Brother and Canning - Frugal Focus

Needs vs. Wants – Which Is Which?

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

FEBRUARY 23, 2012

Food was preserved by canning, drying or storing in a cool cellar or the ice house. Secondary needs are shelter, a way to keep warm and a band of brothers to hang with for protection. She didn’t need to pay utility bills – wood for heat and cooking was obtained from the farm. Water was drawn from the well. What is a need?

Plumbing

Plumbing Grandmother Food and Drink Gasoline

Keeping the Christmas Dinner Costs and Waste Down

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

DECEMBER 9, 2013

There tends to be a ton of leftovers, and I suspect that many of them are wasted because they can’t eat them all. There is so much left over even after she sends me and my brother home with enough to last us for days. We find that when we buy canned cranberry sauce, we end up throwing away a lot of it.

Dinner

Dinner Christmas Food and Wine Bulk

Needs vs. Wants – Which Is Which?

Keeping the Christmas Dinner Costs and Waste Down

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