Size Matters in Recipes...
Have you noticed that the boxes and cans in grocery store are shrinking. I just bought a box of chicken stock and then when I got home to put it away it was towered by the other broth boxes on my shelves. My cans are shrinking too. I know this is a way for food producers to keep prices basically the same, the price we are accustom to paying, so they make a box a bit smaller, thinner or have more air in them. This more than a trend but I suppose what we have in store for the future. Make sure when you write your recipe that you include the ounce size-
1 can tomato paste (6 oz) I think my can used to be 8oz but I have no old cans to check my hunch. They have always been a bit smaller than all cans so it is a bit confusing. (ounces, cups and pounds will not change over time and help your family keep making the family favorites)
Price Alert: There are some thing that they can't shrink...fresh vegetables! The price of tomatoes. green beans, squash, eggplant and zucchini will be raising in price since the frost in Florida damaged all crops in the fields some not ready to harvest and some just budding. All foods are going up and will continue to go in price due to climate change. The wheat crops and corn crops around the world were decimated with flooding and droughts which means meat prices will rise also. Get ready to turn over more of your household income while shopping for food.
MY SOLUTION: Get Grandma's recipes out, she did not have tomatoes in winter, She was lucky to see an orange in winter maybe if a friend might be in Florida and send a bag to her. A real treat. I think you will see more bean soups, lentils and potato. Healthy hearty soups that used little meat and no fresh vegetables. Grandma had a root cellar where potatoes were stored and her canned summer favorite.These are everyday recipes and not the holiday get togethers specials that we all remember fondly. Hint--start planning your summer garden now for all those goodies you will be canning this July. Grow your own and be a real locavore.
1 can tomato paste (6 oz) I think my can used to be 8oz but I have no old cans to check my hunch. They have always been a bit smaller than all cans so it is a bit confusing. (ounces, cups and pounds will not change over time and help your family keep making the family favorites)
Price Alert: There are some thing that they can't shrink...fresh vegetables! The price of tomatoes. green beans, squash, eggplant and zucchini will be raising in price since the frost in Florida damaged all crops in the fields some not ready to harvest and some just budding. All foods are going up and will continue to go in price due to climate change. The wheat crops and corn crops around the world were decimated with flooding and droughts which means meat prices will rise also. Get ready to turn over more of your household income while shopping for food.
MY SOLUTION: Get Grandma's recipes out, she did not have tomatoes in winter, She was lucky to see an orange in winter maybe if a friend might be in Florida and send a bag to her. A real treat. I think you will see more bean soups, lentils and potato. Healthy hearty soups that used little meat and no fresh vegetables. Grandma had a root cellar where potatoes were stored and her canned summer favorite.These are everyday recipes and not the holiday get togethers specials that we all remember fondly. Hint--start planning your summer garden now for all those goodies you will be canning this July. Grow your own and be a real locavore.
Posted by Hella at 3/3/2011 9:53 AM 
Categories: Cookbook Writing, Add Hints in Your Cookbook, family recipes, chicken soup
Tags: Grandmas Recipes package sizes locavore
Categories: Cookbook Writing, Add Hints in Your Cookbook, family recipes, chicken soup
Tags: Grandmas Recipes package sizes locavore
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