CORONA What are you stocking up on for corona virus?

[coalcracker]

Fire Extinguishers

Made in China. Some made in Mexico (with material from China).

I paid more for the ones rated for better performance.

I realized one is not enough, and the time to add is now.

 

[Coco82919]

I purchased canned fruit in #10 cans for that reason. If the refrigeration goes out my plan is to add brandy to any leftover fruit from the open cans and let it get happy.

I had not thought of that. Number 10 cans are so much cheaper then regular sized canned fruit. I noticed I can no longer find canned fruit in the normal size at Costco or Sams. Only in the thin plastic pull the film off the top containers. I have been looking at the number 10 cams but was not sure what to do if the refrigerator went out.

 

[Blacknarwhal]

One thing I like is grated Parmesan cheese. It keeps for a surprisingly long time--a few months if I remember right--and it perks up ANYTHING. It thickens soup, improves rice, and adds a lot of taste to just about anything. You ever put Parmesan cheese on a steak? You wouldn't believe it.

 

[ShadowMan]

Picking up extra Scotch, Rum and Wine.......might as well enjoy the end of civilization as we know it.

 

[Zahra]

One thing I like is grated Parmesan cheese. It keeps for a surprisingly long time--a few months if I remember right--and it perks up ANYTHING. It thickens soup, improves rice, and adds a lot of taste to just about anything. You ever put Parmesan cheese on a steak? You wouldn't believe it.

You know you can freeze Parmesan & other cheese, right? I can't say about grated, (I don't buy it that way because of the anti-clumping agents they add), but block cheese frozen when sealed in original packaging or food saver bags is perfectly good when you pull it out & easy to grate. Oh, btw - if you have arthritis and don't want to use a box grater use a Ninja single cup (like you'd make a smoothie in) - grates it up in seconds!

 

[Blacknarwhal]

You know you can freeze Parmesan & other cheese, right? I can't say about grated, (I don't buy it that way because of the anti-clumping agents they add), but block cheese frozen when sealed in original packaging or food saver bags is perfectly good when you pull it out & easy to grate. Oh, btw - if you have arthritis and don't want to use a box grater use a Ninja single cup (like you'd make a smoothie in) - grates it up in seconds!

I can second the Ninja. You can also use it to make powdered sugar, which I thought was impressive.

 

[Zahra]

Ordered a product called Virex off of Amazon last night --- it's supposed to kill most bacteria & viruses.
(Now if only I had a maid … *sigh*)

 

[Marthanoir]

I'm kick-starting my bread-making skills and supplies again (after a couple years of NOT indulging the homemade bread baking temptation!) because this thing might require ditching the low-carb life for a while. Preparing to get back to Grandma's filling dinner table rounded out with bread/potatoes and pancakes for breakfast if life gets real, with more mouths to feed.

Soda Bread, no kneading, no proving, no yeast, no fuss

Irish Soda Bread

Ingredients

US	Imperial	Metric
4 cups	1lb	450g	Irish white flour or unbleached flour or all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon	1 level teaspoon	Bread soda (Bicarbonate of soda)
½ teaspoon	1 level teaspoon	Salt
2 cups	¾ pint	0.5 litres	Unhomogenised Buttermilk

Method
Sieve the flour, bread soda and salt into a large bowl and mix. Make a well in the centre of the flour and pour in about 2/3rds of the milk. Quickly and with a light touch bring the flour in from the edges and mix with the milk, until all the ingredients come together into a dough. Use your hands for this, never a spoon or mixer.

It is impossible to be exact about the amount of buttermilk needed, it will depend on the nature of the flour. Be guided by the look and feel of the dough, which should not be sticky but should come together easily into one piece of soft, slightly floppy dough.

If it is too dry and crumbly add a little more buttermilk; if it becomes sticky, add some more flour.

Once the dough has come together, do not knead, simply place it on a floured wooden board, pick up a handful of flour and rub it into the palms of your hands so that they are perfectly dry, and and shape into a flat round about 2 inches thick.

Place on the baking tray, then cut a large x on the top. This is to let the fairies out so that they won’t spoil the bread. Really. Well ok then, not really, but it results in more even cooking.

Do all of this as quickly as you can, from start to finish should take less than 5 minutes. Then put the bread into the oven immediately.

Wait for about 5 minutes, then turn the oven down to 400ºF (200ºC/regulo 6). The initial high temperature ensures a good crust. After another 20 minutes take the bread out and knock on the base. If it sounds hollow it is done, if not pop it back in for about 5-10 minutes and then check again.

The bread should be eaten the day it is made. This will not be a problem!

Irish Soda Bread

This traditional bread from Ireland is made without yeast, instead using bread soda (bicarbonate of soda) as a raising agent. It is quick and easy to make, though there are a few things you need to get right if the result is to be as it should - a light, soft bread with a natural sweetness and...

www.dochara.com

 

[WalknTrot]

Soda Bread, no kneading, no proving, no yeast, no fuss

Irish Soda Bread

Haha! Sorry, but if I'm going the quickbread route, it'll be my favorite (and famous) oatmeal scones.
Life is too short for anything else.

Really though...in times of shortages, bread...and I mean GOOD bread, is very important. "Poor-house" soup and stew go down a LOT better if there's good bread to eat along with it. I never heard any complaints over a very simple meal if it was accompanied by homemade bread.

And if there are sick people in the house, soup and toast are a staple of supportive care.

 

[SouthernBreeze]

You know you can freeze Parmesan & other cheese, right? I can't say about grated, (I don't buy it that way because of the anti-clumping agents they add), but block cheese frozen when sealed in original packaging or food saver bags is perfectly good when you pull it out & easy to grate. Oh, btw - if you have arthritis and don't want to use a box grater use a Ninja single cup (like you'd make a smoothie in) - grates it up in seconds!

I buy both, shredded and whole blocks of different cheeses. I keep them in their original packaging, then place them in storage freezer bags, and put in the freezer. I have never had any cheese go bad, even after a year in the freezer. Just thaw what you want, and use. The same goes for butter.

 

[WalknTrot]

Mentioned on another thread, but store up cash resources for unanticipated needs.

One thing I think we can count on is prices rising, especially on imports. The scarcer things get, the more they will cost.

 

[Profit of Doom]

Cut the corner out of a bag of oyster crackers and vacuum seal them. Some time ago bw (I think) vacuum sealed Sailor Boy crackers. I have since tried them. It works great because they won't crush. They need salt though when you eat them. Big saltines without salt.

I've kept them for months.
Also have some hard tack in the cabinet. Coffee or soup to soak it in is a must unless you have the chompers of Jaws from the James Bond movies.

We don't stock up for specific doom, we're into generic doom prepping.

Doom is like a taxi. When you don’t need, it’s all around you. When you want it, it’s nowhere to be found.

 

[DHR43]

Nothing. I've been through the 'SARS' epidemic in Toronto and done enough research to be rather sure that this is just a tiny bit more than a nothing burger. Not much more, mind you.

I'm not concerned in the least of the 'virus'.

Nonsense.

Even the China fraud and it's backlash world-wide will be modest, at best.

 

[Freeholder]

I hope you are right, but would rather be prepared than sorry. I’m not buying anything we wouldn’t normally use, but I am not convinced that this is going to be another ‘nothing-burger’.

Kathleen

 

[hiwall]

While I am not convinced that this virus will amount to too much in the USA, I am upping my prep supplies because this virus will likely launch a recession at least.
So yesterday I completely re-worked and added more shelving to our small storage room so we now have more temperature controlled storage space which I will now commence filling.

 

[Milkweed Host]

Fire Extinguishers

Made in China. Some made in Mexico (with material from China).

I paid more for the ones rated for better performance.

I realized one is not enough, and the time to add is now.

This is excellent advice. Should the water stop flowing, how will someone
handle a fire? A small fire I mean. In the last year, I've picked up five of the
ten pound ABC extinguishers. Gave one each to the kids and kept two here.

 

[Martinhouse]

Marthanoir, what is the starting temp for baking the soda bread...the temp from which one should turn it down to 400F? The oven should be preheated to this initial temperature?

 

[biere]

Disposable stuff like filters for your air conditioner or furnace. Filters for the vehicles, including air and fuel and in a diesel they go through em more often than a gas engine goes through its fuel filters.

Know how it got to be normal to just buy new rotors when doing a brake job, well lot of em come from china I guess is what I am hearing.

Not positive on discussing engine oil, transmission fluid, gear oil, and other similar stuff but in some cases the containers may be from china.

Discussions I am hearing is alternatives will be found and spun up to speed, but none of them cheap. And there may be teething pains as well. I am debating tires I will need for next winter. I want the korean kumho brand I have on minivan now probably but wondering what things will be like in 6 or 8 months. I also am not sure where all the parts in the tire come from.

Some stuff like food or milk might change to coming in bags like canada does perhaps, I don't know where milk jugs are made but liquids are easy to put in a bag and that bag goes in a box.

How is your garden hose, spigot, connectors, nozzle, and other assorted stuffs?

The more I wonder the more I realize even if stuff is made here one o-ring made in china could be an issue. Same with some boots "assembled in the USA" cause I don't know where all the parts are from. And even if parts are made in vietnam, do they get stuff from china?

 

[zealotbat]

Just received my antibiotics from Thomas Labs.......online search.

 

[John Deere Girl]

Phone chargers, meds for us and our dogs and livestock, and topping of our food storage

 

[Great Northwet]

Not positive on discussing engine oil, transmission fluid, gear oil, and other similar stuff but in some cases the containers may be from china.

I'm not 100% certain that my oil filter comes from China, but I think it does, so I got an oil change last week just to get that out of the way, jic. I think all the oils are domestically produced.

 

[biere]

I consider it like wolf ammo. When the worries about all steel case ammo related to russia at all being banned made some people say no biggy they don't use it, they were not considering all the people who use it now chasing the brass cased ammo the no biggy person was using.

I don't know and I don't keep up on it anymore. I bought one of those oil change deals from the dealer and plan to get one soonish. Card expires in oct and will get last one right before it expires.

 

[Groucho]

Bottled in Bond bourbon. 100 proof and aged at least 4-years. Kills germs and builds strong bodies 12 ways.
The world may or may not end, but I won't really give a sh.....

 

[Allotrope]

Picked up some OTC meds and car items a few weeks ago but have most of the necessities here.
Really need to stock up on patience but it is back ordered everywhere.

 

[coalcracker]

This is excellent advice. Should the water stop flowing, how will someone
handle a fire? A small fire I mean. In the last year, I've picked up five of the
ten pound ABC extinguishers. Gave one each to the kids and kept two here.

Good move. By the way, that is one beautiful Boston Terrier on your avatar. We have one in our fold too. They are a great breed.

 

[Milkweed Host]

Good move. By the way, that is one beautiful Boston Terrier on your avatar. We have one in our fold too. They are a great breed.

Thanks...He's wonderful company....

 

[Profit of Doom]

Nothing. I've been through the 'SARS' epidemic in Toronto and done enough research to be rather sure that this is just a tiny bit more than a nothing burger. Not much more, mind you.

I'm not concerned in the least of the 'virus'.

Nonsense.

Even the China fraud and it's backlash world-wide will be modest, at best.

Did SARS shut down thousands of factories for possibly several months, rippling thru the world economy? Even if we don’t have a breakout here, it’s still going to hurt us big time.
The swan is at least a mottled gray.

 

[Quiet Man]

Like some others, I purchased a finger tip oximeter. Good early-warning indicator for lung complications.

Also, Clif High has been saying that Chaga Mushroom is an excellent generalized anti-viral, but more important, is known to interfere with the Protease pathway that HIV, and apparently CoViD-19, uses to replicate. So I've stocked-up on that, too.

Off-topic, but Clif also mentioned that supply chain disruption, as many others have discussed, will have society-changing impacts on us. Coincidentally, I made a purchase through eBay from a China-based supplier back on 1/23. I received a message from the seller about an hour ago indicating that my order was being cancelled and that I was being issued a refund -- all due to the fact that they were not being allowed to work in their factory due to the virus.

Part of the message, here, is to not wait if you need to stock-up on certain items if they, or parts/materials needed to assemble/manufacture them, are sourced form China. Be sure to consider common medications in this equation.

 

[Shooter]

WOW, I cant believe I forgot this,, going to Lowes tomorrow, and get 6 sheets of 4ft by 8 ft 3/4 inch plywood. and cut it to fit my windows and number them for quick use, who knows whats going to happen, and being able to board up might be a good idea

 

[vestige]

WOW, I cant believe I forgot this,, going to Lowes tomorrow, and get 6 sheets of 4ft by 8 ft 3/4 inch plywood. and cut it to fit my windows and number them for quick use, who knows whats going to happen, and being able to board up might be a good idea

Good to have stored.

When TSHTF boarding up your house will become a priority.

 

[hiwall]

WOW, I cant believe I forgot this,, going to Lowes tomorrow, and get 6 sheets of 4ft by 8 ft 3/4 inch plywood. and cut it to fit my windows and number them for quick use, who knows whats going to happen, and being able to board up might be a good idea

I always keep a good supply of sheet goods and regular lumber items. Plus a sawmill is only three or four miles away.

 

[Dozdoats]

My mom (who just had her 93d b'day) had some kind of bug at Christmas, and this tea (especially the slippery elm) seemed to help her a lot with her sore throat. A neighbor suggested it, gave her a few bags, and I got her some of her own - she now has a cup of one type or another every morning. Even if it has zero actual medicinal/preventative effect, feeling better is worth a lot. And burying your nose in the steam from a hot cup of good herbal tea is a good feeling.

Throat Coat® Tea | Traditional Medicinals | Traditional Medicinals

Organic Throat Coat(R) tea supports throat health with renowned slippery elm, used in Native American herbal medicine for hundreds of years.*

www.traditionalmedicinals.com

 

[Millwright]

From the big thread.

Computer memory, SD cards and thumb drives.

 

[Jackpine Savage]

I'm headed to the farm store today. They have barb wire on sale.

 

[Marthanoir]

Marthanoir, what is the starting temp for baking the soda bread...the temp from which one should turn it down to 400F? The oven should be preheated to this initial temperature?

450F,


If using an electric oven I usually have it around 220c then turn it down to 200c,
This time of year I chuck a couple of logs of ash in the range and then sods of turf, temperature control on the range is an arcane science

 

[Zagdid]

Armed thieves in Hong Kong steal 600 toilet rolls as coronavirus fears spark national shortage

Police in Hong Kong arrested two men and are searching for a third after the group stole 600 toilet rolls in a robbery likely sparked by coronavirus fears.

news.yahoo.com

fair use Emily Cleary, Yahoo News UK•February 17, 2020

and ...................... the obvious

An armed gang in Hong Kong stole hundreds of toilet rolls in a robbery sparked by coronavirus fears.

“A delivery man was threatened by three knife-wielding men who took toilet paper worth more than HK$1,000 (£100),” a police spokesman said.

Police arrested two men and are hunting for a third.

The robbery comes amid supply shortages in Hong Kong as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spread.

The virus, also known as Covid-19, has infected more than 71,000 people globally, with 57 confirmed cases in Hong Kong. One person has died of the virus in the city - one of only five deaths outside mainland China.

Earlier this month, in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus, the Hong Kong government announced it would close some borders with mainland China - sparking fears that supply chains from China would be cut off.

People rushed to supermarkets to load up on supposedly endangered goods such as toilet paper rolls, rice, hand sanitiser, and other cleaning products, according to CNN reports.

Online videos show crowds of people at supermarkets across the city battling to buy toilet rolls, despite government assurances that no shortage exists.

Many supermarkets have sold out of toilet rolls, food staples, and other crucial goods.

The toilet roll crisis sparked controversy in Hong Kong. After photos circulated on social media of residents hoarding multiple packs, some accused the panic buyers of unnecessarily creating chaos and confusion.

The Hong Kong government condemned "rumour mongers with evil intentions" for sparking the panic. Government measures against the coronavirus outbreak, like travel restrictions and border closures, "will not affect the freight services between the mainland and Hong Kong," it said in a statement.


It added: "There is no need for the public to worry.”

Senior NHS figures warned on Sunday that “millions” of people in the UK could be ordered to “self-isolate” by staying at home for a fortnight if the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise.

 

[Millwright]

Fire Extinguishers

Made in China. Some made in Mexico (with material from China).

I paid more for the ones rated for better performance.

I realized one is not enough, and the time to add is now.

El Cheepo brands are disposable.

Amerex and Badger can be refilled and re-certified.

 

[Martinhouse]

Marthanoir, thank you for your reply.

 

[Marthanoir]

Marthanoir, thank you for your reply.

No problem, glad to be of help,

I remember seeing a alternative for Butter Milk online somewhere before, I'll see if I can dig it up again

 

[Marthanoir]

SUBSTITUTE FOR BUTTERMILK IN BAKING
All you need to make a substitute for buttermilk in baking recipes is milk and white vinegar, or lemon juice. I typically opt for 2% or whole milk and fresh lemon juice, but bottled will also do the trick.

Measure one tablespoon of white vinegar or lemon juice into a liquid measuring cup.

Add in a scant cup of milk and fill to the 1 cup measurement line.

Stir the mixture together and let sit for 5 minutes.

HOW TO SUBSTITUTE BUTTERMILK
Once the buttermilk and vinegar (or lemon juice) mixture has rested for 5 minutes, the milk will have thickened and curdled slightly.

That means it worked! You can now use your buttermilk substitute 1-for-1 in your favorite baking recipes. If your recipe calls for 1 cup of buttermilk, use 1 cup of buttermilk substitute, ½ cup for ½ cup and so on.