1, 2, 3, 4, How many cans of sweetened condensed milk do you need to buy for your holiday treats?

5, 6, 7, 8, Is 25 pounds of flour enough for your Christmas cookies?

9, 10, 11, Do you make more than one batch of fudge in December?  Do you need more than one can of marshmallow cream?

As you shop this holiday for your kitchen you will be answering similar questions.  You will have to figure out how much to buy in order to buy. Might I suggest you add a little math trick to your counting and make your list truly count this year?

Try multiplying all of your answers to questions like these by two.  That’s right.  I mean whenever you come across a list that tells you to by X amount of cans of this or bags of that, buy twice as much.  One for this year and one for next.  Next year you can use the one you “stored” this year and buy just one new one for the following year.  It is that simple.  Just a little extra today and we have created food storage!

Now, if you are not one of the millions of us on a tight budget this year and you can afford a little more, let me encourage you to take a moment and contemplate how much brown sugar, powdered sugar, or other baking items, you may use in a whole year.  Try buying as much as you can now to fill this amount.  It is a great time to stock up on these items as they are all on sale at about any grocery store. Then you won’t need to worry about buying them again until next year when they are on sale once more.

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