My sister happened to marry a military guy recently, and so has access to a commissary.... I found out recently that means the grocery goods are all tax-free, and sold at cost.... *gurgle*.... that means cheap meat, among other things. She's staying with my parents right now while her hubby is off in Iraq, and she's treating them to a lot of good stuff.
Anyways, on a whim, I got her to get me a 9.7 oz. bag of Splenda (along with some other items)... I couldn't resist. The Splenda was less than six dollars a bag. Is that a particularly good deal?
I was mostly wondering if anyone had any opinions as to tasty dishes I could make that might use up a lot of this stuff at once. I normally don't use a lot of sweeteners (excepting my jello habit), so I'm a little stuck for suggestions.
Ernst Primer <[email hidden]> wrote: :> My sister happened to marry a military guy recently, and so has :> access to a commissary.... I found out recently that means the :> grocery goods are all tax-free, and sold at cost.... *gurgle*.... :> that means cheap meat, among other things. She's staying with my :> parents right now while her hubby is off in Iraq, and she's treating :> them to a lot of good stuff. :> :> Anyways, on a whim, I got her to get me a 9.7 oz. bag of Splenda :> (along with some other items)... I couldn't resist. The Splenda was :> less than six dollars a bag. Is that a particularly good deal? :> :> I was mostly wondering if anyone had any opinions as to tasty dishes :> I could make that might use up a lot of this stuff at once. I :> normally don't use a lot of sweeteners (excepting my jello habit), :> so I'm a little stuck for suggestions.
Myra's cheesecake. Eat once slice for breakfast (300 kcals/5 g carbs)
My sister happened to marry a military guy recently, and so has access to a commissary.... I found out recently that means the grocery goods are all tax-free, and sold at cost.... *gurgle*.... that means cheap meat, among other things. She's staying with my parents right now while her hubby is off in Iraq, and she's treating them to a lot of good stuff.
Anyways, on a whim, I got her to get me a 9.7 oz. bag of Splenda (along with some other items)... I couldn't resist. The Splenda was less than six dollars a bag. Is that a particularly good deal?
I can tell you that the bulk bag of Splenda is cheaper at Sam's Club than it is at the Commissary. At the base, it runs around $6.78 for the bag. Sometimes they have it; other times, they don't. And, the food is not sold at "cost". How on earth do you think the store could stay in business---and it IS a business! I don't recall where you live, but here in Texas, all grocery goods are tax-free. Where my mom lives in Oklahoma, they pay something like 2% tax on grocery and in North Carolina, I think it's the same. As for the meat--well, I find Sam's Club to be cheaper again. And when Kroger's has a sale I stock up. Where I come out ahead at the Commissary is on the paper goods, laundry detergent, cereal, and the chips. I guess those are all big markup items at local stores. Still again, Sam's is either the same or cheaper--but that's because food is tax free here in Texas.
Anyways, on a whim, I got her to get me a 9.7 oz. bag of Splenda (along with some other items)... I couldn't resist. The Splenda was less than six dollars a bag. Is that a particularly good deal?
I got two 9.7 oz bags at BJ's Wholesale for a little over ten dollars.
Anyways, on a whim, I got her to get me a 9.7 oz. bag of Splenda (along with some other items)... I couldn't resist. The Splenda was less than six dollars a bag. Is that a particularly good deal?
I got two 9.7 oz bags at BJ's Wholesale for a little over ten dollars.
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I'm starting to think my kid sister overhyped the values at the commissary.
Ernst Primer <[email hidden]> wrote: :> My sister happened to marry a military guy recently, and so has :> access to a commissary.... I found out recently that means the :> grocery goods are all tax-free, and sold at cost.... *gurgle*.... :> that means cheap meat, among other things. She's staying with my :> parents right now while her hubby is off in Iraq, and she's treating :> them to a lot of good stuff. :> :> Anyways, on a whim, I got her to get me a 9.7 oz. bag of Splenda :> (along with some other items)... I couldn't resist. The Splenda was :> less than six dollars a bag. Is that a particularly good deal? :> :> I was mostly wondering if anyone had any opinions as to tasty dishes :> I could make that might use up a lot of this stuff at once. I :> normally don't use a lot of sweeteners (excepting my jello habit), :> so I'm a little stuck for suggestions.
Myra's cheesecake. Eat once slice for breakfast (300 kcals/5 g carbs)
The cheesecake idea was good. I didn't use the Myra recipe, I used the one off the back of the Splenda bag and used ground almonds mixed with about 1/4 wheat bran for the crust. Altogether very tasty, although I would like to find a way to reduce the crumbliness of the crust next time.....
Ernst Primer wrote: :: Roger Zoul wrote: ::: Ernst Primer <[email hidden]> wrote: ::::: My sister happened to marry a military guy recently, and so has ::::: access to a commissary.... I found out recently that means the ::::: grocery goods are all tax-free, and sold at cost.... *gurgle*.... ::::: that means cheap meat, among other things. She's staying with my ::::: parents right now while her hubby is off in Iraq, and she's ::::: treating them to a lot of good stuff. ::::: ::::: Anyways, on a whim, I got her to get me a 9.7 oz. bag of Splenda ::::: (along with some other items)... I couldn't resist. The Splenda ::::: was less than six dollars a bag. Is that a particularly good deal? ::::: ::::: I was mostly wondering if anyone had any opinions as to tasty ::::: dishes I could make that might use up a lot of this stuff at ::::: once. I normally don't use a lot of sweeteners (excepting my ::::: jello habit), so I'm a little stuck for suggestions. ::: ::: Myra's cheesecake. Eat once slice for breakfast (300 kcals/5 g ::: carbs) :: :: The cheesecake idea was good. I didn't use the Myra recipe, I used :: the one off the back of the Splenda bag and used ground almonds mixed :: with about 1/4 wheat bran for the crust. Altogether very tasty, :: although I would like to find a way to reduce the crumbliness of the :: crust next time.....
I wonder how the wheat bran changes the crust. I've used only ground almonds for mine...I still find the crust crumbly, though.
try a bit of xanthan or guar gum....i don't know how much, but i suspect an eighth or quarter tsp is all you need depending on how much crust ingredients you have. i think it helps to bind the crumblyness. just my humble opinion...
Roger Zoul said:
Ernst Primer said:
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Roger Zoul wrote: > Ernst Primer <[email hidden]> wrote: >>> My sister happened to marry a military guy recently, and so has >>> access to a commissary.... I found out recently that means the >>> grocery goods are all tax-free, and sold at cost.... *gurgle*.... >>> that means cheap meat, among other things. She's staying with my >>> parents right now while her hubby is off in Iraq, and she's >>> treating them to a lot of good stuff. >>> >>> Anyways, on a whim, I got her to get me a 9.7 oz. bag of >>> Splenda (along with some other items)... I couldn't resist. The >>> Splenda was less than six dollars a bag. Is that a particularly >>> good deal? I was mostly wondering if anyone had any opinions as to >>> tasty >>> dishes I could make that might use up a lot of this stuff at >>> once. I normally don't use a lot of sweeteners (excepting my >>> jello habit), so I'm a little stuck for suggestions. > > Myra's cheesecake. Eat once slice for breakfast (300 kcals/5 g > carbs)
The cheesecake idea was good. I didn't use the Myra recipe, I used the one off the back of the Splenda bag and used ground almonds mixed with about 1/4 wheat bran for the crust. Altogether very tasty, although I would like to find a way to reduce the crumbliness of the crust next time.....
I wonder how the wheat bran changes the crust. I've used only ground almonds for mine...I still find the crust crumbly, though.
Darawen Littlestich <[email hidden]> wrote: :> try a bit of xanthan or guar gum....i don't know how much, but i :> suspect an eighth or quarter tsp is all you need depending on how :> much crust ingredients you have. i think it helps to bind the :> crumblyness. just my humble opinion...
Thanks. I have some of that stuff that I've never used. I'll try it next December (the only time I make cheesecake).
:> :> Roger Zoul wrote: :>> Ernst Primer wrote: :>>>> Roger Zoul wrote: :>>>>> Ernst Primer <[email hidden]> wrote: :>>>>>>> My sister happened to marry a military guy recently, and so :>>>>>>> has access to a commissary.... I found out recently that means :>>>>>>> the grocery goods are all tax-free, and sold at cost.... :>>>>>>> *gurgle*.... that means cheap meat, among other things. She's :>>>>>>> staying with my parents right now while her hubby is off in :>>>>>>> Iraq, and she's :>>>>>>> treating them to a lot of good stuff. :>>>>>>> :>>>>>>> Anyways, on a whim, I got her to get me a 9.7 oz. bag of :>>>>>>> Splenda (along with some other items)... I couldn't resist. The :>>>>>>> Splenda was less than six dollars a bag. Is that a particularly :>>>>>>> good deal? I was mostly wondering if anyone had any opinions :>>>>>>> as to tasty :>>>>>>> dishes I could make that might use up a lot of this stuff at :>>>>>>> once. I normally don't use a lot of sweeteners (excepting my :>>>>>>> jello habit), so I'm a little stuck for suggestions. :>>>>> :>>>>> Myra's cheesecake. Eat once slice for breakfast (300 kcals/5 g :>>>>> carbs) :>>>> :>>>> The cheesecake idea was good. I didn't use the Myra recipe, I :>>>> used the one off the back of the Splenda bag and used ground :>>>> almonds :>>>> mixed with about 1/4 wheat bran for the crust. Altogether very :>>>> tasty, although I would like to find a way to reduce the :>>>> crumbliness of the crust next time..... :>> :>> I wonder how the wheat bran changes the crust. I've used only :>> ground almonds for mine...I still find the crust crumbly, though.
I'm starting to think my kid sister overhyped the values at the commissary.
It's like any other place: some good deals, some not so good. In my experience, the produce section has been only so-so. Some people come armed with the paper's ads from Kroger's, Albertson's, Tom Thumb, etc., and get the Commissary to match the specials. I'm not going to do the coupon route, so I don't bother. My nearest Commissary is 12 miles away, so if Kroger's has what I want and it's 20 cents more, I just get it at Kroger's.
