adivce on storage needed

I don't know how hot it is where you are, but I never store my onions and potatoes in the fridge. I guess you could, but I always have them in a basket in a cool space, and that hasn't given me any problems.

grace wrote: I don't know how hot it is where you are, but I never store my onions and potatoes in the fridge. I guess you could, but I always have them in a basket in a cool space, and that hasn't given me any problems.

How about eggs? Can you freeze eggs? Just curious.

Instead of trying to freeze the eggs it would be better to order some eggs in powdered form. Honeyville grains has cases of them (equivalent of 1020 fresh eggs) for 64.99 and a whole lot of other great bargains on things like powdered milk. Just go to www.store.honeyvillegrain.com. I just put in an order for a case of the whole eggs, a case of powdered milk substitute, 2 cases of mixed dehydrated vegetables and three of their food storage buckets for a total of only $261.

Mississipp Mama wrote:   Does anyone know how to store, onions and garlic, for long long periods of time.  I would like to keep some on hand for the duration of the pandemic?  Any help would be appreciated.  Thanks

Onions:

Your best keepers will be late-maturing onions with thin necks.  Let the onions mature in place.  When more than 1/2 of the tops have bent over naturally, drag a rake, teeth up, over the onion row to knock down the rest.  Let the plants dry in the ground another week..  Pull them up on a dry day and spread them over screens to cure in the sun for 3 to 7 days.  Cut off tops, leaving a 1 inch stub, and spred the bulbs out in a single layer to continue curing in a dry shady place for another 2 to 3 weeks.  Put them in mesh bags, slatted crates, or cartosn with holes punched in them and keep them in a cool, dry place...Temp 32-50 degrees F, and 60-70% humidity.

Onions are most likely to sprout in the mid-range temps, between 50 and 60 degrees F. 

nawty

I am trying to decide on the cooking methods to plan for and could use some advise.  If we lose electricity (and it seems like a real possibility) what contingency plans are you prepping for?  I have thought about the gas grill and extra gas tanks, maybe a generator to run a microwave, or purchasing a camp cook stove..but I don't know.  Thanks for your ideas.

If you cook outside, you'll have visitors whether you want them or not.  They will be animal and human.  The humans may be the most dangerous, if hungry.

Get a Trangia alcohol stove and cook inside.  It's about equal to a gas stove burner on medium.  With a little practice, you can do wonders with them.  Use denatured alcohol.  They are safe and quiet.

It's the best alternative out there, IMHO.

buzzy wrote: If you cook outside, you'll have visitors whether you want them or not.  They will be animal and human.  The humans may be the most dangerous, if hungry. Get a Trangia alcohol stove and cook inside.  It's about equal to a gas stove burner on medium.  With a little practice, you can do wonders with them.  Use denatured alcohol.  They are safe and quiet. It's the best alternative out there, IMHO.

Not sure how big this stove is, but I also have a backpacking stove.  Very small and light, built to be packed around, not to cook efficiently, or in quantity.  Takes a long time to boil water.  I can't imagine trying to cook for my family of 5 (plus whomever else shows up) on a single burner stove. 

I will take my chances with predators, both 2 legged and 4 legged.  I am prepared for that, too.

nawty