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Dear Cath - Wednesday 1st April 2015
Q. I am new to Cheapskates, I am about to set up a price book and we are limited to what shops are nearby. How do you set up a price book when you don't have access to the various stores for comparisons? Lesley
A.You use the information for only the stores that you shop at; that would be the stores that are close by if you shop at those stores. For example if you don't shop at Coles and never get anywhere close to a Coles there is no point in recording the prices for Coles.
Start by going through your grocery dockets and recording the prices for the stores you shop at. If you get junk mail go through them for the prices of the items you buy and record them for the stores you shop at.
If you don't shop locally but travel to a bigger town for different stores, again use the dockets you have. Then go to the websites for the stores and use the online catalogues and shopping feature to record your prices.
There is absolutely no point in recording prices for stores you never go to, you'll never need to know them, so don't waste your time.
A.You use the information for only the stores that you shop at; that would be the stores that are close by if you shop at those stores. For example if you don't shop at Coles and never get anywhere close to a Coles there is no point in recording the prices for Coles.
Start by going through your grocery dockets and recording the prices for the stores you shop at. If you get junk mail go through them for the prices of the items you buy and record them for the stores you shop at.
If you don't shop locally but travel to a bigger town for different stores, again use the dockets you have. Then go to the websites for the stores and use the online catalogues and shopping feature to record your prices.
There is absolutely no point in recording prices for stores you never go to, you'll never need to know them, so don't waste your time.
Q.How do I stop brown sugar going had in storage? Gweneth
A.To stop brown sugar going hard you can either store it in the fridge in an air-tight container or in the pantry with a slice of bread on the top, again in an air-tight container. If you use bread you will need to change it every few days or it will go mouldy.
A.To stop brown sugar going hard you can either store it in the fridge in an air-tight container or in the pantry with a slice of bread on the top, again in an air-tight container. If you use bread you will need to change it every few days or it will go mouldy.
Q.I'm wanting to make cordial. We go through a lot of it and I buy Diet Cordial $ 4.50 a bottle. Is there a recipe for cordial with either very little or no sugar as my husband is already predisposed to Diabetes. Margaret
A.Margaret you can use any of the cordial recipes in the Recipe File Drinks folder and substitute a powdered sugar replacement such as Stevia for the sugar. As there is no sugar in the cordial to act as a preservative it will not keep long so you will either have to bottle it and preserve it in a hot water bath, freeze it or if you think you'll use a batch up within a week, keep it in the fridge.
A.Margaret you can use any of the cordial recipes in the Recipe File Drinks folder and substitute a powdered sugar replacement such as Stevia for the sugar. As there is no sugar in the cordial to act as a preservative it will not keep long so you will either have to bottle it and preserve it in a hot water bath, freeze it or if you think you'll use a batch up within a week, keep it in the fridge.