[ponygirl]

Armstrong says buy everything you think you will need because it will never be cheaper, and it may not even be there in the future at any price.

So glad I spent a lot of money stocking up on freeze-dried food back at the end of Obama... LT storage foods, particularly meats, are double what they were back then. Currently I am focusing on gathering powdered dairy (Judee's organic nonfat milk, butter powder, sour cream powder) and shelf-stable boxes like almond milk, Trader Joe's whipping cream, etc.

I kept a huge 5 gallon bucket of rolled oats for over 10 years and I finally donated it to a food bank because I had read it would only last 5 years. I opened it first to see how it had fared... it looked and smelled as perfect as the day I had packed it. Now I'm wishing I hadn't gotten rid of it. That would have kept me in oatmeal raisin cookies through this next year!

Today I will be canning Jardiniere. Does anyone have a good Bread & Butter Pickle recipe?

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

I bought a 40 lb bag of oatmeal and did the sealed mylar bag with handwarmers in a 5 gallon bucket. That was about 7 years ago. I decided it was time to get into it and it good and had not problems. I kept 1/2 of the oatmeal and gave the other half to my daughters residential care providers for her breakfasts.

I am going to go get some more bags, but I am not going to use 1 or 2 gallon bags instead of the 5 gallon. That way there is no rush to get everything eaten before it goes stale or rancid. (Not feeding a family of 10 here!)

[little jeremiah]

Armstrong doesen’t believe there’s a plan or that Trump will be back, apparently.