Posted on 11/13/2012 11:17:38 AM PST by Kartographer
Personally, if it's got a 1 in the triangle, I'll use it, if it's got a 2, I'll pass.
/johnny
It took me a few minutes to find the triangle (duh, it’s on the bottom) It has #1 inside the triangle, so I will use them. thanks for your help.
Yep. General rule is recycle 1 will work for a while.
When I use them for bottling beer, I don't use them for more than 4 uses (more of a cap issue than a bottle issue).
For storing water, I'm good with up to a year in a dark area without any concern.
/johnny
Sadly, the compressor on one of my chest freezers died last week and I didn't realize it until all of the food had already thawed and had begun spoiling. Fortunately I have another chest freezer and an upright that I have my frozen food divided up in, so it's more of an expensive inconvenience than a disaster. I'm just glad it didn't wait until next week to conk out, as I'm picking up twenty-four chickens and six turkey from an Amish farmer on Thursday and a side of beef from the slaughterhouse on Friday.
Sorry for the financial hit.
Good to hear that you were able to care for your family. We are commanded to do that.
Logistics part of my brain says 2 days x 14 people x 3 meals is 84 meals of some kind. 12 days x 14 people x 3 meals is 500 meals.
I'm assuming you did somewhere in between. Always an eye opener to feed large groups of people over time. ;)
/johnny
As far as the number of meals, I'd questimate that it was in the 225-250 range. Two of sisters and their husbands were only here for two days, my parents and my younger sisters were here for eight days, and my aunt and her granddaughters were here the longest at twelve days (although they ate breakfast and lunch at school, so that might drop the number even further).
It was definitely an eye opening experience, in more that one way. It convinced most members of my family to, at the very least, keep their pantry fully stocked and to have a supply of firewood. As for myself, I discovered several areas were my prep had fallen short; you wouldn't believe how many rolls of toilet paper fourteen people will go through in a day, and I didn't have any emergency construction material for when the hackberry tree took out a window (it also took out both decks, but those were of little concern at the time) and we had to block the hole with a tarp and a couple of blankets until I could get to Lowes for a sheet of OSB and some 2x4's.
I'm used to cooking for crowds, and the logistics always runs through my mind first. Most home cooks would freak about that number of meals for less than a week. You did good.
You did well all around, if everyone lived through it.
Pest about the window. I'm single, and if I lose a window... I need window cover more than I need that bookcase(table, &ct). I can get away with that. Don't try that at home if you are married. ;)
/johnny
Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
/johnny
Kart,
Just wondering, do you know if anyone out there sells a steam (wood) powered generator? Good idea for someone to start a business.
There’s a lot of plans for DIY and there many even be a few already built units for sale.
Google: Wood Gas Generators
so are bananas!!
90 - 96 both have nuts and bolts guess you can’t have enough nuts and bolts !
he he he
Awesome...thanks! Just started the process....two middle-aged sisters who believe that we can and will be more self-sufficient!!!
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