Milford chronicle., 1962-07-20
Kent County Home
Doings


Looking for ways to save money
and not feel pinched? AS much as
$3.50 can be trimmed from your
family's yearly food bill by shop
ping more wisely for food which
rs one of the more flexible items in
the budget, says Katie Thomas,
county home demonstration agent.
"Your family will still eat we'll
not a depression diet of beans,
dried peas and saltpork." She off
ers eight ways a family can save
on food.
/. Figure cost per serving when
buying meats. A quarter out of
every food dollar is spent on meat.
Shoppers can afford to pay for
twice as much boneless fully cook
ed ham than bone-in unco0ked
ham. Fully cooked ham has less
waste and more servings.
q. Figure cost per unit on other
foods. These include rice, cereal,
mlayonnaise, peanut butter an d
dried fruit A pound loaf of en-
riched white bread that sells for
20 cents cost half as much p r
pound as an eight ounce package
of enriched white rolls.
3. Look for money-saverS under
private labels. Canned and frozen
foods. labeled with less well-known
names usually are priced under
similar natl onal1y advertised
brands. Try various brands to learn
quality firsthand.
A. Buy in season foods. Look for
the Food Marketing Report by
Anne Holberton, University of Del
aware Consumer Marketing Spec
ialist, i'm your local paper.
5. Match quality for use. Buy
ripe nectarines, plums, pineapples
and bananas at reduced prices for
immediate use. Fresh peaches need
not be perfect for cobblers n
salads, reminds Mrs. Thomas. Cam
ned broken pieces cost less t'h a n
perfect halves or whole fruit AL
though canned tuna IS available in
fancy or solid pack, chunk, flaked
! or grated, the solid pack is most
expensive. Solid white meat makes
a dressier salad; grated tuna is an
inexpensive choice for casseroles,
souffles and fish cakes. Bonita can
often substitute for tuna.
6. Enjoy convenience foods b H t
know that your pay for them. Spec
ials on any of these create more
favorable prices. Choose those that
really save money, reduce waste,
preparation or cooking time. In
gradients added at home boost
prices on some. Some save time I;
others don't. Ready-to-eat cereals
may cost four times as much as
oatmeal per serving, potatoes n
their various forms may cost any
where from two to 20 cents a serv-
ing, whipped cream in aerosol cans
cost more than regular whipping
cream.
Money saving foods include non-
fat dry milk, cake mikes, frozen
orange Juice, and white sauce, bis
cult and bread mixes made at
home.
7. Don't cause waste at the mar
ket or at home. Shoppers who
squeeze avocados show they know
little about signs of quality, notes
Mrs. Thomas. Bruised produce i'm
the long run forces retailers t o
raise prices to cover losses and all
shoppers pay in the end. If y u
have to throw out half of the
bargain" produce, you're paying
twice as much for what you buy,
reminds Mrs. Thomas.
Protect food quality ait home
Store frozen foods at zero F. until
used. Use leftovers. Food thrown
out can easily add 500 year tc
food costs.
Read labels and follow instruc.
ftions. Buy fresh yeast and use be
fore expiration date. This goes fol
refrigerated biscuits and rolls, too
Don't add extras to cake mixes
Chemists have spent millions de
tveloping mix recipes, says Mr. S
Thomas, and it's folly to tampel
with them.
8. Armchair shop with food ads
and grocery list at home. Impulse
buying adds to the food bill.
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