Food Storage for $5.00 a Week

Week 7: 20 lbs. sugar

The Cannery sugar is $3.18 for a 6.1 lb can, $3.45 for a 7.1 lb pouch, or $10.25 for a 25 lb bag.

When canning sugar you do not need to put an oxygen absorber in the can, it will cause the sugar to harden. If the sugar hardens, let it stand overnight in a sealed jar with a damp paper towel or apple slice. For a quick fix, heat the needed amount in a 250 degree oven for a few minutes, or microwave on low for 1-2 minutes per cup. Use immediately.

*Note: This plan should be enough to sustain two people for one year. For every two people in your family add $5.00 more and double the amount of the item you are buying that week.

Remember to date each item when you buy it and use the oldest first.

Granny's Sugar Cookies by Barbara Watkins

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 medium eggs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 cups flour
• 4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Cream together butter, sugar and eggs. Sift dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture. Add vanilla. Cut with cookie cutter and bake on lightly greased cookie sheet at 400° for 8 - 10 minutes.

Snikerdoodles by Joyce Wooten

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cup sugar
• 2 ¾ cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
  TOPPING:
  • 2 TBSPS sugar
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon

Cream shortening and eggs, add other ingredients and mix well. Chill and then roll in balls the size of a walnut. Roll in mixture of sugar and cinnamon. Bake at 400° degrees for 12-15 minutes. Be sure to place at least 1" apart on the cookie sheet.

Becky Morris
Ward Preparedness Specialist

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