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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.
Liquor is food?
Lol!
sugar and salt should remain safe forever if kept cool and dry and away from pests....
Spam. 2 to 5 years. But so what?
Blecch
Oats are another good one. It can be tossed into soups to add bulk.
Split peas/lentils would fall under beans, but they are a bit easier to cook
Think Liquor will definitely be needed to keep us sane!!!!! They are definitely going to work on our minds while we are quarantined.
Indefinite: Onions, honey, ghee, rice, and... liquor. How about beef jerky/Slim jims?
Bananas are good. Get the green ones. [/jk]
#5 Honey. I kept bees a while back. As I was clearing out my garage I found a 5 gallon bucket of honey with the date 1984 on it. I opened it up expecting to find a crystalized solid mass. To my surprise it was still liquid. It was dark, but as I recalled it was dark when I harvested it. Tasted just fine.
Here are 20 foods you should buy during a quarantine (because of their long shelf lives)
Different foods and dates of storage life
Includes : canned, fresh vegetables, dried, bottled, etc.
Nice post - thanks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(Monty_Python)
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam… Lovely Spam! Wonderful Spam!
I have some foods in my pantry that are older (Mid 1990s) than Free Republic.
I probably should toss them.
Still, in 1976 in Basic Training, we ate WWII and Korean War C and K rations.
I have some honey in jars I got as a gift about 25 years ago. Once in a great while I get the urge to have honey on biscuits or toast and indulge. As the article states, it has gotten a bit darker over time, but it’s still good.
There have been stories that honey stored in Egyptian tombs is still good after 2000 years.
“20. Winter squash • Shelf life: 1 to 3 months Colorful winter squash – varieties like butternut, spaghetti, acorn, kabocha, and hubbard, among others – are one of the most durable of fresh vegetables, especially when stored in a cool, dark place.”
Squash will last forever at my house since we consider it to be inedible at any time. Same thing for cauliflower (and liver).
Venison sausage and jerky. Shelf life around here is about 15 minutes.
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Not in my house.
Too many carbs...
great list and LOVE that pantry