tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177053578845855367.post2388731571072842950..comments2024-03-14T22:40:35.805-07:00Comments on Poverty Prepping: Dave's Kitchen - Dried CranberriesSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08902443939027771179noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177053578845855367.post-61647922794950972902012-12-18T14:51:32.952-08:002012-12-18T14:51:32.952-08:00Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the book, and th...Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the book, and that you're enjoying the blog. Dave is mailing me some of the dried cranberries, so I'll be able to give my own review of his results! :)<br /><br />SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902443939027771179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177053578845855367.post-13479584456985455562012-12-18T14:04:05.749-08:002012-12-18T14:04:05.749-08:00Hi Susan! I just finished reading your e-book, &qu...Hi Susan! I just finished reading your e-book, "Food Self-Sufficiency: Reality Check" and enjoyed it very much! Lots of good info there. I've also been browsing your blog and love what I read here, as well! Thanks for all of your work and for sharing it here! I hope to read soon how the cranberries turned out. Blessings from Bama!Felecia Cofieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13454535396468307243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177053578845855367.post-60869635253280927492012-12-14T17:20:03.645-08:002012-12-14T17:20:03.645-08:00Thanks--me, too!!!Thanks--me, too!!!Georgeannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177053578845855367.post-5447875700563207862012-12-14T14:31:28.189-08:002012-12-14T14:31:28.189-08:00I hope you find some for a good price. I heard ba...I hope you find some for a good price. I heard back from Dave, and some of his advice might help you:<br /><br />"I dont know of anywhere to get bulk cranberries, the bags have gone down from 1 lb to 14 ounces this year also. Right now Walmart(in our area) have the bags for $1.50 and thats about as low as they usually get until after Christmas.<br /><br />When the stores try to unload them after the holidays they often go down to $.50 per bag. When they do, I go out and hit all the local stores and buy them out."<br /><br />That's copied from his email. If cranberries go that low here I'll be buying them up too! :)<br /><br />SusanSusanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902443939027771179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177053578845855367.post-76205402628120535172012-12-14T12:27:00.240-08:002012-12-14T12:27:00.240-08:00Thank you, Susan! I'm in PA so your co-op won&...Thank you, Susan! I'm in PA so your co-op won't work for me, but I'm going to see if I can find one nearby.$11 for 10lbs is a great price. They're almost $2 lb. in my local grocery stores. Thank you again for your help :-)Georgeannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177053578845855367.post-90783092320645137222012-12-14T08:37:30.843-08:002012-12-14T08:37:30.843-08:00I've sent an email to Dave and asked him if he...I've sent an email to Dave and asked him if he has sources for larger bags. He's in the south, and I'm in the North/Northwest. Up here where we are, I order from a food co-op called "Azure Standard", and I can get frozen cranberries in bulk 10-lb. packages. We're along one of their delivery routes from Oregon (they deliver in much of the west), but they also ship UPS. That might end up being pretty pricey. If you're anywhere in the pacific coast states, Idaho, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, or Montana, you might want to check them out. Here's the link for their cranberries: <br />http://www.azurestandard.com/shop/product/676/<br /><br />Right now they're $11 for 10 lbs., and I don't know how that compares to the grocery stores since I haven't bought cranberries from the grocery store in a few years.<br /><br />I found commercially dried cranberries here:<br />http://amzn.to/UGbdBF<br />They're $23.59 for a 4-lb. box. I googled the ratio of fresh to dried, pound for pound, and the websites I came up with said a pound of fresh makes about half a pound of dried. So this box would equal 8 pounds of fresh cranberries. That makes them almost $3 a pound for fresh berries. The only advantage here is that someone else has done the work of drying them. For those on frugal budgets, it's cheaper to buy them fresh/frozen and dry them yourself.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902443939027771179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9177053578845855367.post-76528918303840326382012-12-13T03:52:29.548-08:002012-12-13T03:52:29.548-08:00I've only seen small bags of fresh cranberries...I've only seen small bags of fresh cranberries at the local grocery stores. Do you have any ideas where I can buy them in larger quanties - and for a better price?Georgeannanoreply@blogger.com