Food prepping

[Chicago696969]

Hey any tips on prepping food for survival? Something much more cost effective then those survival kits in the store would be great thank you!

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[Camelfilter]

Store what you all enjoy eating. Eat what you enjoy...

 

[Ahkeeelyha]

Hey any tips on prepping food for survival? Something much more cost effective then those survival kits in the store would be great thank you!

I dunno, I think I got a pretty good deal, at the 4 Patriots store. It wasn't that much, per serving, at all. 2 for 1. I'm not a very big person, so that calorie count works for me.

 

[Nosferatu]

The answer is always Twinkies.

 

[bionic knees]

home canning and freezing has worked for years!

 

[ma96782]

There are plenty of tips to be found on YouTube.
Like..........

These 12 Canned Foods That LAST FOREVER! (30 Year Shelf Life)

18 Must-Have Foods To STOCKPILE That NEVER EXPIRE!

10 Foods You NEED to Stockpile NOW (Before It's Too Late)

10 Powdered Foods That Last 25+ Years (Long Term Food Storage)

10 SURVIVAL Foods Still Under $2: Get Them Before June 1st (Fertilizer Crisis 2026)

25 Foods I'd Buy If I Had to Start Over Today

https://youtu.be/SROY-zI9vPM?si=5DO6YwmiFSgL2tWw

Aloha, Mark

 

[Cavedweller]

Walmart has 20 lb sacks of Mahatma long grain white rice for $12. Free shipping on orders over $35. Delivery is usually same day or next day. Best deal I could find lately. Grocery Outlet used to be my go-to for cheap rice but I haven't see any of the large sacks on the shelf on my last couple trips there. A couple bags store nicely in a 5 gal. bucket. Fill in the extra spaces with 1 lb. bags of split peas, lentils, or beans.

 

[thorborg]

Pemmican
Lean meat; Elk, (venison is just OK), beef, lean as possible and Dried, Completely, not cooked till crisp not chewy like jerky. Smoked OK but very light. Beat it till almost a powder. Maybe a blender?
Five pounds of meat about one pound dried, so scrape the ribs and bones.
Tallow; (not lard) I prefer beef. Some use sheep/ mutton I couldn't afford it
Lard is softer than tallow, nice for pie dough, but not pemmican,
Definitely no vegetable shortening

Many add nuts and dried fruit, if you want a weird candy bar go for it, but severely shorten its shelf life from several years to many months.. Not to mention its variety of usefulness. If you go that route, I'd stick to less sweet fruit maybe just do a portion of the meat: Before lard, something less than 50% fruit, and 2% nuts both chopped fine

Long life to Pemmican is Dry lean Meat and tallow, keep cool, lack of air.
5 to 1, meat to tallow.
Line pan /s with parchment or wax paper. Mix whatever you use to a uniform consistency.
Heat the tallow just enough to melt Wash your hands add tallow a little at a time, keep adding till it will hold together when squeezed into in a wad. Only enough to hold it together. Press in to the pans about ½ inch thick.
Chill till you can cut it into bars
Wrap in wax paper, then in tinfoil, tight, to keep the air off it.
Better;, use plastic wrap.
Ultimate; A vacuum sealer. Without fruit and nuts, would likely last for a decade. I've never lasted that long before eating it up.

Chew off a chunk and eat it as is, for good energy hunting and hiking.
If no fruit or nuts; make a broth tea from a pinch of it to warm you up.
Slice it thin and fry it with vegetable.
Use it as a base for a fine soup, or perk up a camp meat stew.
Make real meaty gravy with it for rice or noodles.