Posted on 12/07/2020 10:02:36 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
Edited on 12/07/2020 10:29:34 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
Trying to go to the store less during the coronavirus pandemic? 24/7 Tempo has assembled a list of foods that won't spoil quickly, making them good choices to stock should you want to quarantine.
1. Apples • Shelf life: 2 weeks to 6 months The apples we eat in spring and summer were often harvested in cooler weather. That's because they're a fruit that can stay fresh and crisp for as long as six months if they're stored in a cold, dark place (such as a root cellar in winter). If they're kept in a fruit bowl at room temperature, they'll generally remain at their best for at least two weeks, sometimes as long as a month.
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My supply: Spaghettios, Tomato soup, nature valley granola bars, Kirkland Movie Popcorn, Pop tarts, a few cans of fruit to pretend I care about my health, boxes of Cocoa Puffs, Frozen waffles, pounds and pounds of bacon, pancake mix, and Marie Callandar frozen pot pie dinners.
Twinkies would never last more than a few hours with me around.
I’m a big fan of the LDS Church for home storage: https://providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/food-storage/home-storage-center-locations-map?lang=eng
Their prices and quality are excellent, and they accurately advertise 10-30 year shelf lives for their foods. I suspect their church subsidizes the food to encourage members to store emergency supplies.
Canned tuna is one of the more expensive meats. Half the can is liquid so after draining it (for the furbabies, of course) the cheapest Wallyworld price would be 26 cents an ounce or $4.16/lb. But, it is canned for long shelf life if you don’t know how or have the supplies or don’t trust home canning.
I don’t trust foods in foil packets.
If you choose your squash carefully, they can last a lot longer. Some of the longer-keeping varieties will keep well over a year, even at room temperature!
And the flavor improves the longer they’re stored.
Thankfully, flubros don’t believe in the virus so shouldn’t be worrying over this.
Make a solar oven with foil and cardboard and you won’t have to waste kerosene.
Well beer is grain..hops..and tastes good.
Yes, but I’ve noticed that the “fishiness” gets stronger over time. I prefer canned chicken. It seems to keep its flavor better than tuna does.
12. Liquor
• Shelf life: Indefinite
There ya go, I knew it!
We were eating C-rations over twenty years old in the late 60’s. They must have know more about canned processes if the new stuff is only good for a few years?
And no wood smoke.
Never throw out the liquid in canned goods as you might need it later for drinking or cooking. The veg liquids can be frozen and accumulated for veg stock/soup stock. Canned pea liquid is too strong for a basic stock but a little will give some flavor. Use the pea liquid when cooking dried peas. Beet liquid will turn the soup pink so use it to dye breads and as liquid in chocolate cakes.
Save meat liquids for stock. Boil bones for stock. Save the fat, especially the ham fat, for cooking. Fat is needed to make tamales. Chicken skins can be fried or baked for chicharrones.
Obviously, fruit liquids can be used in baking or as drinking juice.
Dry onion skins can be tied in cheesecloth for flavoring cooking. Or whirl them in a blender to make seasoning along the lines of onion powder.
Citrus fruit skins will make the citron in fruitcake or candy. Zest the fruit before eating. Leave the zest on a plate to air dry and store in an old spice jar.
Keep on top of rotating the pantry and the fridge so nothing has to be thrown out. Eat up the leftovers before cooking anything new. If the family won’t eat something, turn it into another dish or freeze it for a later date. Use the dehydrator if needed. Learn to home can.
"...Oats are another good one..."
Yeh, but I don’t like Sardines and Mackeral. I buy 12 cans each of tuna, salmon, clams and shrimp. And I have a month’s worth of fish in the freezer— That gives me the fish/seafood once a week for a year.
Clam Chowder, Shrimp bisque are favorites. Salmon or Tuna Salad or Casserole is just ok.
I prefer dak hams-can’t stand spam.
Vodka is good to make extracts from herbs for medicine. Whiskey, rock candy, honey, and glycerin make a really good cough medicine.
I don’t have any canned chicken; what’s the shelf life? As for the tuna, I buy either water or oil but drain it well as well as a good rinse.
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