Freezing Milk

Today in the Event Paper(pictured above) which is a free paper we get delivered to our door, this coupon book was inside. Don't throw it out if you ever go to Lakeview Market, or even if you don't!
Walmart will take this coupon for a $1 off of their milk!

Here's the coupon for $1 off milk. The nice thing is is it's
good for the whole month of March so you could just
keep it in your vehicle for the next time you are near Lakeshore. Their Landmark Milk is usually
around $4.79, so with the coupon you'd pay $3.79! Olden day prices!! :)
Already have milk on hand, but want to take advantage of
this special? Why not freeze it?I just did an experiment with a small amount.I froze it in a large cottage cheese container.Making sure to leave space for it to expand.
When I defrosted it(the reason I did a small amount was A)to try it and B)so it would defrost fairly quickly). I put it in my mix master and re-stirred it all together. Then I gave each of my family members a glass, asking them how they liked this milk(they didn't know it had been frozen). Everyone said it just tasted like regular milk!!! Worried about the expiry date? Just figure out how many days until it expires from the day you freeze it. Write that on your container. If you are planning to freeze a whole 4L jug, be sure to take off 1 1/2-2 cups first, and allow it to defrost for at least a day in the fridge(it may take longer). I think I will freeze mine in glass canning jars next time. I would do this for 2 reasons. 1) so it defrosts quicker and 2) so I can just shake it up in the jar!

What to do with Lots of Boxed Chicken Legs

Remember a while ago when these chicken legs were on for $1/1b?
I wanted to do a post on what to do with them.

Inside the box are 2 bags of frozen legs. I had 11 in one bag.

I defrosted them in the fridge several days before I needed them.

I got out my handy dandy chicken scissors and cut up each leg into one drumstick
and one thigh.

I soaked them for one hour in a brine, then coated them in homemade shake and bake.
I used a really yummy whole wheat flour and an assortment of cracker
bits rolled fine in their bags with my rolling pin. I just recently learned
 that you can use cereal crumbs(you know that stuff at the bottom of the
cereal bag that know one wants to eat?)too.
I set a wire cooling rack on a cookie sheet and then baked the
chicken on top of the rack for the required time.
Total cost to feed 9 people was $5.50 for chicken.
But keep in mind there were 4 pieces leftover for
lunch!
A delicious way to keep your costs down!