I just bought another dozen cans of ravioli on sale. Is canned ravioli an essential food?

I also made another 20 lbs of german sausage on the grinder this weekend. I am quickly running out of storage space. I wish these media food blitzes would quit so I can back down on the supplies a little. The good news is the sausage is so good I have no problem rationing it to my co-workers, who haven't learned to make their own yet.

I think the value of such commodities hasn't changed nearly as much as the value of the dollars we use to buy them with. I am not surprised that our groceries, especially those with a large international market, are getting more expensive for us.