On 4/23/2020 10:32 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/23/2020 7:51 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:
>> On 4/23/2020 5:01 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> "Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 4/23/2020 3:31 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> "Terry Coombs" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On 4/22/2020 6:21 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>>>> Micheleia's Hamburger Mac and Cheese. It was a snack sized
>>>>>>> portion. That part was good as I was only eating a snack. But
>>>>>>> whoever does the online reviews should lose their job! 5 stars my
>>>>>>> eye! *Shudder* Had a slightly weird flavor and the pasta was soft.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My trip to Walmart tomorrow does not look promising. They are out
>>>>>>> of stock on most everything I would normally buy. We've been
>>>>>>> eating cereal or crackers for a meal almost daily. We also have
>>>>>>> cheese and canned goods. That's about it.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I need REAL food! And paper towels. Stores seem to have TP now
>>>>>>> but no paper towels.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I almost feel sorry for you , sitting here with a freezer full of
>>>>>> various meats and a pantry well stocked with all the things we
>>>>>> like . We've even got fresh lettuce in the fridge and green onions
>>>>>> growing both out in the garden and in a big plastic pot out on the
>>>>>> deck . Fresh tomatoes would be nice , but all that's available
>>>>>> here are commercially grown tomato-shaped objects that have no
>>>>>> flavor . I can wait for our home grown .
>>>>>
>>>>> I was able to get a little fresh meat today, but mostly more
>>>>> frozen/prepared food.
>>>>
>>>> *Y'all got it bad there , around here it's pretty much business as
>>>> usual - with masks on a lot of folks . We haven't had shortages for
>>>> a while now , last week there was quite a bit of TP on the WM
>>>> shelves - even the cheap stuff . My wife grew up dirt poor in a
>>>> single parent (mostly , except for the perv stepdad) and they often
>>>> wondered where the next meal was coming from . She refuses to live
>>>> like that , and that's fine with me . And so we keep a pretty good
>>>> supply of basic ingredients on hand . Not much in the way of
>>>> prepared stuff , we prefer to build from scratch .
>>>
>>> I think the problem is that we can only shop every two weeks. We are
>>> not allowed to go just for eggs or milk. So we try to think of
>>> everything we might need until we get to the store again.
>>
>> ** We're doing that too , Julie . Our next trip to town is scheduled
>> for when Max and I run out of milk for our morning coffee . Of course
>> we'll also be making a stop at the hardware store for a few things
>> (aluminum flashing for bee hive equipment) , and we'll probably pick
>> up something to bring home for lunch . What has saved us is that we
>> were stocked up before there was even a hint of this virus - which is
>> just the way we always do things .
>>
> She doesn't understand the meaning of having a well stocked kitchen.* I
> could sit here for the next month and not run out of food.
>
> Jill
The other day I was looking for something in the freezer and since I'm
not shopping as often, I was curious as to how long I could last. I
stopped counting at roughly 50 meals and did not even look in the pantry
with the pasta, rice, beans, etc.