1961 FISH

FISH AND SEAFOOD

WEIGHT	TYPE OF FISH	PRICE
pound	fresh smelt	.25
pound	fresh scallops	.59
pound	fresh shrimp	.79
pound	frozen flounder fillets	.59
pound	frozen breaded shrimp	.99
5 ounce can	shrimp	.59
small can	tuna	.29
8 ounce can	salmon	.43
12 ounce jar	herring	.59

1961 DAIRY

PACKAGE SIZE	ITEM	PRICE
pound	butter	.67
pound	margarine	.27
1 dozens	eggs	.35
quart	milk	.47
quart	eggnog	.49
1 pound	Cheddar cheese	.59
1 pound	Swiss cheese	.59
8 ounces	cream cheese	.29
2 pounds	cottage cheese	.55
1pint	sour cream	.51

1961 BAKING AND COOKING INGREDIENTS

 

PACKAGE SIZE	BAKING AND COOKING INGREDIENTS	PRICE
16 ounce bottle	Karo syrup	.25
40 ounce box	Bisquik	.49
regular box	cake mix	.34
2 ounce tin	black pepper	.39
4 ounce bottle	vanilla extract	.79
8 ounce bar	Baker’s chocolate	.35
6 ounce bag	chocolate chips	.21
small box	prunes	.34
8 ounce jar	candied fruit	.37
1 quart bottle	cooking oil	.29
1 pound container	vegetable shortening	.29
3 pound container	vegetable shortening	.74
16 ounce package	walnuts	.99
12 ounce package	pecans	.99
12 quart package	powdered milk	.69

1961 SUGAR AND FLOUR

SUGAR AND FLOUR

PACKAGE SIZE	INGREDIENT	PRICE
5 pounds	sugar	.29
10 pounds	sugar	1.07
5 pounds	white flour	.54
25 pounds	white flour	2.09
44 ounces	cake flour	.49

1961 DESSERTS AND SNACKS

DESSERTS AND SNACKS

PACKAGE SIZE	TYPE OF BAKED GOODS	PRICE
8 inch	cherry pie	.59
8 inch	lemon meringue pie	.60
24 ounce container	fruit cake	1.45

1961 BREAD AND ROLLS

BREAD AND ROLLS

PACKAGE SIZE	TYPE OF BREAD	PRICE
1 pound loaf	white bread	.19
24 ounce loaf	white bread	.29
1 pound loaf	wheat bread	.18
12 count package	brown and serve rolls	.10

1961 COLD BEVERAGES

COLD BEVERAGES

CONTAINER SIZE	TYPE OF BEVERAGE	PRICE
gallon jug	apple cider	.59
46 ounce can	grapefruit juice	.27
46 ounce can	pineapple juice	.27
quart jar	prune juice	.25
46 ounce can	tomato juice	.25
24 bottle case	Coke	.69 +deposit
6 pack	beer	.89

1961 HOT BEVERAGES (and Bosco)

HOT BEVERAGES

CONTAINER SIZE	TYPE OF BEVERAGE	PRICE
1 pound can	ground coffee	.55
3 pound can	ground coffee	1.59
2 pound can	Maxwell House coffee	.99
10 ounce jar	instant coffee	.69
48 count box	tea bags	.50
8 ounce box	tea	.89
12 ounce jar	Bosco	.39