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18. Me neither. I am a vegetarian. n/t

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Fri Jul 27, 2012, 04:41 PM

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PSA announcement, if you can, it is time to restock your pantry. [View all] CK_John Jul 2012 OP

Thank you, and it's only going to get worse. Fire Walk With Me Jul 2012 #1

good post. food prices have been going up and will rise even more dramatically cali Jul 2012 #2

It's the middle of summer which is Le Taz Hot Jul 2012 #3

I love canning and I'm going to miss it this year cali Jul 2012 #4

and they plan to cut food stamps grasswire Jul 2012 #5

That is indeed the Republican plan, but.... Berlum Jul 2012 #9

humans don't need to eat meat. no big loss there nt msongs Jul 2012 #6

maybe you don't. more for me. n/t Scout Jul 2012 #12

Me neither. I am a vegetarian. n/t RebelOne Jul 2012 #18

I found pork for $2 lb, chops for $2.50 and round roast for $3 Viva_La_Revolution Jul 2012 #7

Good point...I have a fairly large freezer where i can store meats etc... truebrit71 Jul 2012 #8

And thus it begins lunatica Jul 2012 #10

I was at the store the other day Horse with no Name Jul 2012 #11

Anyone who doesn't maintain a well-stocked pantry in preparation for natural disasters is naive slackmaster Jul 2012 #13

you do realize that a lot of people- and I'm one of them cali Jul 2012 #28

Yes, I am aware of that slackmaster Jul 2012 #52

some of us cant stock enough to last till payday RedRocco Jul 2012 #29

+1 leeroysphitz Jul 2012 #35

Maybe God will take care of people who are in that kind of situation slackmaster Jul 2012 #51

I disagree. People tend to thinks things will turn worse than they really do. n-t Logical Jul 2012 #38

Often true, but if a large earthquake affects SoCal I won't be drinking from the toilet tank slackmaster Jul 2012 #50

Good point! Logical Jul 2012 #57

Once upon a time you could stock up on canned goods and they'd last for years... nc4bo Jul 2012 #14

I've noticed this too- do you know how this came to be? Poll_Blind Jul 2012 #15

Not at all. We wound up tossing a ton of stuff nc4bo Jul 2012 #17

I have many canned goods that I bought during RebelOne Jul 2012 #19

Food does not magically become inedible on the printed expiration date slackmaster Jul 2012 #20

I'd have agreed with you before but for some reason the product nc4bo Jul 2012 #21

lost cans and some good okra soup!! nc4bo Jul 2012 #22

The manufacturer will always do the legal CYA thing slackmaster Jul 2012 #26

You, are a very smart person. I'd never have thought of the compost. nc4bo Jul 2012 #32

About citric acid... nc4bo Jul 2012 #23

The USDA's Guide to Home Canning is a great resource slackmaster Jul 2012 #24

This is GREAT!! nc4bo Jul 2012 #30

I hate that.. I have 15 year old home canned tomatoes that I still use.. X_Digger Jul 2012 #33

Are you being sarcastic? nc4bo Jul 2012 #34

Not at all sarcastic.. my tomatoes taste as good as the day they were canned. (mason jars) X_Digger Jul 2012 #42

WOW!!!!! nc4bo Jul 2012 #45

Yup! Though I need to find a new gasket.. X_Digger Jul 2012 #49

That is wonderful, seriously! nc4bo Jul 2012 #53

Nothing tastes quite so good on a cold winter night as chili made from your own tomato sauce. X_Digger Jul 2012 #56

Ha nc4bo Jul 2012 #62

Cool dry places are hard to come by in the desert areas SoCalDem Jul 2012 #36

I wish, that stuff seems to be in everything. nc4bo Jul 2012 #37

I put dried beans and flour in the freezer for a few days to kill the @$$#$%&&* moths and beetles slackmaster Jul 2012 #48

Moths......very hard to get rid of, yes! nc4bo Jul 2012 #58

Never a bad idea in general, but I expect the price rise will be ameliorated Robb Jul 2012 #16

Doesn't hoarding just raise prices for everyone who can't afford to hoard? NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #25

it's not drought, it's economic terrorism. HiPointDem Jul 2012 #27

"cattle meat" is usually called "beef". trof Jul 2012 #31

"This drought will push prices up at least by 10% to 20% not the estimated 4%"?? Logical Jul 2012 #39

Who you going to believe? CK_John or your lying eyes? NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #40

Don't get it. Explain it to me. Logical Jul 2012 #41

Its an old Groucho Marx quote that indicates you know the truth and I agree with you NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #43

OK, interesting. Never heard it. Thanks! Logical Jul 2012 #44

It is used when you know someone is lying to you NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #46

Ok, makes sense. Sorry I was clueless!! :-) Logical Jul 2012 #47

No problem but let me give you an even better example NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #54

Beautiful View! Wow! Logical Jul 2012 #59

Thank you NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #60

Good for you! "Knee High By The 4th Of July" is definitely not true anymore! :-) More like head high Logical Jul 2012 #61

This corn was tall as an elephants eye by the fourth of July NNN0LHI Jul 2012 #63

Thanks for the tip Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #55