Coffee or Tea Consumer Check Turns Family to Loose Tea
The Raleigh Register reports the Blevins family prefers loose Lipton tea in a West Bend coffee maker. A 12 ounce box costs 1.99 and yields about 210 cups, far more than a 48 count tea bag box. Dean drives a supply truck for Westmoreland Coal. Tammy Terri and Kelly are the children.
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Dean Blevins
West Virginia St
Blevins
West Bend
Lipton’s
Raleigh Register
Mrs. Blevins
Dean
Tammy
Terri
Kelly
Westmoreland Coal Co
Tams
Stretching Your Coffee Craze Drives Substitution Trend
Amid rising coffee prices, residents like Mrs. Ullerup test a stretch coffee mix of one part green soy beans to three parts ground coffee. She reports a 30 percent savings, a slight taste difference, and acceptance by her husband, with guests occasionally getting real coffee by mistake.
Coffee price hikes barely dent local sales in 1977
Folger Coffee raised its ground coffee price to 4.43 per pound this year. A Denver Miller of a nearby supermarket says rising costs have slowed overall beverage sales little, with hot chocolate rising in winter. Kroger price comparisons show varied costs for coffee and tea across multiple brands and sizes.
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Folger Coffee Co
Folger
Denver Miller
Eeee
Eee Ae
Kroger Co
Valley
Beav er couple samples Jell O rice pudding in Raleigh
The Lilly family of Route 9 Beaver tried Jell O Brand Rice Pudding for The Raleigh Register's Clmatics Check. Mrs. Lilly said she and her railroad brakeman husband liked it fine, buying three boxes at 41 cents each and planning to buy more.
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Harold Lilly
Route 9
Beaver
Raleigh Register
Lilly
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Raleigh
Kroger’s
Bargains Listed by State Agriculture Department
The weekly department list highlights meat bargains including beef front quarter cuts pork and Easter ham and turkey specials. Produce items feature lettuce California and Florida oranges potatoes and radishes. Staples cover cake mixes tuna brownie mixes catsup corned beef hominy macaroni dinners mayonnaise and shredded kratt. Frozen items include two pound dinners turkey beef salisbury steak meat loaf and lemonade.
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Lapton
Nestea
Nestea and
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Hershey
Sean
Terry
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Mexican Coffee Institute
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United States
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
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Mexico City
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Socialist Workers’ Party
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