| PANDEMIC ALERT LEVEL |
| 123456 |
| Tracking the next pandemic: Avian Flu Talk |
Aug. 20th-What have you done to prepare t |
Post Reply 
|
Page <12 |
| Author | |
Hydrangea 
Adviser Group 
Joined: March 22 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 37 |
 Post Options
 Thanks(0)
 Quote Reply
 Posted: August 26 2006 at 5:02pm |
|
Yesterday I placed an order with bulkfoods.com for 5 pounds each of
dried mixed veggies and mixed fruit, plus a pound of cheese powder to
experiment with.
Today I spent the afternoon organizing the pantry. Too often I've come in from grocery shopping and put cans wherever they would fit just to get them out of the way. Now I can see what I have and what I need to buy. Tomorrow I'll do an inventory, which hasn't been done in several months, and next week will buy enough groceries to fill in the gaps and bring my stockpile to the six month level. After eating far too many tempting snack preps I finally found a solution to keep them out of sight and mind: they're now kept in the trunk of my car. 
|
|
 |
|
|
candice
Adviser Group
Joined: July 17 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 63 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 26 2006 at 5:38pm |
|
I bought 20 cans of peaches
ten pound bag of rice
2 packs coffee
I have enough now rice and flour sugar tea salt to last four months I think
I am now focasing on can food.
Can fruit and vegetables, tuna I will buy beans as a sourse of protein other than can tuna all can meat is horrible.
|
|
|
If you cant get in the front door try the side door then the back door.
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group 
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 26 2006 at 6:33pm |
|
candice - thought the same about canned meat but I bought some and tried it in some soups and stews and it really isn't too bad when mixed in with lots of other stuff.
GG
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 26 2006 at 6:47pm |
|
Today I put back all my food I've been rotating..
I also got an 55 oil drum. This will be a burning barrel...chop holes in the sides to vent and take the top off.....I believe garbage service my stop and this will be good to burn paper products.
I also canned 12 quarts of tomato's.
I got 2 more containers of power brown gravy
1 more container of power chicken gravy
2 more 8 packs of corn.
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 26 2006 at 8:57pm |
Sounds like you will have the holidays under control...
 |
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 26 2006 at 9:09pm |
|
i bought more raman noodles on sale along with 8 massive (3 qt size at price club) orange juices (no refridgeration required kind) finished off my meds stash with 50 more resperators. all i need now is our rx meds.
20 packages of mre's off ebay. 6 cans of red feather canned butter,,yum!!
bought tins off ebay to hold saltine crackers fresher, longer. i will rotate my 10 4 packs each of saltines.
tomorrow i am off to get seeds for my soon to be installed window boxes and containers as one of my fellow preppers on this board recommended when i i complained i didn't have sunny enough patch of land to grow veggies. =) awesome idea!
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 26 2006 at 9:12pm |
can i just tell you that internet grocer.com sells awesome canned meat. tastes like what it's supposed to taste like! =)
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 26 2006 at 10:02pm |
|
I bought 10 more cans of soup, mostly vegetable. Also bought more masks, but don't know how effective the N95 masks will be.
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 27 2006 at 3:40pm |
|
really lucked out today,,they had 24 pack waters on sale for 2.99 i got 6 =) |
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 28 2006 at 11:32am |
|
We had a yard sale this last weekend. I forgot (or never knew) how much work that was, especially making and putting up signs (we placed an ad too). But we did well, got rid of most of the stuff we didn't need and got money for it to buy preps.
 I've wanted to buy some sprouters and dehydrator.
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 28 2006 at 2:19pm |
|
Got the chimney cleaned today. Had the boiler checked last month. All set for heating season now.
|
|
|
|
|
purplepanther
Adviser Group
Joined: March 04 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 107 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 28 2006 at 3:31pm |
|
I canned five pints of buter.plan on doing six more pints of strawberry jam
|
|
|
|
|
femvet
Valued Member 
Joined: August 02 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 29 2006 at 2:30pm |
|
Took our weapons in to be professionally serviced and bought a Glock, fits us both. Added cleaning kit and ammo. Bought a bunch more pasta, both low-carb and regular. Made more complete meal-kits. Replaced food which had been rotated out.
I have used up every single inch for storage and will have to buy a shelving unit for more canned goods. Grrrr.
|
|
|
Namaste
|
|
|
|
|
Mississipp Mama
Valued Member
Joined: January 20 2006 Status: Offline Points: 524 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 29 2006 at 7:11pm |
|
Hi everyone I just returned from vacation last night. It's great to be back. My husband went out today and bought 15 more gallons of water. While I was gone I think that's all he bought. When I came thur the door, I was actually tripping over water. I know you can never have enough water but this is a bit strange for him to be doing. He also bought another gun, I'm not sure what kind yet. Tomorrow I will go out and buy a few things, then try to find room for the water.
|
|
|
|
|
duchess
V.I.P. Member
Joined: May 14 2006 Location: Bulgaria Status: Offline Points: 39 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 31 2006 at 12:50am |
|
I've just dried about 20 kilo's of grapes , the small black ones turning into raisins and the big juicy green ones into sultan's I don't have a proper food dryer, I just turned my oven down to 50%c, propped the oven door slightly ajar and left them for 26 hours and they taste wonderful.
|
|
|
|
|
MickiD
Adviser Group
Joined: April 14 2006 Status: Offline Points: 39 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 31 2006 at 2:57am |
|
We had a few good bargains at the grocery story this week... splurged a bit...
Tuna 4/$1 - stocked up on 20 cans Mac & Cheese 5/$1 - stocked up on 25 boxes Tea bags - 2 boxes of 100ct @ .50ea Rice - (8) 1lb bags @ .25 ea Beans - (12) 1lb bags @ .25 ea We got our FREE deep freezer picked up (Freecycle) & it works! We're still waiting for our garden to start producing veggies again... |
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 31 2006 at 10:48am |
|
We went to sports academy to finish up ammunition supply, fishing tackle with pre-pkg bait, and the solar shower I have been looking for for about 6 wks. Every time I go to dollar general I purchase 6 gal. water, 1 -24 rl. pkg of tp , and 1-6 pkg of d cell batteries. This works out to about 10.00 a wk. I cooked an 11 lb. bx of wallyworld hamburger patties on the grill last weekend, then put them in frig, and then stored in freezer bags. When you want to heat up, small pan of simmering water, drop in patty, adds moisture and taste like it has come right off of grill. Slowing down on prepping a little bit, medical problems (good thing I went to eye doctor now instead of waiting) and please keep me in ya'lls prayers |
|
|
|
|
Hand-washer
Valued Member
Joined: April 25 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 66 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 31 2006 at 11:31am |
|
duchess, your grapes sound wonderful. I think with purple ones (Concord) I shall make grape jelly and grape juice. Can't believe the difference in taste between fresh/frozen and the canned product.
|
|
|
|
|
Mississipp Mama
Valued Member
Joined: January 20 2006 Status: Offline Points: 524 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 31 2006 at 5:41pm |
|
Hi Texasgirl, thanks for the welcome back home,greeting on the Ms. forum. I've been home 3 days and have been to to store twice. I bought 5 jars of peanut butter and jelly combination 3jars of soy butter. The soy butter is really good. You might want to buy a jar and try it. I bought 2 aprons ,36 cups of instant soups. Two bottles of shout stain remover. 2 pacificers thermometers, for babies just in case I need to help someone. 1 pill spliter, measuring cups and a few other kitchen items. Can anyone tell me wether they are buying a mixer to use in making bread, if so, I would like to buy one that's good and also reasonable priced. Thanks everyone
|
|
|
|
|
roxy
Valued Member
Joined: February 27 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 534 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 31 2006 at 6:29pm |
|
hi to all, my sister and I went to Price Rite, best prices around, bring you own bags, no great variety, but most veggies 3/100, got 36 cans, tuna 2/100, got 48 cans, evaporated milk 2/100, 8 cans?,exlarge can liptons ice tea mix,4.99 ,2 cans,tomatoe soup 2/89, 4 cans,cream of chicken,2/89 , 4 cans,cornbeef hash 99, 2 cans,lg jar apple butter ,99, folgers lg container 5.99, 2,stewed tomatoes 2/100, 2chicken broth 3/100,6 cans,the best of all , vanilla pure extact 1 oz 99 cents, I couldn't believe it, i paid 4.99 for the same amount elsewhere , i brought 8 bottles, plan to back and get more of it. plain olive oil 7.99 for 1/2 gallon, flour 99c, 1bag, eggs 99c . the tomatoes fell from the plants from the storm we had, cutting them up to freeze , beams too and some i'm drying out, the grapes are ready their falling from the vines , making jelly, over the weekend and may try my hand at making raisins also, but don't think I have the right type to do this. this weeked I;m going to paint the living room, my short three day weekend has filled up with alot of projects, to much to do too little time, and by the way all the kids have other things to do, lol ,as usual, roxy
|
|
|
|
|
Mississipp Mama
Valued Member
Joined: January 20 2006 Status: Offline Points: 524 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 31 2006 at 6:43pm |
|
I would like to order a uncooked salt cured ham. Someone had posted the website and I wrote it down, but now I can't find it. If any one can remember where it was posted, will you please let me know or post the website for me. Thank you so much.
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: August 31 2006 at 10:16pm |
|
Hi Mississipp Mama. So glad to see you back here as well. Now, what is soy butter? Never heard of it. Thanks.
|
|
|
|
|
guestappearance
Valued Member
Joined: July 30 2006 Status: Offline Points: 7 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: September 01 2006 at 1:40am |
|
|
|
Mississipp Mama
Valued Member
Joined: January 20 2006 Status: Offline Points: 524 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: September 02 2006 at 2:49pm |
|
Guestapperance thanks for the website.
|
|
|
|
|
Mississipp Mama
Valued Member
Joined: January 20 2006 Status: Offline Points: 524 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: September 02 2006 at 2:58pm |
|
Texasgirl, Soybutter is made out of soybeans and soybean oil. It has the creamy texture of peanut butter. It's a little lighter in color, it's cholesterol free and a really good source of protein. It has a little sweetness to taste. I bought it at Walmart. I bought the great value brand. I bought the last 3 jars. When I go back I will buy at least 12 more. Buy one and try it, and let me know if you like it. It's a nice change from peanut butter. I am stocking lots of peanut butter to aolng with nutella.
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: September 02 2006 at 8:39pm |
|
Mississipp Mama, Thanks for the info I will check it out.
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: September 03 2006 at 8:10am |
|
Mississipp Mama, what is nutella?
I keep canning and stocking right along. The most of my preps will last a long long time without having to worry about rotation. such as grains and canned goods. Good luck to all. |
|
|
|
|
Mississipp Mama
Valued Member
Joined: January 20 2006 Status: Offline Points: 524 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: September 03 2006 at 4:35pm |
|
Maysday, Nutella is a great!! tasting creamy chocolaty hazelnut spread. You can spread it on anything just like peanut butter. It will probably cure any chocolate cravings that you might have now and during any emergency. If you buy a jar let me know if you like it. Someone on the forum and mention it several months ago, I went out and bought some and just love it.
|
|
|
|
|
Mississipp Mama
Valued Member
Joined: January 20 2006 Status: Offline Points: 524 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: September 03 2006 at 4:44pm |
|
Today I bought more Nutella 6 jars of soy butter, 6 jars of assorted jelly. 1 box of vitamin C packets, 2 cans of deet insect repellent for bug out bags, 3 boxes of pepcide for acid reducing,2 asthama mist bronchodilators with refills and 2 bags of potatoe chips. I'm afraid the chips won't make it to the emergency food supply. I already open one bag.
|
|
|
|
|
Guests
Guest Group
|
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: September 04 2006 at 7:29am |
|
Thanks Mississipp Mama, I am going to try to find it. I'll bet my granddaughters will like it.
|
|
|
|
|
Mississipp Mama
Valued Member
Joined: January 20 2006 Status: Offline Points: 524 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
Quote Reply
Posted: September 04 2006 at 3:30pm |
|
Maysday,you are welcome.
|
|
|
|
|
Post Reply
|
Page <12 |
Tweet
|
| Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You can vote in polls in this forum |
Topic Options
duchess wrote: