I just learned that, at least in the Kansas City area but I believe church wide, will no longer sell the one month kits as the FDA says they don't meet nutritional requirements. Also, the cannery will no longer allow you to bring in your own items to can. Also, the cannery will no longer have the following items available: refried beans, flour, instant potatoes, shortening, and pudding.
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This came from our cannery personnel at our local cannery. My dad had spoken with them when he was going to can some stuff.
The potatoes are good, so are the refried beans.
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Lo, there I see my mother, my sisters, my brothers Lo, there I see the line of my people back to the beginning Lo, they call to me, they bid me take my place among them In the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live...forever
I just spoke with the Sandy Cannery and they confirmed all the information. The guy I spoke with said they actually have a memo on the topic. I'll be going in Monday to talk with them and see if there will be some other one month option and the reasons for the changes. I'll let you know what they have to say.
Well, darn. I was hoping that wasn't going to be true. I just recently learned about the wonder that is cannery refried beans. And the potatoes? I would assume they are very popular and I am wondering why they would discontinue them? Do keep us posted, Mirkwood.
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We've got a ward trip planned this coming Saturday to the Farmington Hills cannery... unfortunately, we will be out of town that weekend (going to Kirtland).
Will have to see if our EQ president can procure us a case or so of the goodies before it is all gone...
Of course, maybe they will replace the instant potatos with something better... like real mashed potato flakes!
They did do away with the soup mix a couple years ago too, so maybe the source that makes the potato buds and the refried beans has stopped making them. Maybe it is another victory for the PC food police against the evil transfatty acids... Hey! It's America, and if I want to have my fries cooked in transfatty acids, then that is my right under the Constitution!
I think the potato flake do have a fair amount of fat and salt in them, and the refried beans are beans and salt. Have you looked at the ingredients on the labels on those products? Ummmmm.... salt! So, maybe the FDA has said that ain't healthy so all y'alls will cease and desist making, selling, and eatin' that stuff...
Okay, pudding I can understand, maybe... probably not a big seller (as it is pretty expensive per can relative to other items), and it may not be that great of tasting. But flour? Flour is being removed from what is offered? White flour is like a basic commodity. That does not make much sense at all.
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It seems to me the only thing you've learned is that Caesar is a "salad dressing dude."
I got this from the Church Cannery mailing list this morning:
Please be advised that details are being finalized to re-introduce potato pearls into the Home Storage Centers starting the first of January 2008. Instead of coming in a 40# box they will come in a 21# boxes, each containing twelve 28oz packets that will not need to be re-packaged into cans or pouches. More details will follow as they become available. Your patience in the meantime is greatly appreciated.
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
Wow. Dude, I checked the time stamps, and we posted at the same exact time.
We're geniuses. That's the only explanation.
I'm assuming that the average of the IQs of people posting to Bountiful is well over 100.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
"The promptings of the Holy Ghost will always be sufficient for our needs if we keep to the covenant path. Our path is uphill most days, but the help we receive for the climb is literally divine." --Elaine S. Dalton
"Why is that toy on your head?" "Because, if I wear it anywhere else, it chafes."
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
Yeah...I used to be able to say that my IQ was higher than my weight. Now that's not even true any more. :grumble, grumble: Just wait till baby stops nursing though...!
At my local cannery, I was there the other night doing canning. It was almost bare. The couple running it said people have been hitting it hard. Between me and a couple other people there, we put away 1,350 pounds of wheat alone. Either people are listening and doing what they should or are being inspired to do it.
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Lo, there I see my mother, my sisters, my brothers Lo, there I see the line of my people back to the beginning Lo, they call to me, they bid me take my place among them In the halls of Valhalla, where the brave may live...forever
No, he's just saying that the average for ANY population is 100. Therefore, if a certain bountiful poster has an IQ of 115 on a normal scale, changing the population limits to only Bountiful posters would skew the scale and that same person could then score something like a 92.
No, Dyany is right. They tweak the IQ tests so that 100 is the average. If people start getting smarter, they scoot the scale a bit and 100 again represents the average IQ. Same thing if people get stupider. In theory, what would have been an IQ of 40 twenty five years ago, if it were now the average, would be represented by an IQ of 100.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
There were two little boys and one said to the other, "How come you so smart?" The boy answered, "Cuz I eat smart pills." First boy said, "I want some!"
So the next day the smart boy gathered up some rabbit turds on his way to school.
"I got you some smart pills today!"
"Great! Lemme have them!" As he's munching away, he gets this funny look... "These taste like poo!"
"You gettin' smarter!"
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Actually, I've had a renewed motivation.... I'll post on that healthy thread... what was it called? 
