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  1. Out Walmart's closed. I don't even know if we have a Walmart Super Center in Connecticut.

    There's an easy way to tell if you have a Superstore in your area, look in the Rand McNally road atlas that Walmart carries. They have a directory of the stores for all 50 states, Canada and Mexico too. They will also list the locations of the Superstores, regular stores, Sam's Clubs, and Walmart Neighborhood Markets. The atlas is around $6.00 there so not only can you find the closest one, it'll tell you how to get there and the address of it. :)

  2. HHGregg is a great store especially since they do price match! The only thing about them is that their sales people do work on commission from what I can tell. They are a little pushy when you walk in the door.

    You must have a great store then. I've walked in to the one here and been completely ignored. If I had a question or actually wanted to buy something, I had to track down a salesperson. More than once I couldn't see anyone so had to go back to the back where the repairs window was and have them page someone. :mad:

  3. In case anyone wants to put these on your own site or in your signature on another forum (when allowed of course), I quickly made some banners for you to use. These are being hosted on a forum separate from the BF site, so feel free to hotlink them if you'd like. Also be sure to link them to the main Black Friday site if possible. You can also feel free to make your own graphics if you need them to be a specific size other than what's here.

     

    http://www.bfinside.com/countdown.gif

    URL: http://www.bfinside.com/countdown.gif

    (this one will automatically update, so you'll need to use the URL above to access it)

     

     

     

     

    This one isn't working anymore. Every place I've posted it on just says "User posted image" now. What happened??

  4. Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing

     

     

    Ingredients

     

    * 1-1/2 cups chopped or sliced celery (3 stalks)

    * 1 cup chopped onion (1 large)

    * 1/2 cup butter or margarine

    * 1 Tbsp. snipped fresh sage or 1 tsp. poultry seasoning or ground sage

    * 1/4 tsp. black pepper

    * 12 cups dry bread cubes

    * 1 to 1-1/4 cups* chicken broth

    * Sage leaves (optional)

     

    Directions

     

    1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. In a large skillet cook celery and onion in hot butter over medium heat until tender but not brown. Remove from heat. Stir in sage and pepper. Place bread cubes in large bowl; add onion mixture. Drizzle with enough chicken broth to moisten; toss lightly to combine. Place stuffing in a 2-quart casserole dish. Bake, covered, for 30 to 45 minutes or until heated through. Top with fresh sage. Makes 12 to 14 servings.

     

    Test Kitchen Tip: If using to stuff a turkey, reduce broth to 3/4 to 1 cup. Try a mix of whole wheat, white, and multi-grain bread cubes for extra flavor.

     

    Stuffing Additions:

    - Stir 2 medium cored and chopped apples into bread cubes.

    - Omit 1 cup of the celery and substitute 2 cups sliced mushrooms. Cook mushrooms with the celery in Step 1, above.

    - Stir one 15-ounce can chestnuts, drained and coarsely chopped, into bread cubes.

    - Stir 1 cup cooked wild rice into bread cubes.

    Old-Fashioned Bread Stuffing

     

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    Double or triple as needed. :)

  5. I know stroganoff isn't really a holiday item but I do have a recipe for it for 70 1-cup servings.

     

     

    STROGANOFF FOR A CROWD

     

    (you can cut this in half, or 1/4 depending on your needs)

     

     

    20 pounds lean ground beef

    5 large onions, chopped

    7 cans (26 ounces each) condensed Cream of Mushroom soup, undiluted

    3 quarts milk

    1/2 Cup Worcestershire sauce

    3 TBS garlic powder

    2 TBS salt

    1 TBS pepper

    1 Tsp. paprika

    5 pints sour cream

    Hot cooked noodles

     

    In several large stockpots, cook beef and onions until beef is browned;

    drain. Combine soup, milk, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, salt,

    pepper, and paprika; add to beef mixture. Bring to a boil; reduce heat.

    Just before serving, stir in sour cream; heat through, but do not boil.

    Serve over noodles. Makes 70 (1 cup) servings

  6. Southern Baked Ham with Coca-Cola

     

    Simmer the ham in a large pot of water for 20 minutes or so, then prepare the recipe.

     

    1 - 14 to 16 pound cured ham

    2 - 12 ounce cans of Coca-Cola

    pineapple rings

    red cherries

    cloves for garnish

     

    Preheat your oven to 300ºF. Starting 4 inches from the end of the

    ham, trim off the skin and fat, leaving about 1/4 inch of fat. Place

    the ham in a large heavy pan with a lid. Pour 1 can of the Coco-Cola

    over the ham. Add 1/2 inch of water. Cover tightly and bake for 1

    hour. Remove the cover. Pour the other can of Coca-cola over the ham.

    Leave uncovered and bake for another 2 hours. Score the cooked ham in

    a large crisscross pattern. Place a pineapple ring with a cherry

    pierced by a clove in each scored segment. Let the ham sit in a warm

    place for 30 minutes before serving so that it will carve easily.

  7. I was just in mine today and they had their uniforms on clearance, either 30 or 50% off.

    I'm in Northeast Ohio

    School uniforms here just disappeared. They didn't even clearance them as far as I know. One day they were there, then suddenly they weren't. Don't know what they expect parents to do when kids either outgrow them or they need warmer shirts when it gets cold. Guess I'll go to Walmart for them. :(

  8. I think Big Lots was the last place that still had freebies on BF. I can remember even the local furniture store had stuff to give away, I think it was a small pocketknife. Big Lots had stuff like crystal & silver candleholders & clocks, Penneys had the Disney snowglobes every year, Kmart usually had crappy freebies (when they even bothered), Best Buy had great freebies but I didn't have one near me. It seemed like EVERYBODY had something to give away every year. :)
  9. Looking for school supplies in various cities/states while I'm traveling from Iowa to South Carolina.

    Some of the cities I'll be hitting - Davenport, IA; Peoria, IL; Indianapolis, IN; Louisville & Lexington KY; Knoxville, TN; Asheville, NC. Next week I'll be hitting Atlanta as well.

     

    I am buying school supplies for a school overseas and still looking for some items I've not been able to find at a nearby Target. Does anyone know if there is still a fair amount left in any of the Targets along my route? I am particularly looking for folders, calculators, index cards, pencil bags, highlighters, locker shelves.

     

    Before I left SC a few weeks ago, the markdowns on school supplies were not the greatest, but I was able to catch the Fiskars kids scissors for 47 cents each!

     

    Anderson IN has ALL clearanced school supplies gone now. Dunno if they sold out or went to salvage but last week had lots left and now it's cleaned out and the shelves are empty.

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