There are certain things about living in a Mennonite community that can really be advantageous.
I was able to get these beautiful tomatoes this morning. See that bag behind them on the left? That is the best salt. It's not normal table salt but it's a sea salt that the Mennonites in this area sell. Love that stuff.
But my best deal of the day was 8 dozen canning jar lids for just at $13.
These bags hold 4 dozen each. At a "normal" store purchasing canning lids, we pay around here $3 and some change for one dozen lids. But I can buy 4 dozen lids from the Mennonites for $6 and some change. Can't beat that! So I went ahead and bought 8 dozen today.
I got a few other things while I was there. A gallon of raw milk for one thing. I *love* having real milk to use. I got about 2/3 of a pint of cream off of it.
I'll be making butter from that tomorrow. And whatever milk drains out during the butter making process will be buttermilk and put back to go in my baked goods.
Real milk, real butter and lots of canning lids. It was a good day. ;-)
You made a steal on those canning lids! I would love to be able to visit the markets, we vacationed in Lancaster County, PA. years ago and went to several of the Amish stands while we were there. Brought home jams, pickles, noodles and cookbooks! The health benefits of sea salt was on Dr. Oz the other day, interesting! Great blog!
ReplyDeleteYes, it was a great deal. I'll have to go back and get me some more. I love living in the community here. They very much have their own ways but there is so much one can learn from them.
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