Posted on 12/29/2010 12:34:21 PM PST by the_Watchman
Many of us believe that we should have a supply of food on hand in case the "bottom" drops out. Unless we eat this emergency food and carefully rotate stock we wind up with foodstuffs which eventually need to be thrown out. If we don't manage it carefully, then we can waste a lot of food.
In this post I propose a strategy which will keep our pantries current. At the end of the year we are always confronted with charities which need food for their pantries. I suggest that at the beginning of the year you purchase cases of your desired foods; e.g., tuna, canned beans. Keep the receipts with the stored food.
At the end of the year, donate this food to your favorite charity. Use the receipts to claim a deduction on your taxes. Refresh your pantry with fresh food next January so the receipts will always be in the correct tax year.
You keep a fresh pantry. Your favorite charity will get a supply of food. You will get a tax deduction for keeping your pantry fresh. Win, Win, Win!
Merry Christmas!
That’s it!!! I also buy from a company that cans dried food. Canned powdered milk, fruits, veggies, grains, ect. Unopened, it’s good for about 20+ years.
Good luck tyring to buy from Mountain House. ALL of thier #10 cans are marked “Out of Stock”. Happend in 2008 as well.
Well, we threw it out. (Our FIFO only failed on that box.)
A few years ago we were at my mother’s house and we needed some sugar. She pulled a 1 lb box of sugar out of the cabinet - dated sometime in the mid ‘50s. With some effort we peeled away a portion of the box and chipped off a piece. Then we bought her some fresh sugar.
I don’t buy from Mountain House. I buy from a place in Utah. Also, down state there is a church who cans every year and sells what they can. They do dried beans, grains, ect. I also buy in bulk from a place down state in Michigan and just buy those mylar bags and oxygen packets, get food grade buckets and store your own rice, beans, grains. Also I have some of those gamma seal lids, they are real handy.
Buy yourself a 55 gallon drum. When you need gas, pump it out of your underground storage. Then take your drum to the gas station and fill it up with the exact amount you used from your underground tank. Dump the drum gas into your underground tank. Your underground gas will always be relatively fresh.
The only flaw in the plan is that you may never attain any experience at preparing these foods.
That will provide you with some valuable insight on which brands or other selections suit your tastes.
Nevertheless, anything that gets you on the road to being prepared is ‘all-good’.
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