce salads and a number of dishes. Use as you would rice, although I have yet to made an orzo pudding as a substitute for rice pudding.
This is great for cold lettuce salads and a number of dishes. Use as you would rice, although I have yet to made an orzo pudding as a substitute for rice pudding.
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Ragnarok
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Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Agreed. But I just start early on my shopping day and plan on going to several different stores if necessary. My pantry is fairly healthy I like to get out once a week, weather permitting.
I'm going out tomorrow to mail stuff from an efficient post office (Ankeny) and pick up egg rolls for New Year's. I know how to make them, but it's a holiday treat to be able to buy them and some pot stickers.
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
I'm mildly annoyed with the families that come from out-of-state and attempt to clean out the inventory. MN and IL need to do a better job paying their suppliers. That's led to local limits more than Des Moines hoarders, I think.
mzkitty
I give up.
Barilla also has a plant in Avon, NY (near Rochester) and in Parma, Italy. I love their pasta although I also buy other brands.
For those of you in Iowa, doesn't Barilla have a little retail outlet at the plant you can shop at? I looked at their site and didn't see anything.
For those of you in Iowa, doesn't Barilla have a little retail outlet at the plant you can shop at? I looked at their site and didn't see anything.
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ainitfunny
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I discovered i had hundreds of pounds of rice and NO soy sauce, I fixed that today.
ainitfunny
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TIP: Unless you’re making a small batch of soup that will get eaten up in ONE MEAL, do not use egg noodles in the soup, use linguine or fettuccine pasta instead. Egg noodles will dissolve to the point of being SLIMY if they sit too long in the soup and be unappetizing to reheat and eat the next day!
If you use linguine pasta (or the wider fettuccine pasta ) instead of egg noodles, it will keep a texture for a few days, no softer than the noodles in Campbell’s soup.
if you‘re making a big batch of soup and really PREFER EGG NOODLES, THEN COOK AND SERVE THE NOODLES SEPARATELY, POURING SOUP OVER THEM AT THE TABLE. REFRIGERATE THEM SEPARATELY TOO, to eat the next day. No need to reheat the noodles, the near boiling reheated soup,will rewarm the cold noodles enough.
if you are hard headed and want to add noodles or pasta to the soup itself ADD THEM LAST after the soup is otherwise “done” and only continue cooking till the noodles or pasta are “done”.
If you use linguine pasta (or the wider fettuccine pasta ) instead of egg noodles, it will keep a texture for a few days, no softer than the noodles in Campbell’s soup.
if you‘re making a big batch of soup and really PREFER EGG NOODLES, THEN COOK AND SERVE THE NOODLES SEPARATELY, POURING SOUP OVER THEM AT THE TABLE. REFRIGERATE THEM SEPARATELY TOO, to eat the next day. No need to reheat the noodles, the near boiling reheated soup,will rewarm the cold noodles enough.
if you are hard headed and want to add noodles or pasta to the soup itself ADD THEM LAST after the soup is otherwise “done” and only continue cooking till the noodles or pasta are “done”.
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coloradohermit
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I just got back from a run to the local small town Kroger. Hearing about all the shortages people are reporting, our store just amazes me. Every aisle, including the paper stuff, is well and fully stocked. A couple of aisles were a little tricky to navigate because of giant carts piled with boxes of stuff waiting to be stocked. Meats are a little more spaced out than they used to be, but there's still plenty of everything. The only thing on my list that was out was frozen eggrolls, so I went down to
Safeway and got some there. Damn I'm glad to live in a small mountain town!!!
Safeway and got some there. Damn I'm glad to live in a small mountain town!!!
Meemur
Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
FYI: Bacon can be frozen! Hope you get some in soon.
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