To: jbe who wrote (515 ) 12/6/1998 1:12:00 PM From: flatsville Read Replies (2) | Respond to
jbe--I'm in the serious buying mode now. I made a decision recently that simplicity of preparation is the key to effective preparation. For example I gave up long ago trying to determine how many #10 cans of dried peas and carrots I'd need to make a tasty stew for x no. of people for x amt. of time. Or trying to determine which packaged and specially priced food system for x no. of people at x price was in fact the best deal. Or why the LDS thinks my family needs 200 lbs of honey. Here's what I did: I bought lots (and I mean lots) of canned food of the type of food we'd normally eat (which under normal circumstances is prepared by me from scratch or frozen) on a day in day out basis. The reason--canned food in abundance, cheap and no preparation (can be eaten straight from can if no fuel or water available.) My fall back position (on order) is three suppliers of dried meal systems, soups and stews. The reason--cheap, nutritionally well balanced, relatively portable, well packaged with long self life and can be easily prepared with small amounts of fuel and water. I rounded out the supply with some items from Sam's, my food co-op and nutritional supplements.
