Tried going shopping

Automatic Washer - The world's coolest Washing Machines, Dryers and Dishwashers

Help Support :

 
Went to WM ~1p.  Moderate amt of cars in the lot, people in the store seemed sparse.  Mostly keeping apart except when passing in the aisles.  There was a group of girlies visiting in the grassy area front of the lot.

Stock was good, although I didn't check everything.  Noticed rice was sparse except for some micro-packaged products.  NO TOILET PAPER.  Plenty bread (didn't get any).

NO SHIELDS AT THE CASHIERS.
 
Kroger Thursday had everything I was looking for Tuesday.  Pallet of TP.  Most dairy.  I got the last of the 93% ground steak but plenty of 80%.  Water gallons; I'm offering the 16oz bottles to anyone who runs out.  A whole wall of bread. 

Beanie Weenie.

 

Still no pasta.  Can't figure out where it's going.  The jars of sauce were there the whole time. 

Mean people are so desperado they're eating plain boiled pasta?
 
Mean people are so desperado they're eating plain boiled

pasta.

 

They’re makin their own sauce.  Not everyone uses jarred or canned spaghetti sauce.

 

 Plus, you don't necessarily have to use a tomato based sauce.  I often make a Primavera with either small pieces of chicken or ham, some peas, carrots and onions, sautéed in a little butter or oil with some heavy cream, béchamel or sour cream.  I often just add a tbl or so of flour to the sautéed vegetables and use milk for the liquid to make an in pan sauce, rather than use heavy cream or sour cream , it depends upon what I have and my mood.  Sometimes some green beans, and always a generous amount of pepper and garlic to taste.  This works with any pasta really.  Just toss the cooked pasta into the pan with the sauce.  Buon Appetito.

 

We’re going to need to get creative and vary things in our meals to accommodate for shortages and to help the boredom.  You tend to eat less of food that has some variety and tastes good.  This could help to stave off the COVID-19 bulge.

 

Eddie

 

 

 
 
Not a cook, certainly not a chef, just a kitchen engineer.  My food imagination leaves room for..... imagination.  The only thing I do with pasta besides regular old red (tomato-plus) sauce is toss some spaghetti in a can of beef stew.  Oh wait, I can make scratch lasagna but it's too much bother for only me so I heat a Stouffers with xtra chz.
 
To each their own;

Anyone can cook who gives it a try. I's your health though. Frozen and pre packaged/prepared foods are generally higher in sodium, fats and sugars. I almost bought prepared macarinoi and cheese yesterday as I am really Jonez'n for some. 950 mg. of sodium per serving, so I put it back, and bought a half gallon of whole milk. 2 cups, added to a rue browned lightly of 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, and 2 tbsp. flour. Bring to the boil, and simmer untl velvelty thick. Add 2 c. of any cheese(s) you like. melt, and pour into 1 lb. of pasta. You can freeze, and or refrigerate left overs. Add Chicken breast, or broccoli for a great meal. You control the salt. I add a tbsp. of grey poupon dijon mustard, a pich of ceyenne pepper, and some paprika.
 
Re: Reply #103

I agree Mike, Macaroni and Cheese is a perfect dish for these time<span style="font-family: -webkit-standard; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and your recipe sounds a lot like the one I posted a while back in thread #77737.  The recipe I always use uses canned evaporated milk, so if you are running low on fresh milk this could be a real plus.  Of course you could also substitute the evap milk in your recipe too.  A 12 oz. can of evap milk reconstituted with 1 can of water would equal 3 cups fresh milk, ideal for any cooking, and in a pinch you could use it on cereal like my parents had to do during the Depression.</span>

 

And in the interest of full disclosure, about 4 weeks ago when I saw this whole COVID-19 nightmare begin to unfold I bought a jar of Market Pantry Pasta sauce and  bag of Market Pantry Frozen Beef Meatballs at Target, just to have some non perishable staples on hand.  These are items I seldom buy, but it seemed prudent.  Well last night thats what we had for dinner, using 1/2 the jar of sauce that I added about a 1 tsp. of dried basil to and about 2 tbls of dry vermouth, and  12 of the meatballs and served it with spaghetti.  It was really not bad at all, and tonight we’ll have the other 1/2 jar and 12 more of the meatballs and spaghetti.

 

This is a perfect time to practice our cooking skills, we’ve all got plenty of time on our hands, waiting for the sand in the hourglass to tell us the crisis is over.

 

I added the link for the Easy Baked Macaroni and Cheese recipe in post #1017636

 

Eddie

 

[this post was last edited: 4/3/2020-13:59]

www.automaticwasher.org

Easy Baked Macaroni and Cheese

This is an easy and economical pantry dinner to make. It’s one of our favorites, and is just as good leftover as it is the first day. The recipe makes 8 dinner size portions. 1 lb. small elbow macaroni 1 lb. Cheddar cheese, either sharp or medium 1/2 stick of butter 1/4 cup flour 1 12oz. can...
www.automaticwasher.org www.automaticwasher.org
 
Went to Walmart ...

this morning, northern Atlanta area, and most everything that was not available couple of weeks ago are now back. The TP aisle looked 3/4 full. Paper towels were back as well. Was able to buy some bleach, clorox wipes, rubbing alcohol, and Tylenol. Why the hell do people hoard Advil and Tylenol? Haven't seen it on shelves for weeks, but today was refreshing to see most of this stuff in fairly good supply. And the ammo cabinet in sporting goods was pretty much full again. 3 weeks ago it was stripped bare. However signs remain stating only one package of each type of paper product could be purchased. Most of the stores in the last week here have closed all doors except for one and herd people in and out ..... with lines or x's spaced 6 feet apart at the entrances and at the registers. Some stores are only allowing a certain number of people to go in and as people come out will allow you to go in.[this post was last edited: 4/4/2020-18:40]
 
Had kind of the opposite issue here in MI, went out this afternoon and the stores stock was in worse condition than in previous weeks, lots of holes in the shelves. Still no paper products and I''m down to my last mega roll.  No sugar, flour or yeast either.

 

Just saw this scary -- 1 used offer...

 
d92a260412accbe6a0253dde7df1e5fbba1eacf65cd6303e04f0c49e3f9f5793.png


[this post was last edited: 4/9/2020-18:47]
 
 
Sister had TP shipped to parents, myself, & other sister via Sam's.  Arrived today, sooner than expected.

FAVOR delivery apparently is available now, per newspaper story.  Delivery is $6 (altho local grocery is free for age 60+) plus a required tip for the runner.  RJ got the app, said it offers only broad categories of items such as "rice" or "frozen chicken" with no apparent selection for specifics.  Other local shopper/delivery services are available, one charges $25 per run.
 
Prior to cases of COVID-19 being confirmed in our area, I found that if I made a quick trip to the grocery store at 7:00 a.m. nearly every day, almost all products were on offer at some point during the week. The trick was to shop very early in the day, because if pasta was available in the morning on, say, Monday, it would be gone by Monday afternoon or early evening.

Now that the demon virus has infiltrated our little town, I, with chronic lung issues, no longer want to risk even a weekly trip to the store, much less a daily one.

The manager of our town's lone grocery store said it has become increasingly difficult to predict what will be included in any given shipment. One used to know that fresh produce arrived on the Tuesday truck; bread products on the Wednesday truck, etc. Now it's a crap shoot.

Fortunately, my pulmonologist told me to start stockpiling back in early February. He accurately predicted that stores would, without warning, be short of everything we now find difficult to procure. I didn't buy six packages of toilet paper at once, but instead picked up one pack 2-3 times a week. Ditto Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, napkins, Kleenex, toiletries, meat, cheese, flour and other baking-related products, pasta, and canned goods. Applying that strategy means I have a buffer in the pantry. When I finish a package of toilet paper, I replace it, knowing that I still have a couple of packages in the pantry as back-up. That means I'm not exacerbating the problems brought on by purchasing 5-6 items of a particular product in one go, but am still able to maintain an inventory.
 
Well, found—mail order, although still relentlessly producing endless debt, was the way to go:

(Good news, my collection is (Honestly!) near--complete, despite invested in the way a prez. spends money)

— Dave

www.automaticwasher.org

Searching for this RECORD?

Just like that, an obscurity written by the late-Walt Becker and Donald Fagen that their group Steely Dan never recorded, “Giles Of The River” (just like “I Mean To Shine” recorded by Barbra Streisand, making its debut on her album BARBRA JOAN STREISAND, that Fagen played organ on and saw a...
www.automaticwasher.org www.automaticwasher.org
 
Had to venture into Walmart today for a few necessities.  The entire TP/PT aisle was filled with.....Easter baskets!  Still no disinfectant wipes or Lysol type spray cans.  But I got what we needed for now.  I may venture out when they first open in the morning.  The fabric department was empty of fat quarters and every sewing machine was sold out!  I have a stash of remnants that I'll be using to make a few mask for us...of course I have N95's left over from fit testing at work over the years.

[this post was last edited: 4/10/2020-21:21]
 
No toilet paper at

our store yesterday still! Glad we didn't need it yet.
At a local gourmet Italian store the other day, a customer who refused to wear a face mask was asked to leave their store in violation of our states executive order to wear them. She spat at the clerk, and is now in jail. She was a candidiate for mayor in that cities last election.
Another suburbs city manager was removed from her job for protesting at the state capitol against the executive stay home mandate two weeks ago. Wednesday, she was arrested for shoplifting.
Is it Ethics, or Politics?
 
I shop at the local Hy-Vee every Tuesday morning at 7:00 a.m. Am usually the first person in the store. There are maybe 10 people in the whole place by the time I leave 20 minutes later.

 

Toilet paper/paper products aisle is always fully stocked on Tuesday, so assumed the hoarding was over for those products. No Clorox Wipes or hand sanitizer on Tuesday. Soup is nearly always wiped out, as well.

 

So, decided to try Thursday this week.  Snagged a container of disinfecting wipes (store brand), a bottle of hand sanitizer and cream of-soups.  However, not a package of toilet paper in sight.  

 

I'm getting a handle on which day to shop for particular products.  

 

Unfortunately, COVID cases in Worthington (home to closed JBS pork plant) have spiked in a major way--over 1,200 cases, most active, in a town of 13,000--and people scared to shop there are making the 28-mile drive to Windom to shop at our only grocery store.

 

With chronic lung issues, I guess this is my new normal until the virus either recedes or an effective vaccine becomes available.
 
Luckily the TP shortage seems to be over here, depending on where you shop. Walmart to the north has it where at the one to the east is more scarce. PT were in stock before the TP.

Still haven't found hand-sanitizer, but because of Rich's work and a purchase of 1/2 gal industrial 99% isopropyl alcohol, we're set there. I should elaborate a little... there IS hand sanitizer available, even at Home Depot. However, it's not alcohol-based and thought to be somewhat ineffective against CV. Many contain benzalkonium chloride which, while anti-bacterial, has less reliable results against CV than isopropyl alcohol or ethanol.

Someone we know purchased a number of bottles (small) of this stuff through a home shopping network for $35 a pop. The "doctor" that was the spokesperson said it would provide a 2-hour window of protection from CV! Well, after looking up the effectiveness of BC against CV, Rich looked the doctor up and it turns out he was a plastic surgeon with a 2 out of 5 star rating from patients and a number of complaints lodged against him. This is obviously how he makes $ now. The shopping network gladly accepted the return and provided a refund.

Be careful out there!

Chuck
 
El Regio Ha Llegado!

My local Acme hasn't had toilet paper in over a month.

I went in yesterday to pick up a rx bec I'd received a text saying it was ready (It was not only not ready, the pharmacy was closed as usual Sundays). However, I did find toilet paper for the first time. There was ONE brand in a 4-pack. nearly the entire T.P. section was filled with it. Although there was a limit of 1 or 2 per person.

The only thing I'm stuck on is "Rinde". The only way I can make it work in my head is if that which the toilet paper is supposed to clean sees the Regio approaching and surrenders without a fight. So I'm pretty sure I'm wrong. Could someone help?

For the record, it's single ply and does the job just fine.

warmsecondrinse-2020051122104100186_1.jpg
 

Latest posts

Back
Top