20 - Wednesday, June 3, 1987 - North Shore News

WATCHING THE POCKETBOOK

Specials: secret to budget buying

IT’S NOT essential to run all over town looking for
specials. If you happen to be near a store that has a
‘special’? that you can’t live without, make sure you stop.
While you’re there, pick up anything else that they’ve
advertised, but only if it fits into your meal planning or

stockpiling.

Let’s assuine that your favorite
grocery. store is featuring some
kind of ground beef. | must be
honest, ‘‘regular’’ ground beef is
not one of my favorites. I look for
either ‘‘medium’ or ‘‘lean’’ but
use the grinds for slightly different
purposes. The medium stuff is

great for hamburgers and fine for.

casseroles if vou pre-cook and
drain. | .

I vatch for the lean grind for
making meatloaves and meatballs,
especially the fancy little appetizer
kind that I make in quantity and
freeze. 4

You can always buy a whole
chicken at about $1 a pound — but
not if you need one or five. in a
hurry. Those you pick up when
they’re sale priced, buying enough
to tide you over until. the next
time. — .

Vegetables (fresh) are something
else. They don’t keep well so you
have to be prepared to include
them as they occur. Let’s look at a
selection that might be overlooked
this week -— bunch beets at 89¢ for
two. .

by Barbara -
: McCreadie. .—
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Look for bunches that have a
group of small beets, about the
size of golf balls or smaller. Each
bunch should have about 6-8.

Try this with two bunches of
beets:

Beets and Greens
2 bunches new beets with green:
butter .
salt and pepper

Isn’t that an easy grocery list?
Twist the little beets from . the
stems and greens — don’t cut with
a knife because beets will ‘‘bleed’’

through cut stems. Wash the beets.

and set aside.
— Now, look at the beet greens.
Remove any wilted or damaged

leaves. Remove stems and cut off

any coarse ribs.

Wash the greens well, but don’t
shake. Place in a large pot with
only the water that clings to the
leaves. Cover tightly: and steam
gently until fork-tender and almost
all the water is absorbed. Add a
heaping tablespoon of butter and
cross-cut the leaves with two
knives into ribbons. Season to
taste.

Meanwhile, start the baby beets ©

(unpeeled and twisted from their
stems) in a pot of cold water. Br-
ing to a boil and simmer until
fork- tender. Douse with . cold
water. As soon as you can handle
the beets, slip off the skins with
your hands. Butter, and serve on a
bed of seasoned greens.

If you really want compliments, s

serve these with: some breaded
lamb shoulder chops (also a special
this week), new. potatces cooked in
their skins (still expensive, but

worth it} and a tangy salad.

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BEST BUYS:
Buy Low: Viva paper towels, 98¢;
whole fryers, utility, 98¢; ; fancy

lettuce, 28¢ ca.; lean ground beef,
$1.98 Ib.

Save-On-Foods: Nabob coffee,
$2.88; Parkay margarine, 3-lb.,
$1.84; Viva towels, 98¢; Cheer
detergent — good brand! 12 L,
$6.78; Purina Cat Chow, 4 kg,
$6.48; boneless turkey thighs,
$1.99 Ib. (pound thin and treat like
veal); frozen chicken breasts, $1.99

Safeway: Tide, 12 L, $7.97
(nothing beats it if you’ve got

heavy-duty washing problems),
Duncan Hines cake mixes, variety,
99¢; Empress margarine, 3-lb.,
$1.79; cantaloupe, 49¢ Ib.; papaya,
99¢ ea. — not ‘‘cheap’’ but a love-
ly luxury when split, seeded and
filled with shrimp in a_ lightly
curry-flavored mayo.

Super Valu: Cod fillets, $1.99;
shrimp meat, $6.99 ib.; long
English cucumbers, 89¢ ea.; medi-
um ground beef, $1.69 Ib.
‘Woodward’s: Broccoli,

39¢ Ib.;

New Zealand fresh lamb shoulder
chops, $2.49 lb. (1 look for these
~~ try them dipped in egg and fine
bread crumbs and fried in oil.
Wonderful); cross-rib roasts, $2 Ib.

Stony's: Mushrooms, $1.85 Ib.;
watermellon, 23¢ Ib.; Long English
cucumbers, 89¢ ea.; whole fryers,
99¢ |b.; Olympic bacon, $2.99;
sausages (breakfast etc.) $1.59 Ib.;
bunch beets, 89¢ (probably the
best vegetable buy of the week).

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