Prep Genrl Weekly Prep Thread: July 30 ~ August (Waitaminute! Seriously? August already??) 5, 2023
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kyrsyan
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It is still in the 70s and I was pouring sweat. Half the sunchoke area is now mulched. I'm hoping to finish the other half tomorrow morning. Then it's time to move those pots to their new home.
I cleared the tomato plants of anything that was more red than orange. I'll have to pick daily now.
Then I had to clear the peppers. I'm more than a little annoyed. I deliberately purchased varieties that are supposed to go yellow, orange, or red more quickly than normal bell peppers. Instead they are dying on the bush. So today I cleared most of the larger sized ones.
I left the hot peppers. Those are for another day. I have too much needing processing pretty much immediately. And I want the jalapeños to go red so I can make Chipotle.
Today is more canning. And I just don't have enough space on the stove to do jellies while the tomatoes are cooking down. I'm debating tossing the tomatoes into the roaster pan, and then in the oven. That will have them cooking down, and carmelizing some, while I get jellies done.
I'm going to look at the Rotel recipe. I may just toss all the ingredients in the roaster, and in the oven, while I finish jellies.
I cleared the tomato plants of anything that was more red than orange. I'll have to pick daily now.
Then I had to clear the peppers. I'm more than a little annoyed. I deliberately purchased varieties that are supposed to go yellow, orange, or red more quickly than normal bell peppers. Instead they are dying on the bush. So today I cleared most of the larger sized ones.
I left the hot peppers. Those are for another day. I have too much needing processing pretty much immediately. And I want the jalapeños to go red so I can make Chipotle.
Today is more canning. And I just don't have enough space on the stove to do jellies while the tomatoes are cooking down. I'm debating tossing the tomatoes into the roaster pan, and then in the oven. That will have them cooking down, and carmelizing some, while I get jellies done.
I'm going to look at the Rotel recipe. I may just toss all the ingredients in the roaster, and in the oven, while I finish jellies.
Waiting to plant fall garden due to lack of rain. Picked the first mess of Hastings corn this morning for lunch so that means processing corn this week before the raccoons move in! And we are eating the first of home harvested meat chickens. 12 garlic chicken! Should be tasty. Still working on homemade condiments. Just trying to figure out what we like and exactly what we need. I don’t make Heinz flavored catsup and I don’t want to but got to wean everyone to a different catsup flavor! Exploring vinegar options. Are there enough hours in the day? I don’t think so!!
So sad
SouthernBreeze
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Nothing, really, going on today. Home fellowship was great. Everyone has just left. It's going to be a busy week ahead, though.
Tomorrow, Cary takes the SUV in for the hitch to be put on. Tuesday is our monthly grocery shopping day. Thursday, Cary has another doctor's appointment with his neurologist. It's just for a checkup and to get his yearly seizure prescription refilled.
I'm still working on my shopping list, and I need to make out a few orders, too. Cary has another book order he wants to send in, as well. He's doing a lot more reading, lately, since it's just too hot outside to do much, unless it's really early in the mornings.
He gathered more yellow squash this morning. It looks like these plants are going to produce quite a lot, so I plan to put up some of them in the freezer. They're coming in faster than we can eat them. Cary likes them sliced, battered, and fried and also likes me to make squash fritters, but doesn't like them boiled or baked. The squash I put in the freezer will just be for me, so I don't plan to put up many bags. I like them boiled with onions and putting a few bags in the freezer will work for that.
Tomorrow, Cary takes the SUV in for the hitch to be put on. Tuesday is our monthly grocery shopping day. Thursday, Cary has another doctor's appointment with his neurologist. It's just for a checkup and to get his yearly seizure prescription refilled.
I'm still working on my shopping list, and I need to make out a few orders, too. Cary has another book order he wants to send in, as well. He's doing a lot more reading, lately, since it's just too hot outside to do much, unless it's really early in the mornings.
He gathered more yellow squash this morning. It looks like these plants are going to produce quite a lot, so I plan to put up some of them in the freezer. They're coming in faster than we can eat them. Cary likes them sliced, battered, and fried and also likes me to make squash fritters, but doesn't like them boiled or baked. The squash I put in the freezer will just be for me, so I don't plan to put up many bags. I like them boiled with onions and putting a few bags in the freezer will work for that.
I know. I live on veggies in the summer.
Since my swallowing issue I don't eat much meat.
Its so hot most days i just have a tomato sandwich for 3 meals.
kyrsyan
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For a few minutes I thought I was going to have to divvy up ingredients and make a few different tomato/pepper items. That just tossed my brain sideways. But I sat down with the original recipe again. I should end up with just over 2 dozen 8 oz jars. That is a year supply, and maybe a hair more, for us. So I'm just going to go with it.
Son is hiding in my bed today. I don't know why. It's normally an I don't feel well signal. But I keep checking on him. I get asked for kisses, especially forehead kisses, and pushed away.
Son is hiding in my bed today. I don't know why. It's normally an I don't feel well signal. But I keep checking on him. I get asked for kisses, especially forehead kisses, and pushed away.
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
A group of folks from my church just got back from a mission trip and they raved about cooking biscuits in a roaster oven. Sounds like it would be a good thing to do tomatoes in.
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
Most of my life I thought the only way to cook yellow squash was stewed with onions. Yum Yum, Dh would starve before he'd eat them that way, he thinks the only way to cook them is breaded and fried. Ours didn't do much this year, he only planted two plants and they looked pitiful when he bought them.
SouthernBreeze
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I grew up eating them boiled/stewed with onions, baked or grilled with butter and seasoned salt, battered and fried, and made into fritters. I loved them then and still love them now. I love battered and fried green tomatoes, too. Cary hates boiled squash with a passion, so I never bother cooking enough for him. The early squash plants are finished. I've already pulled them. The late squash, 4 plants, are doing great in spite of the heat.
Kewpie
Senior Member
Ugh, all my plants are dying. It’s super frustrating. I’m starting to think my corn will never make. (Insert sad face here).
My week is cleaning our spare house, cleaning up our camper and boat. But it’s so damn hot, I don’t wanna.
If anyone is looking for milk, horizon (the organic brand) has 30 Oz sealed cans on sale at Sams club for $17! I bought 4 cans, supposed to be delivered this week, and I’m reorganizing my storage pantry, as tiny as this one is. I’ve noticed a lot of dried foods in 10# cans going on sale. Augason had a smoking deal on a couple of the kits, but I got busy and missed out on it.
My week is cleaning our spare house, cleaning up our camper and boat. But it’s so damn hot, I don’t wanna.
If anyone is looking for milk, horizon (the organic brand) has 30 Oz sealed cans on sale at Sams club for $17! I bought 4 cans, supposed to be delivered this week, and I’m reorganizing my storage pantry, as tiny as this one is. I’ve noticed a lot of dried foods in 10# cans going on sale. Augason had a smoking deal on a couple of the kits, but I got busy and missed out on it.
kyrsyan
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Well, tomatoes and peppers are in the oven. I have about 6 cups leeway on peppers. I'm holding off because I dropped two of the unknown peppers in there. They have heat but I really don't know how much. Maybe a bit hotter than jalapeno. So enough to give a bit of bite but not too much. And I may want more sweet or more hot depending on how things cook down.
I think dinner tonight is just going to be garlic butter shrimp and noodles. Relatively easy to fix. I'm about to go shop in the freezers and pull stuff for the next few days.
And then, finally, I can get the last of the strawberries done. At this point, I'm just tossing them in the main pan with some mint. If I'm feeling in the mood, I may toss in some of the Honey Jim Bean. Or maybe the last of the Strega Liqueur in the pantry. If I find the cranberries while I'm in the freezer, I may go ahead and split for two recipes. But I'm not going deep digging for them.
And I need to bring in a few more boxes of jelly jars. Hopefully there are enough for the last of the jams and the rotel. Ketchup and salsa can go in pints.
I think dinner tonight is just going to be garlic butter shrimp and noodles. Relatively easy to fix. I'm about to go shop in the freezers and pull stuff for the next few days.
And then, finally, I can get the last of the strawberries done. At this point, I'm just tossing them in the main pan with some mint. If I'm feeling in the mood, I may toss in some of the Honey Jim Bean. Or maybe the last of the Strega Liqueur in the pantry. If I find the cranberries while I'm in the freezer, I may go ahead and split for two recipes. But I'm not going deep digging for them.
And I need to bring in a few more boxes of jelly jars. Hopefully there are enough for the last of the jams and the rotel. Ketchup and salsa can go in pints.
SouthernBreeze
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My mom has often told me that when she was growing up, Grandpa would take some of their corn to the mill to have cornmeal made out of it. She said that Grandma would make, what she called gruel (sp?) out of some of the cornmeal. I think it was the same as grits, but I'm not sure. I have no idea how she made it, and Mom has forgotten. Then again, that might not be what you're asking for, LOL.
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SouthernBreeze
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We took advantage of Augason's sale and stocked up on a few more things. Wish I had the money to have gotten more. I ordered one #10 can of their "scone and roll mix" just to try out. If we like it, I plan to order more. It's just been too hot to think about baking any type of bread, so I haven't opened it, yet.
Cary also ordered 1 #10 can of honey wheat bread mix from Patriot Supply for us to try, too.
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Zuchinni is good combined with corn. ( calabacitas) I baked yellow squash with onions and bell peppers. Can top with cheese.
Just made a soup with a little left over chicken, squash, onion bell peppers and cubed potato. Chicken broth. I added a little half and half at end. I like it with green Chile too. Can top with cheese if desired.
I may freeze a little squash for winter.
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Just made a soup with a little left over chicken, squash, onion bell peppers and cubed potato. Chicken broth. I added a little half and half at end. I like it with green Chile too. Can top with cheese if desired.
I may freeze a little squash for winter.
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Well we grind ourselves and I can’t get the size just right for grits. What we do isn’t awful but thought there might be a new way to skin a cat! But thanks for the memory effort!
Kewpie
Senior Member
You’ll have to let us know how you like it! My annoyance with the scone mix is that you have to add leavening. In a true grid down situation, I don’t wanna have to worry about leavening.
I have alerts set on my Amazon for anytime ‘survival food’ goes on sale, and I scoop it up quick. Things like soup and rice mixes, you can get pretty cheap (based on calories per serving) and I always have cans of various meats (ground beef from Keystone, roast beef in gravy, chicken, Tuna, Spam) and my overall plan is to add meat to the dehydrated mixes. When me and my husband got Covid so bad, it SAVED MY BUTT. We were too sick to really cook, but I opened and made small batches of soup or rice with added protein, I just used my crockpot so we could eat off it through the day. When we could finally taste again (LOL), I even did instant mashed potatoes, spooned some of the canned beef and gravy, and then added corn and green beans. Came together super quick, very few dishes, and tasted like heaven after having no tastebuds for 3 weeks.
Kewpie
Senior Member
Maybe it was more like a coarse version of cornmeal mush? My granny would make something like that, slice, bread, fry, and serve with fresh tomatoes. Such a good memory!
This I have made. Known to me as polenta. Is Rib sticking and quick. I use it in place of biscuits or toast. Serve honey or syrup over it. Or in summertime fresh tomatoes. Add sausage sometimes as a side. Hmmm so good! Now if I could only get the size of the grit better!
kyrsyan
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Ow. And Yeah.
My body hurts all over. I think it's just being grumpy.
Tomatoes and peppers cooked low and slow all afternoon and evening. And tomorrow morning I'll start it again. By the afternoon I should be able to can them, depending on any heat correction needed.
Strawberry mint was a surprise. I expected two flavors that cut across one another. But instead they melded in a lovely way. The mint is not distinct, but it gave the strawberry a lovely deep flavor. That will be good on sandwiches. And since I wanted strawberries done before they went bad, I just did that recipe with the rest of them.
I have a 6 quart bag of cherries to finish and that's it for fruit. For the moment. If blackberries or raspberries go on sale, I will likely grab those as well. I'm debating some local peaches for the dehydrator.
Son ate his dinner with no fuss and aot of "yum, yum". That was good.
I still don't know why he hung out in my bed all day. But when he decided it was bed time, he moved himself back to his bed. He did enjoy lots of tickles and forehead kisses today. I kept watching for a signal of some type, but it didn't happen.
Now I'm going to see if Kathy tossed up another chapter for book 3, and then crash. I've got a busy day tomorrow, and I have to work.
My body hurts all over. I think it's just being grumpy.
Tomatoes and peppers cooked low and slow all afternoon and evening. And tomorrow morning I'll start it again. By the afternoon I should be able to can them, depending on any heat correction needed.
Strawberry mint was a surprise. I expected two flavors that cut across one another. But instead they melded in a lovely way. The mint is not distinct, but it gave the strawberry a lovely deep flavor. That will be good on sandwiches. And since I wanted strawberries done before they went bad, I just did that recipe with the rest of them.
I have a 6 quart bag of cherries to finish and that's it for fruit. For the moment. If blackberries or raspberries go on sale, I will likely grab those as well. I'm debating some local peaches for the dehydrator.
Son ate his dinner with no fuss and aot of "yum, yum". That was good.
I still don't know why he hung out in my bed all day. But when he decided it was bed time, he moved himself back to his bed. He did enjoy lots of tickles and forehead kisses today. I kept watching for a signal of some type, but it didn't happen.
Now I'm going to see if Kathy tossed up another chapter for book 3, and then crash. I've got a busy day tomorrow, and I have to work.
SouthernBreeze
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You’ll have to let us know how you like it! My annoyance with the scone mix is that you have to add leavening. In a true grid down situation, I don’t wanna have to worry about leavening.
I have alerts set on my Amazon for anytime ‘survival food’ goes on sale, and I scoop it up quick. Things like soup and rice mixes, you can get pretty cheap (based on calories per serving) and I always have cans of various meats (ground beef from Keystone, roast beef in gravy, chicken, Tuna, Spam) and my overall plan is to add meat to the dehydrated mixes. When me and my husband got Covid so bad, it SAVED MY BUTT. We were too sick to really cook, but I opened and made small batches of soup or rice with added protein, I just used my crockpot so we could eat off it through the day. When we could finally taste again (LOL), I even did instant mashed potatoes, spooned some of the canned beef and gravy, and then added corn and green beans. Came together super quick, very few dishes, and tasted like heaven after having no tastebuds for 3 weeks.
I do understand about having to add yeast to the mix. My work around for that is, I have yeast stored in my freezer enough to last us a long time. The can of honey wheat bread mix from Patriot Supply doesn't add anything, except water.
Cary and I, both, sampled all of our Mountain House LTSF, before we bought it. It's good, especially if you add some of your own meats or veggies to it. We have plenty of those to add. Because of the cost, we wanted to sample everything before buying it to make sure we liked it ok enough to eat in an emergency. Fortunately for us, Walmart had all their meals in small 1 and 2 servings each camping packets in their camping section. That's how we got to sample them, first. We took them on camping trips with us.
We got thunderstorms last night. Not a lot of rain, but some. Parts of our county had flash flood warnings. That is crazy for July. The gardens are still producing even in the heat. The weeds are growing too. I had cabbage I left in the garden because I didn't think they were going to head. I had planted them late. But they are making small heads. I should be able to can a few jars of coleslaw from them.
We got the porch cleaned off yesterday. We had a lot acclimated on it. It is nice to have it cleaned up. Now we need to fill the wood rack on the porch. That will empty one section in our wood shed so we can start filling it with new wood.
Most of the repairs from the lightning strike have been completed.our insurance did us better than I thought they would. We got a new range hood. It is not as high end as our original from 30 years ago, but I like it better. No touch pad, just a fan and a light switch. It is a slimmer model also. That will give me 4 or 5 inches more when removing jars from the canner. The appliance repair guy said my washer was one of the last old Maytags. I have had it at least 25 years. I did not want to replace it. It is a work horse. All it needed was a glass fuse. So that was fixed for less than $80. An electrician came and did the repairs in the attic, replaced the light fixture on the end of the house, and some outlets in the house. We bought new hardware phones, and 2 TVs. The only thing left is to remove the struck tree. Our neighbor has a tree service and we always use him. He will take down that one and another that is close to the house for a very reasonable cost. He is just taking them down and we are cleaning them up. We can use the grapple bucket on the tractor to haul limbs to the burn pile and the rest will be made into fire wood.
I have started taking one Polk berry a day for inflation. Yesterday was day 3. It was the first time I have slept in our bed all night in weeks. I don't know if it has to do with the berries or if it is something else I am doing. Or it might be that my flare up is just calmed down. I had read some about it, but my friend with MS takes it. He think it helps .He takes 3 a day. That is his max. Anymore and he has stomach issues. I will have to freeze some to take over winter.
I cooked some beans I was trying. I made green beans with bacon and onion for supper. They just don't have the flavor that our Rattlesnake beans have. Unless we love them as dried beans, they will not be planted again. But it is neat to try new things. Our Tommy Apple melons I tried are wonderful.
Everyone have a good week.
We got the porch cleaned off yesterday. We had a lot acclimated on it. It is nice to have it cleaned up. Now we need to fill the wood rack on the porch. That will empty one section in our wood shed so we can start filling it with new wood.
Most of the repairs from the lightning strike have been completed.our insurance did us better than I thought they would. We got a new range hood. It is not as high end as our original from 30 years ago, but I like it better. No touch pad, just a fan and a light switch. It is a slimmer model also. That will give me 4 or 5 inches more when removing jars from the canner. The appliance repair guy said my washer was one of the last old Maytags. I have had it at least 25 years. I did not want to replace it. It is a work horse. All it needed was a glass fuse. So that was fixed for less than $80. An electrician came and did the repairs in the attic, replaced the light fixture on the end of the house, and some outlets in the house. We bought new hardware phones, and 2 TVs. The only thing left is to remove the struck tree. Our neighbor has a tree service and we always use him. He will take down that one and another that is close to the house for a very reasonable cost. He is just taking them down and we are cleaning them up. We can use the grapple bucket on the tractor to haul limbs to the burn pile and the rest will be made into fire wood.
I have started taking one Polk berry a day for inflation. Yesterday was day 3. It was the first time I have slept in our bed all night in weeks. I don't know if it has to do with the berries or if it is something else I am doing. Or it might be that my flare up is just calmed down. I had read some about it, but my friend with MS takes it. He think it helps .He takes 3 a day. That is his max. Anymore and he has stomach issues. I will have to freeze some to take over winter.
I cooked some beans I was trying. I made green beans with bacon and onion for supper. They just don't have the flavor that our Rattlesnake beans have. Unless we love them as dried beans, they will not be planted again. But it is neat to try new things. Our Tommy Apple melons I tried are wonderful.
Everyone have a good week.
SouthernBreeze
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Cary is off to big town this morning to get the SUV hitch. I went out to the gardens, but only got 4 small tomatoes, 1 cucumber, and 4 medium size bell peppers. These all came from the raised beds that are about finished. I didn't go to the big garden. Cary does that, since he can see the ground better than I can.
I'm taking advantage of no rain and doing a big load of laundry to hang on the line. It's washing now. It's still hot and humid! That's all I'm doing outside, today.
Tomorrow is my once a month shopping trip. I've got my lists all made out and ready to go. We'll have several other stops to make, before buying groceries. I'll order from Sam's, too. Cary ordered more antibiotics for us, yesterday, from the link Illini Warrior posted. He didn't have any trouble at all ordering them. We saved that link, and plan to order more. He hasn't finished with his book order, yet, but will probably finish it and order them, today.
I used up a couple more squash last night for our supper. I made fried squash fritters. They were so good. Cary loved them, too. I plan to bake a couple of them, tonight. Smeared with butter and seasoned with seasoned salt. I also sprinkle them with grated cheddar or parmesan cheese. I'm making deep fried chicken strips and butter beans to go with those. Not too healthy, but we only eat fried foods on occasion. It's been a long, long time, since I've made southern fried chicken. Growing up, southern fried chicken and breaded and fried pork chops were my favorites.
Well, Cary is back, so I'd better go out and inspect everything, LOL.
I'm taking advantage of no rain and doing a big load of laundry to hang on the line. It's washing now. It's still hot and humid! That's all I'm doing outside, today.
Tomorrow is my once a month shopping trip. I've got my lists all made out and ready to go. We'll have several other stops to make, before buying groceries. I'll order from Sam's, too. Cary ordered more antibiotics for us, yesterday, from the link Illini Warrior posted. He didn't have any trouble at all ordering them. We saved that link, and plan to order more. He hasn't finished with his book order, yet, but will probably finish it and order them, today.
I used up a couple more squash last night for our supper. I made fried squash fritters. They were so good. Cary loved them, too. I plan to bake a couple of them, tonight. Smeared with butter and seasoned with seasoned salt. I also sprinkle them with grated cheddar or parmesan cheese. I'm making deep fried chicken strips and butter beans to go with those. Not too healthy, but we only eat fried foods on occasion. It's been a long, long time, since I've made southern fried chicken. Growing up, southern fried chicken and breaded and fried pork chops were my favorites.
Well, Cary is back, so I'd better go out and inspect everything, LOL.
kyrsyan
Has No Life - Lives on TB
When I started repacking go bags, and didn't really want to worry about homemade kits in the van, I got some of these for my son to try. First was the hunt for ones that are allergy free for him. Then the taste testing. And Kathy in FL added a list to her newest story that I'm going to go investigate.
But I don't know that I'll get big cans of them. I get them mainly to have emergency food on hand for him if needed. And most of them aren't safe for me.
John Deere Girl
Veteran Member
You can also use sourdough if you can't get yeast or the grid is down for an extended period of time.
SouthernBreeze
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I totally understand about allergies and other problems some may have with them. All of our cases of Mountain House and Patriot Supply LTSF are for us to have as food insurance, once our regular pantry supplies run out, if ever. Also, if we should ever have to bug out, long term, we can now hitch the trailer to the SUV, load it with the cases of LTSF, cases of bottled water, camping gear, and GO. We keep a nice sized "Go Bag" and a case of bottled water for each of us in the SUV at all times.
patriotgal
Veteran Member
Have to empty a big freezer so it can be moved. Replacing flooring in that room. Haven't even opened that freezer in the last year. I think there is half a beef or a whole hog in there. Gonna can it regardless.
This week we are taking some cattle to sale barn, bunch of scrap to scrap yard, rig load of miscellaneous to women's shelter and another load to weekly auction. We are getting rid of stuff to make more room for what matters and to have more time together instead of more crap to take care of. Time to play while we still have our sanity and our health.
This week we are taking some cattle to sale barn, bunch of scrap to scrap yard, rig load of miscellaneous to women's shelter and another load to weekly auction. We are getting rid of stuff to make more room for what matters and to have more time together instead of more crap to take care of. Time to play while we still have our sanity and our health.
SouthernBreeze
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That's one big advantage for us in having a small house. We don't have room for things we don't really need or aren't practical to have. In moving from a large house to this small one, we got rid of a lot then.
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
Egads, its Monday again, seems like yesterday. I'm working on laundry, need to get that out of the way.
I brought those case of jars I just bought into the house. So I need to bet busy filling them. And I also need to repack some of the sugar that's still in the original packages. I put it in zip locks and then in a bucket. In the past I've stored it in big jars but I don't have any of them available. I've got bags of beans in the freezer that I need to get out and let them get room temperature before I get them sealed up for long term. I see shortages in the not too distant future.
I brought those case of jars I just bought into the house. So I need to bet busy filling them. And I also need to repack some of the sugar that's still in the original packages. I put it in zip locks and then in a bucket. In the past I've stored it in big jars but I don't have any of them available. I've got bags of beans in the freezer that I need to get out and let them get room temperature before I get them sealed up for long term. I see shortages in the not too distant future.
SouthernBreeze
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Judy, I see a worldwide famine coming. That's why we're beginning to concentrate on more long term storage foods. If we can't replace what we use from our pantries because of food shortages or no food available, what will we do? I've learned that with the ever-increasing weather changes, increased pestilences wiping out gardens/crops, etc., I can't depend on our gardens to sustain us.
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nomifyle
TB Fanatic
I spent a lot of money about 15 years ago buying LTFS. Some of it wasn't made to last more than 5 years, like the canned butter and the canned garden seeds. I know for sure that we can't depend on our garden, or the lack there of. The things in my LTFS that has made it are the basic foods, like corn, wheat, beans and rice. Stuff like pancake mixes have long since fallen by the wayside. And I don't know about the meal mixes that I bought. If God gives me the energy I plan on check all of it out when the weather cools off. I do have some of my LTFS in my she shed that has ac that at least keeps it cooler than the outside temps. The bulk of it though is in a shed that is unheated and not cooled here in the Louisiana weather.