Dear Family Canners:
It is obvious that we needed to have more days for Salsa because there are so many still wanting to be scheduled. We think we found a way to make this happen. (Read slowly because this is quite creative and it may take some real thinking to understand…)
On March 12th we are still needing people to fill the afternoon shifts from 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m. This is the last day we have scheduled for spaghetti sauce. We also need help on the clean-up shifts for each day we are doing spaghetti sauce. We anticipate finishing the spaghetti sauce early on the 12th and will be able to switch over and begin producing salsa on the same day. If you schedule to buy salsa, you will be working for Salsa regardless of which product you actually produce.
To schedule for salsa, please check your schedule and see if you can come to any of the following shifts:
12:00, 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, and 5:00 Processing Shifts: March 12 (Friday)
6:00 p.m. Clean-up shifts: March 9, 10, 11, 12 (Tuesday-Friday)
If you are scheduled for Salsa on any of these days, you will not be able to pick up your product until the final day of Salsa production on Thursday, March 18th. You can also pick up Salsa when you come for shifts you have scheduled for Jam or Syrup.
NO ONE CAN PICK UP ANY PRODUCT ON FRIDAY, MARCH 19TH BECAUSE WE HAVE OUR MONTH END ACCOUNTING FOR THE CANNERY ON THAT DAY.
Please call the Cannery at 801-785-0998 if you would like to schedule any of the above mentioned shifts. Be sure to indicate that you are scheduling for Salsa. If you want to schedule for both Salsa and Spaghetti Sauce, you will need to work two shifts. Remember that until you have spoken with someone at the Cannery, you are not scheduled. We will do our best to return messages, but do not guarantee that we will be able to do so. Please continue to call until you reach us. We will let you know through another email (sorry) when these shifts are full.
We still have limited room left in all of the spring family canning products. You can register for those at the same time.
Friday, February 26, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
LINDON HOME STORAGE CENTER LIMITED CLOSURE
Important Message from the Lindon Home Storage Center (Dry-Pack)
Effective immediately until March 9th, the Lindon Home Storage Center will be open for
BULK SALES & CANNER CHECK-OUT/IN ONLY!
OUR NORMAL BUSINESS DAYS & HOURS ARE TUESDAY & THURSDAY: 9 AM TO 7PM; SATURDAY 9AM TO 1PM DURING THIS TIME, OUR DRY-PACK PROCESSING ROOM WILL BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE, and is scheduled to re-open on Tuesday, March 9th.
Please Call 801-785-0997 for updates.
If you wish to do canning in #10 cans during this time, you may call the SPRINGVILLE HSC: 1672 West 700 South Springville, Utah (Just East of Wal-Mart) Ph: (801) 491-7359 to schedule in-house canning activities.
Effective immediately until March 9th, the Lindon Home Storage Center will be open for
BULK SALES & CANNER CHECK-OUT/IN ONLY!
OUR NORMAL BUSINESS DAYS & HOURS ARE TUESDAY & THURSDAY: 9 AM TO 7PM; SATURDAY 9AM TO 1PM DURING THIS TIME, OUR DRY-PACK PROCESSING ROOM WILL BE CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE, and is scheduled to re-open on Tuesday, March 9th.
Please Call 801-785-0997 for updates.
If you wish to do canning in #10 cans during this time, you may call the SPRINGVILLE HSC: 1672 West 700 South Springville, Utah (Just East of Wal-Mart) Ph: (801) 491-7359 to schedule in-house canning activities.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sunday Bulletin, Feb 21
Lesson # 4 - Freedom to Choose, taught by Shauna Shelton
Announcements & Dates to Remember
Mar. 3rd RS Birthday Dinner @ 6:30, casual dress
Mar. 16 Book Club Wednesday War
Apr. 20 An Assembly Such As This
Lindon Stake Scripture Study Class 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings, 7pm . Andrew Skinner will be the teacher and the Old Testament will be the text.
Sisters we need your help to stack the chairs after Relief Society. Thank-you.
Sisters – If any one would be willing to help out with Freezer Meals there will be recipes and a pan to freeze them in on the table by the door in the Relief Society Room.
The Stake will be holding a teacher training meeting on Sunday February 21st at 6:00 PM at the Stake Center in the Chapel. This brief session will highlight insights on effective gospel teaching from Elder Holland. We will be instructed by brother Troy Brown, who is a noted speaker and CES educator. If you have occasion to teach as part of your calling, then this meeting is for you. This is for all auxiliaries including Sunday School, Primary, YM/YW, Priesthood, and Relief Society. Take advantage of this great
opportunity to learn key principles that will help you be a more confident and effective teacher.
******HUMANITARIAN NEWS*******
The Church is requesting that we donate money now for Haiti's recovery. Mark Haiti under Humanitarian Aid on your donation slip.
On the Church website, under Current Humanitarian Needs, the only items specifically requested at this time are double-sized quilts (90" x 90"). The Humanitarian Committee has committed the Lindon Ward Relief Society to doing 5 quilts in the upcoming months. (This would also be a great Eagle project or family project.) We may add more quilts to our goal as we go along!
We also decided that we would do projects this year that include all of you sisters. In addition to the 5 quilts, we have also decided to collect newborn, hygiene, and school kit items as an ongoing project throughout the year. A recent Church News stated that members could also help Haiti by donating to DI (clothes we assume) and completing Humanitarian Kits.
Individual kit items (or kits completed in your family or by yourself) may be brought to church and given to one of the committee members, or dropped off during the week at the home of Marta Dorner, Marta Valdizan, or Mary Jane Johnson. Kits will then be assembled in late fall.
Please refer to the Relief Society Notebooks for hand-outs, sign-up sheets, and more information about these projects.
Fold the handout and keep it in your purse, scriptures, manual, or on your bulletin board as a reminder of the items needed for the RS kits and quilts. Thanks again for all your help. We hope you want to be involved in these projects!
WE HAVE SO MUCH--PLEASE SHARE A LITTLE!
Announcements & Dates to Remember
Mar. 3rd RS Birthday Dinner @ 6:30, casual dress
Mar. 16 Book Club Wednesday War
Apr. 20 An Assembly Such As This
Lindon Stake Scripture Study Class 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings, 7pm . Andrew Skinner will be the teacher and the Old Testament will be the text.
Sisters we need your help to stack the chairs after Relief Society. Thank-you.
Sisters – If any one would be willing to help out with Freezer Meals there will be recipes and a pan to freeze them in on the table by the door in the Relief Society Room.
The Stake will be holding a teacher training meeting on Sunday February 21st at 6:00 PM at the Stake Center in the Chapel. This brief session will highlight insights on effective gospel teaching from Elder Holland. We will be instructed by brother Troy Brown, who is a noted speaker and CES educator. If you have occasion to teach as part of your calling, then this meeting is for you. This is for all auxiliaries including Sunday School, Primary, YM/YW, Priesthood, and Relief Society. Take advantage of this great
opportunity to learn key principles that will help you be a more confident and effective teacher.
******HUMANITARIAN NEWS*******
The Church is requesting that we donate money now for Haiti's recovery. Mark Haiti under Humanitarian Aid on your donation slip.
On the Church website, under Current Humanitarian Needs, the only items specifically requested at this time are double-sized quilts (90" x 90"). The Humanitarian Committee has committed the Lindon Ward Relief Society to doing 5 quilts in the upcoming months. (This would also be a great Eagle project or family project.) We may add more quilts to our goal as we go along!
We also decided that we would do projects this year that include all of you sisters. In addition to the 5 quilts, we have also decided to collect newborn, hygiene, and school kit items as an ongoing project throughout the year. A recent Church News stated that members could also help Haiti by donating to DI (clothes we assume) and completing Humanitarian Kits.
Individual kit items (or kits completed in your family or by yourself) may be brought to church and given to one of the committee members, or dropped off during the week at the home of Marta Dorner, Marta Valdizan, or Mary Jane Johnson. Kits will then be assembled in late fall.
Please refer to the Relief Society Notebooks for hand-outs, sign-up sheets, and more information about these projects.
Fold the handout and keep it in your purse, scriptures, manual, or on your bulletin board as a reminder of the items needed for the RS kits and quilts. Thanks again for all your help. We hope you want to be involved in these projects!
WE HAVE SO MUCH--PLEASE SHARE A LITTLE!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
FAMILY CANNING UPDATE
Dear Family Canners:
We still have shifts available for Spaghetti Sauce, Salsa, Jam and Syrup. In order to fill the shifts in a timely manner, we will take phone registrations beginning 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 17th until they are full. Second shifts are open for those who are already scheduled and would like more product. Most of the available shifts are between 11:00 am – 6:00 pm. We also need three people on each day beginning at 7:00 am to help lift 40 pound bags of ingredients. This shift will still be for 2-1/2 hours.
We have inserted a “Phone Registration” form (see below) so you can determine your availability and budget before you call. Planning ahead will help us keep the phone lines open for other callers. BEFORE YOU CALL, please print out this email to record your shifts as we schedule you.
We are limited to one incoming phone line—(the main reason we don’t normally schedule by phone)—so please be patient and try again if you are sent to voice mail. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to return messages, but we will do our best. Until you have spoken with someone from the Cannery to verify a shift, you are not scheduled to come.
PHONE REGISTRATION - SPRING 2010 FAMILY CANNING
LINDON CANNERY, 940 W Center, Lindon, UT 84042 - 785-0998
THINGS TO REMEMBER:
1. If you are not able to fill your shift, please call to cancel as soon as you are aware of your conflict OR at least 24 hours in advance so that others can take your place. In case of a real emergency, please call as soon as possible, even if it is after the fact. We are tracking the names of those who do not call to cancel. They will be limited in the products they are able to buy. **(see No Show Policy below)**
2. The "shift starting time" is when you should be ready to work, NOT WHEN YOU SHOULD ARRIVE. Please plan to arrive 10-15 minutes before your shift to have time to pay for your product. Shifts will close at 15 minutes past the hour. This is necessary to keep production running in a timely manner.
3. We accept CHECKS (preferred) or CASH ($1, $5, $10, $20). Please NO LARGE BILLS, DEBIT OR CREDIT CARDS.
4. Under federal law, no one under 16 years of age may participate in wet-pack cannery production.
PHONE REGISTRATION - SPRING 2010 FAMILY CANNING
NAME:_______________________________ PHONE:___________________
SPAGHETTI SAUCE - LIMIT: 4 CASES
$24.00 Per case of 12, 32 oz jars
2-1/2 hour shifts
March 9, 10, 11, 12
# of Cases Ordered: _________
Date Scheduled: ___________________
Time Scheduled:____________________
SALSA - LIMIT: 4 CASES
$12.00 Per case of 12 pint jars
2-1/2 hour shifts
March 16, 17, 18,
# of Cases Ordered: _________
Date Scheduled: ___________________
Time Scheduled:____________________
JAMS - LIMIT: 5 CASES COMBINED
$21.00 Per case of 12 pint jars
2-1/2 hour shifts
March 23, 24, 25, 26
# of Cases Ordered: Raspberry _________
Peach___________
Date Scheduled: ___________________
Time Scheduled:____________________
PANCAKE SYRUP - LIMIT: 3 Cases
$21.00 Per case of 6 half-gallon jugs
2-1/2 hour shifts
March 30, 31
# of Cases Ordered: _________
Date Scheduled: ___________________
Time Scheduled:____________________
SCHEDULED BY:____________
We still have shifts available for Spaghetti Sauce, Salsa, Jam and Syrup. In order to fill the shifts in a timely manner, we will take phone registrations beginning 8:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 17th until they are full. Second shifts are open for those who are already scheduled and would like more product. Most of the available shifts are between 11:00 am – 6:00 pm. We also need three people on each day beginning at 7:00 am to help lift 40 pound bags of ingredients. This shift will still be for 2-1/2 hours.
We have inserted a “Phone Registration” form (see below) so you can determine your availability and budget before you call. Planning ahead will help us keep the phone lines open for other callers. BEFORE YOU CALL, please print out this email to record your shifts as we schedule you.
We are limited to one incoming phone line—(the main reason we don’t normally schedule by phone)—so please be patient and try again if you are sent to voice mail. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to return messages, but we will do our best. Until you have spoken with someone from the Cannery to verify a shift, you are not scheduled to come.
PHONE REGISTRATION - SPRING 2010 FAMILY CANNING
LINDON CANNERY, 940 W Center, Lindon, UT 84042 - 785-0998
THINGS TO REMEMBER:
1. If you are not able to fill your shift, please call to cancel as soon as you are aware of your conflict OR at least 24 hours in advance so that others can take your place. In case of a real emergency, please call as soon as possible, even if it is after the fact. We are tracking the names of those who do not call to cancel. They will be limited in the products they are able to buy. **(see No Show Policy below)**
2. The "shift starting time" is when you should be ready to work, NOT WHEN YOU SHOULD ARRIVE. Please plan to arrive 10-15 minutes before your shift to have time to pay for your product. Shifts will close at 15 minutes past the hour. This is necessary to keep production running in a timely manner.
3. We accept CHECKS (preferred) or CASH ($1, $5, $10, $20). Please NO LARGE BILLS, DEBIT OR CREDIT CARDS.
4. Under federal law, no one under 16 years of age may participate in wet-pack cannery production.
PHONE REGISTRATION - SPRING 2010 FAMILY CANNING
NAME:_______________________________ PHONE:___________________
SPAGHETTI SAUCE - LIMIT: 4 CASES
$24.00 Per case of 12, 32 oz jars
2-1/2 hour shifts
March 9, 10, 11, 12
# of Cases Ordered: _________
Date Scheduled: ___________________
Time Scheduled:____________________
SALSA - LIMIT: 4 CASES
$12.00 Per case of 12 pint jars
2-1/2 hour shifts
March 16, 17, 18,
# of Cases Ordered: _________
Date Scheduled: ___________________
Time Scheduled:____________________
JAMS - LIMIT: 5 CASES COMBINED
$21.00 Per case of 12 pint jars
2-1/2 hour shifts
March 23, 24, 25, 26
# of Cases Ordered: Raspberry _________
Peach___________
Date Scheduled: ___________________
Time Scheduled:____________________
PANCAKE SYRUP - LIMIT: 3 Cases
$21.00 Per case of 6 half-gallon jugs
2-1/2 hour shifts
March 30, 31
# of Cases Ordered: _________
Date Scheduled: ___________________
Time Scheduled:____________________
SCHEDULED BY:____________
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Sunday Bulletin 2.14.2010
Lesson #3 - Jesus Christ, Our Chosen Leader and Savior, taught by Sarah Pollister
Announcements & Dates to Remember
Feb. 16th Book Group “Princess Bride”
Feb 17th PG High, Parent Teacher Conference from 3:30 to 7pm.
Feb. 17th Youth Fundraiser @ 6:30
Feb. 21st RS Sisters sing in Sacrament Meeting
Mar. 3rd RS Birthday Dinner @ 6:30, casual dress
Book Club - Feb. 16 The Princess Bride
Mar. 16 Wednesday War
Apr. 20 An Assembly Such As This
Lindon Stake Scripture Study Class 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings, 7pm . Andrew Skinner will be the teacher and the Old Testament will be the text.
Sisters we need your help to stack the chairs after Relief Society. Thank-you.
For ALL Lindon 11th Ward RS sisters: Come to a SHORT song practice directly after church, in the chapel. Direct any questions to Sister Lisa Harris.
Sisters – If any one would be willing to help out with Freezer Meals there will be recipes
and a pan to freeze them in on the table by the door in the Relief Society Room
Youth Fundraiser
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
6:30pm
Annual Auction - Dinner and Carnival
Make sure you bring all your quarters to buy tickets for the carnival and for dinner! We will be having our successful auction - so start finding those fantastic items that you can donate. Look for the sign up sheet in your classes.
The Stake will be holding a teacher training meeting on Sunday February 21st at 6:00 PM at the Stake Center in the Chapel. This brief session will highlight insights on effective gospel teaching from Elder Holland. We will be instructed by brother Troy Brown, who is a noted speaker and CES educator. If you have occasion to teach as part of your calling, then this meeting is for you. This is for all auxiliaries including Sunday School, Primary, YM/YW, Priesthood, and Relief Society. Take advantage of this great opportunity to learn key principles that will help you be a more confident and effective teacher.
*******HUMANITARIAN NEWS*******
The Church is requesting that we donate money now for Haiti's recovery. Write"Haiti" under Humanitarian Aid on your donation slip.
On the Church website, under Current Humanitarian Needs, the only items specifically requested at this time are double-sized quilts (90" x 90"). The Humanitarian Committee has committed the Lindon Ward Relief Society to doing 5 quilts in the upcoming months. (This would also be a great Eagle project or family project.) We may add more quilts to our goal as we go along!
We also decided that we would do projects this year that include all of you sisters. In addition to the 5 quilts, we have also decided to collect newborn, hygiene, and school kit items as an ongoing project throughout the year. A recent Church News stated that members could also help Haiti by donating to DI (clothes we assume) and completing Humanitarian Kits.
Individual kit items (or kits completed in your family or by yourself) may be brought to church and given to one of the committee members, or dropped off during the week at the home of Marta Dorner, Marta Valdizan, or Mary Jane Johnson. Kits will then be assembled in late fall. Please refer to the Relief Society Notebooks for hand-outs, sign-up sheets, and more information about these projects.
WE HAVE SO MUCH--PLEASE SHARE A LITTLE!
Announcements & Dates to Remember
Feb. 16th Book Group “Princess Bride”
Feb 17th PG High, Parent Teacher Conference from 3:30 to 7pm.
Feb. 17th Youth Fundraiser @ 6:30
Feb. 21st RS Sisters sing in Sacrament Meeting
Mar. 3rd RS Birthday Dinner @ 6:30, casual dress
Book Club - Feb. 16 The Princess Bride
Mar. 16 Wednesday War
Apr. 20 An Assembly Such As This
Lindon Stake Scripture Study Class 2nd and 4th Thursday evenings, 7pm . Andrew Skinner will be the teacher and the Old Testament will be the text.
Sisters we need your help to stack the chairs after Relief Society. Thank-you.
For ALL Lindon 11th Ward RS sisters: Come to a SHORT song practice directly after church, in the chapel. Direct any questions to Sister Lisa Harris.
Sisters – If any one would be willing to help out with Freezer Meals there will be recipes
and a pan to freeze them in on the table by the door in the Relief Society Room
Youth Fundraiser
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
6:30pm
Annual Auction - Dinner and Carnival
Make sure you bring all your quarters to buy tickets for the carnival and for dinner! We will be having our successful auction - so start finding those fantastic items that you can donate. Look for the sign up sheet in your classes.
The Stake will be holding a teacher training meeting on Sunday February 21st at 6:00 PM at the Stake Center in the Chapel. This brief session will highlight insights on effective gospel teaching from Elder Holland. We will be instructed by brother Troy Brown, who is a noted speaker and CES educator. If you have occasion to teach as part of your calling, then this meeting is for you. This is for all auxiliaries including Sunday School, Primary, YM/YW, Priesthood, and Relief Society. Take advantage of this great opportunity to learn key principles that will help you be a more confident and effective teacher.
*******HUMANITARIAN NEWS*******
The Church is requesting that we donate money now for Haiti's recovery. Write"Haiti" under Humanitarian Aid on your donation slip.
On the Church website, under Current Humanitarian Needs, the only items specifically requested at this time are double-sized quilts (90" x 90"). The Humanitarian Committee has committed the Lindon Ward Relief Society to doing 5 quilts in the upcoming months. (This would also be a great Eagle project or family project.) We may add more quilts to our goal as we go along!
We also decided that we would do projects this year that include all of you sisters. In addition to the 5 quilts, we have also decided to collect newborn, hygiene, and school kit items as an ongoing project throughout the year. A recent Church News stated that members could also help Haiti by donating to DI (clothes we assume) and completing Humanitarian Kits.
Individual kit items (or kits completed in your family or by yourself) may be brought to church and given to one of the committee members, or dropped off during the week at the home of Marta Dorner, Marta Valdizan, or Mary Jane Johnson. Kits will then be assembled in late fall. Please refer to the Relief Society Notebooks for hand-outs, sign-up sheets, and more information about these projects.
WE HAVE SO MUCH--PLEASE SHARE A LITTLE!
Friday, February 12, 2010
FAMILY CANNING & DRY PACK UPDATE...GOOD READ!
Two things to note about the current Family Canning Schedule:
1) For spaghetti sauce, we have had to switch from a 25 oz. jar to a quart size, 32 oz. jar. This will raise the price per case to $24.00. HOWEVER…this drops the price per ounce from .07 cents to .06 cents. So…you are saving money—but you might have to make a little more spaghetti or have bread sticks to dip with your spaghetti dinner! Leftovers! YUM!!! You could always use the left over sauce in a homemade soup or make pizza another night. We must always look at the positive!! We also found out that you can re-use the jam jars and this new spaghetti sauce jar for canning as long as you use it ONLY for water bath and NOT for pressure canning. The both jars will now come with a ring and lid.
2) If you are planning to schedule family canning, please do it right away. Forms continue to trickle in but we are needing to finalize the schedule as quickly as possible. You are free to forward the form to anyone who is interested, but please let them know how quickly we want to hear from them. If there are those who are still having trouble getting the form printed through Adobe, once you have downloaded the free copy of Adobe Reader from Adobe.com, please call us at 801-785-0998 and we will try and help you or you can come by the Cannery to pick up a copy.
*********** DRY PACK UPDATE*************
In late December, the Lindon Home Storage Center (Dry Pack) requested the information about price changes happening on January 16th be sent to our distribution list. It was amazing to see the effects this had. Brother Anderson, Manager of the Lindon Home Storage Center, has now asked that we share the following with you:
Lindon Home Storage Center (Dry-Pack) update. For Dry Pack questions call: 801-785-0997
· Powdered Milk
On January 16th the price of powdered milk rose $10.60 per 25# bag, from $24.80 to its current price of $35.40. As noted on the Family Home Storage Center price sheet (found on-line at www.providentliving.org), prices are subject to change without notice. The $24.80 price was in effect for almost seven months prior to the increase.
As soon as we were notified of the price increase in early December, I sent out a notice via the great sisters in the Wet-Pack Cannery Office. The results were interesting:
o In November 2009, our patrons canned just under 800 #10 cans of milk.
o In December, they canned just under 700 #10 cans of milk (remember that we were closed for ~the last two weeks in December.)
o In the first two weeks of January — before the price change on the 16th — just under 2,500 #10 cans were processed.
o On Thursday, January 14th, there was so much demand that we literally ran out of product fairly early in the day. It should be noted that if the demand had peaked in the weeks before, we could have replenished the milk to meet the demands since we order each week for the following week. But, by the last week, it was too late to order more.
o Note: the canning stats above do not include the thousands of pounds that were purchased in bulk during this time.
o The parallel to the parable of the 10 virgins came to my mind after all the (milk) dust settled… Those who waited until the last minute lost the benefit of the better price.
o Please note that the price of our powdered milk is still excellent considering that ~two years ago the price was over $70 per bag!
· Potato Flakes
A new opportunity has now presented itself. With the new price changes, potato flakes (NOT potato pearls!) have dropped from $30.20 per 25 lb. box to $22.20, a decrease of $8 per box.
Potato Flakes are only dried potatoes. Their shelf life, when properly canned and stored under ideal conditions (as noted on the order form), will be 30 years. You can make them taste just as good as potato pearls by adding salt, butter and milk.
We recommend that you plan early to increase your own home storage inventory and take advantage of the lower price of this and other items.
Other items to take note of are:
· White Rice: Price dropped $1.90 (11.1%) per 25# box to $$8.45
· Black Beans: Price dropped $1.85 (4.1%) per 25# bag to $14.50
· Spaghetti: Price dropped $1.70 (7.4%) per 25# box to $14.55
· White Beans: Price dropped $1.65 (7.6%) per 25# bag to $14.10
· Pre Packs
As you were informed earlier, the prices of our pre-packed items are no longer the same price as the do-it-yourself cans of equal quantity. They are slightly higher, ranging from 11 cents to 23 cents per can higher depending on the product. This is still a great buy if you want to save time in securing these products for your home storage. You can buy these pre-packs directly off the shelf.
New Pre-Pack Items: Starting sometime after the 1st of April, we will be offering two additional pre-pack items:
· White Wheat
· White Flour
Pricing and availability will be forwarded to you as soon as we are notified. This information, as always, will also be posted when the time comes on the Home Storage Center Order Form at www.providentliving.org.
We strongly suggest that the counsel of the Brethren be followed and that you build up your home storage items by:
· First securing your 3 months supply of those items your family eats every day.
· Then slowly build up your long-term food storage.
o You don’t have to do it all at once! But keep at it!
o We have some very excellent and EASY instructions to help you determine what you will need for a year’s supply of food for your family. Come in and talk to one of our excellent missionary staff! They are all willing and anxious to assist you.
The Lindon Home Storage Center is open on a walk-in, first-come/first-serve basis on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Price and product information is located on www.providentliving.org. (Make sure to use .org extension since there is a .net website with the same name.) You are looking for the Home Storage Center Order Form link on this website. It is an interactive form where you can plan your expenditure by entering order amounts and seeing the total amount you will spend. After you complete the order form, print it off and bring it with you to expedite the check-in process at the Home Storage Center. Do not fill out your check prior to arriving at the Center just in case they are out of any of the products you planned to order.
One last note: Remember that it isn’t enough just to buy food stuffs in bulk and store them, as-purchased, without preparing them to last long-term.
I talked with a patron a few months ago who wanted to buy 2,000 lbs of White Wheat. When I asked how she planned to store it, she said she had no idea what I meant. She felt that all that was needed to be prepared was to buy it in bulk. No thought was given to safe and secure storing procedures. Don’t get caught with a lot of food storage that may be at risk because of improper storage preparations.
We love serving you!
Y’all come in and see us! Hear?
Elder Anderson, Manager
Lindon Home Storage Center
1) For spaghetti sauce, we have had to switch from a 25 oz. jar to a quart size, 32 oz. jar. This will raise the price per case to $24.00. HOWEVER…this drops the price per ounce from .07 cents to .06 cents. So…you are saving money—but you might have to make a little more spaghetti or have bread sticks to dip with your spaghetti dinner! Leftovers! YUM!!! You could always use the left over sauce in a homemade soup or make pizza another night. We must always look at the positive!! We also found out that you can re-use the jam jars and this new spaghetti sauce jar for canning as long as you use it ONLY for water bath and NOT for pressure canning. The both jars will now come with a ring and lid.
2) If you are planning to schedule family canning, please do it right away. Forms continue to trickle in but we are needing to finalize the schedule as quickly as possible. You are free to forward the form to anyone who is interested, but please let them know how quickly we want to hear from them. If there are those who are still having trouble getting the form printed through Adobe, once you have downloaded the free copy of Adobe Reader from Adobe.com, please call us at 801-785-0998 and we will try and help you or you can come by the Cannery to pick up a copy.
*********** DRY PACK UPDATE*************
In late December, the Lindon Home Storage Center (Dry Pack) requested the information about price changes happening on January 16th be sent to our distribution list. It was amazing to see the effects this had. Brother Anderson, Manager of the Lindon Home Storage Center, has now asked that we share the following with you:
Lindon Home Storage Center (Dry-Pack) update. For Dry Pack questions call: 801-785-0997
· Powdered Milk
On January 16th the price of powdered milk rose $10.60 per 25# bag, from $24.80 to its current price of $35.40. As noted on the Family Home Storage Center price sheet (found on-line at www.providentliving.org), prices are subject to change without notice. The $24.80 price was in effect for almost seven months prior to the increase.
As soon as we were notified of the price increase in early December, I sent out a notice via the great sisters in the Wet-Pack Cannery Office. The results were interesting:
o In November 2009, our patrons canned just under 800 #10 cans of milk.
o In December, they canned just under 700 #10 cans of milk (remember that we were closed for ~the last two weeks in December.)
o In the first two weeks of January — before the price change on the 16th — just under 2,500 #10 cans were processed.
o On Thursday, January 14th, there was so much demand that we literally ran out of product fairly early in the day. It should be noted that if the demand had peaked in the weeks before, we could have replenished the milk to meet the demands since we order each week for the following week. But, by the last week, it was too late to order more.
o Note: the canning stats above do not include the thousands of pounds that were purchased in bulk during this time.
o The parallel to the parable of the 10 virgins came to my mind after all the (milk) dust settled… Those who waited until the last minute lost the benefit of the better price.
o Please note that the price of our powdered milk is still excellent considering that ~two years ago the price was over $70 per bag!
· Potato Flakes
A new opportunity has now presented itself. With the new price changes, potato flakes (NOT potato pearls!) have dropped from $30.20 per 25 lb. box to $22.20, a decrease of $8 per box.
Potato Flakes are only dried potatoes. Their shelf life, when properly canned and stored under ideal conditions (as noted on the order form), will be 30 years. You can make them taste just as good as potato pearls by adding salt, butter and milk.
We recommend that you plan early to increase your own home storage inventory and take advantage of the lower price of this and other items.
Other items to take note of are:
· White Rice: Price dropped $1.90 (11.1%) per 25# box to $$8.45
· Black Beans: Price dropped $1.85 (4.1%) per 25# bag to $14.50
· Spaghetti: Price dropped $1.70 (7.4%) per 25# box to $14.55
· White Beans: Price dropped $1.65 (7.6%) per 25# bag to $14.10
· Pre Packs
As you were informed earlier, the prices of our pre-packed items are no longer the same price as the do-it-yourself cans of equal quantity. They are slightly higher, ranging from 11 cents to 23 cents per can higher depending on the product. This is still a great buy if you want to save time in securing these products for your home storage. You can buy these pre-packs directly off the shelf.
New Pre-Pack Items: Starting sometime after the 1st of April, we will be offering two additional pre-pack items:
· White Wheat
· White Flour
Pricing and availability will be forwarded to you as soon as we are notified. This information, as always, will also be posted when the time comes on the Home Storage Center Order Form at www.providentliving.org.
We strongly suggest that the counsel of the Brethren be followed and that you build up your home storage items by:
· First securing your 3 months supply of those items your family eats every day.
· Then slowly build up your long-term food storage.
o You don’t have to do it all at once! But keep at it!
o We have some very excellent and EASY instructions to help you determine what you will need for a year’s supply of food for your family. Come in and talk to one of our excellent missionary staff! They are all willing and anxious to assist you.
The Lindon Home Storage Center is open on a walk-in, first-come/first-serve basis on Tuesdays & Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Price and product information is located on www.providentliving.org. (Make sure to use .org extension since there is a .net website with the same name.) You are looking for the Home Storage Center Order Form link on this website. It is an interactive form where you can plan your expenditure by entering order amounts and seeing the total amount you will spend. After you complete the order form, print it off and bring it with you to expedite the check-in process at the Home Storage Center. Do not fill out your check prior to arriving at the Center just in case they are out of any of the products you planned to order.
One last note: Remember that it isn’t enough just to buy food stuffs in bulk and store them, as-purchased, without preparing them to last long-term.
I talked with a patron a few months ago who wanted to buy 2,000 lbs of White Wheat. When I asked how she planned to store it, she said she had no idea what I meant. She felt that all that was needed to be prepared was to buy it in bulk. No thought was given to safe and secure storing procedures. Don’t get caught with a lot of food storage that may be at risk because of improper storage preparations.
We love serving you!
Y’all come in and see us! Hear?
Elder Anderson, Manager
Lindon Home Storage Center
Friday, February 5, 2010
2010 SPRING FAMILY CANNING INSTRUCTIONS & REGISTRATION
Remember:
- We will not be accepting completed order forms until Monday, February 8th. We will be in the office at 8:00 a.m.
- You are responsible for all information listed on the registration form. Please read it carefully.
- You may not change the indicated order amounts once you have sent in your form.
- We cannot schedule you while you wait.
- You cannot register by email or fax.
- Please remember to bring/send a self-addressed, stamped envelope with your registration so we can return a confirmation form to you.
- Do not use a red pen or pencil to fill out your form.
- Try to schedule the maximum cases per person and share an order rather than having everyone “in the family/group” come and do one or two cases. This will allow us to schedule more people.
We don’t mean to sound rigid, but we will be scheduling over 2500 shifts in a very limited period of time. We need to finalize order amounts so we can secure all of the ingredients. By taking the weekend and making sure all your information is complete, you will help us expedite this process.
We are so excited to be up and running…and it will be great to see you all again.
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
IMPORTANT FAMILY CANNING INFORMATION & DATES
Dear Family Canners: (There is no schedule attached to this email…keep reading to the end.)
…A light at the end of a very looong tunnel? We sure hope so!
We know everyone is anticipating the next opportunity to do family canning and we have some good news! Along with the changes from construction and equipment updates, we are close to completing all of the requirements to become a licensed USDA facility. That means that within the year we should be able to can meat items for Family Canning. Finally, our empty storage shelves will once again be filled with meat!
Keep reading…this is important for you to understand:
Remember the “where much is given, much is required” principle? Here is the required part:
The USDA requires that any USDA meat item (see list below) produced here has to remain on the premises for 10 days of incubation before it can be sold. Therefore, no one will be able to come, process and take home product on the same day--if it is a USDA meat item. There will be specific “Pick-Up Days” for the product you have already worked for. That means two trips for everyone—even those who live far away. NO EXCEPTIONS.
This puts the choice back in your hands. Since we cannot change the USDA requirements, each person will need to decide if making two trips is worth having the product. So the choice is: coming to the Lindon Cannery and abiding by the rules or getting your canned meat items from your local stores.
Keep reading…there is a good side to all of this:
There could be good news within all these new regulations. At least with the USDA products, we will be able to determine what is “extra” (product that isn’t spoken for). Then you would be able to purchase additional cases when you come on “pick-up days” (your second trip to the Cannery). Therefore, those who helped can the product would have first access to it.
Overage from production on items that are not USDA (see list below) would still be offered at an Overage Sale along with any leftover USDA items.
Keep reading…there is more to understand:
Remember, we also have the requirement for non-USDA production. All these products must remain at the Cannery until the following day to allow for final paperwork to be completed. That means that everyone who schedules a shift on the first day of production will need to come back at the end of that item’s production to pick up their order. Hopefully, those who live close to the Cannery will try to schedule the first day of a product to help those who live further away. We still need a full day of production on the first day, so someone has to be here.
So…now it comes down to recognizing the “where much is given” side:
We are very blessed to be able to do Family Canning. This opportunity isn’t available to the majority of the members of the church. The “hassle” comes down to the attitude of recognizing where much has been given. The Church has invested considerable time and expense to upgrade the Cannery’s equipment and USDA status. It blesses the Church to have more facilities to produce welfare items for the church, but it also blesses those who can participate in Family Canning.
Keep reading…the reward for staying with us to the end:
We will be sending out the next Family Canning schedule on Friday, February 5th in the late afternoon. The entire process of becoming UDSA approved is still not completed, so there will be no meat products on the spring schedule. We are planning to have another Family Canning Schedule go out for May/June canning, and then a third one for November/December canning. We are looking more toward the November/December Family canning schedule before everything will be in place to do the meat.
The list below gives you an idea of where the Lindon Cannery products stand in the FDA/USDA guidelines we must follow:
NON USDA – 1 day waiting period
Applesauce
Chicken Noodle Soup
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Diced Tomatoes
Frozen Berries
Jams
Pork & Beans
Potatoes
Salsa
Spaghetti Sauce
Tomato Soup
Vegetable Beef Soup
USDA – 10 day waiting period
Beef Stew
Chicken, Beef, & Pork Chunks
Chili
Cream of Chicken Soup
Ground Beef
…A light at the end of a very looong tunnel? We sure hope so!
We know everyone is anticipating the next opportunity to do family canning and we have some good news! Along with the changes from construction and equipment updates, we are close to completing all of the requirements to become a licensed USDA facility. That means that within the year we should be able to can meat items for Family Canning. Finally, our empty storage shelves will once again be filled with meat!
Keep reading…this is important for you to understand:
Remember the “where much is given, much is required” principle? Here is the required part:
The USDA requires that any USDA meat item (see list below) produced here has to remain on the premises for 10 days of incubation before it can be sold. Therefore, no one will be able to come, process and take home product on the same day--if it is a USDA meat item. There will be specific “Pick-Up Days” for the product you have already worked for. That means two trips for everyone—even those who live far away. NO EXCEPTIONS.
This puts the choice back in your hands. Since we cannot change the USDA requirements, each person will need to decide if making two trips is worth having the product. So the choice is: coming to the Lindon Cannery and abiding by the rules or getting your canned meat items from your local stores.
Keep reading…there is a good side to all of this:
There could be good news within all these new regulations. At least with the USDA products, we will be able to determine what is “extra” (product that isn’t spoken for). Then you would be able to purchase additional cases when you come on “pick-up days” (your second trip to the Cannery). Therefore, those who helped can the product would have first access to it.
Overage from production on items that are not USDA (see list below) would still be offered at an Overage Sale along with any leftover USDA items.
Keep reading…there is more to understand:
Remember, we also have the requirement for non-USDA production. All these products must remain at the Cannery until the following day to allow for final paperwork to be completed. That means that everyone who schedules a shift on the first day of production will need to come back at the end of that item’s production to pick up their order. Hopefully, those who live close to the Cannery will try to schedule the first day of a product to help those who live further away. We still need a full day of production on the first day, so someone has to be here.
So…now it comes down to recognizing the “where much is given” side:
We are very blessed to be able to do Family Canning. This opportunity isn’t available to the majority of the members of the church. The “hassle” comes down to the attitude of recognizing where much has been given. The Church has invested considerable time and expense to upgrade the Cannery’s equipment and USDA status. It blesses the Church to have more facilities to produce welfare items for the church, but it also blesses those who can participate in Family Canning.
Keep reading…the reward for staying with us to the end:
We will be sending out the next Family Canning schedule on Friday, February 5th in the late afternoon. The entire process of becoming UDSA approved is still not completed, so there will be no meat products on the spring schedule. We are planning to have another Family Canning Schedule go out for May/June canning, and then a third one for November/December canning. We are looking more toward the November/December Family canning schedule before everything will be in place to do the meat.
The list below gives you an idea of where the Lindon Cannery products stand in the FDA/USDA guidelines we must follow:
NON USDA – 1 day waiting period
Applesauce
Chicken Noodle Soup
Cream of Mushroom Soup
Diced Tomatoes
Frozen Berries
Jams
Pork & Beans
Potatoes
Salsa
Spaghetti Sauce
Tomato Soup
Vegetable Beef Soup
USDA – 10 day waiting period
Beef Stew
Chicken, Beef, & Pork Chunks
Chili
Cream of Chicken Soup
Ground Beef
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