Here are 20 foods you should buy during a quarantine (because of their long shelf lives)

Journal Starr ^ | Journal Star Staff

[Diana in Wisconsin]

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.

[cherry]

I do not like fruitcake but my husband and his family loves it and I love to make them...so colorful and the aroma is wonderful...of course I douse them with rum as well.....

[max americana]

F that. Im still going out. There are businesses out there who resist and open to anyone. Here in L.A WITH THIS “LOCKDOWN” , stores are OPEN!

[Safetgiver]

You effete Monkey! I had 1943 Spam in 1970 with Tabasco sauce and have had respect for YEARS. If it stayed alive for all those years, I respect it. My wife says Blecch while eating a ham sammich?

[nascarnation]

How long w/o booze?

[Don W]

I do the same, but those jars still go through the dishwasher on a sanitize cycle before filling. Had a bad experience one year, and ended up tossing 80-ish pounds of tomatoes. Broke my heart...

[outofsalt]

3 years without sex?

[Don W]

Same as air, I think

[Loud Mime]

That is VERY interesting.

[the_Watchman]

Number 5: not tuna. Sardines and Mackeral. Costco has both and often on sale. They are like miracle foods and because they have a short life and are low on the food chain, there is a LOT les mercury to worry about.

Alton Brown, from the Good Eats TV show, said that Albacore Tuna was considered the Cadillac of tuna. But he suggested eating skipjack, instead. He said that Albacore is harvested after a 3 years while skipjack has a two year cycle. He suggested that skipjack will have less mercury, as a result.

[Noumenon]

Since my grandfather hailed from County Cork, it’s a legit steal. h/t and a nod...

[M Kehoe]

Hi. I hope you are doing well.

Canned Beans. Any kind. Last forever... wait a minute, I’m not that old. Never mind.

Beans beans the musical fruit, the more you eat the more you poot, the better you feel. Eat beans for every meal.

This has been a PSA.

5.56mm

[pfflier]

Hint: Put 1 cup rice and 1 cup water in a jar, put on the lid and set it in the sun for a day. Beer bottles work too but need something like a cork to seal them.

[moovova]

Same with beans...

An hour to cook beans out of the bag or 5-7 minutes to warm up from the can. We have both, but we’re saving the bagged for when we go to cooking from the woodpile. Some might think it should be the opposite way, but the kerosene is limited...and wood isn’t around here. Plus, we don’t want wood smoke and heavenly odors to advertise to others (within the few weeks after a SHTF scenario) when they’re literally starving to death.

;-)

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

If you add enough liquor to them you get stewed tomatoes.

[NonValueAdded]

Liquor is a good trade item

Love, Team Randall

[Chickensoup]

a long time ago I was eating 25 year old sea rations.

Banana orange juice was a real memory

I think in a pinch anything that still has a vacuum is ok to eat.

[PIF]

Arranged by shelf life:

Soy Sauce (unopened)
• Shelf life: Indefinite

7. Dried beans
• Shelf life: Indefinite

11. Honey
• Shelf life: Indefinite

19. White rice
• Shelf life: Indefinite

12. Liquor
• Shelf life: Indefinite

9. Freeze-dried coffee
• Shelf life: Up to 25 years

5. Canned or vacuum-pouched tuna
• Shelf life: 3 to 5 years after “best by” date

10. Ghee (clarified butter)
• Shelf life: Up to 2 years

6. Dark chocolate
• Shelf life: 2 to 5 years

3. Bouillon cubes
• Shelf life: 2 years

14. Peanut butter
• Shelf life: 2 years

2. Beef jerky
• Shelf life: 1 to 2 years

4. Canned fruits and vegetables
• Shelf life: 1 to 2 years past “best by” date

8. Dried pasta
• Shelf life: 1 to 2 years past “best by” date

17. Powdered milk
• Shelf life: 1 to 1 ½ years

18. Tea
• Shelf life: 6 to 12 months past “best by” date

15. Peanuts
• Shelf life: 1 to 9 months

20. Winter squash
• Shelf life: 1 to 3 months

13. Onions
• Shelf life: 1 to 2 months

1. Apples
• Shelf life: 2 weeks to 6 months

16. Potatoes
• Shelf life: 2 to 5 weeks

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Twinkies?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=719mWVl9Nh4

I just bought a Keurig and found Twinkie flavored pods for it. Wish me luck.

[mrsmith]

Very good article.
Title should have been “... buy before a quarantine” though.
I didn’t know about only dark chocolate being the long-lasting kind.
Noticing more “solid” tuna cans. The chunk has gotten so bad I think it’s just there for “food stamp eligible” cat food.

[Fury]

HaHa!