Cupboard Foods to have stored

Cat72

I was reading through the 'so how do we cope thread '.I noticed a lot of people mentioned they had a large amount of food stored in their cupboards that would keep them going for several months and though the tough times- especailly this now.
Can anyone give me ideas of what types of foods to store so that I would only need to buy fresh veggies.
I no longer have transport so the idea that I can budget & dont need to worry about shopping would be fantastic.
many thanks for your ideas as Im a bit stuck at thinking how I could live on cupboard stores alone .

justpeyton4now

I try to stay stocked up on tinned goods like baked beans, kidney beans, tomatoes, fruit cocktail, peaches, pears. I prefer most veg frozen instead of in tins with the exception of green beans so I keep plenty of them on hand. Also lots of dried pasta, lentils, dried pulses, porridge oats, rice, flour, yeast, sugars, sauces (brown, tomato) seasonings, stock cubes, herbs spices etc.

I keep some tins of easy things like hot dogs, tuna, salmon. Also extra jars of red cabbage, pickled beetroot, apple sauce.

I try to stock up when I find a good price or sale and have slowly built up my pantry that way.

I'm sure someone else will be along soon to post more things I've forgotten.

HTH

Peyton

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Pulses
Dried milk
Flour
Spices
Tins
Etc

The list goes on and on. Just make sure you look at the back of the shelf and buy with the longest date.

Hawthorn

Pasta
Rice
Salt
Sugar
Flour
Yeast
Cheese
Marg/butter
Lard
Dried milk
Meat (frozen and canned)
Most tinned goods.
Oats.
Herbs/spices
Dried fruits
Gravy powder/cornflour/stock cubes
Tea and coffee
Garlic puree in tubes
Vinegar
Long life fruit juices
Dried beans/pulses/vegetables
Loo rolls
Bleach/disinfectant
Laundry supplies including wash soda
sanitary items
Toothpaste
Soap

You really need to learn to use what you store - learn to cook curries, chillies, bolognaise, pasta sauces, pastry, bread, biscuits, cakes, soups, etc etc.
If you're a good cook, you can make a meal out of almost anything

Cat72

Thanks for all your replies :T

Hawthorn wrote: »

You really need to learn to use what you store - learn to cook curries, chillies, bolognaise, pasta sauces, pastry, bread, biscuits, cakes, soups, etc etc.
If you're a good cook, you can make a meal out of almost anything

I think this is a big part of the problem Im not the most experienced cook and struggle .

Hawthorn

Got to go out now - appointment, but I'll come back to this later, ok

afterglow_2

the one thing i find very useful is part baked bread and pizza bases, always good in emergencies ! have had many a bank holiday with no bread in and this sorts that problem!!

Pink.

Hi Cat72,

These earlier threads may help give you some idea of what others find useful:

Buying in bulk....is it really worth it?

Storecupboard Essentials

what essentials do you have in your freezer

OS food essentials?

Store Cupboard Staples

OS store cupboard basics

Store Cupboard Ingredients

The storecupboard saved us!!!

Pink

mummysaver

Cat, I think most of the posters above have covered what I keep in my stock piles! I do have vast amounts of flour, but I bake bread and cakes a lot!

What do you like to eat, what can you cook and what would you like to be able to cook? Perhaps you could use this as a basis for your stockcupboard, we could then make suggestions.

Patchwork_Quilt

Jam, golden syrup for flapjacks, cherry pie filling for ice cream, pies and straight out of the tin

Butterfly_Brain

My Dad was a stickler for having a well stocked larder - he was in the building trade and was used to being laid off.
So I have always kept one since I was married. Thank God - my OH was laid off in October - luckily he walked into a job, but now earns half of what he used to.
I just replace each item as I use use it, to keep it topped up.
Flour - SR, Plain, and bread, yeast, cornflour herbs and spices
Sugar - Granulated, Caster, Dark Brown, Icing
Dried Milk and Coffee Mate
Porridge oats, Rice Krispies, weetabix,cornlakes
Coffee , Tea Bags, Hot Chocolate
Pasta, Spirals, Lasagne sheets and spaghetti
Rice, Long Grain, Short Grain
Corned Beef, Hot Dogs, Chicken in white sauce, meatballs, Irish Stew, Bacon Grill, Beef Stew, Tinned Mince, Goblin Puddings, FB Chicken and steak pies, Tuna, Mackerel, Pilchards, various soups - tinned and dried
Sauce mixes, Pasta in sauce, noodles, flavored rice
Spaghetti hoops, Baked beans, beans and sausages, Dried soya mince
sun dried tomatoes, tinned tomatoes, Jars of peppers, tomato puree, garlic puree, garlic in oil, olives, tinned potatoes, Instant mash, dried soup mix
peas, carrots, sweetcorn, mixed veg
jars pasta sauce, jars of all sorts of pickles and sauces
Bisto ordinary and chicken
Jams, marmalade, chocolate spread, peanut butter,lemon curd
All sorts of tinned fruit, jelly crystals, instant custard,
Coconut, dried fruits,nuts
And BREATHE!
I won't bore you with what is in the freezers
I also have a stash of Washing powder, softener,stardrops washing up liquid Shampoos, conditioner, anti perspirant, soap and toothpaste and medicines etc