VIDEO Boots on the ground thread - Southern Prepper 1

Blacknarwhal

Blacknarwhal

Let's Go Brandon!
rafter said:
Good don't use Aldi!!! MORE FOR ME!!!!
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You're welcome to it. I'll take Meijer EVERY TIME.

I now no longer need to even go in. I can order my groceries the day before and schedule a pickup time. Pull into their lot, make one quick phone call saying I'm here and in what space, and they BRING THEM OUT, all bagged up. What once took over an hour--20-25 minute round trip drive included--is now done in the space of about a half-hour.
 
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Coulter

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Countrymouse said:
I sure wish I could store potatoes long-term here in GA as they described doing in Little House.

I wondered why mine kept sprouting / spoiling in my basement, whether I tried packing them in straw or in old shredded newspapers.

Found out that you need temps below 50-degrees for that long-term storage.

In Laura Ingall's Little House where they kept them in the attic through South Dakota winters--it was probably near-freezing--or at best in the 40's.

sigh.
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I keep mine in the basement and they last somewhere between December through February. Just depends on the variety. It doesn't get below 65 degrees. I have found that Yukon Gold LASTS the longest.
 
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JeanCat

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Coulter said:
I keep mine in the basement and they last December through February. Just depends on the variety. It doesn't get below 65 degrees. I have found that Yukon Gold LASTS the longest.
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My grandfather use to sprinkle lime on his potatoes in the cellar. It slowed down the sprouting but did not stop it.
 
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1-12020

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Hfcomms said:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0HVEj7Nlgg


RT 19 minutes

August 23rd

Keep stocking food and other supplies you use daily.
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Got the coffee thing down, easy enough to store.

Now I just need to figure out how to store donuts long term.
Must have donuts and coffee.

Oh and can't forget the Ice Cream.
Back in the day... I found some freeze dried ice cream bars from mountain house (they were pretty good).

Donuts, coffee, and ice cream and I'll be happy in shtf.
 
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WalknTrot

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The Aldi thing..so funny. The first thing everybody must have heard by now is to bring a quarter for the cart, and in all of the bitching in the video, nobody seemed to get that the whole scheme is to get you to bring your cart back to the store and not leave it for an employee to have to waste time gathering.

The fact that so many people are brand-slaves is scary. Obviously advertising works on many more consumers than I had feared. Aldi quality is generally great. No need to be put off by their store brand. I don't buy fresh meat there, because my butcher shop and local regional grocery store are usually cheaper, but I always buy cheese and sausage/ham/lunch meat at Aldi.
 
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Blacknarwhal

Blacknarwhal

Let's Go Brandon!
WalknTrot said:
The Aldi thing..so funny. The first thing everybody must have heard by now is to bring a quarter for the cart, and in all of the bitching in the video, nobody seemed to get that the whole scheme is to get you to bring your cart back to the store and not leave it for an employee to have to waste time gathering.

The fact that so many people are brand-slaves is scary. Obviously advertising works on many more consumers than I had feared. Aldi quality is generally great. No need to be put off by their store brand. I don't buy fresh meat there, because my butcher shop and local regional grocery store are usually cheaper, but I always buy cheese and sausage/ham/lunch meat at Aldi.
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It's not SO outlandish. They get a good experience from a brand, they aren't likely to deviate from that without a good reason.
 
Meemur

Meemur

Voice on the Prairie / FJB!
Blacknarwhal said:
It's not SO outlandish. They get a good experience from a brand, they aren't likely to deviate from that without a good reason.
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That can be important for some home cooks that don't have time or experience to make a "knock off" product. Case in point: Campbell's mushroom soup in green bean casseroles, a Thanksgiving / Christmas staple in some areas. Campbell's has an iconic flavor that off-brand soups don't match.
With some fiddling, I can adjust Fareway's mushroom soup, but if I'm going to the trouble to make that dish for company, I go get the Campbell's and pay the inflated price.

Ditto Lipton onion dip, another iconic treat.

To be far, I've mostly been serving steamed fresh or frozen veggies with a hint of good virgin olive oil. I'd rather save the calories for some pumpkin pie.
 
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