On Sat 11 Oct 2008 04:14:47p, JonquilJan told us...

> About food storage. And foods to stock. I am disabled and sometimes
> can't get around very much for not only days but weeks at a time. Being
> of a self sufficient bent (and stubborn) I tend to have a great deal of
> food stock on hand. I also stock water, on a rotating basis - using
> empty 2 liter soda (actually seltzer) bottles which get refilled and
> rotated once a week (have 22 - 2 in use)
>
> Dry beans, rice (brown), couscous, bulgur, corn grits (polenta), dried
> fruit (apricots, raisins, cherries, cranberries, apples) canned veggies
> (lots of tomatoes and green beans and an assortment of other items). I
> go light on canned soups becuase of the salt content. Have an
> assortment of dry soup mixes. Lots of tea - almost all herbal or green
> - shelf stable tofu - a good assortment of herbs and spices - especially
> pepper - black, lemon, garlic flavored. Pastas and noodles - but not
> Ramen (too salty and goes rancid easily). Oils (canola and olive),
> Bottled juices. Some nuts - cashews and walnuts. Some seeds - pumpkin
> and sunflower. Oatmeal, some dry cereal and granola, farina. Soy milk.
> Flour and other needs for baking bread.
>
> Now all of this is to my personal tastes and needs. Big item - do NOT
> stock/hoard items you don't regularly eat and DO rotate your stock.
> Unless you are hoarding in anticipation of trading. For that - salt,
> pepper and spices probably take up the least space and are the lightest.
>
> My dream - to get a few chickens.
>
> JonquilJan

Jan, it sounds like you have a *very* well stocked pantry!

Not that it's any of my business, but being disabled, wouldn't that make it
difficult to take care of some chickens?

--
Wayne Boatwright
(correct the spelling of "geemail" to reply)

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