Works for ME!

As I told you in my last post, I have been busy finishing up my co-op order for Grain. I have been seeing the trend recently of wheat prices going through the roof. This time last year, wheat was $12 a bag with $5 a pallate shipping. Our order last week was $17.38 a bag and $334 shipping per pallate. It also went up $2 more dollars on Friday. Projections have wheat hitting $50 by the end of summer. Also Rice has quadrupled. Anyway, needless to say, I ordered wheat to stock up on. When storing wheat, btw, it should be stored at about 55 degrees. So we keep our extras in the basement.

Anyway, a Works for ME! tip, is that buckets can get pricey if you buy a lot of them, especially food grade buckets. Check with your major grocery stores in the bakery department and even Sam's or Costco. Their food products come in 5 and 6 gallon food grade buckets with lids and they just throw them away!! Now, don't all rush at once, but this will conclude my Works for ME! for today!

**UPDATE** I went into my Sam's today. I picked up 2 5 gallon and 4 6 gallon buckets. They said the best time to come is Thurs-Sat before 3 pm. That is when the cake decorator leaves. I will pick up more tomorrow! Also, Super Walmart's have these buckets also. Check in the bakery department! Yippee!