Emergency Food

[Dave Darling]

I thought it was wise so I ordered some emergency rations from Amazon.com, enough for 9 days, can't be too careful. I was considering getting some MREs but they were very expensive so I went with some meal-replacement bars instead. This probably isn't enough, there are some other rations called Mountain House that apparently will last 25 years and are quite tasty, I may buy some of them.

There is an Asian grocery store down the street from me, they are selling 15-pound bags of rice and I decided to pick up a bag today for survival food. At this point I am looking for some bulk dried beans, I figured rice and beans would last forever and be fairly healthy. I also want to pick up some canned meats such as salmon and beef and that will give me some more protein and add some flavor to the rice and beans.

 

[mama2one]

how much is the canned salmon?

I buy red canned salmon once in a while @ store and it's gone up to $9.99 a can
so don't make salmon loaf as often

 

[Dave Darling]

Yes the stuff I like is red canned salmon, I am not sure on the price but it is pretty cheap.

 

[public hermit]

I buy country (salt cured) ham in vacuum sealed packages. It doesn't have to be refrigerated. I'm looking at a package with a date of 22 JAN 21. The longer you wait to cook it, the saltier and drier it will become. Nonetheless, it will last. It goes great with dried beans. As you're cooking your beans, boil the ham once to draw off the extra salt, drain that, and throw it in with your beans. Son, it will make your tongue slap your forehead.

I keep a good bit on hand, eating and replacing it as time goes along, so I always have something on hand.

https://hobescountryham.com/country-ham-blog/common-questions-about-country-ham/

 

[Nancy Hale]

I thought it was wise so I ordered some emergency rations from Amazon.com, enough for 9 days, can't be too careful. I was considering getting some MREs but they were very expensive so I went with some meal-replacement bars instead. This probably isn't enough, there are some other rations called Mountain House that apparently will last 25 years and are quite tasty, I may buy some of them.

There is an Asian grocery store down the street from me, they are selling 15-pound bags of rice and I decided to pick up a bag today for survival food. At this point I am looking for some bulk dried beans, I figured rice and beans would last forever and be fairly healthy. I also want to pick up some canned meats such as salmon and beef and that will give me some more protein and add some flavor to the rice and beans.

The foil packs of tuna and salmon work well. Also, make some hard tack. It lasts a long time, it's what pioneers used to do. It's what some backpackers still do. You can dehydrate food yourself in your oven. There are plenty of videos on YouTube to show you how. Even for pemican, which is how meat was preserved in old days. It was even used in military rations in civil war and ww1. It's meat and fruit. I think you put a bit of it and hard tack in a cup of hot water and let them soften a bit.
It's good to know local edible plants. It probably won't come to all that, but it's good knowledge to have. For example, most ppl can easily recognize car tails but don't know they grow something similar to a potato between their roots. Look up plants you easily recognize and see if it's good for food or medicine.
Also, another good thing to know is how to filter water without commercial water filters. None of it takes much effort.
I think the most important thing would be salt without iodine. You can store food for a long period with it. I've been practicing making sauerkraut and kimchee for a year, and in reading up on the incredibly easy process have learned a lot about how our ancestors preserved food.

 

[Nancy Hale]

Double post
I've been playing around with beans too. I made "burrito soup" it tastes like the insides of a bean burrito and it went over really well. I soaked and cooked a large bag of pinto beans (2lbs) I chopped up garlic (5 cloves?), onion, green bell pepper, 2 jalapenos and celery (because it needed used) and put it in with 1 cup brown rice. Let it cook until rice was done. Added about 1\2 stick butter, 1 small can red enchilada sauce, and 1 small can green enchilada sauce. Then I cut up lettuce, tomatoes, grated cheese, diced onions, sour cream... Whatever you put on top of burritos for ppl to put on top.
The next day it thickened and everyone made nachos from it all day long. It was gone by the second day.
I made white beans and chorizo, but that didn't go over so well.

 

[public hermit]

It's good to know local edible plants. It probably won't come to all that, but it's good knowledge to have.

Dandelions. You can eat every part of the dandelion. You can make salad, tea, wine...

 

[ewq1938]

I also want to pick up some canned meats such as salmon and beef and that will give me some more protein and add some flavor to the rice and beans.

Tuna was pretty much the cheapest meat I saw in the stores except I found 7 huge cans of whole chickens for 10 dollars each which was 20 cents per ounce. Definitely the best deal on meat I could find aside from the tuna.

 

[Nancy Hale]

Dandelions. You can eat every part of the dandelion. You can make salad, tea, wine...

True and it's nearly dandelion season!

 

[MyLifeForChrist]

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Also, another good thing to know is how to filter water without commercial water filters. None of it takes much effort.

Not sure that I am familiar with either the bacterial or definitely not viral method of this beyond plastic bottles in the sun (after filtration) which is often sketchy depending on the day/location/water source..please expand. Thank you!

 

[Lost4words]

I have plenty of food in stock. Enough for 3 bowls a day. Plus plenty of marrow bones hidden in the garden.

 

[dqhall]

I thought it was wise so I ordered some emergency rations from Amazon.com, enough for 9 days, can't be too careful. I was considering getting some MREs but they were very expensive so I went with some meal-replacement bars instead. This probably isn't enough, there are some other rations called Mountain House that apparently will last 25 years and are quite tasty, I may buy some of them.

There is an Asian grocery store down the street from me, they are selling 15-pound bags of rice and I decided to pick up a bag today for survival food. At this point I am looking for some bulk dried beans, I figured rice and beans would last forever and be fairly healthy. I also want to pick up some canned meats such as salmon and beef and that will give me some more protein and add some flavor to the rice and beans.

I have an Instant Pot pressure cooker that cooked soaked beans in under ten minutes. I bought beans, lentils, corn flour and rice.

 

[Nancy Hale]

Not sure that I am familiar with either the bacterial or definitely not viral method of this beyond plastic bottles in the sun (after filtration) which is often sketchy depending on the day/location/water source..please expand. Thank you!

Layers of sand, charcoal, ect. But, still boil if possible! I'd trust a drop of bleach before sun method, depending on source. I live close to hot springs, probably everyone would go for those though. Anything as close to the source as you can get is safest.
Nothing can clean poison.
If you had to get water from a lake or river, if fish and plants are still alive it's probably not poisonous. Boiling will leave floaty things, so straining thru something, like a sock filled with a layer of sand and charcoal will get rid of that. I'd boil the sand, make sure it's clean.
My backpack filter is just layers of stuff, and I trust it. But, if I were making one, I'd need to build confidence. I'd double up.

 

[TexFire316]

I thought it was wise so I ordered some emergency rations from Amazon.com, enough for 9 days, can't be too careful. I was considering getting some MREs but they were very expensive so I went with some meal-replacement bars instead. This probably isn't enough, there are some other rations called Mountain House that apparently will last 25 years and are quite tasty, I may buy some of them.

There is an Asian grocery store down the street from me, they are selling 15-pound bags of rice and I decided to pick up a bag today for survival food. At this point I am looking for some bulk dried beans, I figured rice and beans would last forever and be fairly healthy. I also want to pick up some canned meats such as salmon and beef and that will give me some more protein and add some flavor to the rice and beans.

I ordered things from Rainy Day Foods, I've had good luck with them. I'm also big on rice and beans. Beans need to be stored properly to last. I keep my pintos in the frig until I need them. Long term pintos go into to vacuumed mason jars. Ironically, the first thing that disappeared were beans and rice, so I guess everyone thinks like me.

 

[dqhall]

I ordered things from Rainy Day Foods, I've had good luck with them. I'm also big on rice and beans. Beans need to be stored properly to last. I keep my pintos in the frig until I need them. Long term pintos go into to vacuumed mason jars. Ironically, the first thing that disappeared were beans and rice, so I guess everyone thinks like me.

Himalayan basmati rice has less arsenic in it than rice grown in Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas. Years ago farmers in the south used arsenic based pesticides in fields where they now grow rice.

I used one gallon ziplock bags for beans and rice after dividing 20 lb bags. I also stored buckwheat, corn flour and quinoa.

Had to use a pressure cooker to make beans tender with less cooking time.

 

[public hermit]

I'll do my own tomatoes and dehydrate a few things.

Dehydrating is a good idea. What all do you dehydrate? I have been thinking about getting one. Any recommendations?

 

[tturt]

Some canning supplies are in short supply this year.

Had bought a can of emergency food and found we cant eat it because of the preservatives At least we realized that now.

 

[mama2one]

thinking about buying a little freezer for garage

however, ALL the little freezers are sold out where we live

started peeking in garages, lol
yep, many neighbors have freezers & fridges in garage

 

[dqhall]

thinking about buying a little freezer for garage

however, ALL the little freezers are sold out where we live

started peeking in garages, lol
yep, many neighbors have freezers & fridges in garage

I bought a 25 lb bag of oats for $2/lb delivered. I also have large quantities of rice, corn meal, buckwheat, quinoa and dry beans. I am gluten free. Restocked frozen foods once in eight days.

I am reminded of the parable of the rich man who tore down his barns and built bigger ones. He had much saved, seemingly to last many years. The day of his death arrived. He was asked who was going to get all these things he had stored. Maybe it is a reminder about estate planning, a living will and a durable power of attorney.

 

[mama2one]

I am reminded of the parable of the rich man who tore down his barns and built bigger ones. He had much saved, seemingly to last many years.

I'm reminded of Joseph & Pharaoh's dream..
7 good years & 7 years of famine


just want us to have enough frozen fruits/veggies which are the next best thing to fresh (to get through winter)
got a growing preteen here...soon to be taller than me!

we do have rice & oats