Super cheap food from the Mormons

[HBARleatherneck]

Thanks for the source for the caner. I had hoped it would be somewhat cheaper than http://www.amazon.com/All-American-S.../dp/B001DHN2CW and be a bit more flexible in can size.

here is the actual manufacturer. http://ww66.com/index.asp and the link to buy from their website http://store.sterilizers.com/Senior-Flywheel-Can-Sealer
and a little cheaper here.

http://www.canningpantry.com/flywheel-can-sealer.html

you can or could order the adapters to can other sizes. the problem is finding the cans. I just got in contact with the company that supplies the LDS(probably owned by the LDS). They have a full truck price, but the per pallet price is .90 per can and .15 per lid. for #10. plus freight from Salt Lake City. It is nearly impossible in my experience to get cans anywhere but LDS for reasonable prices. As long as the LDS lets you borrow the can sealer and as long as they have empty cans available, you will be much better going that route.

[bradbn4]

here is the actual manufacturer. http://ww66.com/index.asp and the link to buy from their website http://store.sterilizers.com/Senior-Flywheel-Can-Sealer
and a little cheaper here.

http://www.canningpantry.com/flywheel-can-sealer.html

you can or could order the adapters to can other sizes. the problem is finding the cans. I just got in contact with the company that supplies the LDS(probably owned by the LDS). They have a full truck price, but the per pallet price is .90 per can and .15 per lid. for #10. plus freight from Salt Lake City. It is nearly impossible in my experience to get cans anywhere but LDS for reasonable prices. As long as the LDS lets you borrow the can sealer and as long as they have empty cans available, you will be much better going that route.

That's the key to it all, as long as . . . they (LDS) have started to shift away from that direction for folks that are doing it themselves for food storage, so I figured I start poke at options and all. Some of the items that are found with LDS prices can't be beat unless you are in / near Salt Lake City. Now if I was to start over due to loss in a fire / flood etc, I could consider using a trailer and go to the source to buy the items. For example; the right time of the year a good road trip to Montana I could store up all the grain I could possible want at less than 1/2 the local price.

For dry canning some small items I picked up "gold lined" cans and repacked my dry goods that way. The cost per can is expensive, it does not seal as good, but for putting up small amounts of dry goods like instant butter milk a worth while expense. Even then I ended up going on a "group buy" out of Denver to lower the price to make it affordable.

Oh, and thanks for the links.

[Rooskibar03]

New order form from posted online. Looks like this is what they will carry now as pre packed times.

Good news it looks like apples will be back.

http://providentliving.org/bc/conten...h.pdf?lang=eng

[bradbn4]

Apples are good, so that's the canned price? For that price I would assume a Mylar bag.

I think I remember reading on their website that they had planned to add additional items after the conversion... snip .. .

With this change, it also allows for expansion of the products. Brother Johnson explained that by November 1 they intend for all 101 storage centers in the U.S. and Canada to have nine new products for a total of 17 that will be prepacked and available for members to purchase. Some of the 17 products include apple slices, macaroni, powdered milk, hot cocoa mix, and sugar.

So that list is only missing one food group, I wonder what it will be. . .

[Brian]

So that list is only missing one food group, I wonder what it will be. . .

A #10 can filled completely with one large, solid block of chocolate, of course.

[Great-Kazoo]

Apples are good, so that's the canned price? For that price I would assume a Mylar bag.

I think I remember reading on their website that they had planned to add additional items after the conversion... snip .. .

With this change, it also allows for expansion of the products. Brother Johnson explained that by November 1 they intend for all 101 storage centers in the U.S. and Canada to have nine new products for a total of 17 that will be prepacked and available for members to purchase. Some of the 17 products include apple slices, macaroni, powdered milk, hot cocoa mix, and sugar.

So that list is only missing one food group, I wonder what it will be. . .

# 10 can.


birth control pills

[Great-Kazoo]

or for Jim, the little blue pills.

White, they're white. Some are a manly pink, or effete red.

[Bmac]

That is fantastic! My daughter, and I, will make a trip down there. That really just took the math and logistics right out of it.

Thanks for the info

[schapman43]

Great info. Good job I have some caveats
The wheats great. a bushel of HWW is about $14 and l two bushiels will fill three five gallon pails as i remember. use dry ice per you tube
pintos use a shit load of energy to cook, lentils much better.
oats are great, you can also buy these at the feed stores by the bushell again 5 gallon pail, dry ice.

If it was me

5 used 5 gallon food grade pails from resturants $5
2 bushels of hard winter wheat $28
3 20lb bags of basmati rice from sams $45
$ 2 of dry ice
This would fill the five fives.
THe LDS is not a bad deal forshake n bake tho.

There are certainly cheaper ways to do it. However it's hard to beat the price when you consider the packaging the the time saved.

[schapman43]

For those still looking to can their own goods. Get together with a member of the LDS church as a lot of Stakes have their own canning machine.