Oh, unfrugal

I've been fortunate to have a whole foods store willing to sell me 50#
bags of hard red winter wheat at cost, which worked out to about 89
cents per pound. Recently the store discontinued a good portion of
its bulk foods offerings, including most bulk grain. As a result I
have been unable to buy bulk wheat for several months.

The yuppy market has installed serve-yourself grain mills. Cost for
this flour is $2.79/lb. Hoping to work a deal, I spoke with the
grocery manager today. I told him of my dilemma (home grain mill, no
source of wheat) and asked for the best price he can give me on a 50#
bag of either red or white.

His response? Whatever the bin price is, is what he'll sell the wheat
for - $2.79/lb, or $140/50# bag. Nevermind that I'm not asking him to
warehouse the stuff nor will I be utilizing his electricity to put
wear and tear on his mill.

I'll be calling Walton's today. I've been trying to avoid mail-order,
as I like to do business locally when possible, but it appears I have
no other choice. My household is accustomed to having freshly-baked
bread every few days and have made clear that store-bought "whole
wheat" flour isn't a good substitute for the real thing.

Well, this is the wrong list!

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:29:59 GMT, SlinkyToy
wrote:

I've been fortunate to have a whole foods store willing to sell me 50#
bags of hard red winter wheat at cost, which worked out to about 89
cents per pound. Recently the store discontinued a good portion of
its bulk foods offerings, including most bulk grain. As a result I
have been unable to buy bulk wheat for several months.

The yuppy market has installed serve-yourself grain mills. Cost for
this flour is $2.79/lb. Hoping to work a deal, I spoke with the
grocery manager today. I told him of my dilemma (home grain mill, no
source of wheat) and asked for the best price he can give me on a 50#
bag of either red or white.

His response? Whatever the bin price is, is what he'll sell the wheat
for - $2.79/lb, or $140/50# bag. Nevermind that I'm not asking him to
warehouse the stuff nor will I be utilizing his electricity to put
wear and tear on his mill.

I'll be calling Walton's today. I've been trying to avoid mail-order,
as I like to do business locally when possible, but it appears I have
no other choice. My household is accustomed to having freshly-baked
bread every few days and have made clear that store-bought "whole
wheat" flour isn't a good substitute for the real thing.

Thank you for posting this. I thought that I had slipped into a parallel
universe. g

Katherine

SlinkyToy wrote:
Well, this is the wrong list!

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:29:59 GMT, SlinkyToy
wrote:

I've been fortunate to have a whole foods store willing to sell me
50# bags of hard red winter wheat at cost, which worked out to about
89 cents per pound. Recently the store discontinued a good portion
of its bulk foods offerings, including most bulk grain. As a result
I have been unable to buy bulk wheat for several months.

The yuppy market has installed serve-yourself grain mills. Cost for
this flour is $2.79/lb. Hoping to work a deal, I spoke with the
grocery manager today. I told him of my dilemma (home grain mill, no
source of wheat) and asked for the best price he can give me on a 50#
bag of either red or white.

His response? Whatever the bin price is, is what he'll sell the
wheat for - $2.79/lb, or $140/50# bag. Nevermind that I'm not
asking him to warehouse the stuff nor will I be utilizing his
electricity to put wear and tear on his mill.

I'll be calling Walton's today. I've been trying to avoid
mail-order, as I like to do business locally when possible, but it
appears I have no other choice. My household is accustomed to
having freshly-baked bread every few days and have made clear that
store-bought "whole wheat" flour isn't a good substitute for the
real thing.

"SlinkyToy" wrote in message
...
Well, this is the wrong list!

Maybe - but it was interesting anyway. You MILL your own flour???? wow.
And I think I'm doing well to grow flowers from seed (snicker).

Shelagh


On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 18:29:59 GMT, SlinkyToy
wrote:

I've been fortunate to have a whole foods store willing to sell me 50#
bags of hard red winter wheat at cost, which worked out to about 89
cents per pound. Recently the store discontinued a good portion of
its bulk foods offerings, including most bulk grain. As a result I
have been unable to buy bulk wheat for several months.

The yuppy market has installed serve-yourself grain mills. Cost for
this flour is $2.79/lb. Hoping to work a deal, I spoke with the
grocery manager today. I told him of my dilemma (home grain mill, no
source of wheat) and asked for the best price he can give me on a 50#
bag of either red or white.

His response? Whatever the bin price is, is what he'll sell the wheat
for - $2.79/lb, or $140/50# bag. Nevermind that I'm not asking him to
warehouse the stuff nor will I be utilizing his electricity to put
wear and tear on his mill.

I'll be calling Walton's today. I've been trying to avoid mail-order,
as I like to do business locally when possible, but it appears I have
no other choice. My household is accustomed to having freshly-baked
bread every few days and have made clear that store-bought "whole
wheat" flour isn't a good substitute for the real thing.

Maybe - but it was interesting anyway. You MILL your own flour???? wow.
And I think I'm doing well to grow flowers from seed (snicker).

Shelagh



I thought so too! Boy, thinking of home-baked bread makes my mouth
water! When my grandma quit baking bread all the time, we all really
missed it! I bet your bread made from your own milled flour is just
delicious!!!

Jenn

SlinkyToy wrote in message . ..
I've been fortunate to have a whole foods store willing to sell me 50#
bags of hard red winter wheat at cost, which worked out to about 89
cents per pound. Recently the store discontinued a good portion of
its bulk foods offerings, including most bulk grain. As a result I
have been unable to buy bulk wheat for several months.

The yuppy market has installed serve-yourself grain mills. Cost for
this flour is $2.79/lb. Hoping to work a deal, I spoke with the
grocery manager today. I told him of my dilemma (home grain mill, no
source of wheat) and asked for the best price he can give me on a 50#
bag of either red or white.

His response? Whatever the bin price is, is what he'll sell the wheat
for - $2.79/lb, or $140/50# bag. Nevermind that I'm not asking him to
warehouse the stuff nor will I be utilizing his electricity to put
wear and tear on his mill.

I'll be calling Walton's today. I've been trying to avoid mail-order,
as I like to do business locally when possible, but it appears I have
no other choice. My household is accustomed to having freshly-baked
bread every few days and have made clear that store-bought "whole
wheat" flour isn't a good substitute for the real thing.


Slinky,

Will you please adompt me!!!! Please!!!!

Hugs & God Bless,
Dennis & Gail

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 17:01:16 -0500, "Shillelagh"
wrote:


"SlinkyToy" wrote in message
.. .
Well, this is the wrong list!

Maybe - but it was interesting anyway. You MILL your own flour???? wow.
And I think I'm doing well to grow flowers from seed (snicker).

Shelagh


Well yeah, I mill my own flour - by dumping the wheat into the hopper
and hitting the "on" switch on the GrainMaster. I had a Corona for a
while, sold it on because I was becoming decidedly lopsided from all
the cranking.

My mill is third-hand and cost me $75 at a yard sale. I figure it has
another 10 years in it.

In article , SlinkyToy
wrote:




Well yeah, I mill my own flour - by dumping the wheat into the hopper
and hitting the "on" switch on the GrainMaster. I had a Corona for a
while, sold it on because I was becoming decidedly lopsided from all
the cranking.

My mill is third-hand and cost me $75 at a yard sale. I figure it has
another 10 years in it.

Michelle, you must be able to find another grain source. Have you looked
at the internet for a whole sale place. If you buy in bulk, you may be
able to get it shipped to you. Or better yet, why not go to a baker of
bread and see if you can get some there.

Els

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Dennis wrote:
SlinkyToy wrote in message
. ..
I've been fortunate to have a whole foods store willing to sell me
50# bags of hard red winter wheat at cost, which worked out to about
89 cents per pound. Recently the store discontinued a good portion
of its bulk foods offerings, including most bulk grain. As a result
I have been unable to buy bulk wheat for several months.

The yuppy market has installed serve-yourself grain mills. Cost for
this flour is $2.79/lb. Hoping to work a deal, I spoke with the
grocery manager today. I told him of my dilemma (home grain mill, no
source of wheat) and asked for the best price he can give me on a 50#
bag of either red or white.

His response? Whatever the bin price is, is what he'll sell the
wheat for - $2.79/lb, or $140/50# bag. Nevermind that I'm not
asking him to warehouse the stuff nor will I be utilizing his
electricity to put wear and tear on his mill.

I'll be calling Walton's today. I've been trying to avoid
mail-order, as I like to do business locally when possible, but it
appears I have no other choice. My household is accustomed to
having freshly-baked bread every few days and have made clear that
store-bought "whole wheat" flour isn't a good substitute for the
real thing.


Slinky,

Will you please adompt me!!!! Please!!!!


ROTFL!!!

YOu know, Dennis, a bread machine makes quite reasonable bread, and the
smell is wonderful.

Katherine

Hi Els. I do have a mail-order source. Shipping a 50# bag of organic
hard white will cost 3x the price of the wheat itself, but I'll still
be spending less per pound than I was paying at the local sprouthead
store that was selling to me at cost.

I simply prefer to spend my $$ locally when I can.

Most bakers these days buy 50# bags of standardized (for moisture, for
protein, for everything) flour. I don't know of any in my area that
mill their own flour.

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 19:11:45 -0700, (Els
van Dam) wrote:

In article , SlinkyToy
wrote:




Well yeah, I mill my own flour - by dumping the wheat into the hopper
and hitting the "on" switch on the GrainMaster. I had a Corona for a
while, sold it on because I was becoming decidedly lopsided from all
the cranking.

My mill is third-hand and cost me $75 at a yard sale. I figure it has
another 10 years in it.

Michelle, you must be able to find another grain source. Have you looked
at the internet for a whole sale place. If you buy in bulk, you may be
able to get it shipped to you. Or better yet, why not go to a baker of
bread and see if you can get some there.

Els