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9 Weird things you can freeze ~ Food Storage Friday!

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Thanks to Shasta for forwarding me this great article written by Jeff Yeager!
I love to hear what other people are doing. 



It’s official: I’ve become my grandmother. I realized it the other morning when I opened the door to our freezer.

That icy vault was packed to the brim. But — in the finest tradition of my Grandma Yeager — it wasn’t filled so much with leftovers, like you’d find in most household freezers. You see, my Grams had a few deep-frozen secrets. She knew about weird stuff; weird stuff you can deep-six in the freezer and maybe save some money in the process.
* Candles: Keep your wax candles in the freezer and they’ll burn longer. It’s especially good for slim table tapers that normally burn very fast.
* Batteries: A number of studies have shown that storing batteries in the freezer helps them retain their charge longer. This is less true for alkaline batteries (freezing extends their shelf life by only about 5%) than it is for NiMH and Nicad batteries often used in electronics. Keeping NiMH batteries in the freezer can boost battery life by 90%.
* Plant Seeds: Many (but not all) types of plant seeds will keep longer and germinate more successfully when stored in the freezer. Consult a copy of Seed Storage of Horticultural Crops, by S.D. Doijode, for more than you’d ever want to know about this fascinating topic. Many of the planet’s most important seeds are being stored in the chilly “doomsday” seed vault in Norway.

* Plastic Soda Bottles Filled with Water: Grandma knew that keeping her freezer chockfull helped to insulate it and perform better, and kept things cold longer if the electricity failed. I like to fill empty plastic soda bottles nearly full with water, and put them in the freezer to take up any vacant space. Plus they make convenient “drip-less ice cubes” to use instead of real ice cubes in my ice chest.

* Wine cubes: When you have a little leftover wine from dinner, pour it into an ice cube tray and freeze it. “Wine cubes” are perfect to use in making stock and other cooking.

* Wooden Voodoo Mask: A carved wooden mask I picked up at Mardi Gras last year is showing the telltale pinholes of a woodworm infestation. As they know in the furniture refinishing business, placing a wooden item in the deep freezer for a couple of weeks will kill woodworms and their eggs.

* Pantyhose: Like Grandma Yeager, I don’t wear them, but my wife sure does. She swears that if she keeps her pantyhose in the freezer, they’re less likely to run and they last longer. (I just can’t imagine how she gets up enough courage to slide into an icy pair every morning.)
* Some Actual Food: Sure, we do keep some food in our freezer, but even that’s a bit unusual. We store our spices and coffee in the freezer to keep them fresher, and by freezing our popcorn and popping it while it’s still frozen, it pops lighter and with fewer un-popped kernels.
* Laundry: Grams always had a plastic bag filled with damp laundry in her freezer; she claimed that freezing clothing after she washed it made it easier to iron. We don’t do that, primarily because we haven’t ironed clothes at our house since the Johnson administration. Nor, for that matter, do we keep spare cash hidden in the freezer, like Grandma did. I remember once when I was a kid, Grams went to pay me for mowing her lawn. She peeled a stiff $5 bill off of her frozen girdle in the icebox and handed it over to me.
And you wonder why I have issues?
— By Jeff Yeager
** This is Tiffany, I have also heard of people freezing kids stuffed toys to kill germs…. I am just saying….

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Melissa & Doug 45% off!

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melissa and doug wooden horses stamp set Melissa & Doug Toys: 45% Off at Barnes & Noble
I love Melissa & Doug, I always grab up any of their deals, my kids love the feel of the wooden pieces. Barnes & Noble has Melissa & Doug toys for 45% off on their website.  Shipping is free with purchases over $25 or more.  Just go HERE, and do a search for Melissa and Doug, then sort by price if you want to see the cheapest items first.  Melissa & Doug toys are hand-crafted.
The above pictured wooden horses stamp set is only $5.47!  There is that deal and a ton of others, so browse around and let us know what you find!
Shop at Home offers an 8% cash back rebate if you go through their site to shop. 

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Kroger: More deals! Catalina's for free Potatoes!

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Speaking of catalina’s! There is a great new catalina deal running in Kroger stores (and Kroger affiliate stores) right now.  This will run through 4/18. Buy any Betty Crocker Potatoes and get a coupon for your next purchase at that store.
Buy 1, Get 50¢
Buy 2, Get $1.50
Buy 3, Get $3
Betty Crocker Pouches are regularly $1-$1.19 at most stores so this makes 3 FREE with out coupons!
If you have any of the following coupons it makes it a money maker!
-.40/1 Betty Crocker Box or Pouch Potatoes printable (limit reached)
-.25/1 Betty Crocker Potatoes, SS 3/28
-.40/1 Betty Crocker Box or Pouch Potatoes Cellfire eCoupon
Catalina promotions tend to also run at other stores in the same region has anyone spotted this in other grocery chains?? Thanks to Southern Savers!

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Uncrustables coupon reset!

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I am excited that this one is reset. I have been using it to do the Randalls frozen food deals that end on the last day this month.  They have whole wheat ones now! It’s being reported that the $1.00/1 Smucker’s Uncrustables coupon has reset HERE!  The 4ct. boxes are priced at just $2 at my Walmart making them $1 with this coupon! Thanks MDM and A few other bloggers!
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Target: Make a list and head out!

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A reader on another site, just emailed to let us know that the Finish Quantumatic Detergent Dispenser System is on sale for just $5.99 at Target (normally priced around $10)! Plus, you can use the $3/1 coupon from here (click on the “Coupon and Offers” link on the lower right hand side to access this) to score this for ONLY $2.99! What an awesome price!

If you are headed out to Target don’t forget to check out these other deals HERE, there are a lot of good cheap items this week!
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Shelf Reliance Party.

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This weekend on…

Friday at 7:00pm
and
Saturday at 8:00pm

If you are in the Houston area, I am having a Shelf reliance party, followed by a “mini-coupon” class on how to get your toiletries for free.  If you are interested in attending, shoot me an email and I will send you directions and information.

Shelf Reliance carries many different functional storage units from small to REALLY large for food storage, pantry’s and your stockpile. They also have a ton of good food (my kids eat it!) for long term food storage. 

I have cut my grocery bill even further by having these food items on hand as staples. If you go to the store without a list on average you spend 40% more. If you send your husbands on their way home to “run in” and grab last minute items you spend on average of 60% more than planned. I am reducing these money pit trips by having all my staples in my pantry all the time. I have powered milk, eggs, butter, all my fruits and veggies and even some meat. If I am out instead of running into the store last minute, I already have them. Saving me lots!

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Randalls/Safeway/Vons Betty Crocker deals…

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Thanks To The Krazy Coupon Lady for this great deal! There are some good prices on Betty Crocker Baking products at Randalls/Safeway this week.  The items below have multiple eCoupons available in addition to some printable coupons.  I have shared before that in my opinion and after my research, it is okay to use an eCoupon with another paper manufacturer coupon.  If you come to me to ask whether it’s okay to use the ‘$1.00 off Betty Crocker Cookie Mix AND Frosting’ in addition to another eCoupon for the Cookie Mix and/or Frosting, I’m gonna say probably not, it’s murky and your mileage may vary.  All of the eCoupons would be deducted because there’s no system in place to stop that from happening.  The scenario I shared below is my best estimate of what is an appropriate use of the coupons available.

Betty Crocker Cake or Traditional Brownie Mix $0.69, when you buy 4

Final Price: $0.76 (when you buy frosting), or $0.19 each, when you buy 4

*I was able to load this coupon again today after having loaded it last week.

Betty Crocker Frosting $1.50

Final Price: If you can use both coupons, this will be Free with Frosting purchase

Some of you may have a $0.50/1 Betty Crocker Frosting printable, no longer available


Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $1.69

Final Price: $0.89


Betty Crocker Supreme Brownie Mix $2.00

Final Price: $1.13 each, when you buy 2


Scenario:

Buy 4 Cake or Brownie Mixes $0.69 each

Buy 1 Betty Crocker Frosting $1.50

Buy 1 Betty Crocker Cookie Mix $1.69

Subtotal: $5.95- $3.40 in coupon savings

Final Price: $2.55, or $0.42 each

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Free Vinegar?!

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We use a lot of Vinegar, esp. at Easter time! This is a good time to pick some up for free. If you store doubles you should be able to score a free bottle!
Make sure you print this $0.50/1 Coupon and combine it with a sale or even doubles for a great deal!
This is on sale for $0.99 at Target this week so you can get it for only $0.49 after the coupon. Thanks Passion!

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Catalina Offers and Issues!

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WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CATALINA DOES NOT PRINT…

 

There is nothing more frustrating than doing a deal and your Catalina does not print. When this happens you have a few things that you can do. 

When a Catalina does not print, ask the cashier… or head over to Customer Service. Get a Manager if you need to. Don’t be shy about it… Catalina’s can be really high value after all!

~ I always double check with an add if possible that I was supposed to get one. 

If they don’t know or are less than helpful make a choice to either return the order completely (get your coupons back) or you can contact Catalina directly.

Catalina can be reached at 888-826-8766 and press 3. (Write this number in your phone book, trust me you’ll need it one day.)

They can look up the transaction by receipt and clubcard number.

I have found the folks at Catalina to be really helpful, last time I had a problem the store was offline and they mailed me my Catalinas.

~ What is a Catalina?
Catalina Category Marketing (CCM) rewards purchases of promoted products with “catalinas”, also known as “check-out coupons”. These offer incentives good on your next shopping trip to that retailer. There is usually a 4-week window on any given program/incentive promotion.

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Free Lunchables at Kroger!

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Today starts some great deals at Kroger! I just did the match up and was very excited to see that you can FREE Lunchables this week!  I wanted to highlight this so you wouldn’t miss it in the LONG March Madness match up!

Here is how the deal works:
Buy 8 lunchables .99 each
Use 8 3/21SS $1/1 coupons
Final Price: FREE

*If you don’t have 8 coupons, just mix and match with other items because the .99 price is good as long as you buy 8 of the participating items for the March Madness! Thanks MDM!
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