Preparedness for when

pineapple

ginnyknit wrote: »

Pineapple, is it the Sue Ryder at the bottom of the hill from Bronte parsonage? I always wanted to do a relief manager stint at that branch but never managed to wangle it

That one is the closest to me and does get 'finds' - I got some brilliant Doc Martens there and some fantabulous china. But the best is their big store in Keighley - if you can bring yourself to go there. That store has furniture as well - including the occasional really nice sofa.

dandy-candy

DawnW wrote: »

Same I guess for home honey producers :question: or is it?

OH used to work for a very grand family, who had pre-war honey stored in their attics :eek: OK, I know 30 years is a long time, but 'before the war' was my parents' era, and I wasn't born. I used to make cakes and help out with the old lady's church functions, and remember thinking it really did not look nice _pale_ and made excuses not to take a jar :eek: Was I mistaken??? Any beekeepers out there?

Honey never goes off, 1 year, 10 years, 100 years etc.....

dandy-candy

elaine241 wrote: »

Did anyone see the program last night on hurricane Sandy in New York? It seemed a vary frightening situation to be in especially in an area that was flooded then caught fire! what a choice those poor people had to make!! A bug out bag would have been some help IF you made it out and were capable/fit enough to try.

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What channel was it on please? I would like to see it on catch up,

BessieBooBoo

Hello all, fellow preppers and newbies :j

I see you've all been busy prepping whilst we were away, good to see you are all keeping it up.

Have just caught up with this thread, so, thank you for the kind wishes (can't remember now who wished us good hols!) Had a great time and very sun-tanned from our unusually hot weather.

I just want to chip in on the bee topic:

We have bees nesting near our side door, and (eek) wasps coming out of our eaves, but we won't disturb them, as they both have a role in our organic garden.

On the thunderstorms:

Had them bad here last night, poor old Bess has anxiety attacks, cries, howls, shakes, even though we give her a calming pet remedy, poor little blighter. Also water coming in via leak in conservatory, much mopping up, but nothing damaged.

Camping I may be preaching to the converted but hope this helps:

What worked - pouch W*yfarer meals, easy to heat altho' a bit pricey; tinned stuff; only needed single burners to heat food; wipes - invaluable; decanting toiletries into smaller bottles/containers; microfiber towels; led lanterns for reading; Kindle; recharger via car cigarette lighter; cool box (non-electric - ice packs frozen in reception for 10p each); rubbish bags; kitchen towels; collaspeable (sp?) water carrier; bum bag with doggie essentials e.g. treats (bribes, nappy bags, toys); all prepped rucksacks - although took out spare clothes on weight issue.

What didn't work as well - low level gas griddle. Unfortunately we tethered dog too close to it (site rules), she pinched a slice of raw bacon from it before we lit it! Too many clothes; could've reduced more before washing; air bed - freezing at night despite hot weather and foam bed rolls, and sleeping bags - will use flannel pj's next time. Shade - unusual hot weather so it was difficult to keep cool, and little shade, need a windbreak or something.

Managed to catch up reading prepper stuff, and motivated to keep it up!

Hope you poorly ones are feeling better (or less sore), and keep on prepping folks!

BBB
OH
'Bacon' Bessie

thriftwizard

Oh dear! Am in "idiot" mode today... thought I'd somehow lost the "thanks" buttons, couldn't post replies, didn't seem to be working even in Firefox... didn't occur to me until just now that I wasn't logged in...

Mind you I have managed to make 10½ jars of blackberry & strawberry jam - one of the greengrocery stalls down at the the market had whole trays (8 punnets) of going-over blackberries going for £1, and I'd bought lots of jamming strawbs on Friday at £1 per lb. Irresistible!

GreyQueen

Afternoon preppers, seems we have all been busy in our various OS ways.

I've been on the lottie with my parents and we now have potatoes and blackcurrants harvested, with some more broad beans picked (batch 2, plenty left and some sent home with the folks). Onions won't be long either, red and white types.

Tattie harvest not brilliant, about 50 kg back for 7.5 kg in, whereas at my best I've had over 100 kg back on the same amount planted. Too darned dry esp in June and July.

Never mind, enough for me and some for the folks. Have just washed and stripped the blackcurrants and have them drying on a teatowel on a tray, will open-freeze them and then put them in a container and add them to my morning porridge for a cheap and nutritious booster.

That's the plan, anyway. Can anyone tell me in the next hour if that wouldn't work, pls?

The patching of the shed felt didn't go according to plan. Close inspection revealed that the peeled-away bit was the tip of the iceberg and that the whole roof needs re-doing. We didn't have enough to do more than one strip (will require 3) and, although I'd asked them to bring their ladder, they'd decided it wasn't needed and it was. We shall regroup with proper equipment next Sat and there is a temporary patch over the injured bit for the meantime. I guess I shall have to climb on the roof as I'm the youngest, albeit the heaviest.

Gonna send the wrinklies to B & Q to use the pensioner discount on a Weds. Every little helps. And a "Next" top from the c.s. for £2.75 is a welcome addition to the wardrobe. 87% acrylic, 13% wool - how weird is that?

In the spirit of adventure (I don't get out much either, daftmummy) I am following the destructions on a Tosco Basics pkt of sage and onion stuffing mix and oven-baking it. Cost me all of 15p some time ago and will form part of two meals. May have it with veg, may just laze about and have it with baked beans (the sailor relative wasn't the only one with a cast-iron stomach). I ate school dinners in the 1970s and very little daunts me these days.

Right, off to see what the rest of the world is doing; keep on keeping on, lovely people. GQ xx

elona

GQ

I make up stuffing mix and then use it on top of sausage meat put into a square of puff pastry. A large one makes a sausage wellington and can be eaten hot or cold in slices (great for lunchboxes). I used to put softened onions on top of the meat but dds complained it was smelly when used for a packup.

Bought a large rolled shoulder of lamb for five of us for Sunday lunch as dummy run for when dd and BF come to stay - turns out the BF does not eat lamb - one dd was at work today and then staying with friend who is house sitting- another dd was not home for lunch and also out tonight so only three of us for the large piece of lamb!!

I followed instructions in fancy cookbook to the letter and even weighed the bloomin thing - to be told DH preferred it longer cooked, so gave it another 40 mins wrapped in foil and it was then much more to our taste.

Made pizza whirls for tonight and have some for dd's packed lunch tomorrow. Ironic that pizza whirls are cheaper and easier to do and everyone raves about them.

Decided that food is there for us and not us there for the dictates of food so will get less tense about recipes etc and treat everything as an experiment and then tweak things to our taste rather than slavishly follow rules in the book!!

GQ

Are you sure the currants won't be too bitter for you and might be more acceptable stewed in some sugar and then frozen in small portions? Maybe try some fresh tomorrow and then see if they need sugar?

DawnW

Busy day - made 10 jars of marmalade from tangerines / oranges / lemons which were frozen when, frankly, past their best - sad looking ones left over in the fruit bowl , and shrivelled lemons from the bottom of the fridge - and even ones that had been squeezed a bit, or had their zest grated , but nothing really horrid

I freeze them in plastic bags, and when there are 2 or 3 lbs, get the preserving pan out. OH cannot survive (apparently) without marmalade, and also cannot eat the bought kind, so this little prep ensures a tranquil breakfast time, for a while at least

Also picked the first French beans - froze for another day as we were eating out to celebrate ours and DD2's wedding anniversaries

I think there will be loads, both for now and for winter stores.

Made kitchen garden soup from bolting lettuces, courgette mountain and salad bits from bottom of fridge, enough for 5 of us for lunch, and lunch for DD2 and I tomorrow

Got new potatoes left, harvested shallots, and picking loganberries daily (lots) and enough strawberries to top our breakfast cereal, loads of carrots, and some beetroot and spring onions still in the ground, lots of different herbs, and chillis in pots. Waiting for the tomatoes to ripen, and cucumbers to get big enough ..... And we have a tiny garden It is amazing how much you can grow in a small space.

For lots of years, and through many small shtf situations, growing our own food, shopping carefully, and avoiding wasting the things that we have to buy have saved the day

Rosemary_Jane

Hi
Sorry if this has already been posted and I've missed it, but the next start begins on 26 August,

https://www.coursera.org/course/disasterprep

6 weeks at 2-4 hours a week

"This course will teach the student how to survive when everything we normally take for granted is gone, when the structures we depend on have failed. We will examine the Disaster Cycle, particularly the Mitigation and Recovery phases. Students will prepare an extensive personal preparedness plan covering such topics as supplies, communication, food and water, shelter, security, and comfort (yes even in survival there can and should be comfort). We also look at preparedness on the institutional and government levels"

Anyone able to have a go?

R

vanoonoo

Rosemary_Jane wrote: »

Hi
Sorry if this has already been posted and I've missed it, but the next start begins on 26 August,

https://www.coursera.org/course/disasterprep

6 weeks at 2-4 hours a week

"This course will teach the student how to survive when everything we normally take for granted is gone, when the structures we depend on have failed. We will examine the Disaster Cycle, particularly the Mitigation and Recovery phases. Students will prepare an extensive personal preparedness plan covering such topics as supplies, communication, food and water, shelter, security, and comfort (yes even in survival there can and should be comfort). We also look at preparedness on the institutional and government levels"

Anyone able to have a go?

R

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