"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> I always have Spam and Miracle Whip on hand, as well as Ortega Mild Salsa,
> Campbell's Ceam of mushroom and Cream of chicken soup, canned tomatoes,
> tomato sauce, V8 spicy vegetable juice, and always a Miller Chill in the
> fridge.

I usually have one can of Spam. I hate the stuff. But husband likes it. I
save it for when I haven't been able to get out to get any real meat and we
are otherwise out. I always keep lots of tomato products including juices
like V8 because I use them for a variety of things. Also various salsas.
Sometimes I have taco sauce but then I'll go for a year or so and not buy
any at all. I like enchilada sauce but don't always keep it here. I never
have Miracle Whip and only buy mayo if needed for a recipe. The only soups
I always keep are bean with bacon and beef with barley. Campbell's soups
that is. I do perhaps have a can of tomato. Somebody had them on sale.
Thought I could get Angela to eat it as she used to like it. I keep a
couple of cans of chili. I have some noodle and rice cups that I bought for
Angela. Faux chicken. She doesn't like them so much but they're fine when
she's sick. Broth. Dried vegetables.

But the main things I keep a lot of a Canned beans of all kinds. Dried,
green, French style and other cuts, wax. Also some canned beans. Pasta of
all kinds. Brown and white rice. Other vegetables to a lesser extent.
Peas, carrots, corn, potatoes, mixes of stuff. Instant potatoes. A few
cans of meat and faux meat. Used to keep tuna. Will not be buying more.

I try to keep a little meat in the freezer, usually cooked. Dried or shelf
stable milk. Some form of bread product like frozen, par baked, or in a
tube in the fridge. Cheese. Eggs.

With these things alone, we can make it through two weeks of being snowed
in. Of course I do have various herbs and spices. And of course it is
nice to have fresh vegetables.

The first thing I do after being snowed in and finally getting out is to run
to the produce section of the store and stock up.