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Cooking & Baking

chowmama

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21. I'm getting extra of something every time I go to the store.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Tue Apr 8, 2025, 10:17 PM

Apr 8

Wednesday is senior discount day at the coop, so I'll be getting 2 more pounds of butter and whatever meat is on sale. I'm also going to need to get more unbleached flour, since I've started baking bread again. And coffee, depending on price.

I discovered that Cub Foods has pounds of brown mushrooms for half the price of 8oz anywhere else, so I've just dried my 5th pound of them. Hard sausage (pepperoni, mostly) is the meat I'm currently stocking and I've nearly reached my chosen limit there. The Farmers Market starts in May, so that'll be a weekly thing. We're just going to have to get used to home-canned veggies - they're not quite as mushy as commercial canned, but they're a lot softer than I usually cook them from fresh. And I do canned tomatoes every year anyway.

Unfortunately, DH now knows I have a 6-month stock of good chocolate. It will no longer last 6 months.

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Are You PREPARED To Survive TOUGH Times With A Stocked Pantry? [View all] no_hypocrisy Apr 5 OP

Beans, rice, canned veggies, deydrated or vaccuum-packed products incl. tuna/salmon, peanut butter, other hlthe2b Apr 5 #1

Good list, but the peanut butter will spoil somewhat after a while. Be sure to rotate it. SWBTATTReg Apr 5 #5

I buy natural peanut butter by the case. We promptly go through it and I refrigerate in summer. hlthe2b Apr 5 #8

Smart! Peanut Butter is a good staple to have around, and easy to store, handle. SWBTATTReg Apr 5 #9

There is dehydrated peanut butter Keepthesoulalive Apr 5 #11

I have the grill and stuff, but didn't know about the dehydrated PB. Thanks for the tip! SWBTATTReg Apr 5 #12

I stocked up on toilet paper and paper towels at Costco today LetMyPeopleVote Apr 5 #2

Some SARose Apr 5 #3

Good list. Have same list that you do, have it stocked too. This is sort of a survivalist's list, in short. Sort of a SWBTATTReg Apr 5 #7

Highly recommend a thermal cookpot jmbar2 Apr 5 #15

Hurricane survivor SARose Apr 5 #16

Ha ha heh!! Thank goodness for the rolling pin!! Coffee masher is probably one of the last things I would have SWBTATTReg Apr 8 #20

Almost 30 minutes?! I'm not watching. Most of us already are well aware of what we need to do, to survive the SWBTATTReg Apr 5 #4

My dry goods......ammo Traildogbob Apr 5 #6

Hadn't considered medications. My BP meds come from China. Scrivener7 Apr 5 #10

I need to do this, but man... this is the worst possible time for me slightlv Apr 5 #13

Food pantries NOW. no_hypocrisy Apr 5 #14

Part of preparation is prioritizing Keepthesoulalive Apr 6 #17

Agree about the stress... slightlv Apr 6 #18

His recklessness makes everyone uneasy Keepthesoulalive Apr 6 #19

I'm getting extra of something every time I go to the store. chowmama Apr 8 #21