I think this is so interesting, I hope it helps you.  I have done this several times and it is convenient and frugal.

This is affectionately called Ben’s Beans after a person on a list on Facebook who shared his methodology.

this is for a pt. jar

1/4 C. tomato sauce

1/2 t. dried onion

1 t. chili powder

1 t. jalapenos (optional)

1/2 t. salt (optional)

1/2 t. cumin

1/4 t. black pepper

1/4 t. garlic powder

2/3 C. small red beans

Put beans in sterilized jar and add tomato sauce and spices. Add boiling water to leave an inch head space. Pressure can at 10 lbs. for 75 minutes for pints.

Here you go 🙂

They are ready to go when you are ready for chili 🙂

Blessings,

Amanda

I was recently asked what I ordered from Azure Standard and I thought you would find it interesting to see what we do every month.

Azure carries organic and transitional as well as bulk items.  Every month, we place our order by our route date and then about 5 days later, we drive to meet the truck at the “drop” site.   When we get there, we sort everybody’s orders out and I bring home the orders for my town – (the picture above is not all mine!)

What do I buy?

• butter (Before I had a milking cow, I bought butter for the SAME price as the grocery store but I got yummy organic yellow butter.  Now, I have a cow and as I’m drowning in milk (see later post) I have lots of our own.
• Potatoes  (organic potatoes at cheaper prices then my local store, we buy the 5*10lb bags and use them up or can them if they start going bad)
• Almost always apples, apples to eat, apples to sauce, apples to can in plain syrup!
• Bulk goods – beans, oats and wheat berries for sure!

Do you have an Azure Standard near you? What do you purchase?