tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post988589258844850226..comments2023-10-11T04:38:51.793-07:00Comments on Accept The Challenge: Free Meals From StorageChief Instructorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-82594974303389357772010-08-30T10:53:22.939-07:002010-08-30T10:53:22.939-07:00Someone posted this link on another blog - a site ...Someone posted this link on another blog - a site that discusses how long various foods will keep. Passing it on to anyone interested:<br /><br />http://www.stilltasty.com/sueknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-3560216238508512092010-08-29T08:30:04.242-07:002010-08-29T08:30:04.242-07:00Well that's what I get for assuming! I figure...Well that's what I get for assuming! I figured it would be all coconut-y. Next time I got to Wally World, I'll have to grab a bottle.Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-21143688968172074342010-08-28T18:17:08.331-07:002010-08-28T18:17:08.331-07:00The brand I use doesn't really smell/taste lik...The brand I use doesn't really smell/taste like anything...(LouAna, Walmart, @ $6 for 31oz.) It's a little bit earthy, maybe a bit like the husk...but defintely no tropical drink taste or smell!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662745930080756613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-77790767704244283722010-08-28T12:47:46.021-07:002010-08-28T12:47:46.021-07:00Andrea, yeah, but doesn't it smell like coconu...Andrea, yeah, but doesn't it smell like coconuts?! What about the flavor? I don't want to fry up some eggs that taste like a tropical drink!<br /><br />OK, OK, I'll consider it. I DO like the shelf life.<br /><br />Sue, I generally use regular old AP flour when I make pasta. In fact, I usually use it for everything!<br /><br />If you dry it for a couple of hours before using it, you usually won't have too many problems.Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-20573924657097111302010-08-28T11:22:07.694-07:002010-08-28T11:22:07.694-07:00I started to write something about the various typ...I started to write something about the various types of wheat, and decided to check myself...found this site, which although focused on an investment market, has good info on types of wheat and how they're used. I'm buying "Better for Bread" flour. I don't expect to need much in the way of cake baking flour. I haven't seen much in the way of Durham flour - that's what you'd expect to use for various pastas. If you use the All Purpose flour for pasta, it tends to be a litttle mushy and make the cooking water starchy - if you want to starch clothes and iron them, it would probably work(does anybody do that any more?)!<br /><br />http://www.commodityseasonals.com/types_of_wheat.htmsueknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-89416247597119390012010-08-28T11:06:00.323-07:002010-08-28T11:06:00.323-07:00Buying extra flour.
Buying extra sugar. Lots of e...Buying extra flour.<br /><br />Buying extra sugar. Lots of extra sugar.<br /><br />Have you tried coconut oil? 2 year shelf life, it's actually good for you...and it has a number of uses other than cooking. It's a great hand/face lotion. Excellent conditioner. Safely removes mascara-(I know, that's not high on your priority list but I don't want to be walking around post-TEOTWAWKI with raccoon eyes.) You can also use it as a carrier oil for essential oils and homemade remedies.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662745930080756613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-11430471821998037442010-08-27T16:00:18.786-07:002010-08-27T16:00:18.786-07:00Anon, interesting. When I first read stories abou...Anon, interesting. When I first read stories about the beets, they were ALL about the non-GMO plants getting essentially sterilized by the GMO plants. Now, all the stories are about the hardship this is going to place on the farmers.<br /><br />Hmm.<br /><br />Regarding storing fats, I opt for good old Crisco. It has a published shelf life of about 2 years. Easier because of the longer rotation period, but also easier to forget about and have it go bad on you!<br /><br />And you're right about the press. I think many of them are stunned that tossing trillions of dollars at the problem hasn't fixed it. They have no clue whatsoever about even the most rudimentary economic concepts.Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-7895946160260881802010-08-27T13:39:20.506-07:002010-08-27T13:39:20.506-07:00Most of my long term food stores will outlast me (...Most of my long term food stores will outlast me (I'm 67). But some items like vegetable oil for example will not. I keep it for the official amount of time it should remain good and then donate it. (Yeah I know maybe I should just throw it away but I don't think it's really "bad" just past it's date.) <br /> <br />I truely think many in the MSM think we are going to pull out of this just as we did all the recessions since the great depression. They continue to be flabergasted that their hero (Obama) hasn't fixed this with a wave of his hands. They are clueless.<br /><br />The story on the beets is actually a little different. The didn't cross polinate and make the seeds so they would not grow. In fact nothing has happened. The lawsuit was brought over what "could" happen not what has happened. There are plenty of non-GMO seeds and plenty of GMO seeds. The judge (suprise-suprise) has unilaterally and probably unconstitutionally stuck his gavel in where he had no right to stick it. He has single handedly caused the problem where there was none. The people filing a lawsuit were not harmed in any way they merely are following an anti-GMO agenda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-35812330753061337812010-08-27T12:05:06.806-07:002010-08-27T12:05:06.806-07:00Andrea, I had read somewhere about a year ago that...Andrea, I had read somewhere about a year ago that Walmart was starting to sell bulk prepper foods. My local Walmarts don't yet do it.<br /><br />Our local cheap-food store, WinCo, has a great bulk foods area. About every other month, I buy 4 sacks - 100 lbs - of bulk beans, rice or whatever. I've started getting my bulk wheat from them. Last time was 53 cents a pound, or $13.25 a sack.<br /><br />That seems like a high per-pound price, but not when you factor in the high shipping costs from places like Walton Feed (which I really like).<br /><br />Their price for a 25lb sack of Hard Red Winter wheat is $6.90, but delivery is $15.70, or $22.60 total for the exact same thing. I can almost buy twice as much for the same money!Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-53231483863398160162010-08-27T10:33:14.080-07:002010-08-27T10:33:14.080-07:00Great post, Chief.
I loved Jackie's article o...Great post, Chief.<br /><br />I loved Jackie's article on building up a pantry. It's such a daunting task initially, but it builds up so quickly! At this point, I can't imagine NOT having a full pantry as a cushion against (pick one- inflation, deflation, unemployment, natural disasters). <br /><br />BTW-Walmart in my area has started carrying wheat berries. 25# will run you somewhere around $12...what an easy way to stock up!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662745930080756613noreply@blogger.com