Counting the Cost...

The reason I now cost in such great detail is mainly to pass on 'useful' information to readers, acknowledging that it is only useful to some.
Learning how to cut costs is rather like any other skill. Once we have learned it, we often don't wish to continue, maybe moving on to learn another skill. Many people earn enough money to be able to buy the food that they wish, and really see no need to cut corners after that. or maybe even realise just how much money can be saved if they did. Others are finding as food prices rise they have less and less to spend and unless they have taken in what I call 'the knowledge', then meals will not be as good as they could be. Myself feel the need to learn as many skills as possible (not necessarily cooking), then if the crunch comes, life will then not be so hard.

For many months now we are all encouraged to be as self-sufficient as possible, many town gardens have chickens. The next creature in the garden we are told we should have - is a pig. Should have thought a goat might have been better, it would keep the grass short and also give us milk, and from the milk we can make cheese...

Or why not keep a turkey, or is a turkey for life, not just for Christmas? With that thought, will leave you until my next free 'me-time'.