Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup

Save some money by making your own!!! I was just e-mailed this today and I haven't tried it yet, but I plan to soon!

Hershey’s Chocolate Syrup

½ cup Cocoa Powder
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup water
1 teaspoon Vanilla
Dash of salt
Combine cocoa, sugar, and salt in a saucepan. Add water, and mix until smooth. Bring this mixture to a boil. Be careful this does not over boil. Remove from heat, when it cools add the vanilla. Mix with milk (hot or cold) or serve with ice cream.

Cream Soup Mix

This can be a substitute in any recipe that calls for a can of condensed soup. I haven't tried it yet but it came from Lisa Larsen. I'm not sure if she's tried it yet, but you can check!

Cream Soup Mix
2 c. nonfat powdered milk
3/4 c. cornstarch
1/4 c. instant chicken bouillon
2 Tbsp. dried onion flakes
1 tsp basil leaves
1 tsp thyme leaves
1/2 tsp pepper

Combine all ingredients, mixing well. S store in an airtight container until ready to use.

Cream Soup

1/3 cv. cream soup mix (above)
1 1/4 c. cold water

Whirl ingredients in a blender or use a wire whisk. Mix until smooth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly over medium heat until thickened.

Good luck! Comment when you try it and let us know how it goes!

Another Plug for Couponing

I went to Target today and got some great deals! I want to put in a plug for using coupons because at Target you can get $.25 Chex Mix and $.58 deodorant and body spray. All the details for these can be found at hip2save.blogspot.com or at savingwithshellie.com. On both sites you can click on Target off to the right and scroll down until you find the deals you want. Then they tell you where to click and find the coupons (you can print two from each location per computer). The Target coupons are unlimited. You CAN combine Target coupons and manufacture coupons and that's what makes the deal so great!! Happy shopping!! BTW, I paid $4.90 for everything pictured and saved $41.40!

72 Hour Kit Food Comparison

Here is my current shopping list for 72 hour kits. As you can see, it is not finished yet. Check back for soon for more pricing updates! If you click on the picture, it will get bigger and you can see it better!

Also, here's a good site for a more complete list of what you need in your kits!
http://bit.ly/ru0t6

Not Really Food Storage...but Food related!!

You want to be inspired...check out Bakerella. It is an amazing website. I am inspired and overwhelmed by the things she does with desserts. When you have a spare minute, check it out! It's on the right!

All You Magazine - 24 issues for $20

We learned from Stacy L.'s Couponing Night that All You has a lot of valuable coupons. If you happen to know a child in middle school who is having a magazine fundraiser right now (like they are at Kelly Lane MS) you will find that you can order a 24 month subscription for only $20. So far, this is the best deal I have found for this money saving magazine. If anyone has found a better deal, please let me know.

72 Hour Kit Time

With General Conference fast approaching it is time to get out those 72 hour kits and dust them off. At the October General Conference we redo all the food in our kits and redo all the clothing (for those fast growing kids). The fun part for the kids is that they get to eat all the food in the kit during General Conference (I don't cook at all on Saturday). The kids are thrilled to be able to eat all the fun individual packaged items that I don't usually buy. So start thinking about your menu planning and getting your kits out and organized in the next couple of weeks. You can get really cheap fruit snacks and granola bars until Tuesday at Randalls (see Savingwithshellie.com). Here is our menu:

Also, backpacks are 75% off at Target right now. This would be a good time to get some backpacks for around $3. Lunchboxes are on clearance as well! Here's a pretty good list of what you need from lds.about.com: