Who doesn't have a stock cupboard

AlternativeMamma

Yes. Me and my partner started to do this around 2 or 3 months ago because we realised with money being tighter this year, we can't afford to buy food every week. So now that we have the Emergency Cupboard, we always have food and snacks for when we just don't have the money. We would keep soups, tuna, tinned vegetables, tinned fruit, tinned desserts, UHT milk, pasta, rice, sauces, crisps, biscuits etc. We also buy a lot of bottled minerals and water to make sure we always have drinks!

sweetilemon

I try to buy what we'll use but we've usually got flour, marge, sugar, tea/coffee, vinegar, noodles, rice, pasta (penne or some shape), spaghetti, a couple of jars, chopped toms, passata, stock cubes, tom puree, herbs and spices. I don't really keep it for emergencies, more so i know i have a choice of meals to make with the meat i take out the freezer and what ever veg is left. Our cupboard is chocca but only have a small flat so not much room!

DawnW

craigywv wrote: »

i know i remember the day corned beef was 39p a tin in mr t and thats not going back too many years ago well not like in the "olden days" when i was apparently born according to my ds aged 9!!!he thinks dinosaurs roamed the land then and we had no electric i was born 1972!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:rotfl:my children always used to say that - whatever historical period they were studying at primary school - Romans, Tudors, wartime etc, they always assumed I knew all about it, and that I went around on a horse and cart and my Mum cooked our meals on a pot slung over an open fire :rotfl::rotfl:

Most put out they were when I put them straight

My children are only a few years younger than you are, and it is funny that you are having the same a generation on

heavenleigh

DawnW wrote: »

:rotfl:my children always used to say that - whatever historical period they were studying at primary school - Romans, Tudors, wartime etc, they always assumed I knew all about it, and that I went around on a horse and cart and my Mum cooked our meals on a pot slung over an open fire :rotfl::rotfl:

Most put out they were when I put them straight

My children are only a few years younger than you are, and it is funny that you are having the same a generation on

Isaid to my daughter today, your teacher sounded young when i spoke to him on the phone today.....she replied no mum he's really old like in his 30's!!!! I'm 34 what does that make me lol! kids :mad:

Butterfly_Brain

craigywv wrote: »

BB how do you use ghee in baking , i can get it cheaply and would be very interested to know thanks NOAH LOL

Ghee is clarified (Cleaned) butter, so perfectly acceptable for cakes as is olive oil, corn oil or groundnut oil .

Basically to convert butter to oil, just use 4/5 weight of butter. Eg 200g butter would be 160g oil.

This works perfectly well with the standard 2,2,2,1 sponge cake recipes (2oz of flour, sugar, butter to each medium egg). Makes a somewhat sloppier cake mix than you might be used to, but generally bakes perfectly well. Depending on your flour and oven you might find you need to add a pinch of baking powder.

Alternatively use a cake recipe that uses oil such as this:

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/search?q=cakes+using+oil+instead+of+butter

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/recipes/olive-oil-cake-6167195.html

There are also plenty of recipes online for fatless sponges

lindseykim13

Can't read through all of this thread although i did try!
I have been slowly cutting down on my stash as i have 3 freezers and all kitchen cupboards full plus a welsh dresser full and a huge upstairs cupboard. The shed and loft has stacks of washing up liquid and washing powder.
Everything was bought on glitches, coupons, reduced or special offer and i went a bit overboard with it having spent part of this year being pretty poorly think it was a safety net. Not had to buy much at all for weeks as only been buying fresh bits and have enough to get us well into next year.
So although i will keep a stock cupboard it will be cut down so i can have some space back again.
I think a reasonable stash would be a weeks worth of food-at it's worst i probably had 3mths worth.

ostrichnomore_2

I could live quite comfortably on my cupboards and freezer for a couple of weeks. I don't deliberately stock pile in case of emergencies, but I've always tried to keep a reasonable selection of stuff in, partly because that's how I grew up, partly because I like to have the choice of what I fancy each evening for dinner, and partly because it seems silly to me not to have at least a few days food in just in case you can't get out.

We got snowed in pretty much for a few days a couple of years ago, it was impossible to drive, and walking was not fun. Had to get into work so walked to only bus stop running services, which is right by our supermarket, and it took about 40 minutes to get there and about 60 minutes to get back (uphill). Glad I didn't have to drag shopping with me.

Ex's store only ever contains grand total of 3 small tins of beans, one tin of sardines, and one bag of crisps. He has nothing in freezer. I hope he doesn't expect me to feed him if we get snowed in again! Perhaps I should point out to him now that he needs to build up a bit more grub in reserve.

craigywv

ostrichnomore wrote: »

I could live quite comfortably on my cupboards and freezer for a couple of weeks. I don't deliberately stock pile in case of emergencies, but I've always tried to keep a reasonable selection of stuff in, partly because that's how I grew up, partly because I like to have the choice of what I fancy each evening for dinner, and partly because it seems silly to me not to have at least a few days food in just in case you can't get out.

We got snowed in pretty much for a few days a couple of years ago, it was impossible to drive, and walking was not fun. Had to get into work so walked to only bus stop running services, which is right by our supermarket, and it took about 40 minutes to get there and about 60 minutes to get back (uphill). Glad I didn't have to drag shopping with me.

Ex's store only ever contains grand total of 3 small tins of beans, one tin of sardines, and one bag of crisps. He has nothing in freezer. I hope he doesn't expect me to feed him if we get snowed in again! Perhaps I should point out to him now that he needs to build up a bit more grub in reserve.

i read your post and at the bottom seen what you said about being embarassed about using your usual name.......dont be we all on here to support eachother, some have more debt than others and we will all get there by helping each other we all on here as we feeling the pennys pinching . i so glad i found this site i not in too much debt but i like to contribute in helping other people see a way out or seeing the light. so head up chin up and walk tall you have made it onto this site so you have faced the demons and are doing something about it xxx

Butterfly_Brain

ostrichnomore wrote: »

I could live quite comfortably on my cupboards and freezer for a couple of weeks. I don't deliberately stock pile in case of emergencies, but I've always tried to keep a reasonable selection of stuff in, partly because that's how I grew up, partly because I like to have the choice of what I fancy each evening for dinner, and partly because it seems silly to me not to have at least a few days food in just in case you can't get out.

We got snowed in pretty much for a few days a couple of years ago, it was impossible to drive, and walking was not fun. Had to get into work so walked to only bus stop running services, which is right by our supermarket, and it took about 40 minutes to get there and about 60 minutes to get back (uphill). Glad I didn't have to drag shopping with me.

Ex's store only ever contains grand total of 3 small tins of beans, one tin of sardines, and one bag of crisps. He has nothing in freezer. I hope he doesn't expect me to feed him if we get snowed in again! Perhaps I should point out to him now that he needs to build up a bit more grub in reserve.

I will echo what Craigywv said.
Honestly don't be embarrassed there are many who are in a far worse financial state than you are

Goldiegirl

I do like to to have some tinned goods in, and things like pasta and rice.

I'm not so bothered in the summer, but feel it's more important at this time of year to have some staples in the house.

The shops are busy in the lead up to Christmas to I like to have the basics in the house, so I don't have to worry about it.

Also, if it snows, I know we aren't going to starve

I also have some bread and milk in the freezer, just in case