WATCH YOUR COUPONS AT REGISTERS

If you are like me into couponing. Make sure from now on you watch your coupons when checking out at Target. We went to Lexington to the dr. and stopped in at Target on the way home. We had our coupons and also our printed Target web coupons. Which some of them were real good coupons. On the way home my daughter got her ticket out as she said it did not seem the right amount. She got to looking at it and she had 3 coupons for $2.00 off on some Gliatte body wash. They had it on sale for $2.99 which she should have had to pay only 99 cents for it. She checked her ticket and they had gave her $1.64 or $1.69 for only one coupons. Did not take off the right amount and did not take off the other two. We had a Target coupn for Downey for $1.50 off and a manufactor coupon for $2.00 off which made a total of $3.50 off. They only took off the $1.50 coupon. On the Tide we had a coupon for $2.00 off a manf. coupon and a Target coupon for $2.00 I think any way all they took off was $1.50 off. Aslo with some Clorox Wipes a coupon for 75 cents off and one for $1.00 off. Took off only 25 cents. She lost around $11.00 and I lost around $9.00.
 Now they are keeping our coupons and get the money out of them and we are not getting anything. They are said to be adjusting down the coupons you give them. On hers it went form $2.00 to $1.64 or $1.60. So keep a watch on your manf. coupons and make sure you get credit for them for the right amount. We stack the Target coupons with our manf. coupons which you are supposed to be able to do.
 We called them and they told her to bring the items back in and the ticket. But they have the coupons so it is our word against theirs on it. How can you prove you gave them to them. We all like to save and if it was the other way around and they did not charge me the right amount I would take it back and tell them I owe them more money. It works both ways with me. I would not cheat no one. Do not believe in doing that in anything. And I sure don't believe in lieing. My dad being a preacher brought me up to not cheat, steal or lie and I don't do none of this.
So from now on it don't matter what store you are add add your coupons up in your head or write down the amounts of them on a piece of paper. You need to keep a total in your head. That way you will know if it is the right amount or or not.
 With it being hard times and if you know what you are doing you can really save big by using coupons. When the P & G coupon insterts come out in the papers which most of them come out in our local paper on Sat. get theses as they have a lot of good cleaning coupons and candles and air freshners in them.
In our area they come out on the last Saturday of the month. They should also be in the big Sunday papers on this date also.
 Sometimes I save as much as $30 to $40 dollars on one order by using coupons. I also get a lot of things free by using coupons on body washes and cereals and candles. Me I am one of these candle freaks. I love candles.
It takes time to do couponing but it is worth it if you have some spare time. Most of the time I get up early before going groc. and get my coupons ready. From now on I will just stick to our Krogers as they double coupons for up to 50 cents and that helps out by doubling.

CANNED CREAM CORN

With the gardens almost over here is a recipe for canned cream corn. I know it will not taste like that good ole garden corn but it is also good this away.

Creamed Corn


1 Cup Canned Corn
1 Teaspoon Milk
2 Tablespoons Sugar
2 Slices of Bacon, crispy cooked and crumbled and save drippings
2 Tablespoons Flour
1/2 Cup Water
Salt and Pepper to taste

In a skillet fry the bacon(can add more if you like) and save the grease. Take out of grease and drain on a plate. Save the grease. In a medium bowl combine the corn, milk and sugar. Take the bacon grease that is in the skillet and get it warm. Place the corn mixtue in this. In another bowl mix the flour and water. Beat until smooth. Add enough additional water to make it up to one cup. Add flour mixture to corn and stir until it is thick. Salt and pepper this. Cook for 10 to 15 minutes.

HOW TO FIND THE END OF CLING WRAP

Have you ever tried and tried to find the end of your cling wrap? If you will take a piece of tape and wrap it around your finger with the sticky side out go around the roll and  when it comes to the end of the cling wrap it will catch it and pull it so you can see where it is at. Also if you will moisten the rim of the bowls when you use cling wrap it will let it stick better.

MORE FROSTING FROM THE CAN

If you will put your canned frosting in a bowl and then beat it with a mixer, the air will make it fluff up and create more frosting. It will taste like the frosting on the store bought cakes.

SOUTHERN CHICKEN BOG

5 OR 6 Chicken Breast, skinless and boneless
1 Ring of Smoked Sausage
1 Bag of Mahatma Saffron Rice
2 Cups White Rice
1 Can Chicken Broth
Salt and Pepper

Brown your sausage, cut into bite sized pieces, and boil your chicken until done. Shred by hand and sit aside. Put both rices in a big soup pot and use chicken brith in exchange for some of the additional water. Then add all meat, salt and pepper and bring to a boil. stir frequently when bringing to a boil. Turn down on low heat, stirring as it quits boiling. Then cover and make like you were making a pot of rice. Do not distrube it. Watch carefully and don't let it scorch. This is great for homecoming or parties.

EASY FUDGE

1 Cup Butter, plus more for greasing pan
1 Cup Peanut Butter
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 Lb. Confectioner's Sugar (31/2cups)


Microwave butter and peanut butter for 2 minutes on hig. Stir and microwave on high for 2 more minutes. Add vanilla and powdered sugar to peanut butter mixture and stir to cmbine with a wooden spoon. Pour into a butter 8 x 8 pan lined with wax paper. Place a second piece of waxed paper on tje top of the fudge and ref until coo. Cut into 1-inch poeces and store in a airtight container. Keeps for 1 week.

LIME OR LEMON SALAD

1(3oz.) Box Lime Gelatin
1 Cup Boiling Water
2/3 Cup Evaporated Milk
1 (9oz.) Can Crushed Pineapple with juice
1 Tablespoon Fresh Lemon Juice
1(12oz.) Cottage Cheese
1/2 Cup Celery, chopped
1/2 Cup Mayo
1/2 Cup Chopped Pecans

In a medium bowl stir the gelatin in the boiling water. When it is dissolved add the milk, pineapple, lemon juice, mayo, cottage cheese and pecans. Pour into a clear square glass dish. Chill overnight until firm. Cut int squares. Serve on lettuce leaves.

You can also use lemon jello and not the lime. And add 1 cup minature marshmallows and cheddar cheese, finely shredded, to the top of the salad.