Belle and all..... glad you mentioned about the shelf-life and buying "canned" goods canned in glass. I figger that even though I don't eat fish, I could catch fish and trade them..... that's if bad goes to worse. paulette in sw fla usa don't forget the bug spray..... On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Belle Shepherd <belleshep@cox.net> wrote: > Stella, > I think several of us posted something about a back up supply of foodstuffs > should be had by all. Storms, illness, power failures, etc. that can > prevent a trip to the market. I like to feel secure in the knowledge that I > have these things on hand. > There are many non perishables on the market and some in one serving cans > so > that the lack of refrigeration isn'a problem. Some can be used right out of > the can.jar with no cooking or other preparation is neccesary. One needs > to > choose according to the familie's likes > > Dried fruits are a good item to have on hand. I think nearly everyone likes > baked beans. The instant cereals are a good choice if you have a way to > heat > water, There are many choices of things that will keep a long time if > properly stored. From my own experience, I found that 'canned ' fruits and > fruit juices have the shortest shelf life of other canned goods, so I now > prefer the ones in glass. > > Once you start building your supply stash, you will find many things to add > as you go along, a few extra things each shopping trip will soon give you a > good backup. Don't forget the paper products. > > Iused to have a large garden at our place in Georgia, had much smaller > patchs in othe places and usually had enough for our own needs. I > california, had a 'very' small space but was determined to make use of it.I > planted zuchini at the end of a planter box and trained it up on a small > trellis. Well, Mr. Zuchini went traveling over the trellis and onto the > block wall fence behind the three neighboring houses. I finally had to cut > it out by the roots, it didn't want to give up. We all had our fill of > zuchini that summer. > My tomato plants did well in redwood tubs on the back patio. > Belle > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stella Roper" <busmar1852@webtv.net> > To: <Southern-Chat@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 7:56 AM > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] HAPPY JUNE! > > > > Good Morning everybody, and happy June to you. How many of you are > > eating fresh veggies today, like me.? I envy those who can have a > > garden. I know the work involved, but it is so worth it. Oh Yeah, that > > reminds me...I t took the advice of Belle, or Jeannie T...forgot which > > one it was that said save up some food? I saw one of the economists on > > the news that said we might try to save a years supply of non > > perishables, .due to a truckers strike or whatever, soI made a shelf > > for it and started with tomato sauces and spaghetti sauces, and canned > > green beans, etc. Going to carry a lady to the doctor, who > > cannot drive...so I will TTY this evening. Stella > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Speaking of bug spray... I have a terrible problem... When I go out into the back yard I am being attacked by chiggers (red bugs to some of you). I use Benedryl on them to help with the itching, but that only works for a short while. I went to Home Depot yesterday and bought some liquid Seven with an attached sprayer and hooked it to the water hose and sprayed part of my back yard and also the garden... might as well take care of those bugs too! I'm hoping that that's going to work. For an insect to be sooooooo tiny they sure can cause a lot of discomfort... MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: "Smoochie Newton" <smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 1:06 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] HAPPY JUNE! > Belle and all..... glad you mentioned about the shelf-life and buying > "canned" goods canned in glass. I figger that even though I don't > eat fish, I could catch fish and trade them..... that's if bad goes to > worse. > > paulette in sw fla usa > don't forget the bug spray..... > > > > On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Belle Shepherd <belleshep@cox.net> > wrote: > >> Stella, >> I think several of us posted something about a back up supply of >> foodstuffs >> should be had by all. Storms, illness, power failures, etc. that can >> prevent a trip to the market. I like to feel secure in the knowledge that >> I >> have these things on hand. >> There are many non perishables on the market and some in one serving cans >> so >> that the lack of refrigeration isn'a problem. Some can be used right out >> of >> the can.jar with no cooking or other preparation is neccesary. One needs >> to >> choose according to the familie's likes >> >> Dried fruits are a good item to have on hand. I think nearly everyone >> likes >> baked beans. The instant cereals are a good choice if you have a way to >> heat >> water, There are many choices of things that will keep a long time if >> properly stored. From my own experience, I found that 'canned ' fruits >> and >> fruit juices have the shortest shelf life of other canned goods, so I now >> prefer the ones in glass. >> >> Once you start building your supply stash, you will find many things to >> add >> as you go along, a few extra things each shopping trip will soon give you >> a >> good backup. Don't forget the paper products. >> >> Iused to have a large garden at our place in Georgia, had much smaller >> patchs in othe places and usually had enough for our own needs. I >> california, had a 'very' small space but was determined to make use of >> it.I >> planted zuchini at the end of a planter box and trained it up on a small >> trellis. Well, Mr. Zuchini went traveling over the trellis and onto the >> block wall fence behind the three neighboring houses. I finally had to >> cut >> it out by the roots, it didn't want to give up. We all had our fill of >> zuchini that summer. >> My tomato plants did well in redwood tubs on the back patio. >> Belle >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Stella Roper" <busmar1852@webtv.net> >> To: <Southern-Chat@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 7:56 AM >> Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] HAPPY JUNE! >> >> >> > Good Morning everybody, and happy June to you. How many of you are >> > eating fresh veggies today, like me.? I envy those who can have a >> > garden. I know the work involved, but it is so worth it. Oh Yeah, that >> > reminds me...I t took the advice of Belle, or Jeannie T...forgot which >> > one it was that said save up some food? I saw one of the economists on >> > the news that said we might try to save a years supply of non >> > perishables, .due to a truckers strike or whatever, soI made a shelf >> > for it and started with tomato sauces and spaghetti sauces, and canned >> > green beans, etc. Going to carry a lady to the doctor, who >> > cannot drive...so I will TTY this evening. Stella >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > --- > avast! Antivirus: Inbound message clean. > Virus Database (VPS): 080531-1, 05/31/2008 > Tested on: 6/10/2008 2:33:06 PM > avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2008 ALWIL Software. > http://www.avast.com > > >

MaryClyde..... if my thinker is working today, I think I remember my gramma/grampa using dormant oil and spraying that in the yard.....mixed with soapy dish water. Another thing gramma did was to put a dab - a tiny bit - of PineSol in our bath water. Well, I'm still here so it never kilt me. Wonder could you spray your yard with PineSol? hmmmm.....someone will know paulette in sw fla usa I'm itchin' just thinkin' about those little devils On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 2:38 PM, Mary R Mungo <MRMungo@comporium.net> wrote: > Speaking of bug spray... I have a terrible problem... When I go out into > the > back yard I am being attacked by chiggers (red bugs to some of you). I use > Benedryl on them to help with the itching, but that only works for a short > while. I went to Home Depot yesterday and bought some liquid Seven with an > attached sprayer and hooked it to the water hose and sprayed part of my > back > yard and also the garden... might as well take care of those bugs too! I'm > hoping that that's going to work. For an insect to be sooooooo tiny they > sure can cause a lot of discomfort... > MaryClyde > > -----