Preparing for Winter V

Floss

I would run out of fresh f&v, eggs, yogurt & cat food (although I haven't yet stocked up on the feline's favourite this month). Don't really use milk except for visitors, and tend to eat flatbreads which I can make myself.

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Floss said:

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Just bobbing in to say I always make my yorkshire puddings with water, not milk xxx

It would still need an egg though wouldn't it?

Yes, I use 3 in mine. As a chicken keeper we always have an abundance thankfully x

nannygladys

I thought I had quite a good pantry but if the shops shut today, now, I would run out milk in a couple of days and coffee, butter and loo rolls and that's just off the top of my head!! I have a full freezer, mostly produce from the allotment but the freezer Is only fridge size and I have quite a bit of dried goods and tins. This has made me think about having the right stores to last a while so a new list I think, it's very thought provoking to get it right but thanks for this it has made me more aware of what I should be stocking up on, and it should be the whole picture not just food.
Nannyg

Primrose

The stocking up is quite an exercise.  It needs to mentally walk through  your entire day noting the things you use in your various activities throughout the day
 ie toiletries & loo roll for morning washing
food & dry goods for cooking
 laundry stuff for clothes washing
cleaning materials, etc. 

Medical stuff and gear for power cuts,  etc.

Si_Clist

Couple of Three thoughts ...

Ref making Yorkshire puds and whatnot, if you have Nido and powdered egg, you're laughing.

Ref stocking up, we're finally at the stage where we could if needed last three months living and eating as we do now, or at least six months if we rationed things right from the start.  It's taken us nigh on two years to get to this point, mainly because of our very limited income, but the starting point was to save shop receipts.  From that we made a comprehensive list of what we buy, then we started logging how long each thing lasts us.  That told us how many whatevers we need to last however long, and from there it was just a question of money and finding space to squirrel everything away ...

Ref Nido, I know I keep banging on about the stuff, but I honestly don't see how anybody can say they're prepared for anything without a tin of the stuff in their kitchen cupboard.  The only downside to it is that the illustration on the tin is a bit confusing: the right quantity to use is three heaped tablespoons to 225ml water.

Wraithlady

Si_Clist said:

Ref Nido, I know I keep banging on about the stuff, but I honestly don't see how anybody can say they're prepared for anything without a tin of the stuff in their kitchen cupboard.  

Wonderful it may be, but no use whatever if you're lactose intolerant.

tboo

Not sure if it has been discussed but re the shortage of HGV drivers to deliver food to supermarkets etc, but what about the HGV drivers for petrol tankers.

Would petrol run out eventually or have to be rationed like the fuel shortage a few years ago?

or are fuel drivers ok?

Primrose

I suspect all categories are probably affected to some degree.  Maybe sensible to keep one's  fuel tank regularly topped up just in case of emergencies.  Probably applies to those who need oil deliveries for their central heating too.

Jellytotts

I like to keep a good store of tinned and packet foods that we eat (gluten free pasta/rice etc) but I don't stock large quantities of fresh or chilled foods.  We use a small tub of marg every 3 weeks and I'm the only one who has milk in tea and could do without.  I don't bake anymore (being coeliac and having gallstones put pay to that). The garden and allotment provide us with plenty of seasonal veg and we have a mid sized chest freezer and a 3 drawer section in a fridge freezer.  I jam fruit and chutney anything that sits still long enough so they always provide a nice pep to a meal and there's always at least a rolling yearly supply.

I've started buying cat food in bulk as they're fussy and buy 3 different large boxes per month and mix them up so they don't get so used to one variety.  I stock up on a months supply of kibble too at the same time so if we got to month end and I couldn't replace their food, we'd be in trouble....then the lack of stores wouldn't be an issue as we'd be cat food. 

I went to a bootsale this weekend and picked up a new pack of 24 dinner candles for 50p and a microwave heat pad for 30p still in its packaging.  Both will come in very handy.

greenbee

There are things (foodwise) that I'd miss, but nothing I can't manage without. I get through very little milk, so having powdered milk would be a waste. Likewise eggs. I can just eat something different. As long as I can grow some kind of greenery (chard seems to keep going all year), I can work with what I've got. I have plenty of spices, so can hopefully keep things interesting.