Posted on 12/22/2014 5:56:30 PM PST by bkopto
The Red Cross was charging for sandwiches, coffee and blankets during Alicia. Haven’t had any respect for them since.
There are a lot of free download books from Amazon and other bookstore sites on prepping and old time life skills.
I have been thinking about buying a new pressure cooker since all of mine are ancient and I don’t trust the smaller one. I never can get a quarter of what’s on the grocery list at the local grocery store so decided to drive three towns over to Walmart yesterday. They aren’t any more stocked than our local grocery store where shelves are half bare and you get asked for one of the two milks or bread in your basket. Walmart didn’t have any pressure cookers or simple kitchen items like an apple corer or camping foods. One would think they’d sell canners at Christmas and camp foods during hunting season. They didn’t even have sliced almonds for holiday baking.
There is a pressure cooker advertised on TV, that is less expensive than most cheap ones at Walmart when they do have them. It also cooks meats and other things well, the ad made me want to order one. If you have cable or IUniverse ATT&T, you may catch that ad and watch to see if it would fit your needs, he shows how easy canning is in it and it gives 7 or 8 quarts of canned food...I believe.
Yes, since the Unionizing of Walmart... the service, products on shelf, and other issues are piling up. I only buy a few things there and not often.
Thank you!
I think the author of the original article really misses something when he seems to attribute prepping to one kind of ‘fear’ or another.
The fact is that learning to be self-sufficient, and to do things ‘from scratch’ is just downright Fun! It also creates a visceral connection with land and life and seasons that is often missing in modern life.
For many people, it’s a kind of hobby; or just carrying on traditions that they inherited and simply consider normal.
JT
Bleach is okay, but check on the amount that is okay for drinking by the volume of the container, and don’t exceed that amount.
I am sick of ignorant people dumping on preppers - saying we are hoarders, full of fear, and have an arsenal of assault weapons we can't wait to use to kill people.
We are regular people who prepare so our families will be taken care of should nature happenstance (hurricane, earthquake, tornado, ice storm, etc.) or electronics stop working or power stops working, or water stops coming out of the faucet. It is a fact anything manmade will stop working at times and have to be repaired.
In earlier times, our mothers/grandmothers/fathers/grandfathers, had big gardens and food was canned to have a supply. Very few people garden these days - they get it at the store. When I buy cans of food I am doing the same as my parents/grandparents did - they canned it themselves, I bought it at the store - it is the same thing - a supply of food to have on hand.
A pox on people who harass preppers. :o)
Sit back little sheep. You are too stupid and puny to help yourself or others. Only the almighty government can do such things.
Man alive, does this putz know how this country was built? Does ANYONE - at all - remember rugged individualism, the American spirit?
Have we really become a nation of sissy pajama boys?
Just the info I needed. Thank you.
I got $20 that says this guy believes in global warming and that governments should demand societal changes in order to stop globull warming. Make that $50!
My freezer is filled with food BUT I lined the inside with 2 liter soda bottles which are now ice. They will help keep the food frozen for a little while and when they melt I have water. They do take up space in the freezer but I don’t typically freeze a lot of stuff.
One Gallon of water with a
teaspoon of bleach ?
Your post reminded me of something I’ve been meaning to ask people who can and preserve.
We just got back from grocery shopping, and we made our umpteenth futile search to find a corn relish called Nance’s. Stores around here used to carry it, but now I can’t find it anywhere nearby. (It’s canned in glass, so it’s not something one would really want to order online.)
Is anyone familiar with it, and perhaps know of a similar recipe? I’ve tried some recipes, but there’s always something missing...
JT
Not familiar with it, is it Amish? Maybe something more PA or local to your area.
We do the same thing, especially in summer. I can now stand anything a mid-summer power outage brings, EXCEPT not having cold water.
-JT
I’m not really sure where it’s made; I found it once, fell in love, and then it disappeared. It’s very tart and sort of cumin-y..
-JT
Yes. 2025 is when Red China wants to take on the U.S. Armed Forces and win. They may not have a U.S. to take on by then.
Our house of cards could easily fall apart before 2015 ends.
Here are the ingredients in Nance’s Corn Relish:
9.5 oz. bottle:
Adds zest to your favorite foods. Nance s Corn Relish is delicious on hot dogs, hamburgers, or chicken sandwiches. Classic as a side dish. Learn more: Facebook, Twitter. www.nancesmustards.com.
Ingredients:
Water, Corn, Sugar, Vinegar, Food Starch-Modified, Peppers, Pickles, Onion, Salt, Fructose, Tomatoes, Spice, Turmeric, Xanthan Gum, Mustard Seed, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Natural Flavors.
Directions
Refrigerate after opening. Try these great mix-in ideas: Corny Tacos: Add 1/2 cup corn relish to 1 pound cooked ground beef. Fill taco shells with mixture and top with salsa and cheese. Zesty Macaroni Salad: Add 1/2 cup corn relish to 2 cups of your favorite macaroni salad.
Thanks!
I’m going to try it again, while I’m off for the Holidays; I’ve got a couple of tweaks to try on recipes I’ve used. Maybe mustard seed is the missing key.
(But they always get you with “spice”: you’re never sure what the proprietary secret is ;-)
JT
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