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Victoria emailed:
My father farms in Arkansas and my father-in-law farms in Utah. Wheat crops have been horrible this year. Therefore, flour and wheat is expected to triple by May. My father-in-law called today and advised us to stock up within the next few weeks before the wheat goes on the market and jumps. We are planning on stocking up on up to a year's worth of flour and whole wheat as our budget allows. Do you regularly find good deals on flour? I haven’t yet found any so we have been buying our flour from Sam’s club in the 25lb. sacks. -Victoria
"While I'm not one to jump on "the-sky-is-falling" hyped-up bandwagons, I have heard from multiple reputable sources that wheat prices will be increasing substantially very soon. This price increase will likely have a strong trickle-down effect since so many things one normally buys at the store contain wheat.Our family bakes from scratch most of the time and eats a lot of whole grains, so our diet contains quite a bit of wheat in it and we go through a lot of flour. Because of this, I've been determining a course of action to take so that our grocery bill doesn't take a beating.1) Stock up on as much wheat and flour as can in the next few weeks - My mom just ordered a few 50-lb bags of organic wheat kernels and we'll be buying some of that when it comes in. Some other friends of ours have a huge supply of organic wheat so we'll likely buy some from them when we run out of what we have on hand, if prices are still high.2) Experiment with grinding flour out of other grains - Since I have a grain mill, I'm thinking now would be the time to try my hand at grinding other types of grains--grains which might be less expensive than wheat. I'm considering making up some multi-grain flour mixes to use which might be less expensive as well. Any suggestions for me?3) Bake everything from scratch - We really do not buy many items which contain wheat besides cereal and sandwich bread, but the price increase will likely curb these purchases altogether--unless I can get something free with coupons." by Crystal Paine
My father farms in Arkansas and my father-in-law farms in Utah. Wheat crops have been horrible this year. Therefore, flour and wheat is expected to triple by May. My father-in-law called today and advised us to stock up within the next few weeks before the wheat goes on the market and jumps. We are planning on stocking up on up to a year's worth of flour and whole wheat as our budget allows. Do you regularly find good deals on flour? I haven’t yet found any so we have been buying our flour from Sam’s club in the 25lb. sacks. -Victoria
"While I'm not one to jump on "the-sky-is-falling" hyped-up bandwagons, I have heard from multiple reputable sources that wheat prices will be increasing substantially very soon. This price increase will likely have a strong trickle-down effect since so many things one normally buys at the store contain wheat.Our family bakes from scratch most of the time and eats a lot of whole grains, so our diet contains quite a bit of wheat in it and we go through a lot of flour. Because of this, I've been determining a course of action to take so that our grocery bill doesn't take a beating.1) Stock up on as much wheat and flour as can in the next few weeks - My mom just ordered a few 50-lb bags of organic wheat kernels and we'll be buying some of that when it comes in. Some other friends of ours have a huge supply of organic wheat so we'll likely buy some from them when we run out of what we have on hand, if prices are still high.2) Experiment with grinding flour out of other grains - Since I have a grain mill, I'm thinking now would be the time to try my hand at grinding other types of grains--grains which might be less expensive than wheat. I'm considering making up some multi-grain flour mixes to use which might be less expensive as well. Any suggestions for me?3) Bake everything from scratch - We really do not buy many items which contain wheat besides cereal and sandwich bread, but the price increase will likely curb these purchases altogether--unless I can get something free with coupons." by Crystal Paine
I went online to Something Better to order our wheat for this year, and it has already went up from $19.00 to $26.00 for 50lbs! The next rate increase is suppose to be within a few weeks.
Today was one of those days you just want to stay inside next to the fire with a good book! We were hit with a small ice storm this afternoon. However, it turned out to be one of the most relaxing days I've had in months! My husband got to come home early. So, the boys played board games with him. I did some much needed baking. It's been almost a month since I've baked bread or any sweets. The store bread is just not the same. I had forgotten how bland it is. There is nothing like the smell of fresh bread baking in the oven. mmmm!
