Survival Food that adds flavor & comfort:
Comfort foods can be a huge morale booster during a stressful survival situation, something that needs to be kept in mind when starting to stockpile food. These four things can be stored for over 10 years, and are a great way to add a little bit of flavor to your cooking. If stored properly they will probably last indefinitely.
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Salt
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Sugar – Brown or White
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Raw Honey
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Alcohol – Whiskey, Vodka, etc…
… And piggybacking off suggestion #4, let's not forget wine. Both white wine and red wine can work as a marinade if necessary. It's also pretty tasty if you just want a glass or two to forget the disaster you're currently facing. But hey, to each their own.
We absolutely LOVE this list from Off Grid Survivor . The items listed above were our favorites and we will be putting them on our To Buy list. But be sure to check out the complete list along with Base Cooking Ingredients with a Long Shelf Life and Other Non-Food Related Items to grab from your local store here.
Do you have an item in your pantry that isn't listed?
If so, we want to hear about it! What spices do you use? What canned products are great that we (and others) should stock up on? Tell us!
I would also recommend dried rice and beans. These are packed with energy and can store for quite a long time.
Thanks David – you’re absolutely right. Rice and beans are an excellent source of protein and energy. Great suggestion!
I have large sacks of rice and beans in my emergency pantry. I’m concerned about the amount of fuel it takes to prepare these…. funny the Ramen never occurred to me. Boil some water and it’s done. Good call.
Any canned meats, chicken, corned beef, spam 😉
Corned beef – that’s a great recommendation!
Any dried pasta. Bottled waters
Root vegetables., which can be rotated every month or so and replenished
These are all excellent suggestions. Thanks, Cheryl!
dried fruits.
The LDS Church has been advocating having a two-year supply of food, and 2 weeks (including water ) in case of emergency, for at least the past 60 years. Emergency Essentials has a pretty good catalog.
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They say Everyone likes Ramen- Well not this guy. For the same money I can stock up on Angle hair pasta that will cook in the temped water from a coffee pot. The difference between the two is better nutrition and the pasta is good cold the next day. Just add a tad of Apple cider vinegar peas and what ever else you like. 😉
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