Best food for long term storage

[2busy]

The best food is learn to grow your own and grow what you will eat. rotate stock and rotate crops. plant to harvest a couple years worth and grow something different the following year. I absolutely hate store bought canned meat especially spam. I don't care what you do to it , it isn't fit to eat unless it is to keep from starving to death. Learn how to can your own and add spices that you like. Stop depending on someone else to produce your food.

 

[xseler]

Rice and beans , Valentino Hot Sauce, and Mexican beer works best for long term strange just purty darn good, IMHO.

Won't have to store any natural gas if you do this grouping!




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[THAT Gurl]

Just want to point out that cans are still lined with BPA in the US.

DO NOT store cans for long term storage. Make sure you rotate your stock

Rice is a good filler to stretch your stock if your stock starts to get strethed out. Have a back up plan

As for beans, they gradually harden of time. After about 7 years, they are so hard that all you can do is grind them up for refried beans So I dont store those either.

Baking soda will soften up those beans. It only takes a little -- I mean like a SCANT 1/4 tsp for a whole pot of beans. And don't salt it until the beans are fully cooked and on the table.

 

[rc508pir]

Baking soda will soften up those beans. It only takes a little -- I mean like a SCANT 1/4 tsp for a whole pot of beans. And don't salt it until the beans are fully cooked and on the table.

I have tried that on 8 year old beans. Didnt work and that was after a 24 hour soak

 

[THAT Gurl]

I have tried that on 8 year old beans. Didnt work and that was after a 24 hour soak

Really?? I've never had it fail. Now I'm scratching my head trying to think if I did something different. Hmmmm ...

 

[rc508pir]

Really?? I've never had it fail. Now I'm scratching my head trying to think if I did something different. Hmmmm ...

Well, if youremember it, I WANNNA know cuz I love pinto beans. Was very frustrated when I had to toss a bucket full out

 

[THAT Gurl]

Well, if youremember it, I WANNNA know cuz I love pinto beans. Was very frustrated when I had to toss a bucket full out

Hmmmmmm ... Ok ... NOW I'm gonna have to drag out an old bag of beans and see what I can do ... Lol

 

[JR777]

Honey has an extremely long shelf life. Like thousands of years if stored right. Pemmican (real pemmican) also has an extremely long shelf life. Decades in some cases. Then your rice and beans have pretty long shelf lives, like seven years normally.

 

[RickN]

Just an update. I found the best rice for long term storage is parboiled enriched long grain rice. Supposedly if stored right it will keep for decades.

 

[Jack Johnson]

Just an update. I found the best rice for long term storage is parboiled enriched long grain rice. Supposedly if stored right it will keep for decades.

Where can you get it