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Offline Gatofeo

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Traditional Disaster Food
« on: March 06, 2009, 02:09:28 PM »
Just a bit of levity:

Years ago I heard a comedian discussing how, when the power goes out or a big storm is imminent, everyone seems to run to their local grocery store.

"The shelves are stripped bare of milk, eggs and bread. Apparently, French Toast is the ultimate survival food!"

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Re: Traditional Disaster Food
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2009, 09:30:11 PM »
 "Disaster food" is anything I try to prepare that's more complex than a cheese sandwich :-\
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Re: Traditional Disaster Food
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2009, 03:47:50 PM »
lol roun here it would be called "neighbors cow"! of course he prob be eating my cows to lol.

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Re: Traditional Disaster Food
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2009, 03:56:35 PM »
Promise me that this thread wont go to cannibalism!  ;D
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Re: Traditional Disaster Food
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2009, 06:10:28 PM »
Well if mamma has Dominoes on the table... well there's been a disaster. I gotta say any good disaster menu must include Saltines, Sardines and Vienna sausages.
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Re: Traditional Disaster Food
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2009, 02:58:49 AM »
Well if mamma has Dominoes on the table... well there's been a disaster. I gotta say any good disaster menu must include Saltines, Sardines and Vienna sausages.

And Van Camp pork n beans. ;)
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Re: Traditional Disaster Food
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2009, 05:47:31 AM »
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I gotta say any good disaster menu must include Saltines, Sardines and Vienna sausages.



Now thats   
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Traditional Disaster Food

If there aint a disaster there soon will be one !  :D

I sometimes use sardines and crackers for no good reason at all!
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Re: Traditional Disaster Food
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2009, 02:36:03 PM »
Same thing we eat every day.  We have a years supply of Moose, Caribou, Black Bear, Salmon, and Halibut, in the freezer and on shelves.  They get replenished every Spring, Summer, and Fall.  Every year I give 150 to 200 lbs of meat to the local soup kitchen when i clean out the freezer for the fresh stuff.  Some years we throw some Ruffled Grouse in the freezer, if we don't eat them all up first.  In the fall if I shoot Ducks and Geese, we eat them fresh, the rest I also give to the soup kitchen.

I bake my own bread, and flour, meal, and salt are the items we must get at the store.  My wife insist we always have a three months supply on hand, and she rotates her supply as she replaces it.

We live in an area where if there is a volcano, earth quake, snow avalanche on the road or railroad, or another longshoreman's strike in Seattle or Portland, we are screwed for getting supplies.  Safeway, Wal-Mart, and Fred Myers only have a three days supply on the shelves, we can't count on them in an emergency.  Therefore we are always prepared.  Plan for the worst, hope for the best.
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Re: Traditional Disaster Food
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2009, 05:30:31 PM »
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Therefore we are always prepared.  Plan for the worst, hope for the best.

Sounds like it Sourdough!

We here are starting to ramp up our food supply and preparation! Dry goods and non refrigerated food storage is taking the place of freezing, although we still freeze, we are practicing food prep and storage that does not require electricity. When I was a kid my dad used to dry shrimp on the roof after boiling them in salt water. I was always amazed that there were never any flies around them(the salt).  We're  boning up on canning skills also! We all have gotten spoiled by the supermarkets availability of fresh food. It will be something that may disappear if things go south so to speak!
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Re: Traditional Disaster Food
« Reply #9 on: March 16, 2009, 01:27:42 AM »

another longshoreman's strike...

 Don't worry about a strike my friend. I'm a longshoreman, and I'll be glad to come help you out personally, no charge.
 
 What was the address where you've got all that cargo stowed again?

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