Because I bulk shop, I don't have to buy flour very often. But I noticed the other day that I was down to 2 plastic buckets of flour. I have been baking all our breads, rolls and buns and that has caused our supply to go down rather rapidly. So this morning on my way to buy some chicks, I stopped off and bought a 50 pound bag of flour. I had checked in my price book before I left and I knew that Cash & Carry typically had the best price so I went there. I discovered that the same bag of flour that I bought back in May of 2020 has gone up by $4.80! I knew prices were going up but this is crazy! I also picked up a #10 can of ketchup which has gone up by $1.00. So I will be using much more wheat flour in my recipes in order to stretch my all-purpose flour and I will be processing ketchup this fall from the tomatoes we will grow. This was definitely a wake up call for me at how much food prices are increasing. We all need to do all we can to grow and preserve our foods and keep an eye on what's in our food storage!
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