tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post9043895641351986785..comments2023-08-15T06:33:53.114-07:00Comments on Bison Prepper: eat on $2 a dayJames M Dakinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87868676620950678132017-07-03T12:48:43.023-07:002017-07-03T12:48:43.023-07:00FernWise,
You should think about writing a guest ...FernWise,<br /><br />You should think about writing a guest article on beans--growing, canning, storing, recipes, etc. I'm always looking for new idea and love hearing about how others do things.<br /><br />Idaho HomesteaderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-79729910763221818632017-07-03T10:40:57.674-07:002017-07-03T10:40:57.674-07:00The meat department is just as bad as the produce,...The meat department is just as bad as the produce, following the "full shelf" philosophy. Idiots. At least we can benefit from THAT idiocy rather than be hurt by it ( granted, they might raise prices to compensate, but I think meat is more of a loss leader for most stores ).James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-30542415962301555742017-07-03T09:18:13.375-07:002017-07-03T09:18:13.375-07:00Here in WV - the most an adult gets for food stamp...Here in WV - the most an adult gets for food stamps is $109 a month. Roughly $3 a day, so, not that we get food stamps, that's what we set our food/other grocery budget at. But I'm old, so I can cook, as can my husband and son, AND we had the 'not lean' financial years in which we garage saled and got cooking supplies. And, of course, we're on grid because we have a software business. <br /><br />Right now I'm pressure cooking beans in a pressure canner (see, I read you other posts, and I regularly pressure can all sorts of things) that I got at Goodwill cheap. I'll be baking bread in my $8 bread maker later. Dinner tonight will be half the beans made into taco filling with an equal amount of ground beef, and the rest of the beans will be made into soup for lunches the rest of the week.<br /><br />Now, I only work outside the house for 25 hours a week and my travel time is relatively tiny, so I have more time to work than idiots who travel far to 40 hour a week jobs. And the local store tends to order too much meat, and put it out for 'immediate sale' on its sell-by date, and I make a lot of use of that (back to using the canner!)FernWisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04143005104791389904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-15279325590349311912017-07-03T06:17:27.683-07:002017-07-03T06:17:27.683-07:00"Sick" and "chemicals" leaves ..."Sick" and "chemicals" leaves out store bought meat.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-81581079285793907522017-07-02T17:58:43.485-07:002017-07-02T17:58:43.485-07:00Don't forget to save the bones for bone broth....Don't forget to save the bones for bone broth. It's very good for you (assuming the animal wasn't sick or pumped full of chemicals).<br />Peace outAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-87886831797561054672017-07-02T14:34:28.048-07:002017-07-02T14:34:28.048-07:00Eggs never seem to satisfy my craving, but that is...Eggs never seem to satisfy my craving, but that is just me. Don't know why.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-37346982949780576132017-07-02T13:26:46.950-07:002017-07-02T13:26:46.950-07:00A cheap source of protein right now is eggs. If y...A cheap source of protein right now is eggs. If you don't like cabbage, you can try napa cabbage. It has a mild favor and is like a mix between lettuce and cabbage. keeps for a long time in the refrigerator in a zip lock bag. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-80982138932596341672017-07-02T11:34:29.595-07:002017-07-02T11:34:29.595-07:00I just can't get my mind around cooked veggies...I just can't get my mind around cooked veggies-a failing, I've been told.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-91015362608991519452017-07-02T11:33:53.312-07:002017-07-02T11:33:53.312-07:00The ice box is great, but not for meat. With sola...The ice box is great, but not for meat. With solar fridge you can store meat for a bit-say all day raw and a day or two cooked. Depends on what you want it for I guess. I've covered making ice blocks before, from the book on making a cheap machine. It would be longer lasting than a battery powered. But battery+generator=spouse living off grid.James M Dakinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382139289994087931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-3048515832364718362017-07-02T10:12:33.961-07:002017-07-02T10:12:33.961-07:00Bacon price is as evil as starbutts coffee, but fo...Bacon price is as evil as starbutts coffee, but for good reason. A slice of two fried up with little onion and cabbage is a complete different food group than most cooked cabbage. Course, I'm half vegetarian so I might be prejudice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036092622549367667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2686829448547770092.post-6962691706157854012017-07-02T09:30:07.760-07:002017-07-02T09:30:07.760-07:00Don’t know what it is about Starbucks, but it alwa...Don’t know what it is about Starbucks, but it always gave me a bad case of the trots. You do have the free high speed wifi though, so if you’re off grid, and can work from your computer, you can sort of justify it. <br /><br />I do the same with the cabbage, and substitute it for lettuce. Not only does it taste better, but it seems to hold up longer, and is better for you. Sauerkraut is the best way to store cabbage long term. <br /><br />You can’t beat real butter, but one way to store a butter substitute long term is to have some Molly McButter, or similar on hand. A little sprinkled over a potato isn’t half bad. <br /><br />I love potatoes, but I’m not real fond of mashed potatoes. But the best form to store them in long term is with the dehydrated mashed potato’s from the store. <br /><br />I’ve haven’t tried this yet, but I’d like to try sinking a garbage can into the ground in an always shady area. Drop a few blocks of ice at the bottom, and have a drain hole at the bottom. You can have a basket to make retrieval of your food easier. Block ice lasts longer. Cover the top with something insulating. The old time ice houses kept ice all summer long. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com