If you were snowed in would you have enough food to eat?

I need to do that. It would help when hubby is supposed to cook and does not know what he wants. If the electricity went out we would use a propane grill, I guess. Or a charcoal grill out on the porch. It sounds like you could use a solar oven right now.

No oven at all at the moment Gerty, hope you don't mind me shortening your name now by the way. I am currently slumped in a heap with the laptop on my knee as heat exhaustion has finally overcome me. My little one has been bringing me coffees today to try and revive me and right now he's at his friends house till about midnight so i don't need to cook for him thank goodness. I have a somba I can use for heating stuff on in winter if the lecky does go off but it's a bit of a nuisance as it tends to smoke.

I am glad you had some stockpiled food. I always do. It makes a good memory to look back on.

I also have noddles and macronies and box food.

You sound really set up for some weather. Don't you live in western Kansas? Was the weather rough for you last week? I think I might end up making biscuits and the like, for bread, and then I have the canned and powdered milk. Not great to drink, but really good to cook with.

I live in Hays Kansas

Better go girl. I know it can be hard on a fixed income, but if you can get some surplus food together it sure makes it easier in bad weather or in times of illness.

We could have a lot of fun being snowed in. It is all in the attitude. Party!!!!

OMG--I haven't made chili in ages...can I come over next time you make some..LOL. Mmmm...have to do some grocery shopping over the weekend..think I'll get the fixings for chili

Absolutely! i always make a huge potfull, then I use it in other recipes too. Last time I made turkey/black bean chili. Then chili cheese burritos, followed by chili omelets on the 3rd day. Bring your pj's...lol.

Hi, thanks for visiting my old discussion. I am not quite as stocked up now as I would like to be, or organized since the move. I believe one thing we have not considered is to have water on hand in an emergency. I have come across articles talking about canning water in glass jars for emergencies.

@ElizabethWallace Where we live now I have actually considered that I could have Amazon deliver groceries. No store here that would do so.

@GardenGerty I have a fairly large pantry. I have three cases of bottled water there in case of emergency. I ignore it until six months have passed. Then I use up one case and have another delivered with my groceries, which I buy monthly online. The delivery man puts the case where I need it, so 67 year-old me does not have to lift the weight.

When the power goes out in the winter, I have one of those large kerosine heaters. I don't use it very often but it's sure nice to have just for those times lol. I know what you mean about the fans when the power's out, I found that if I put my kerosine heater right underneath this one ceiling fan, the fan turns on it's own and circulates the heat. (Kind of like those old fashioned Christmas angels where the heat from the candle keeps them spinning hahaha) When our power goes out, so does our well pump and also you can't flush. For that I keep boiled purified water in plastic jugs in the freezer, at least that way we can make coffee, water the pets, etc. For the bathroom, I keep a couple of 10 gallon lidded buckets with water in them just for that purpose. Nothings worse than not being able to flush when there's 4 people in the house lol. Sure saved our bacon this winter when we were snowed in without power for those 2 days!

I need to get some propane bottles for the grill. Power was out but only for a couple of hours. We have gas heat, but it does not circulate without electric fans on the furnace. We had hot water, also gas, but no way to cook. I would have brought the barbecue in, if I had to, but ventilated the house really well.

Just told the hubby that we didn't need groceries this week. He was stunned. I have stocked up on staples and we will need to use what we have in the cupboards and freezer.

Yes, I made a wonderful alfredo sauce last weekend. Also learned how to make caramel sauce. I always try to have something on hand.

Hard times do eat into our stockpiles. I used to be under employed and so I had to stockpile for summer, when school was out, because that was when I was out of work. Right now we have more than enough, but hubby is always buying more.

Yes, I have been poor, and hungry, and I am never completely without food now. It is practical. I need to date some of the stuff I get, though, so I do use it at its prime.

She may be about my age, and have done without. Because I went hungry as a child I have always tried to keep various staples on hand. I think surplus is good, if you use it when it is still fresh, and do not waste it. It takes some thinking, though.

Okay, if the roads all buckled from the heat and drought would you have enough to eat? It sure sounds like it. I think if kids get hungry enough they will eat.

Love well water. Gramma had it.

We'd have enough to eat and a fair supply of water. If necessary we could go to the mil's. She has a well...

Yes, we do not all have snow storms in our lives. It is important to be prepared to survive whatever the weather or the calamity that comes our way.

Buying fresh in the market is great when you can do it. I know my dad used to be that way. Now, I like to not shop as often, so we store up food and other things.

Thanks for BR.

Poll, I am with you on that one. I also am wanting to get over my "cold" so I can have some energy.

Some of us have known what it is like to be without, and we plan ahead.

Too true!

Would someone be there to open that store, though?

My hubby would agree with that. Store owner could argue that he is doing a public service.

oh yea.that store's always open. the owner's greedy i saw him come in on a snowmobile that year.

I have food. I might be tired of the food I have but I would have it. I will not starve.

A couple of days is not too bad, as far as going stir crazy. I have a little bit of everything as far as food goes. I would end up having to make my own bread eventually.

I actually do my own bread in my breadmaker most weeks. I like homemade bread better.