White Wheat At Walmart

It's June 18th 2009 and today I spotted 50 pound bags of white spring wheat at Walmart for $16.00. That's only slightly higher than the LDS Cannery/Home Storage Center's price of $7.40 per 25-pound bag.

Quick math: Walmart's price is currently $1.20 more per 50 pounds than the LDS Cannery.

Of course I bought ANOTHER bag. Shush, don't tell Dave. I'll just slip it into the storage room and he'll never know.

Some people collect stamps. I collect wheat. You should too 'cause you can't eat stamps!

(There is nothing that makes me giddier than buying bulk food. It's been a good day :-)

Oh, and one more thing.... Walmart doesn't always have this product, so if you want it, get it now. Even the LDS Cannery sometimes runs out of it, too.

Stock up on White Wheat

For several months during the fall and winter, the Springville LDS Cannery had been out of white wheat. Today I went and found out that they have plenty, so I bought 75 pounds. I don't really need it now, but I will later this fall and winter, and I don't want to run into the same problem I had last year.

The cannery is currently selling it for $7.40 for a 25-pound bag. Some months ago I found it at Walmart for a comparable price, but I haven't seen bulk sacks of white wheat at Walmart since then.

Lesson learned: Stock up on white wheat when you see it for a decent price because it isn't an item that you can readily get year round, unless you want to pay dearly for it.

Side note: I have liked using white wheat better than red wheat for homemade bread. Red wheat gives the bread a wheatier taste and makes the loaf heavier. Also, I have a bunch of red and white wheat stored in #10 cans, which I intend to just leave on the shelf and NOT rotate due to the expense of putting it in cans. That will be for my long-term storage. I intend to buy fresh wheat each year, left in bags or in a bucket with a GammaLid, to be used for breadmaking throughout the year.