Noah and I take a field trip with Hilary; plus "Fried Apples" and the food cost for Day 67

Oh, Wow.

Hamburger for $.99/lb. I've been waiting for this. And only 15% fat, so it is the extra lean, and comes in any size package. I'm getting a big one.

I blurred this picture, but Hilary loved the huge displays at Fiesta Foods and asked me to take this shot of the tower of morton salt canisters.

Hey, Hey. We made a field trip to an apple warehouse in Naches. They were running Jonagolds today, so I got a box of sort-outs. 6 bucks a box, each one easily weighing over 40 pounds. Nice apples, just not quite perfect.

We had fun chatting with a lady from Texas while we waited for the forklift driver to bring us our apples.  This lady and her husband drive up every week from Texas in their 18 wheeler, bringing chicken from Louisiana to our grocery store wholesaler.   On their trip back, they take Washington apples down south to Texas and points beyond.   Our little order was peanuts compared to that!  But anyone can go there and buy apples like we did, whatever apples they happen to be running any particular day.  What a bargain, it is there for the asking.

I bought a box of Granny Smiths, too, for pies.

And a box of pink ladys, which are tart and also make good sauce. I sent a big bag of apples home with Hilary, and another bag for her to take to Jane and Ray.

I cut up several of the honey crisp apples from Jim, so they won't go to waste, and fried them up for dinner tonight. Yum.

If you haven't ever had fried apples, what are you waiting for? Just slice some and fry them in a bit of butter, then add some sugar and sprinkle a bit of cinnamon over them. Voila, hot fried apples. Want it to look special? Top each serving with whipped cream, which will make everything rich and tasty. It's like apple pie without the crust, and no need to heat up the house with an oven, either.

breakfast:  cold cereal and milk

Cost:  $2.30

12  servings cinnamon life:  1.20

half gallon plus of milk:  1.10

sack lunches:  mashed potatoes and beef strips in stroganoff gravy, romaine salad, granola bars

Cost:  $5.04

10 pounds of potatoes, boiled and mashed:  1.00

one pound beef strips, from the freezer:  1.57

2 oz brown gravy mix:  .30

2 oz beef soup mix:  .50
1/3 container sour cream, to make the gravy rich!:  .30

1 cup flour, for thickening:  .10

1 package, 10 quaker granola bars:  1.00

leftover stew from last night, to mix into the gravy: already paid
2 heads romaine:  .52

snack:  toast and butter or peanutbutter, milk

Cost:  $1.38

one loaf bread:  .50

4 oz peanut butter:  .25

1/2 cube butter:  .13

1 quart milk:  .50

supper:  leftovers---mashed potatoes, gravy, noodles and beef, plus---bread and butter, fried apples

Cost:  $.66

the leftovers are already accounted for

one loaf of whole wheat bread:  .50 (on sale)

apples:  free

butter, 1/2 cube:  .13

sugar 1/3 cup:  .07

cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon or so:  .03

Today's total:  $9.38