Keepable foods - what and where to find them?

**Philippus Flavius Homovallumus** · 03-28-2010, 01:16

Originally Posted by Veho Nex

MREs'

No.

There's nothing useful in them. Military grade food is high in carbs and protein, but low in minerals and vitamins. You'll eventually waste away eating it.

Originally Posted by Pannonian

No, just going through a survivalist phase after various media scares about fuel shortages. Googled rations, and erbswurst and tushonka intrigued me as something that might supplement staples which I've never tried before. I can't find them in local stores though, hence I'm asking if anyone knows where one might find them in the London area, and what other stores might be a good mix of keepability, availability, economy, and palatability.

Tinned food of all kinds, rice and grains, hard cheese, butter will keep a lot longer than the sell-by date, as well fruit if kept cool, and potatos.

**KukriKhan** · 03-28-2010, 13:33

Mormons have quite a bit of experience with storing foods. Many use this place. The fellows above made some pretty good recommendations, too.

If you have deep-freeze ability, a vacuum-seal machine might help. It's a little pricey, IMO, and they "get" you ($$)) on bags replacement; OTOH, I ate a Seal-a-meal steak that was bagged in 2005, last week (my widowed step-Dad is a kinda-survivalist).