Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
> Clueless in Minnesota

I don't have a pantry room per se, but I have a pantry closet, abbout 8
feet long, 6 feet high and 1-1/2 foot wide. My cook books are on the top
shelf. Below that I have canned goods, pastas, a big bin of flour,
cereals, foil, Saran wrap, waxed paper, parchment paper, my FoodSaver
and rolls of bags. The rest is for unopened condiments and things that,
once opened, will go into the fridge or kitchen cupboards.

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
> Clueless in Minnesota
>


When I had a proper pantry, mostly staples (tinned goods, pasta, rice,
flour sugar etc). Since it was quite cool in there onions, garlic,
potatoes and wine. Disposable plates etc for cheap parties and bakeware.

In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
> Clueless in Minnesota

A spare bed. '-)
You're on the right track. If I had a nice pantry space, apart from my
grocery stash, I'd put my big kettles there, the electric roasters,
maybe the extra sets of dishes -- stuff that lives in the basement right
now. I would love it if there were either hanging space or a drawer for
tablecloth storage. Right now those live in the coat closet
(conveniently located next to the kitchen).

--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
<http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor>
"I have fixed my roof, I have mended my fences;
now let the winter winds blow."

Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> ... If I had a nice pantry space, apart from my
> grocery stash, I'd put my big kettles there, the electric roasters,
> maybe the extra sets of dishes -- stuff that lives in the basement right
> now. I would love it if there were either hanging space or a drawer for
> tablecloth storage. Right now those live in the coat closet
> (conveniently located next to the kitchen).
>
I would love to have some sort of dowel arrangement that I could lay my
folded table cloths over and minimize wrinkles. I have them laid out in
drawers in the dining room but need more space.
I love having my larger sets of dishes in the pantry so that while
they're not used frequently, they're still easily at hand when I want them.

Pants, of course. Sheesh.


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On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:55:54 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Pants, of course. Sheesh.

THWACK!

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:55:54 -0800, Blinky the Shark >
> wrote:
>
>>Pants, of course. Sheesh.
>
> THWACK!

Thank you, mistress. May I have another?


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On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:44:36 -0800, Blinky the Shark
> wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:55:54 -0800, Blinky the Shark >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Pants, of course. Sheesh.
>>
>> THWACK!
>
>Thank you, mistress. May I have another?

THWACK!

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:44:36 -0800, Blinky the Shark >
> wrote:
>
>>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:55:54 -0800, Blinky the Shark
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Pants, of course. Sheesh.
>>>
>>> THWACK!
>>
>>Thank you, mistress. May I have another?
>
> THWACK!

Mmmmmmm!

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Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
>
>> On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:55:54 -0800, Blinky the Shark >
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Pants, of course. Sheesh.
>>>
>> THWACK!
>>
>
> Thank you, mistress. May I have another?


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Becca

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
...
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?

Mine is a big walk-in one also! Isn't it wonderful! We moved here from a
tiny house with a tiny kitchen with a few cabinets. Now I have so much space
in my cabinets because of the pantry. I love being able to spread out my
pots-n-pans and applicances.
I keep all the non-cold food but fruits and veggies in it. Plus snacks,
candy, our gummy-candy maker, the easy-bake oven, all the cake decorating
stuff. The coolers, plastic grocery bags, holiday plates/cups. I have one
shelf for breakfast/snacks, one for baking items, one for cans, one for
boxed, one for cookies or candy that's off-limits to the kids...
I'm wanting to "remodel" it and have more shelves, closer together.
There is also a separate pantry/closet space on the other side of kitchen
and that's where I keep the cleaning and pet equipment.
Marie

On Dec 18, 5:56*pm, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:
> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. *I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. *Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. *There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one? *
>
> Clueless in Minnesota
>
Depends on the size and configuration. My Mom had an upright freezer
in her pantry, and stored the ironing board there as well. I've use
my broom closet (now fitted with shelves) for storing storage
containers, paper and plastic goods, my beans, nuts, and grains
collection (in jars). On the inside of the door, I have shelves for
the spices (and still have too many to fit).

You could dedicate an area to kitchen linens: towels, tablecloths,
napkins, dishcloths, etc.

Isn't it great to have too much storage space? That's what we thought
when we moved into this house. Unfortunately, stuff accumulates to
fill all available space, so maybe you should leave some of it empty,
and it will attract stuff to fill it.

packrat in ri
awaiting the snow with only half a gallon of milk and 2 loaves of
bread. (But 3 tanks for the camp stove, several gallons of water, and
plenty of non-perishable foods.)

maxine in ri > wrote in news:c81f683f-57e6-4585-8933-
:


> packrat in ri
> awaiting the snow with only half a gallon of milk and 2 loaves of
> bread. (But 3 tanks for the camp stove, several gallons of water, and
> plenty of non-perishable foods.)
>


Can you melt the snow to make water?

And how long do you normally get 'cut-off' for??

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

Mi b'aill docha basaich air m' ris, sin mair air m'glun.

(I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.)

On Dec 18, 11:49*pm, Peter Lucas > wrote:
> maxine in ri > wrote in news:c81f683f-57e6-4585-8933-
> :
>
> > packrat in ri
> > awaiting the snow with only half a gallon of milk and 2 loaves of
> > bread. (But 3 tanks for the camp stove, several gallons of water, and
> > plenty of non-perishable foods.)
>
> Can you melt the snow to make water?
>
> And how long do you normally get 'cut-off' for??
>
heh. It's a standing joke in my little state that when the weatherman
says "snow", the grocery shelves are bare of bread, and the dairy case
is empty of milk. Harkens back to 1978 when we had 18" of snow and
the state was closed for a week.

Snow removal and road treatment is so bad, that last year, a 6" storm
left some school children on their bus until 11 pm.

I wouldn't use snow for drinking except as a last resort. And the
rest of the stuff is around at all times, staples for creating a meal
(nothing wrong with tinned fish or dried beans), and the camp stove
gets used fairly regularly over the warm months.

North of here and west a hundred miles or so, they did lose power for
3-4 days last week, but that's in the mountains of Western
Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

Thanks,
maxine in ri

On Dec 19, 8:56 am, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?


Ohhhh.. A Pantry! Only in my dreams. On the boat we have lots of
little cubbies for our supplies.

We have four little lockers behind the back rest pillows of the
starboard settee. One has cans and jars, one has dried goods like
pasta, rice, flour and sugar and one has box mixes. The last one is
where we keep tools that we use most often.

In the galley we have three more cubbies one for juice and milk boxes,
one for foil, saran wrap, baggies and such and the cubbie behind the
stove has all our different oils, vinegar, soy sauce, honey and stuff
like that. Spices are in a basket on a shelf under the companionway
ladder.

Oh, and crackers, cookies and snacks are in a hammock in the vberth.

Some cruisers keep a computerized inventory of where everything is.
We just use the hunt and peck method.

Have fun filling up your new pantry.

Barb
s/y Arabella
www.sailinglinks.com

ladysailor > wrote in news:055cd7a4-09ae-41f6-
:

> On Dec 19, 8:56 am, Damsel in dis Dress
> > wrote:
>
>> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
>
> Ohhhh.. A Pantry! Only in my dreams. On the boat we have lots of
> little cubbies for our supplies.
>


LOL!!! If I lived on a boat (like yours), I'd have to have a
storeroom/pantry dingy being towed behind!! :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

Mi b'aill docha basaich air m' ris, sin mair air m'glun.

(I'd rather die on my feet, than live on my knees.)

On Dec 20, 12:21 am, Peter Lucas > wrote:

>
> LOL!!! If I lived on a boat (like yours), I'd have to have a
> storeroom/pantry dingy being towed behind!! :-)

After five years it's almost normal now. The first year or so was a
bit challenging. Just trying to figure out the best place to store
everything had me in fits at times.

We found keeping the liquor handy under the table in the main saloon
works pretty well. ;-)

http://www.sailinglinks.com/images/Buddy%20Boozer.jpg

Barb
s/y Arabella
www.sailinglinks.com

ladysailor > wrote in news:5e6ed899-48e2-
:

> On Dec 20, 12:21 am, Peter Lucas > wrote:
>
>>
>> LOL!!! If I lived on a boat (like yours), I'd have to have a
>> storeroom/pantry dingy being towed behind!! :-)
>
> After five years it's almost normal now. The first year or so was a
> bit challenging. Just trying to figure out the best place to store
> everything had me in fits at times.


You're better than me........ I couldn't do it.

Apart from the fact I get seasick, I like my 'space'!!



>
> We found keeping the liquor handy under the table in the main saloon
> works pretty well. ;-)


Well, it *is* a saloon!!




>
> http://www.sailinglinks.com/images/Buddy%20Boozer.jpg
>


Nice boat sized dog :-)



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

ACHTUNG! ALLES LOOKENSPEEPERS! Das computermachine ist nicht fuer
gefingerpoken und mittengrabben. Ist easy schnappen der springenwerk,
blowenfusen und poppencorken mit spitzensparken. Ist nicht fuer gewerken
bei das dumpkopfen. Das rubbernecken sichtseeren keepen das cotten-
pickenen hans in das pockets muss; relaxen und watchen das
blinkenlichten

On Dec 20, 9:30 am, Peter Lucas > wrote:

> Well, it *is* a saloon!!

Precisely!

>
> >http://www.sailinglinks.com/images/Buddy%20Boozer.jpg
>
> Nice boat sized dog :-)

Yep, low center of gravity. Buddy was great to have on the boat, he
was an excellent door bell, always a source of amusement and a loyal
friend. We miss him but dogs are not well received in the South
Pacific and the crossings would be hard on him. So, he's at home in
Oregon being well taken care of by our house sitter.

His doorbell skills alerted me to this visitor one afternoon when we
were at anchor in Mexico.

http://www.sailinglinks.com/images/B...%20Flipper.jpg

Now he is home looking after the fish in our pond.

http://www.sailinglinks.com/images/B...ing%20fish.jpg

Guess I'm feeling a bit homesick. Must be the time of year.

Barb
s/y Arabella
www.sailinglinks.com

"Damsel in dis Dress" scritto nel messaggio
> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I> was
> just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?

Besides all my collection of hard to find foods and normal jam, canned goods
and collection of wraps and bags, I keep big serving things I don't use that
often. I don't have a pantry anymore, but when I did (how I miss it) I was
able to collect cool things for parties and special meals. Also the Whirly
Pop, and other oversized things. On the floor under the shelves I had a
series of big sealable tins with enormous buys of rice, flours, seeds and
beans.

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
...
> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
> Clueless in Minnesota
>

I love a large pantry Boxed mixes, dry goods, rice, wild rice (come to
think of it), canned goods, jars of sauces... come on, it's not that
difficult!

Jill

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
> Clueless in Minnesota
>

Pots and pans, canned goods, flour, sugar, etc, in storage canisters.
Dry goods, pasta, etc, in tupperware bins to keep the mice out. Spices
and herbs in glass bottles, oils, foil, plastic wrap, freezer bags. My
mixer.

And mouse traps. I haven't caught one recently - the last was over a
month ago, but Scully still hasn't gotten over it. Every time I open
the pantry door she has to go in there and inspect each trap. Hope
springs eternal...

Kathleen said...

> Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
>> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
>> much food in a lifetime!
>>
>> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
>> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
>> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>>
>> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>>
>> Clueless in Minnesota
>>
>
> Pots and pans, canned goods, flour, sugar, etc, in storage canisters.
> Dry goods, pasta, etc, in tupperware bins to keep the mice out. Spices
> and herbs in glass bottles, oils, foil, plastic wrap, freezer bags. My
> mixer.
>
> And mouse traps. I haven't caught one recently - the last was over a
> month ago, but Scully still hasn't gotten over it. Every time I open
> the pantry door she has to go in there and inspect each trap. Hope
> springs eternal...


Kathleen,

Ooh!... Ooh!...[raising hand]

I mouse trapped six mice this month!

Now I'm kinda/sorta depressed they won't step on my traps, this past week.


Best,

Andy

Andy said...

>> And mouse traps. I haven't caught one recently - the last was over a
>> month ago, but Scully still hasn't gotten over it. Every time I open
>> the pantry door she has to go in there and inspect each trap. Hope
>> springs eternal...


May I had... while hope springs eternal, mousetraps spring once.

Andy
Country Mouse Trapper

Andy wrote:

> Andy said...
>
>
>>>And mouse traps. I haven't caught one recently - the last was over a
>>>month ago, but Scully still hasn't gotten over it. Every time I open
>>>the pantry door she has to go in there and inspect each trap. Hope
>>>springs eternal...
>
>
>
> May I had... while hope springs eternal, mousetraps spring once.
>
> Andy
> Country Mouse Trapper

Yup. And Cooper is so paranoid about the traps that when Scully goes in
there and starts sniffing around, he gets all flat-eared and tuck-tailed
and squinty-eyed and flinch-y, like you do when somebody starts
squeezing a balloon, and you *know* it's going to pop, you just don't
know when.

She hasn't set one off yet, but Cooper is quite certain that it's only a
matter of time...

Kathleen said...

> Andy wrote:
>
>> Andy said...
>>
>>
>>>>And mouse traps. I haven't caught one recently - the last was over a
>>>>month ago, but Scully still hasn't gotten over it. Every time I open
>>>>the pantry door she has to go in there and inspect each trap. Hope
>>>>springs eternal...
>>
>>
>>
>> May I had... while hope springs eternal, mousetraps spring once.
>>
>> Andy
>> Country Mouse Trapper
>
> Yup. And Cooper is so paranoid about the traps that when Scully goes in
> there and starts sniffing around, he gets all flat-eared and tuck-tailed
> and squinty-eyed and flinch-y, like you do when somebody starts
> squeezing a balloon, and you *know* it's going to pop, you just don't
> know when.
>
> She hasn't set one off yet, but Cooper is quite certain that it's only a
> matter of time...


LOLOL!!!

Well told!!! Thanks!

Andy
A vicarious cat!

blAndy blabbles:

> Kathleen said...
>
> > Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> >> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> >> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> >> much food in a lifetime!
> >>
> >> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> >> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> >> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
> >>
> >> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
> >>
> >> Clueless in Minnesota
> >>
> >
> > Pots and pans, canned goods, flour, sugar, etc, in storage canisters.
> > Dry goods, pasta, etc, in tupperware bins to keep the mice out. Spices
> > and herbs in glass bottles, oils, foil, plastic wrap, freezer bags. My
> > mixer.
> >
> > And mouse traps. I haven't caught one recently - the last was over a
> > month ago, but Scully still hasn't gotten over it. Every time I open
> > the pantry door she has to go in there and inspect each trap. Hope
> > springs eternal...
>
>
> Kathleen,
>
> Ooh!... Ooh!...[raising hand]
>
> I mouse trapped six mice this month!
>
> Now I'm kinda/sorta depressed they won't step on my traps, this past week.
>


Pobre li'l blAndy...with all those meece gone he won't have any friends to
"talk" to...


--
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Greg

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
...
> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
> Clueless in Minnesota
>
> --
> Change JamesBond to his agent number to reply.



We used to have one like that. When our former house had the outdoor
facilities restructured into indoor facilities the little room used to
attach the downstairs 1/2 bath to the kitchen became the walk in pantry.
Besides the obvious food stuffs, I kept all my electronic gadgets and large
cooking utensils there. Freed up room in the kitchen.

In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
> Clueless in Minnesota

A nice bit of the shelf space is indeed taken up with seldom used
appliances. :-) It's also good for storing extra mixing bowls and stuff.

A basket in there is good for onions, garlic, potatoes and other room
temp veggies.

If it is that big, it can also double for linen storage. <g>
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"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
...
> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
> Clueless in Minnesota
>
> --
> Change JamesBond to his agent number to reply.

Carol,'

Resist the desire to just fill the pantry.

Now having said that begin slowly to buy extra stock of things you use BUT
ONLY when the item is on sale.

As example if you use Best Foods Mayo and it goes on sale buy a few extra
jars. In addition if you like going to Trader Joe's and it's far away then
buy enough to save a trip to TJ'S - you'll save some gas.

Dimitri

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:50:51 -0800, "Dimitri" >
wrote:

>
>"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
.. .
>> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
>> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
>> much food in a lifetime!
>>
>> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
>> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
>> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>>
>> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>>
>> Clueless in Minnesota
>
>Carol,'
>
>Resist the desire to just fill the pantry.
>
>Now having said that begin slowly to buy extra stock of things you use BUT
>ONLY when the item is on sale.
>
>As example if you use Best Foods Mayo and it goes on sale buy a few extra
>jars. In addition if you like going to Trader Joe's and it's far away then
>buy enough to save a trip to TJ'S - you'll save some gas.
>
>Dimitri

Sound advice, Dimitri. Thank you.

We're going cable-free for about two weeks. Will see you all then.

Happy holidays everyone!
Carol

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"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
...
> On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:50:51 -0800, "Dimitri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
. ..
>>> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
>>> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
>>> much food in a lifetime!
>>>
>>> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
>>> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
>>> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>>>
>>> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>>>
>>> Clueless in Minnesota
>>
>>Carol,'
>>
>>Resist the desire to just fill the pantry.
>>
>>Now having said that begin slowly to buy extra stock of things you use BUT
>>ONLY when the item is on sale.
>>
>>As example if you use Best Foods Mayo and it goes on sale buy a few extra
>>jars. In addition if you like going to Trader Joe's and it's far away
>>then
>>buy enough to save a trip to TJ'S - you'll save some gas.
>>
>>Dimitri
>
> Sound advice, Dimitri. Thank you.
>
> We're going cable-free for about two weeks. Will see you all then.
>
> Happy holidays everyone!
> Carol
>
> --
> Change JamesBond to his agent number to reply.

Same to you.

Dimitri

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:50:51 -0800, "Dimitri" >
wrote:


>Now having said that begin slowly to buy extra stock of things you use BUT
>ONLY when the item is on sale.
>
>As example if you use Best Foods Mayo and it goes on sale buy a few extra
>jars. In addition if you like going to Trader Joe's and it's far away then
>buy enough to save a trip to TJ'S - you'll save some gas.
>
>Dimitri

This is what I do.

For instance, sugar and flour have been on sale for a really, really
good price at one of the markets here in town. I picked up a few bags
of each, and it is now in one of my cabinets.

I do the same when I see other things on sale that I use regularly.
Like canned tomatoes. They go on sale often enough, that I usually
just pick up an extra can when I am out shopping.

If you do it here and there like that, you can build up your
stockpiles easily, and fill up those shelves.. And then when that
blizzard comes along, or when the money gets low, you have a stocked
pantry.

Like Dimitri says, do it slowly..not going all out and getting cases
of stuff...but an extra can here and there, or an extra whatever it
is....but only on sale.

I usually check out the circulars online, and figure out what I need,
from what is on sale that week. I think most of them are online these
days, even in smaller towns.

Christine

"Christine Dabney" wrote

>>Now having said that begin slowly to buy extra stock of things you use BUT
>>ONLY when the item is on sale.

Same here (I know, OP posted this and i over trimmed by accident).

A key thing is to only get stuff on sale that you actually eat normally. I
might see a good sale on 10 cans of pastines tomatoes for example, so get 10
cans.

I dont have that sort of walk in panty (I'm jealous!) but I do have a garage
to store things in so do that.

> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one? *

I wish I had a real pantry; I have converted my spare bedroom into a
library/pantry. I believe in food storage, which I don't think is
such a silly idea with the economic issues going on. Even though I
live alone I probably have a 9-12 month food supply on hand, so I have
a little of everything on hand.

"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
...
> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
> Clueless in Minnesota
>
> --
> Change JamesBond to his agent number to reply.

hi, apart from the obvious food items such as tinned goods I keep a lot of
my spare containers in the pantry. They take up so much space in the
cupboards! The there are all the electric gizmos to fill any other spare
room lol.

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
> We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
> was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
> much food in a lifetime!
>
> I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
> content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
> in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
> What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
> Clueless in Minnesota

Since I like my counter space fairly clean, I use the shelves in my
pantry to store the Cuisinarts (large one, small one), the waffle iron,
crock pots, blender, mixer, meat grinder, meat slicer, etc. They are
easy to reach and my counter tops are free.


Enjoy your new home!


Becca

On Thu, 18 Dec 2008 16:56:18 -0600, Damsel in dis Dress
> wrote:

>We're moving to an old, old house that has a big, walk-in pantry. I
>was just going to keep food in there, but we'll never accumulate that
>much food in a lifetime!
>
>I put some cookbooks on one of the shelves, and they look quite
>content there. Thinking of storing some of our less-used appliances
>in there, too. There's still a ton of space available.
>
>What do you put in your pantry, if you have one?
>
>Clueless in Minnesota

Our pantry is a step-in rather than a walk-in. About 4' square. It
holds (from bottom to top) crockpots, newspapers to recycle,
footstool; canned goods of all types; jarred goods (spaghetti sauce,
jams and the like), bagged sugars, bagged flour; cereals and
disposable cutlery/plates/food storage containers.

Used to store the cookbooks in the pantry but we use them so much that
we moved 'em to a cabinet near the workspace. Whereas my mind is like
a steel trap---rusty and prone to snap shut at least provocation :-)
---I like to have the cookbook at hand when making almost anything.
Just to be sure that I don't, for example, leave the salt out of the
bread (UGH!! Wife has done that several times, she doesn't seem to
mind but *I* do!!!)

We have the luxury of plenty of cabinet space. Four(?) years after
renovating the kitchen we still have cabinets that are largely unused
(better than overstuffed cabinets!). The cabinets above the workspace
countertops are for storage of cooking & baking staples: oil, pasta,
rice, cocoa, shortening, flavorings, etc.

Best -- Terry