When I ran the calculator, I was pleased to see I already had enough salt, baking soda, baking powder and almost enough yeast. Actually have LOTS of salt, figure it will be good for trading later.
Have flour and lard, so can make tortillas OR bread. Yum! Have masa for change-up tortillas, too.
Working on canned meats - found some canned hams that don’t require refrigeration. Daughter suggested canning ham hocks. Figure I’ll buy a boat load and cook them off the bone then can them into quart jars. Need to work on chickens, too.
Sent an email to Walton’s to see where “local delivery” might be - whether that was pick up from them or they ship to somewhere in the state.
They have a 50 lb bag of farina for $20! Only have 4 lbs of it right now, need to REALLY beef that up. That and the oatmeal, only have 10 lbs of that.
On another positive note - just used my new dehydrator for the first time - took 13 cups of chopped carrots (4 lbs) down to just under 3 cups. Bell peppers next! Since I work out of the house, can only run batches on weekends, so will have to concentrate on 3 batches of something each weekend. Going to try potatoes and onions after the peppers. Need to buy a chopper, cutting up 4 lbs of carrots cured me of the knife work.
So much to do, so little time! I’m really feeling time pressure, I don’t think it’s going to hold together much longer.
Good for you.
Be sure the yeast is kept in the freezer and it will still be good long after its expiration date.
Salt can be stored in any jar, does not need to be fancy or large.
Can you get the big soft drink bottles, those are used for storage of grains, beans and salt would work in them, LOL if it did cake, you could hammer it and cut the top off or all of it off.
When I ordered from Walton’s, I went with the UPS service and they deliver it into my home, loved watching him back his truck in close and carry in over 400 pounds of food boxes.
My friend Don ordered many cans, a couple years supply by truck and LOL, it came on pallets on a freight truck and they will only unload it in the driveway, no hauling it in the house.
Yes, I think the whole world is feeling the pressure and the media keeps it stirred and building, it is in the air and will set off more and more of the crackpots.
Take care and stay safe.
Keep up the good work, you are making progress and are in far better shape than so many are.
Think of it as money in the bank.
>>>Figure I’ll buy a boat load and cook them off the bone then can them into quart jars. Need to work on chickens, too.<<<
Are you SURE you want to do that? A quart of meat is quite a bit... Remember, refrigeration may be at a premium if things get really bad...
I can ours in pints and quite a few in half pints. For 3 of us that works out pretty well, and not having to deal with leftovers is nice. This way I can use a jar the size I really need - like for a stir fry I will use a half pint or for soup I may use a pint. If you need an occasional larger amount, it is easy to just open 2 pints.
Particularly on the chicken, be sure to dice it fairly small. If you don’t, it tends to shred into an almost birdsnest of meat shreds and is not the most pleasant eating. Ham is not quite as bad about that, but we keep our pieces fairly small. You can even do sausage - I brown sausage patties and then can them. If you use the ring from a canning jar as your sizing guide, they will shrink just about the right amount to fit in the jars when you cook them.
Take some time and can stock too. It is really handy and sure adds the flavor to many dishes. After all, we don’t want to waste all that good stuff.
Keep up the good work.. You will be well prepared. Much better than 80+% of people will be.