Easter stock-up

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03-02-2015, 21:24
TheGrey

Easter stock-up

I'm sure everyone has noticed the Easter goodies taking over the shelves in the stores.

For the Prepping pantry, Easter is one of the best holidays for the comfort section of your shelves. Don't have a comfort section for your shelves? Whyever not? SHTF scenarios are stressful; comfort food will be the cheapest and quickest-rewarding thing on your list. Use a Food Saver and canning jars, and be ready to scoop up on deals, such as:

Jelly Beans
M&Ms
Chocolates
Hard candies

...and so on.

In addition, we have popping corn, and flavored salts.

What sorts of things do you have in your 'comfort food section'?
03-02-2015, 22:11
SideShow Bob

I just can't stand All the pastel colors of the goodies around Easter. I'll wait for the Manley colors.........

And by the way, how do you can Peeps ?
03-02-2015, 22:14
zteknik

TWIZZLERS!!!! Don't forget the TWIZZLERS!!!!.....[facepalm]
03-02-2015, 22:15
00tec

Hard candies aren't difficult to make from scratch.
03-02-2015, 22:21
wyome

PEEPS!!!!!
03-02-2015, 22:26
Monky

Scotch and wine

Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.
03-02-2015, 22:36
zteknik

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyome

PEEPS!!!!!

Oh yea! Those things have a longer shelf life than Twinkies!!
Think I still have a box of them in my toolbox from 4 years ago....[Coffee]
03-03-2015, 00:04
TheGrey

Well, I'd think that you could put Peeps in a plastic bag and suck all the air out of it with the food saver- that's what I would use the canning jars for, anyhow. :)

Yeah, the pastel colors are kind of silly, but chocolate is chocolate.

Scotch and wine is another good point! We don't drink, but we have a small collection of alcohol, just the same.
03-03-2015, 00:08
TheGrey

Quote:

Originally Posted by 00tec

Hard candies aren't difficult to make from scratch.

My Grandma used to make the most excellent hard candies. I'm mostly trying to go with SHTF scenarios that would limit resources such as electricity and gas.

But store-bought candies are a sad, pale comparison to homemade.
03-03-2015, 00:16
68Charger

Quote:

Originally Posted by wyome

PEEPS!!!!!

Marshmallow peeps are best spent in the microwave with the family viewing...
03-03-2015, 00:26
ray1970

Peeps on a stick over a campfire are the best.
03-03-2015, 00:51
68Charger

Quote:

Originally Posted by ray1970

Peeps on a stick over a campfire are the best.

I still say making a scene out of them around a central theme in a microwave and watching them expand to 5x their normal size, then melt down into molten pools of sugary lava is more rewarding... but maybe that's just me...
03-03-2015, 08:57
Sawin

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68Charger

I still say making a scene out of them around a central theme in a microwave and watching them expand to 5x their normal size, then melt down into molten pools of sugary lava is more rewarding... but maybe that's just me...

haha that sounds more appealing to me than eating those things. I can't stand them. What kind of scenes have you played out with them before?
03-03-2015, 11:59
StagLefty

Easter is a great time to stock up on rabbit meat !!! [Sarcasm2]
03-03-2015, 12:49
Tim K

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monky

Scotch and wine

Sent by a free-range electronic weasel, with no sense of personal space.

I'm making wine for storage and daily drinking. $3 a bottle.

Scotch I leave to the experts at The Macallan.
03-03-2015, 14:30
68Charger

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sawin

haha that sounds more appealing to me than eating those things. I can't stand them. What kind of scenes have you played out with them before?

I've always been a fan of putting them in little toothpick cages... they ooze between the bars as they grow, and the cage frequently breaks...

or putting two of them on a paper plate (you seriously don't want to clean up after this) with a toothpick "sword" in each one and let them battle...

Kids love it, it's all in the name of science... you should see what you can do with grapes in the microwave!
03-03-2015, 15:09
00tec

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68Charger

Kids love it, it's all in the name of science... you should see what you can do with grapes in the microwave!

Or a match in a jar...
03-03-2015, 15:10
Sawin

Quote:

Originally Posted by 68Charger

I've always been a fan of putting them in little toothpick cages... they ooze between the bars as they grow, and the cage frequently breaks...

or putting two of them on a paper plate (you seriously don't want to clean up after this) with a toothpick "sword" in each one and let them battle...

Kids love it, it's all in the name of science... you should see what you can do with grapes in the microwave!

HAHA well if I wind up with peeps in my house for some reason this Easter, you can bet I'll be nuking them on film. That sounds hilarious, even if my daughter is too young to laugh at them with me :)
03-03-2015, 19:28
zteknik

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGrey

My Grandma used to make the most excellent hard candies. I'm mostly trying to go with SHTF scenarios that would limit resources such as electricity and gas.

But store-bought candies are a sad, pale comparison to homemade.

The Peeps would work as candles in a pinch....[Coffee]
03-04-2015, 13:29
Great-Kazoo

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGrey

I'm sure everyone has noticed the Easter goodies taking over the shelves in the stores.

For the Prepping pantry, Easter is one of the best holidays for the comfort section of your shelves. Don't have a comfort section for your shelves? Whyever not? SHTF scenarios are stressful; comfort food will be the cheapest and quickest-rewarding thing on your list. Use a Food Saver and canning jars, and be ready to scoop up on deals, such as:

Jelly Beans
M&Ms
Chocolates
Hard candies

...and so on.

In addition, we have popping corn, and flavored salts.

What sorts of things do you have in your 'comfort food section'?

Honey sticks. They're very compact, single use and lots of them fit in a mason jar.
03-04-2015, 22:53
TheGrey

Quote:

Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

Honey sticks. They're very compact, single use and lots of them fit in a mason jar.

What a great suggestion. Do you know of any place that sells them in bulk?
03-04-2015, 23:19
Great-Kazoo

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheGrey

What a great suggestion. Do you know of any place that sells them in bulk?

yes, somewhere is there info. Plus IIRC they are fairly easy to make, like fruit rollups
03-04-2015, 23:58
Irving

Straws, a lighter, and a pair of needle nose pliers will do it.

Here, like in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHxSJgK1zIQ
03-05-2015, 00:03
TheGrey

Awesome! Thank you both for the great idea!