Posted on 06/21/2009 2:16:41 PM PDT by JoeProBono
Some low-moisture foods such as dried apples can be safe to eat even years after their expiration date, if properly stored, food chemists say. They verified this in a tasting experiment of 28-year-old rolled oats. Heat, moisture and light can degrade food's nutritional value. The next time you find forgotten food in the pantry, don't just toss it. Keeping food past its expiration date may not seem like a good idea, but certain foods last a lot longer than you think -- years longer.
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But, on a more serious note...
I buy HUGE trash bags full of ‘Day Old Bread’ at a local bakery outlet. $2.50 + tax. Of course, FOOD is not taxed in Wisconsin (yet) but since this is tagged as ‘animal feed’ it IS taxed.
Anyhow, you’ve never SEEN such a bounty of goodies in those bags. Breads of all kinds, and I’m talkin’ the expensive, wide-pan stuff that goes for $3 a pop! Jewish Rye. Cottage Potato Bread. Bagels. Dinner rolls. Cinnamon Bread. English Muffins. Wonder Bread. Split-Top Wheat. You name it.
And all because it is ONE DAY OLDER than it can be sold. I’ve done the math; there is easily $50 worth of bread-stuffs in one of these bags! And this is name-brand stuff, as the bakery bakes for Sara Lee, Pepperidge Farm, etc.
So, I buy two bags every other week or so when I’m running errands in town...and I sign the WAIVER that says I’m not going to eat it. *SMIRK*
And I laugh all the way home, LOL!
The hens DO get some of it; the icky white bread and pasty half-baked rolls, etc. The rest gets eaten, given away (at work or to my boys or in-laws) or into the freezer.
But what a wasteful country we live in. Really. It’s maddening! There is such a bounty of wealth and food in this country it blows my mind.
Re: Skinning a snake:
They forgot Step 3.5. “Remove innards; saute in butter and garlic and add to your stuffing side-dish.”
LOL!
Ping! :)
Price for shipping containers vary along with shipping costs. Some suppliers include shipping in their price, some don’t. There are high dollar buckets with mylar bags, oxygen absorbers and air tight lids and low dollar buckets like sheetrock mud buckets. Does the Walton come in a bag or bucket? These are the 3 things I consider when buying grain.
I miss my P-38! Dang, that was one handy tool. After disinfecting it, you could open a can of beans for dinner after a hard day of using it to disembowel the enemy! :)
I still have a scar on my chest from that thing. I used to wear it on my Dog Tags, and one day I went left when it went right and...OUCH! LOL!
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I am impressed, I must say. :) My mother was a WAVE in WWII, which I have always thought was just the coolest thing. :)
Not an expert on these and I’ve never ordered from either. BUT...
Both are buckets. Both have oxygen absorbers, both charge extra for shipping (I think). One cost almost 3X more for what appears to be the same item???
I wish somebody would make large, high quality storage containers using a CO2 overpressure system. The easiest CO2 overpressure is using dry ice, but a baking soda and vinegar CO2 generator is much more convenient.
The top of each polyethylene canister, say 10 gallons, would be a lid air pressure gauge and an air bleed valve. The bottom of the container would have a CO2 input valve. Fill the container with food, seal the lid, then attach the CO2 generator to the bottom. As the CO2 flows in the bottom, air is pushed out the top. The the top valve is closed, and some pressure builds up in the canister. Finally the bottom valve is closed when the gauge indicates an overpressure.
There is a growing crowd of folks living out of dumpsters near the supermarkets and such.
Take something like eggs, for example. They will easily last a month beyond what the box says.
They are more in line with your first link plus the price includes shipping. We are very pleased with their service.
The right tool for the job, I always say. :)
I’ve checked the Walton’s prices and you need to almost double the cost of the item listed to include shipping of buckets + they charge a handling fee. Yeah, the price was an eye opener until I did a bit more research. BUT, the cool thing is, their Super Pails include the mylar liners and the oxygen absorbers, so they’re ready to go straight into storage.
I live near a church that I guess has some sort of food pantry. The lines there have been growing lately - every day I come home for lunch and I see people standing outside the gates waiting for them to open the pantry. Some come on foot with a shopping cart, but I’ve seen plenty driving up in the expensive Escalade and loading up with supplies.
I have a 1978 bottle of Canadian Club waiting for a special occasion. It seems to have kept pretty well.
Thanks!
My food storage issue is keeping our house cool enough. In the summer here in Phoenix, it’s very expensive to keep the house much below 80 degrees. Everything I read says that food will last longest if it’s stored around 70 degrees or cooler.
I went to the Walton site and to ship to Florida from Idaho, it’s $34.55 (includes handling)+ $26.81 (shipping) = $61.36 total. That’s for one bucket...I think we are all saying the same thing. CHECK SHIPPING COST. Shop wisely.
Sounds reasonable to me - I like marshmallows that are dry and tough far better than soft and gooey.
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