Food Preservation...

[gunderwood]

I'm sure Bill will let us pile some stuff in the back of one of his sheds.
I'd feel quite comfortable at his place if the SHTF.

At this rate Bill is going to have a small army to command...

An Army! Does that mean I have to shave every day? Could I be like some sort of civilian consultant then...I could look scraggly and get paid more too...

No. You were in the military and now work for the Govt. Leave the civilian contractor stuff to those of us who have some experience.

[Jim]

On the issue of having access to water, just another reason I like living in the rural mountains. About 300 yds. down the hill from our new place is the headwaters of the "Little River". It's been flowing now for, oh, I dunno, maybe a few hunnerd years?

[zephyp]

@Garrett - yes, but a precis of my CV:

- Active duty army (6 years)
- Army civilian (14 years)
- Air Force civilian (5 years)
- DoD contractor (5 years)
- Business owner (2 years)
- Bum (2 years)
- Undergrad + post grad (7 years)

So I gots some experience...

Didnt know I was so old huh...

[WRW]

I was cooking down some apples for apple butter and remembered this thread. Don't forget the amenities. A little jelly or jam on some biscuits can make a meal so much better. You can even make your own syrup for your hotcakes (I made blueberry syrup one year). Sugar is the big store item and lots of it is needed.

[gunderwood]

I was cooking down some apples for apple butter and remembered this thread. Don't forget the amenities. A little jelly or jam on some biscuits can make a meal so much better. You can even make your own syrup for your hotcakes (I made blueberry syrup one year). Sugar is the big store item and lots of it is needed.

I can see it now...

We eat so much sugar in our diets, the end of the world comes and we don't notice because everyone is having sugar withdraws.

[WRW]

I was cooking down some apples for apple butter and remembered this thread. Don't forget the amenities. A little jelly or jam on some biscuits can make a meal so much better. You can even make your own syrup for your hotcakes (I made blueberry syrup one year). Sugar is the big store item and lots of it is needed.

I can see it now...

We eat so much sugar in our diets, the end of the world comes and we don't notice because everyone is having sugar withdraws.

LOL. Look on it as caloric supplementation. There weren't a lot of fatties around when I was coming up and 3-5000 calories/day was a common diet. Loggers used up to 8,000/day. If things went south, that little extra would be most welcome.

Now, coffee withdrawal...

[zephyp]

Well, fortunately Young not only believes in keeping massive amounts of rice on hand but coffee too...we gots plenty so come on over and bring something to trade...and you're money is no good...

[WRW]

Well, fortunately Young not only believes in keeping massive amounts of rice on hand but coffee too...we gots plenty so come on over and bring something to trade...and you're money is no good...

Now, that's an offer that would be hard to refuse.

[gunderwood]

Well, fortunately Young not only believes in keeping massive amounts of rice on hand but coffee too...we gots plenty so come on over and bring something to trade...and you're money is no good...

The money is no good right now...

[Palladin]

Well, fortunately Young not only believes in keeping massive amounts of rice on hand but coffee too...we gots plenty so come on over and bring something to trade...and you're money is no good...

The money is no good right now...

Great - I can quit worrying now 'cause don't have any anyway!

[Palladin]

I was cooking down some apples for apple butter and remembered this thread. Don't forget the amenities. A little jelly or jam on some biscuits can make a meal so much better. You can even make your own syrup for your hotcakes (I made blueberry syrup one year). Sugar is the big store item and lots of it is needed.

Damson Jam on homemade bread w/ sweet cream butter runs a close second to BACON! as my all time favorite.
Throw in a half dozen cackleberries and you got yourself a meal...

Serve that off a wood cookstove an' we'll talk about going off the grid.

[zephyp]

@Garrett - right, our money is barely worth anything now and will be even less valuable (using the term loosely) if the SHTF...dont bring money to buy coffee. I want ammo, liquor, sugar, and whatever else money used to be able to buy...

@Glen - mmm mmm. Yep, I been thinking about taking up bread making again too. You just cant beat fresh baked bread from your kitchen.

[WRW]

@Garrett - right, our money is barely worth anything now and will be even less valuable (using the term loosely) if the SHTF...dont bring money to buy coffee. I want ammo, liquor, sugar, and whatever else money used to be able to buy...

@Glen - mmm mmm. Yep, I been thinking about taking up bread making again too. You just cant beat fresh baked bread from your kitchen.

Shame on me, I let the wife throw out my sourdough starter.