Posted on 12/22/2011 9:30:08 PM PST by Kartographer
Not so easy as it seems. Depends on your location. I can't keep a starter uninfected with black mold for more than 4 months here. It's the area. I had a 2 year old one at 7000 ft in NM.
Where you are, you might do well with it.
Real training and practice beats the heck out of reading something in a magazine and thinking you know how.
/johnny
It’s a good idea to understand the basics.
You know whats native here that makes some mean hootch?
Persimmons
And spare tubes.
IRT food, you are correct. Lots of folks will look at perfectly good food, and have no idea how to kill or prep it. Same thing with water. I would expect a lot to die of the old diseases like typhoid and cholora.
/johnny
Do you keep your starter in your fridge? I realize it won’t last forever, but maybe longer....where I am I can probably keep starter a fairly long time...even NOT in the fridge! Of course having yeast on hand would be better, and having professional knowledge would be best....
/johnny
Where does my Justin Bieber DVD rank?
Yup.
LoL
Guitar strings
.22 LR ammo
Shiner Bock
Gold Liberties
Camel non-filters
And actually... starters in famous places do last for over 100 years... and get personal names. San Fran and NY are two places that do extremely well at that.
I think Las Vegas, New Mexico could make a kick-ass sourdough bread if it was big enough for an artisian bakery that got enough demand.
/johnny
If you break it in half, it can be used as a weapon...
62 may be missing, but Knives are so important they made the list twice, at 36 and 71.
I know I would run away. Just don't play it.
/johnny
If those are in order of most valuable or most tradable...I’ve got some serious disputes with you!
I didn’t write the article. I just posted it.
btw, number 69 is a waste of time stockpiling. Bleach does no keep very long. It has a limited shelf life.
A cook has to have his basic tools. Fire and knife, and I'm good to go.
/johnny
Very practical advice on that thread:
Go with small thing, lighters, candles, flints. It is great idea to have fuel generator( electrical generating unit?) but i think is better idea to have 1000 bic lighters. Fuel generator is great, but in shtf scenario in town it is going to attract whole army,1000 bic lighters don t take too much space, cheap, you can always trade it for something.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.