I have to admit that I have been less diligent in my food storage stocking of late. I began saving up list items until I had a trip to Traverse City where I could just pick everything up in bulk at Sam's. This led to some negligence when it came to the weekly shopping scene. Nonetheless, it has been remarkably easy chipping away at this project a bit at a time. We use and restock from our stash all the time. I think we are to our goal of having 3 months worth for all of us when it comes to most items. We definitely need more water storage. But there are still a couple of months left in the year to get it all done.Here are the rest of the weekly lists:
October
Week 1 One or more gallons of vinegar. Great for cooking, canning and cleaning.
Week 2
Wraps and bags…aluminum foil, garbage bags, freezer bags, saran wrap, wax paper.
Week 3
Do something with all those apples. Pie filling, applesauce, juice, apple butter…
Week 4
Hard candy, candy bars on sale after Halloween.
November
Week 1
Vitamins: get extra C, D, E and calcium
Week 2
Treats for baking. Cocoa, coconut, nuts, butter (freeze it), chocolate chips..get it all.
Week 3
Rolled oats, corn meal, cream of wheat, oatmeal. Stock up on boxed cereal.
Week 4
Vegetable and/or Canola oil. Get a good quality.
December
Week 1
Candles and matches. Put in a sturdy box that you can locate in the dark.
Week 2
Popcorn. Go for the big 12 pound bag or buy the kernels. (I recommend kernels!)
Week 3
MERRY CHRISTMAS! You've given yourself a great gift—security! Keep it up.
Week 4
Watch for after Christmas sales. Nuts go on sale. Dry roasted ones keep the best. Freeze bagged ones.
2 comments:
Just an idea. I learned that you can "can" butter. You just heat it up and boil for five minutes and then put in jars that are sterilized. You do not even have to boil in the jar afterwards. The consistency is not perfect but it is just fine for baking. Our Stake President's wife does this for a full year with butter bought on sale around Christmas time and then uses her butter for the next Christmas baking. She does not want to be without butter!
Wow Melissa. Great idea. Thanks!
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