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Posted on 04/10/2012 10:01:25 PM PDT by QT3.14
I’m not sure when the tipping point occurred, but at some point recently the “prepper” movement exploded and became mainstream.
Preppers are folks who detect the possibility of calamity and decide to increase their odds of surviving it by putting aside supplies. “Putting things by” — essential throughout most of humanity’s existence — was common in the United States up until advances in transportation logistics brought about the “just in time” shipping model. Suddenly, we could get almost any supplies delivered fresh and year-round to massive community stores. What our grandparents called “lean times” became a thing of the past for even the poorest Americans.
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Put a light controlled by a timer in your coop. The chickens will think it’s summer and start laying. They don’t care about the cold, they need more “daylight”.
I pray that canned ham and lima beans are not making a comeback.
***Scoring ‘C’s was easy,***
***The C ration cookbook came out later IIRC.***
The Tobasco company offered a free booklet on their Tobasco sauce and C rations. I still have mine. I like the C rations. Used to go to the base exchange and buy their cooked hamburgers by the can, then warmed them up on a Sterno stove at the hootch.
Best `C’: spaghetti w/meatballs; canned beef OK too; ham&eggs not bad but needed Tabasco
Worst `C’: Ham & lima beans aka well you probably know.
`C’ pound cake: to die for
`C’ fruitcake: deadly when thrown like a baseball
`C’ tinned cheezwhiz: always welcome on crackers
But there was nothing like freeze dried LRPs. Years ahead of its time.
I'm not a big fan of freeze dried unless it's for backpacking. Canned costs less, tastes better, and you don't need to store water to eat it. Since I assume there will be water issues if there are food issues, I don't store freeze dried or dehydrated food for SHTF. Your situation may differ, but all of my emergency food is for meals that we eat on a regular basis, at least weekly. I also store extra water, but I need just a little less water with the stored regular food.
Mmmmm. Rabbit liver. I actually prefer rabbit liver to fois gras, and I've had and cooked both.
You are doing God's work. Thank you.
/johnny
Yep, eat what you store, store what you eat.
/johnny
Thanks for the memories! LOL
Woostershite sauce and tabasco could do wonders. We had an early type LRP and I still can’t remember what meal it was.
I buy freeze dried fruit, mainly for cereal and some snacking. I love emergency essentials. They advertise in Mother Earth News as well, so they have a wide variety of customers.
Mountain House is one of the best. Many of their meals are in stores like WalMart, REI, etc.
We picked up LRPs whenever we flew a patrol out into the boonies. Every few days we carried them hot chow in marmites with ice cream in styrofoam. Had to hover straight down into a keyhole shape the grunts hacked out of the canopy. They `tipped’ us with LRP rations. I recall spaghetti & meatballs (much better than the `C’ version which was pretty good) and beef stew. Boil one each canteen cup of water, pour into the LRP bag, & stir.
I should point out our battalion had a super mess sergeant who loved his work. He served roast beef so often we called it `Cav steak’. An eggs to order breakfast started our every mission day.
Even so, it was fun to cook chow in your own hootch.
You just refreshed my memory, for sure.
Yep, our evening meals were almost like a ritual.
This’ll really tick you off, then.
Canned chicken
Evaporated milk
Flour
baking powder
Salt
Chicken flavored bullion cubes (Iknow, I know...)
dried carrots, celery, and onion flakes
Lard (shelf stable for freaking ever)
Pepper
Bit of water
Makes a decent pot of chicken and dumplings. Not great, but edible.
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