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P«oe 10 Portland OtMerver. April fl. 1983
FOOD
Spring
shopping
hints
by M om nt Strodt-Sltbbins
H a ve you succumbed to that
bright bunch o f sunshine yet? I a l­
ways know when spring is here, the
daffodils are offered in the produce
d epartm ent— and they do seem so
cheerful and bright. Especially if the
weather has been rainy or dark, they
talk their way into my grocery cart.
I t ’ s not quite as tempting this year,
because my new husband has lots o f
delightful daffodils in the yard, but
they still call to me. This brings up
one o f the general principles about
the cost o f food. Not everything you
buy at the grocery store is food.
A couple o f years ago, I was
standing in line at the grocery store
behind a woman who was complain­
ing about the cost o f food. She was
loudly talking about how small the
sack was that held J20 w orth o f
food. As I looked the things over in
her cart, I noticed a pair o f panty
hose, some light bulbs, some wine
and cat fo od — all part o f her food
budget.
M o re than 20 percent o f the
money spent in grocery stores isn't
spent on food at all. I l goes toward
soap, paper goods, m agazines,
health and beauty aids, and house­
hold cleaning supplies. Even such
items as pet food, alcoholic bever­
ages and soft drinks can't really be
considered food.
O ne-stop shopping is very co n ­
venient and sometimes less expen­
sive than going from store to store.
It's very helpfu l to me to pick up
that pair o f panty hose I need when
I ’ m shopping fo r fo od item s.
There’s even a brand or two that I
find is cheaper at the grocery store
than anywhere else, but I try to re­
member UtaL U m whole biUiaa'xtuai
stores equipped w ith electronic
scanners, your grocery tape is very
com plete, giving you the in fo rm a ­
tion you need to separate out your
non food items. It is interesting to
add them up and see how much
y o u ’ re ac tu a lly spending on n o n ­
foods. I f the cost is very high you
might look for ways to cut down on
the use o f some of these items.
O ne thing we do at my house is
use cloth napkins. I'm a needlepoint
addict and made napkin rings with
our initials on them so we can use
(he napkins more than once unless
it's a re ally messy m eal. M y new
family has had some adjusting to do
to this system. M y own kids Just as­
sumed that was the way everyone
did it or at least that they had to ac­
commodate their M om who is a lit­
tle strange about wasting paper.
Another thing you can do is check
the unit pricing lag on the shelves.
Paper products can be especially
d iffic u lt to decide w hich is a b a r­
gain. Some stores w ill give a d is­
count on case lots o f such item s,
too, so if you have storage space it
m ight be w o rth w h ile to shop in
quantity.
R em em ber, it m ay be handy to
buy your baking pans, mops, sham­
p oo , and even plants along w ith
your food but it can’t really be con­
sidered as the cost o f feeding your
family.
Here is a delightful oatmeal cook­
ie recipe that is quick to fix.
Tuna melt pizza
FAM IL Y-SIZE TUNA MEL T
2 cups prepared biscuit-baking mix
Vi cup cold water
2 cans (6Vi ounces each) tuna,
drained
Vi cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
Vi cup chopped onion
'/• cup chopped dill pickle
3 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
Vi teaspoon salt
Vi teaspoon pepper
Vi teaspoon prepared mustard
H eat oven to 4 2 S *. M ix baking
m ix and w ater u n til soft dough
fo rm s. R o il or pat (w ith hands
floured with bakingmix) dough into
12-inch circle on ungreased cookie
sheet; pinch edge o f circle, forming
Vi-inch rim . M ix rem aining ingre­
dients except cheese; spread over
crust. S p rin k le w ith cheese Bake
until crust is golden brown. 20 to 25
minutes. 10 servings.
Tuna malt makes the main couree for a hearty meal or becomea a light snack
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