December has been very good to me this month! The sales, the loss leaders, the opportunities….

We have been hitting all of them!

First of all, December is a very good time to stock up on pork. Some of you may not eat pork and that is fine. However, we do. I have been able to get several items for $1.99 a pound and under. Bacon was $2.99 a pound and I did get a fifteen pound box of that. I also got a ten pound roll of ground pork for $1.99 a pound. I also got an eight pound boneless pork loin for $1.99 a pound. I will post this week how I split that up and what I did with all that!

On top of all the pork, we have a half of a hog coming tomorrow. Our freezer will be reasonably full again! I will post how I had that split up and what came out of it.

December is also a great month to stock up on baking goods! I have bought several five pound packages of flour for $.99 – $1.49 a package. I have also been finding white sugar for $.99 for four pound packages. Brown and powdered sugar has been $.99-$1.49 for two pound packages. Chocolate chips have been $.99-$1.99 for 12 oz. packages.

We have also been stocking up the canned goods. Many canned vegetables have been $.29-.48 a can. That is a great price for canned goods right now, but I have been running into limits of 6 or 12 per customer per trip/day. Creamed soups have also been $.48-.69 a can, but also encountering limits on those. I have seen a lot of canned fruit on sale lately, but hopefully soon.

Frozen vegetables have been $.69 a package. I have been stocking up peas and peas/carrots like crazy!

Potatoes have been $.99 for five pounds and $1.99 for ten pounds. I am hoping they go cheaper, but that is the best price so far.

Now is the time of year to buy citrus. A four pound bag of oranges was only $1.99. Mandarin oranges have been $2.99 for three pound packages. These are great to stuff into stockings. Kept in a cool, dark place, citrus can last a long time.

We do not use a lot of dairy items because of lactose intolerance issues, but I have noticed cream cheese, sour cream, and cheese being at decent prices. Butter has gone on great sales around Thanksgiving and I am hoping Christmas will have the same thing!

What good sales have you been seeing and adding to your food storage?

Thanks for reading!
Erica

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