Posted on 09/01/2021 12:50:14 PM PDT by 4everontheRight
Folks - I want to buy some "prep" food for my son & his soon-to-be-bride. I want to make sure they have some stored food & the easiest way (unlike how I've done it) is to just buy some stored food from Patriot Food Supply or such. I'm curious if any Freepers have purchased & what they consider the best options, where you have purchased from or what advice you might have. Appreciate the advice!
Agree.
Do not drain the liquids off the canned foods down the sink. That’s precious water.
Continuously draining canned veggies into a freezer container for FREE veg broth. Same with cooked meat liquids. Note - be discernable on beet, pea and sauerkraut liquids. Beet juice tastes fine but will turn the dish pink however it can be used as the liquid in cakes for a nutritional boost. Pea liquid can be saved separately for pea soup along with a saved ham bone. Go ahead and drain the sauerkraut down the drain along with baking soda and salt to clean the drains to save on a plumber. Give tuna liquid to the cats.
Canning jars work, too, but at subject to breaking if dropped.
I never thought to use vacuum sealed bags. Probably because I’ve had bags of sugar chewed open by mice.
Have you looked at the expiration dates on those? Not as long as you might think.
Those who try to bug in need to be sure of their welcome.
They need to make arrangements ahead of time with someone they know and trust and be more than willing and able to contribute.
Those heading for the hills thinking they are going to get a warm welcome by the locals need to rethink that.
I use an old 1970 Ronco dehydrator. No fan or temp control. It makes jerky just fine.
Slice the meat thin, run it through some soy sauce and sprinkle with pepper. Yes, you can leave some fat on it but we eat it too fast for the fat to go bad.
Seeds that are not hybridized either.
Get either OP (open pollinated) or heirloom.
Put sugar into those large popcorn cans.
I used to tell my sister that people were really not meant to live in the Desert as she moved between West Texas, Vegas, and Phoenix. Water was always an issue.
“Tuna fish, sardines, similar items, last a long time, taste good, and don’t take up much space...”
Canned kippers. I love those things! (Must be the English blood in my veins.)
I keep my sugar supply in either glass mason jars, thick plastic (empty and dried) gallon water containers or in mylar bags.
Haven’t had a problem, at all, even with the sugar I packaged when 0bammy was elected. Still good to go.
I save my popcorn tins for flour. I opened a tin, that I’d stored 10 lbs of flour in, back in 2010, and it looks as pristine as it did the day I put it in there. Still smells as fresh as a newly opened bag of flour. No bugs/critters, but...I did freeze this (all of my) flour, prior to putting up.
I was looking for a way to cook without man-made fuel and was thinking rocket stove when I found the Kelly Kettle. Since my main interest is boondocking (dispersed camping) it really gives me a lot of capability but ideally you’d want both.
Your mention of solar oven also reminded me of the Omnia oven, which will allow you to bake using most any heat source.
The thermal cookers I’ve seen are pretty pricey, you can make your own Wonderpot for little money and end up with a non-electric crockpot. Most recipies only require boiling for 15 minutes and cook in a couple of hours.
That is why hubby will never consider AZ or NV, to move to. :-(
Water.
Especially, now, since the recent CO river ruling.
People might want to invest in some Bean-O if they have digestive issues.
Regarding the freeze dryer.....NICE!!!
“Those heading for the hills thinking they are going to get a warm welcome by the locals need to rethink that.”
That’s a fact.
Put rice, flour, cornmeal, oatmeal and such into the freezer for a week to kill the bugs.
Buggy rice is fine to eat. Rinse it with water. The weevils float to the top and are easily removed.
I’ve found the Sawyer Mjni to be a great option. They’re only $20. We have several.
When Obama got elected president I went hogwild buying everything I needed: heirloom seeds, iodine tablets, everything I listed, water purification, and long term food storage. I have two pages, with 4 columns of everything I bought. I hope to God I never have to rely on them.
Thank goodness for a coffee percolator I’d bought right before the TX freeze.
> Have you looked at the expiration dates on those? <
Those canned food dates are usually “best by” dates. As long as the can has not been compromised, the food is still edible for a long time afterwards.
Different experts have different opinions on just how long. For one guy’s opinion, take a look at this article.
https://www.doctordavidfriedman.com/blog/expired-canned-foods-toss-or-eat
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