Cooking Utensils
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Utensils include measuring
spoons and cups as well as mixing bowls.
Everything used near a fire should be fireproof. Setting a glass bowl on the rock that rings a
fire allows the bowl to heat through the rock, but only on one side which can
cause an explosion.
Cooking ingredients that naturally store long term
Salt, Sugar, Whole brown sugar, Cinnamon,
Whole Nutmeg, Seasoned Salts, Pepper corns, Pepper, 100% Honey, Cocoa powder, Bakers Chocolate,
Dried Fruits, Sun dried tomatoes, Raisins, Currants, Pastas, Rice, Beans, Lentils, dehydrated
onions, dehydrated peppers and flakes, vinegar, dehydrated soups that do not
contain flour as a thickener, and tea.
Not all Bargains are...
Grocers that claim to sell ‘bulk’ items do not always sport
budget prices. You have to do the
math. I found a #10 can of baked beans
for a family picnic priced 50% higher than the equal amount in smaller cans of
the same name brand.
Not all Wal-Mart stores are priced the same. I have looked over a ‘super’ Wal-Mart, a
small Wal-Mart in a higher scale economic area with a grocery area roughly the
size of a 7-11, and a Wal-Mart neighborhood market. These three stores form a triangle whose
sides are 5 to six miles long in my area.
The highest priced grocery items are in the lowest income neighborhood,
with a Winn Dixie 1.5 miles down the road! I have compared a shampoo, aspirin, and hamburger, among ten other items and found different prices in each
Big Lots
Solar cooker
Available across the country at any department store or
grocer are the Rubbermaid containers that have a steam vent in the lid. These are great for use in solar ovens.
Hygiene and dual purpose
Dental floss for sewing-- I prefer the waxed dental floss for
sewing on the stray button or a ripped garment, it threads easier and is more
water resistant. Stored in the container
purchased in, it virtually lasts forever.
Be sure to pack a sharp knife in your bug out bag. I know for a fact, the dental floss cutter
will rust when exposed to water.
Books
www.whoknewbooks .com currently offers five books for around
$30 and shipping. These are books with
household hints and tips most of which I was raised on but can fill in some of
the gaps in your knowledge base. They
could be useful reference books for someone whom I might call city born and mall
raised! It’s easy to go buy a cleaning
chemical now but, when TSHTF you may want to know how to clean with vinegar and baking
soda. It’s just a thought.
Major Surplus offers James Wesley Rawles’ “How to survive The End of the World as We
Know It”, for $21.95. Good to know, Good to have!
Canning
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When the stuff hits the fan and there are no more lids to be
had for your canning and preserving, paraffin wax is a reusable seal. Stock plenty. Melt the wax in a double boiler method. Prep your fruits, jams and jellies, set in
preserving bath and when at proper temperature pour the wax into the jars. Allow to cool just enough to make it safe to
remove jars. Before wax is set, apply
lid but do not screw to its tightest until wax is opaque. When ready to use, remove lid, remove wax as
a whole piece. Rinse and store until next use!
This method is what we used all my childhood life. It is now considered obsolete and not as safe as vacuum sealing. Use your best judgement.
This method is what we used all my childhood life. It is now considered obsolete and not as safe as vacuum sealing. Use your best judgement.
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