After Christmas Sales-Chocolate

This morning at WinCo, I noticed the Guittard Chocolate Chips (Butterscotch and Mint, also) were all priced at 98 cents. Last week, I paid $1.78 per bag. I like to buy the 63% dark since it is more healthy. I do not know how long this sale will last...they have tall stacks of all flavors of these delicious treats. A food storage plan should include some treat items. The chocolate chips can be melted and mixed with oatmeal or different cereals to make dessert clusters.


This is how the display looks at WinCO, part of an endcap. Now, that's a lot of chocolate chips!

Some bags are also on the shelf. I snapped this picture as proof of the price. I bought several bags this morning and I know they will stay good for quite a few months in my food storage pantry. I have discovered if I open a bag of chocolate chips and they have started to turn white-ish, I can melt them down to get them to harden up dark and snappy again.

EXPIRATION DATE ON THESE? There was just a code. I have at the same time purchased a bag of Ghirardelli Chocolate Chips that
have an actual expiration date stamped on it: 10-31-12. So I am assuming the Guittard expiration date is about the same. In other words, these chips should be good until mid 2012! And on into Halloween of that year.