Posted on 10/22/2020 12:33:47 AM PDT by be-baw
Remember those great early-pandemic days last spring when bags of flour and yeast suddenly became precious items? Wasn’t that fun? Well, great news, everybody: we’re going to get to experience them all over again. As we’ve noted before, grocers are a little more prepared this time around and have been stocking “pandemic pallets” of food they can reorder quickly, but some things will still be hard to find. Mashed has thoughtfully prepared a list:
Baking supplies. It’s now chilly enough to turn the oven on again, plus the spectre of holiday baking looms
Canned soups. Both General Mills and Campbell’s are still behind in production after the increased demand during the first wave of the pandemic (because what is an easier meal for people who don’t know how to cook than heating up a can of soup?). Officials say they hope to be back to full capacity again in January, but just in case... maybe try making your own soup?
Soda pop. Remember the aluminum can shortage? We’re still feeling its repercussions. In order to make sure there’s enough aluminum to accommodate its best-sellers like Coke and Dr. Pepper, Coca-Cola has been rejiggering its production so that niche favorites like Fresca and Caffeine-Free Diet Coke have been getting short shrift . Snacks. Frito-Lay, Pepperidge Farm, and other snack producers have been letting the public know, via Twitter, about the products they’ve paused or cut off completely. A moment of silence, please, for Tostitos Black Beans and Garlic, Kickin’ Chicken Taco Pringles, and Geneva cookies. . Spam. Hormel CEO Jim Snee reported that the company has 24% less inventory of all its products than it did at this time last year, and production may be slowed again if there are any more cases of COVID-19 among workers.
There is an Amish store between Bland and Pearisburg on Walker Valley Rd. Bland is off 77 north of RR. We go there quite a lot while cemetery hunting.
I have met those people.
A little girl who lived next door to us many years ago, was watching me through the kitchen door (was never taught manners and the poor kids was not the favorite with Grandma, who was raising them, and was starved for attention) make mashed potatoes.
She asked me what I was doing and I told her I was making mashed potatoes.
As innocent as only a child can be, she asked, “Why don’t you make them the homemade way, in the microwave?”
It was all I could do to not burst out laughing, so I explained to her that this was just a different kind of homemade way.
We used to have a couple of goats, but not for food. But transport, you bet! I have a first generation Scion xB that has transported goats and chickens. :)
Ever since I hit a deer with it and pocketed the repair money (cosmetic damage only at 155k miles) it’s been my pseudo “light farm truck”. My wife refuses to drive it...
I love goat cheese. We may get goats again. We’ve thought about cattle (the previous owner of a 20 acre part of our property kept cattle on it), but like you say, they are a lot of work.
The small cans of pumpkin are $2.89 at Krogers.
Maybe all the Spam is being sent to the front line workers.
Ha. I agree with your sentiments. For most of the things listed, I don’t ever buy anyway.
That pork virus attacked the young piglets that were supposed to replace pork harvested.
Estimates are that the infection rate killed off 65- 80% of the piglet stocks.
That is why there is reduced availability of "Smithfield Farms" pork products and bacon available now in the US.
Just in case there’s a shortage of paprika:
Homemade Paprika Recipe - Food.com
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Paprika is made from the Capsicum Pepper. Depending on how mild you want your paprika, you can make your paprika from chili peppers, which are spicier, or from red bell peppers, which are milder. Plant 10 to 15 chili or red bell pepper plants. This is the number of plants that you need in order to make your paprika.
I buy 4 cans of chicken and 2-4 cans of dak ham and a can of tuna fish, salmon, or shrimp every week just for the extra supplies. Already have more beans, rice, wheat, that we will likely eat(unless SHTF for long term and kids move home). Should be good for another 20 years. Freezers are full. Home canned meats are at capacity. Extra yeast frozen. Lots of extra butter.
Main issue would be fresh milk and eggs. We have powdered stuff and mixes of course, but prefer fresh.
Kroger is one of my local stores. The current price at mine is $2.00. But they’ve had none for a couple of weeks. They’ve also been out of the store brand AND the premixed filling.
Same with Publix.
However, I did an online shop with Walmart last night, and they had it available in store. I had to drive past a Publix to pick up my order at Walmart, so go figure! LOL
With 17 hens, you won’t even know what to do with all the eggs... especially if they’re a productive breed like Rhode Island Reds.
I never buy lasagna at the store - I make my own lasagna noodles.
“Could not find canning lids this season.”
I just checked Amazon and it looks like they have an ample supply of lids.
We’ve got 14 acres but not much of it is flat enough for cattle and as of now, most of it’s still forest. I’m slowly clearing the flatish areas and will thin out the steeper parts. Goats are doing a good job on the short stuff so at least I don’t have that to wade through or trip over. Gonna take years as I don’t want heavy equipment used. Don’t have enough money to do it all at once like that anyway. Not enough timber value to pay to have it cleared and we heat strictly with firewood. I’ll just keep cutting a dozen medium sized trees every year.
My wife works the graveyard shift and is evidently a deer magnet. 4-5 of them have run into or in front of the F150. I pounded out the left fender three times. Then she lost traction and overcorrected in the snow once close to home here. Only going 20-25 mph but hit a pine tree hard enough to trash the front clip and blow the air bags. Retired the truck for a couple of years til I found a parts truck with a good front slip for $300. Truck has 270k miles so it wasn’t worth spending big money to fix and since no other vehicle was involved and it happened right here on the gravel road, we didn’t bother making a claim.
I’ve known people to toss a couple of small goats in the trunk of a car to transport them.
“Go on Amazon, they have spices galore.”
They certainly do. Their $/oz if you don’t mind larger containers are so much cheaper that I don’t know if I’ll ever buy spices anywhere else again.
I’d appreciate it if trucking companies informed democrat states/cities that since it is too dangerous for their citizenry to work, it is too dangerous for “us” to send our employees into your admittedly dangerous areas to deliver food. “We will pass on asking our employees to work until you certify it is safe for your citizens to work.”
My odessey has been going dead-I was mystified as to what was causing it. Could you give me a good description of the devices you mentioned that you are using on the vehicles to keep them charged? TIA.
Folks,
I have posted this before. We used to have a 3 year reserve of grain. Now if if don’t use the last bushel of old crop the day before the new crop comes in, someone screwed up.
You haven’t had food security for a long time..............
Bought 20 lbs of Basmati Rice from Bj's. Good stuff....and that's a lot of rice!!
“Stew, meatloaf, pea soup, chicken soup, chili....all freeze well”
How do you freeze meatloaf? I’ve read many times that you can, but not sure how to do it.
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