It all depends on what I am buying...
For certain foods,store brands are fine, but for others, only the name brands will do.....
Mayonnaise (which I only use in tuna)....Hellmann's (there is no other!)
Ketchup....Heinz (the pride of Pittsburgh PA...NEVER Hunt's!)
Pancake Syrup....Mrs. Butterworth, Aunt Jemima, Log Cabin, or Eggo
Cold Cereal....Kellogg's, Post, General Mills or Kashi
Hot Cereal....Quaker Oatmeal & Grits, Nabisco Cream of Wheat
Coffee....Eight O'Clock, Maxwell House, Chock Full O'Nuts
Margarine...I Can't Believe It's Not Butter or Fleischmann's
Pasta....Barilla, Rienzi, DeCecco, Mueller's, Ronzoni, Lucio Garafolo
Mustard....French's
Dehydrated Potato Products...Betty Crocker or Hungry Jack
Rice....Uncle Ben's
Tomato Sauce (small, canned) Hunt's
Tomato Puree....Redpack, Furmano's, Contadina, Cento, or Tuttorosso
Tomato Paste....Hunt's (the true best), Cento, Rienzi, Contadina
Snack Crackers....Nabisco Ritz, Keebler Town House, or Club Crackers)
Saltines....Sunshine Krispy, Nabisco Premium, or Keebler Zesta
Preserves....Smucker's or Dickinson's
Grape Jelly....nothing but Welch's
Peanut Butter....Jif or Peter Pan (NOT Skippy)
Salad Dressings....T. Marzetti's or Marie's (nothing but fresh!)
Gelatin and Instant Pudding Mixes....Jell-O!
Brownie and Cake Mixes...Duncan Hines, Pillsbury and Betty Crocker
Canned Soup....Campbell's Chunky or Progresso (I love their Italian Wedding Soup!)
Flour....Pillsbury, Gold Medal, or Robin Hood
Salt....Diamond Crystal or Morton's
Frozen Waffles....Eggo or Aunt Jemima
Orange Juice....Tropicana or Simply Orange
Ice tea (prepared)....Turkey Hill ( "imported" from Lancaster County PA)
Ice tea mix....Lipton's or 4-C
Tea (Orange Pekoe bags)....Red Rose (my choice) or Salada
Green Tea....Bigelow or Salada (Salada's Green Grey is to die for!)
Pretzels....Snyder's of Hanover (another PA product), or Paul Newman's
Ice Cream....Turkey Hill or Perry's (WNY brand)
Sour Cream and French Onion Dip....Bison or Heluva Good (WNY brands)
Products for which I buy store brands....
Canned Mushrooms....Wegmans (high quality and priced right)
Sweet Relish....Wegmans or Tops brand are both very good
Non Dairy Whipped Topping (Cool Whip)....Wegmans and Tops-both good
Canned Vegetables....mostly Wegmans ("Food You Feel Good About")
Frozen Mac & Cheese Casserole....Wegmans (WAY better than Stouffer's)
Yoghurt....Tops (only brand left with 8 oz. containers, tasty and cheap)
Pickles....Tops or Wegmans brands are both generally good
Frozen Breakfast Sausage Patties...Great Value (from Wal-Mart, they're better than Jones Farm or Bob Evans)
