Monday, May 18, 2009

Making your everyday staple items from scratch

Baking your own breads and cookies are very economical. The best part is the satisfaction of you and your family being able to say "we did this ourselves". Knowing the ingredients are simply sugar, flour, eggs, salt, leavening agent, not a list as long as my arm most of which are unpronounceable! If you can't say it don't eat it was the motto of Bryer's ice-cream and it is a good one. We have many great bulk food stores in our area that will help us to get our basics at a good cost. Pine Grove bulk foods in Howard, Oak Hill, Hill Crest bulk and natural foods and Crystal Valley in the Penn Yan area. There are many more out there, these are the ones that I am familiar with. The savings are huge especially for baked goods and making your own mayonnaise is so simple and much better tasting. Again knowing that there are not all of the chemicals and preservatives in your food gives you an upper hand on your families health. Find these recipes Food for Thought web page at www.fln.org. Enjoy yourself as you and your family experiment with some new and different taste treats. Bon Appetit'

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