Super Doubles at Harris Teeter

If you are thinking "What in the world are Super Doubles?". Please, let me help you. It is wonderful. During a normal week at Harris Teeter they offer Double Coupons (up to $.99). This means that any coupon that you have for $.99 or less will automatically be doubled. For example a coupon for $.50 off Colgate Toothpaste would ring as $1.00 off. During Super Doubles Week, Harris Teeter will double any coupons up to $1.98. So, if you have a coupon for $1.50 off of a box of Cheerios, it would ring up as $3.00 off. There is a limit of 20 coupons per customer, per day. They do track this, so stick to the rules. Now all you need are your coupons and you're ready to hit the aisles.

There is a great list of coupon match-ups at Coupon Kim. This list will show you where/when the coupon can be found and the final price of the item after coupon. Remember, the best grocery deals can be found when matching a great coupon with a great sale.

Happy couponing!

How much does this hold?

Here is a handy list from allaboutfoodstorage.com. If you ever need to know how much food storage will fit into a particular container. This is the list for you! Print it out and slip it into your hand dandy food storage binder and you will always be prepared.


1 gallon container = 7 lbs. wheat, rice or sugar

1 gallon container = 5 lbs. flour or powdered milk

1 gallon container = 4 lbs. dry macaroni

1 gallon container = 3 lbs. potato flakes, oatmeal or instant milk

5 gallon bucket = 35 lbs. wheat, beans, rice or sugar

5 gallon bucket = 25 lbs. powdered milk or flour

5 gallon bucket = 20 lbs. dry macaroni

5 gallon bucket = 15 lbs. potato flakes, oatmeal, or instant milk

55 gallon drum = 400 lbs. wheat, beans, rice, or sugar

55 gallon drum = 275 lbs. powdered milk or flour

55 gallon drum = 225 lbs. dry macaroni

55 gallon drum = 160 lbs. potato flakes, oatmeal, or instant milk

June Meeting Notes

We had a wonderful meeting this month. We will post the the agenda each month so that those who could not attend can see what we talked about!

1. TRAINING: Marianne brought her food storage binder and motivated us all to get organized. She provided a list of the tabs she uses in her binder. They are:

• FSG Agendas (the agenda from our meeting)
• One Month
• Year Supply
• Price Lists (Cannery, Walton Feed, etc.)
  
• Beyond Food
• 72 Hour Kits
• Storage Guidelines
• Recipes
• Household Tips
• Quotes
• Newsletters
• Resources
• Ways to Get There (Calendars for purchasing items, etc.)
• Websites
• Orders
• Three Month
• Menus/Meals
• Master Checklist

2. DISCUSSION TOPICS:
A. Julie promised to post a tutorial on the blog to teach everyone how to submit a post. Here is the link to the tutorial if you missed it:

Blog Post Tutorial

B. Kris B. shared a website with directions for how to build your own food rotation shelves! They are amazing. One of the shelves is less than a foot deep and can be installed right onto your garage well. Here is the link to the website:

Food Storage Shelf Plans

3. ASSIGNMENT: Post a message on this blog. Simple enough. We can't wait to hear from you! Not sure what to post? Here are a few ides:

• Recipes
• Local Sales (for example, Bi-Lo has peaches for $.69/lb this week)
  
• Online Sales
• Household Tips
• Food Storage Ideas
• Just say hello and tell us about where you are in your food storage progress!

4. Next Month's Meeting: Our next meeting is July 7th at 6:30pm at Kris Baker's home. We will be celebrating Christmas in July with a Food Storage Gift Exchange. Please bring a favorite recipe and all of the non-perishable ingredients for the recipe. You may also include an unique perishable items, for example fresh produce. Wrap your recipe and all of the ingredients in a gift bag and come prepared to have some fun!

5. Other Tidbits: Sister Rust is said to be organizing a Cannery Trip for July. Please contact her at dayledkr2@aol.com if you would like to attend or place an order. Click HERE for a Cannery Order Form. Kris B. noticed that the price of powdered milk, hot cocoa, carrots and a few other items have been reduced since the last time we went to the Cannery.

How to Post a Message on the Blog

Step 1: You should have received an email entitled "You have been invited to contribute to Julie's Blog". If you have not, please email me at JulieMarieBurgess@gmail.com and I will send you an invitation for the blog.

Step 2: Open the email invitation and click on the link as directed. It will tell you how to create a Google Account. You must create a Google Account to be able to post a message on the blog.



Step 3: Once you have created a Google Account. Log in to Blogger if you are not already logged in.



Step 4: After logging in you should be on a page called the Dashboard. Our blog should be listed on this page. Below or next to the name of our blog there is a button called "New Post". Click on it.



Step 5: This will bring you to the "Posting Page". Posting on the blog is very similar to writing an email. You create a title for your post and enter into the "Title" box. The large white box below that is for entering in your post. At the top of the text box there are editing options and you can add pictures from your computer, as well as videos.


Step 6: Once you have finished typing in your post, all you need to do is click the orange "Publish Post" button directly below the text box and VOILA! your post will not be found on the blog.

If you have any questions are if this does not make sense to you please email me!!

Julie Burgess
JulieMarieBurgess@gmail.com

Step 6: Once you have typed in your post and added any pictures or videos