On Friday, May 31, 2013 4:57:14 PM UTC-4, Gary wrote:

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> My July 4th weekend thing is to start eating up all freezer foods and
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> replace with 2-liter bottles of frozen water...in case of a prolonged power
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> outage.

Same here. It's good to eat-down your freezer anyway. I feel I am finally saving food dollars when I find those forgotten items. Sockpiling food doesn't save money til it's all been eaten. Fie on big freezers etc - let's not get into THAT debate again.

I make my 'cane ice in those plastic shoe boxes. They fit nicely into my side by side size freezer, cost a buck at the cheapo stores, and they also fit perfectly into the bottom of some coolers i have - for road trips, boating etc. They are also a lot sturdier than used milk jugs. Those big jugs vinegar comes in are pretty hefty tho too.

I will start stocking for 'cane 'cooking' ( propane stove) and get out my storm cookbook. Can't think of its title, but I'll be glad to look it up for anyone who wants ta know. I think it's still in print.