Posted on 12/07/2020 10:02:36 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Edited on 12/07/2020 10:29:34 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Trying to go to the store less during the coronavirus pandemic? 24/7 Tempo has assembled a list of foods that won't spoil quickly, making them good choices to stock should you want to quarantine.
1. Apples • Shelf life: 2 weeks to 6 months The apples we eat in spring and summer were often harvested in cooler weather. That's because they're a fruit that can stay fresh and crisp for as long as six months if they're stored in a cold, dark place (such as a root cellar in winter). If they're kept in a fruit bowl at room temperature, they'll generally remain at their best for at least two weeks, sometimes as long as a month.
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I’ve long joked that if I had a time machine among my practical jokes would be to place fresh Twinkies in an Egyptian tomb I knew was about to be opened. Of course the packaging would need to be culturally appropriate and properly aged around the Twinkies.
Too many carbs...
Agreed completely. Tuna can accumulate more mercury.
Can you pick up a couple of Big Macs and just stick them in a kitchen cabinet for a few years as well?
The expiration date for fruitcakes is also in units of centuries.
great list and LOVE that pantry
You’re dissing part of a redneck 7 course gourmet (pronounced gore-met) meal: a Slim Jim and a six pack.
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‘Stolen’ from the Irish...
Irish 7 course meal is a boiled potato and a 6 pack.
Beer causes ‘poor man’s’ gout...
Work is the curse of the drinking class....
I am an O’C.... so it is ok.....
Beef Jerky is #2! :)
“White rice”
We buy and keep a big supply of the large boxes of “5 Minute” rice from Sam’s.
The reason: In a SHTF situation, fuel will be in short supply. We can use precious fuel to boil regular rice for 25-30 minutes. Or, we can heat water long enough to bring it to a boil, drop in the 5 Minute rice...and turn off the stove (kerosene).
We have the long-cooking version also.
Bananas! LOL!
Twinkies only have a shelf life of 26 days. Any longer than that the sponge cake turns as hard as a rock.
As a bonus you can “regift” the fruit cakes ... it gives everyone something to open for Christmas after the rest of the food has given out.
(I joke, I actually like fruit cakes)
Salt.
Salt is essential and never goes bad.
I find stuff like beans, rice, powdered milk, spices, nuts, keep almost indefinitely if stored in the freezer. I use canning jars because with the lids, they are hermetically sealed so freezer burn is much less an issue.
I use used canning lids for this purpose because I don’t like to reuse them for canning but don’t want to throw them out if they can still be used for something.
Other jars I use are jars like spaghetti sauce jars, the ones that are glass and have the metal lids with the built in gasket. That way, I don’t have to buy jars and lids.
“Still, in 1976 in Basic Training, we ate WWII and Korean War C and K rations.”
I was in Basic Training at Fort Jackson, SC and we were STILL eating them, LOL!
1978!
Definitely WINE!!!! But have a bottle of Canadian Club if it gets really bad! :)
Oats are a very good carb.
They are relative gluten free, and very nutritious compared to other grains, especially rice.
Slim Jim’s are tasty, but the sticks with oil dripping from them are prone to spoil much faster than dried beef, like Jack-links. I buy the teriyaki version cause me and the cats prefer the taste.
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