We get turkeys in our yard all the time. I'm tempted to shoot a couple. I don't know the laws on that, but they come to our bird feeder, right by our kitchen window. The last time, there were 17 feeding. This is a different time......
Posted on 07/29/2011 11:31:36 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
Every house has food in the pantry that has been there for weeks if not months, but according to food experts, you may want to think twice before throwing those items out. Many common food products last far longer than you might think.
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Some of my store bought jars grow fuzz. Time to toss. I don’t eat fuzz.
From my Preparedness Manual:
RECOMMENDED FOOD STORAGE TIMES At 70° F.
Food Keep the Product Storage Tips
Baking powder Till can date Sealed & bone dry
Baking soda 2 years Sealed & dry
Biscuit, brownie, muffin mix 9 months Sealed, cool, dry, weevil proofed
Bouillon, cubes or granules 2 years Sealed, cool and dry
Cake mixes,
Regular 9 months Sealed,cool, dry, weevil proofed
Angel food 1 year Sealed, cool, dry, weevil proofed
Canned food,
Metal can, Non-Acidic 2 years Cool & Dry
Metal Can, Acidic 12-18months Cool & Dry
Glass jars 2-3 years Dark, Cool & Dry
Chocolate, semi-sweet
or unsweetened, bars or chips 18 months Cool and dark
Chocolate syrup 2 years Cool & tightly sealed
Cocoa, powder or mixes 8 months Sealed and cool
Coffee creamers, powdered 9 months Sealed and cool
Cornmeal 1 year Keep dry & weevil proofed
Cornstarch 18 months Keep dry
Crackers 3 months Keep dry & weevil proofed
Flour,
Refined white 8-12 months Dry & weevil proofed,
Whole wheat 4-6 weeks Refrigerate/freeze for longer shelf life
Frostings,
Canned 3 months Cool
Mix 8 months Dry and cool
Fruits, dried 6-12 months Cool, sealed, weevil proofed
Gelatin, all types 18 months Protect from moisture
Grains, whole 2 years Dry and weevil proofed
Hominy, hominy grits,
masa harina 1 year Dry and weevil proofed
Honey 2 years Cool, tightly sealed, dark
Jellies, jams, preserves 2 years Dark, cool, tightly sealed.
Molasses & syrups 2 years Tightly sealed
Mayonnaise 6 months Cool & dark
Milk,
Condensed or evaporated 1 year Turn over every 2 months
Non-fat dry 6 months Bone dry and cool
Nuts,
Vacuum canned 1 year Cool and Dark
Other packaging 3 months Cool and dark – better Refrigerated
In shell 4 months Cool, dry & dark, better refrigerated or
frozen
Pancake mix 6-9 months Dry and weevil proofed
Pastas (macaroni, noodles, etc) 2 years Dry and weevil proofed
Peanut butter 6-9 months Sealed, cool, dark
Peas and beans, dry
(not soybeans) 2 years Dry and weevil proofed
Potatoes, instant 6-12 months Dry and weevil proofed
Pudding mixes 1 year Cool and very dry
Rice,
White 2+ years Dry and weevil proofed
Brown 3-6 months Dry & weevil proofed, better refrigerated or frozen
Flavored or herb 6 months Sealed, dry and weevil proofed
Salad dressings 10-12 months Sealed, dark, cool. Better refrigerated
Salad oils 6 months Sealed, dark, cool. Better refrigerated
Sauce and gravy mixes 6-12 months Cool and dry
Shortening, solid 1 year Cool, dark, tightly sealed.
Soup mixes 1 year Cool, dry, and weevil proofed
Sugar,
Brown 2 years Tightly sealed, Dry.
Confectioners 18 months Tightly sealed, Dry.
Granulated 2+years Dry
Syrups (corn syrup based) 8-12 months Sealed and cool
Vegetables, dried 1 year Cool, dark, dry, weevil proofed
Vinegar 2+ years Sealed
More in my Manual which can be downloaded at:
http://www.tomeaker.com/kart/preparedness1i.pdf
I had heard something like that too. They had a honey expert on Dennis Prager’s program one time.
“Whiskey would probably last much longer.”
Better to just have a still ready so you can make what you need, when you need it :)
Indy we raise our own beef, chicken, duck, and turkey as well as plant several gardens. We do dehydrate and vacum pack as well as home can. We’re to the point that 75% of everything you eat in our home is raised on our land and gardens or hunted/trapped within 3 miles of the house.
That’s a good link to a nice hometown butcher, you’re lucky to have them. Several years ago we purchased our own equipment and now do our own butchering. I raise miniature cattle with a butcher weight of under 500 lbs and a hog is like a large deer so we do it right here at home. Chickens, Ducks, and Turkeys are easy since I don’t pluck them, I skin them. Plucking takes 20 minutes a bird, I can skin a chicken in four minutes flat.
“weevil proofed” - not necessarily a requirement, one of the tricks I learned in the Navy when I was in charge of the mess was if you have weevils put the flour or whatever in a freezer. the weevils will migrate to the center to get away from the cold and you just scoop em out in one go. Not that I recommend it just saying.... :)
oh - when I say “trick” I mean it was the proscribed method of dealing with it in the manual :)
You need an automatic chicken plucker. My uncle used to have one. He’d scald the chickens and then use the plucker. It was a rotating drum with a bunch of rubber fingers on it. It would rip the feathers out in no time, and leave the tasty skin.
We get turkeys in our yard all the time. I'm tempted to shoot a couple. I don't know the laws on that, but they come to our bird feeder, right by our kitchen window. The last time, there were 17 feeding. This is a different time......
Do weevils turn to moths? One time our sunflower seeds were infected with something, we had moths flying all around our garage. It took me weeks to get rid of them.
Heck, the selling point of whiskey is that it has lasted so long already. Not sure how something like that would go bad.
We've got a small stash that is a-building. In any event, when the SHTF and people have to line up for food rations, we intend to show up - otherwise inquiring minds will ask "How come THEY don't show up? Let's see what they got!"
A person after my own heart.
First thing I thought of. They do put an expiration date on the can but it is a lie. Spam will live forever.
That’s a good point. We’re country people. The only ones who know what we are up to are relatives who are like minded. You urban people, guard yourselves.
Whiskey would probably last much longer.”
I learned that Bailey’s crystalizes once opened so I make sure the entire bottle is all consumed within a very short period of time. OTOH I have Bourbon and Brandy that has been around forever.
They are a great meat market. They’ll change out your order. The pig, for example. I don’t need a 15# ham, they’re cutting it into 3. I don’t want hocks and necks. They’ll process it into more sausage. The beef, I got more stew meat. They’ll wrap it into the portion size you like. For example, pork chops came in 5, I wanted 3. No problem. Stuff like that. And they throw in dog bones for free!
Correction:
Every house has food in the pantry that has been there for weeks if not months, but according to food experts, you may want to think twice before throwing those items out. Many common food products last far longer than you might have been conditioned to think thanks to the companies wishing to sell more product by putting on expiration dates.
Honey will last forever..
If it starts crystalizing you just need to warm it up.
I’ve had a carton of Dannon live culture strawberry yogurt that was a year past the expiration date. It was still great. It had been at about 35F in the back of my fridge unopened all that time. Of course, acidophilus is a good preservative anyway.
On the other hand, Ritz crackers with an expiration date of Nov 11, 2010 tasted a little different.
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