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What to stockpile due to drought.
merryb wrote:
> On Aug 21, 9:01 am, jmcquown > wrote:
>> On 8/15/2012 10:36 PM, Julie Bove wrote:> I could just see it
>> coming! Personally I disagree with some of the things
>>> on the list. I know that some people like frozen bread. I do not,
>>> although I do freeze the extra slices that are about to go bad and
>>> I will use them later for stuffing. It's fine for that. And any
>>> time that I buy extra chips or pretzel, they go bad before we can
>>> eat them. But for sure I am getting some of that whole wheat pasta
>>> from Costco and some extra beans, popcorn and canned stuff.
>>
>>> http://frugalliving.about.com/od/sto...Stockpile-Due-...
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>> I'm sorry you're in a drought area. Where I live has been inundated
>> with rain. But you can't stockpile eggs unless you eat a hell of a
>> lot
>> of them. Egg Beaters or whatever, sure. The eggs in the carton can be
>> frozen, no problem.
>>
>> I have no problem with freezing bread. I eat so little of it (nope,
>> I'm
>> not low-carbing - I simply don't eat much bread). I buy it on sale
>> and
>> freeze it. I'll occasionally have a slice of bread with an egg or two
>> for breakfast, maybe once a week.
>>
>> I only have gallons of water "stockpiled" because I live in a
>> hurricane
>> zone. And it's been raining like crazy here for the entire month!
>> (Sorry to all you drought-stricken folks.) I don't drink bottled
>> water.
>> I drink tap water. Bottled water has got to be the biggest ripoff on
>> the planet.
>>
>> Jill
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> Julie is not in an area affected by the drought....
I'm not but they say it will affect food prices for the whole country.
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