Second Purse Challenge 2012

elizabunny

kerri_dfw wrote: »

Ok then one for the bakers Please tell me if these aren't good offers

Mr T have silver spoon caster sugar 1kg for 99p
Mr S have McDougalls 1.5kg plain/self-raising flour £1.10

That's a brilliant price for the sugar! Half of what I would have had to pay last night (if I had bought it which I didn't):T

kerri_dfw

polkadot wrote: »

That works out to £4/kg...this one is £3.70 (so 37p/100g instead of 40p)http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/search/searchcontainer.jsp?trailSize=1&searchString=clover&domainName=Products&headerVersion=v1&_requestid=184641

The spread has a higher vegetable oil content 42% compared to 32% with the butter. 105g vs 80g, so you get more cream for your buck with the block

tracey12_2

elizabunny wrote: »

When I went shopping in Mr*S# last night they were selling Ca#tor Sugar for £1.95 or £1.99 a bag, I think this is shocking! Normal gran#lated sugar is half the price and I think they are just doing this because they know more people are trying to bake at home now.

When I run out of castor sugar in the past I just used granulated and put it in a pestle and mortar to make the sugar a bit finer.

Tracey

polkadot

kerri_dfw wrote: »

The spread has a higher vegetable oil content 42% compared to 32% with the butter. 105g vs 80g, so you get more cream for your buck with the block

Ah I see,so then it might be worth me playing with some in one of my HD's then (wanders off to add it to the shopping list.)

jakes-mum

Ok after saying I wouldnt touch it with a barge pole, could the lady who bought 100 snickers and mars bars post me the link to the seller on Amaz0n (I think it was) as it seems DH has been buying 2 - 4 a day while out at work as he's been getting the shakes :mad: (his mums diabetic but he never tests positive, but gets the bloomin shakes all the time when his sugar level drops) and to make matters worse he's buying them at the garage :eek: :eek:

So I think this is a speculate to accumulate purchase, am going to pop into c0-op again tonight when I pick DS up from karate and see if they are selling the 5 packs for a £1ish, if so I will grab some of those, but if I can get the link to bulk buy that would be better. He's got another 9 weeks left on this contract and I really ant afford for him to be spending £30 a week on chocolate :eek:

eddi

polkadot wrote: »

I use dropbox but never thought to access it from my phone.Thank you

No worries It's quite a decent app.

tracey12 wrote: »

When I run out of castor sugar in the past I just used granulated and put it in a pestle and mortar to make the sugar a bit finer.

What a good idea.

kerri_dfw wrote:

I've not tried them, I think the oven was up too high as I didn't know what 350F was in C in a fan oven oops!

lol They might be yummy...in an experimental Heston Blumenthal type fashion.


I've got £14.70 in my second purse now. I'm on my last shampoo/conditioner now so need to stock up on some bargains.

lynn2302

Hi all, doing well with my second purse, made a few mistakes but all in all getting there. I will update my signature in a mo.

I havent posted for a while, I havent had a great week, I get a bit 'quiet' now and again, I put it down to when my thyroid is playing up, there still trying to get my dose right, and i have days where i feel down on myself and feel i have nothing interesting to say so i just browse, Im feeling a bit more upbeat at the moment so here i am :-) wish i felt like this all the time, theres probs loads of you who understand what i mean, a lot of us seem to have more than our fair share of problems :-( hugs to anyone who is not feeling great at the mo

Dont know if anyones mentioned it but morrisons have the branston ketchup on half price for 74p, they still have the cathedral city 350gm mature cheddar for £1.99 Ive got a few and put them in the freezer. Theres other offers as well but my memory is rubbish will try and remember.

If you ever need caster sugar and havent got any, you just need to put the granulated into a food processor for a while, caster sugar is just a finer grade that disolves easier. It explains on this website http://candy.about.com/od/ingredientguides/ht/How-To-Make-Superfine-Sugar.htm It also explains how to make powdered (icing) sugar and other sugars as well

anyone know the best place to get tinned tuna at the mo, my OH and DD eat quite a lot of it and down to 1 tin and I refuse to pay full price these days lol

muffin_man_7

Lynn2302 bnm has tuna 99p for a pack of 3 hth

kerri_dfw

Aw Lynn I know what you mean about thyroids playing up mine was removed 2 years ago due to very early cancer and I get knock on effects every now and then. When they get your dose right you'll be right as rain though so just keep your sights on that, it does get better

Thanks for the link re: sugar stuffs I'll have to get involved with some of that action

Sunflower1227

kerri_dfw wrote: »

I've put links on the first post to what I think are the 3 most important forums on this site, the grabbit board, shop don't drop, and food & groceries, so if you load up this thread you can go straight to them

Just like to say thanks to Kerri_dfw and everyone for making this a great thread :T:T:T:T:T

Just a thought, that you also could add the money off coupons thread on the first post too, as this is a great thread to help us all stock pile and spend less money.

For example campbells dried soup is 30p in Mr A less the the 20p off coupon = 10p, and these are great to have in, not only to use as soup, but to add to other dishes for extra flavour.