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southernyankeebelle

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13. Peanut butter and jelly for sure. Also if your freezer is working freeze some lunch meats.

Sat Oct 27, 2012, 10:31 PM

Oct 2012

fill some empty milk jugs when your electricity goes out leave jugs of water frozen in cooler and place your lunch meats in there. Your meats will stay cold as long as your water jugs or ice stays frozen. But don't open and close freezer alot. If you put it in jugs the water melts slowly.

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Anyone got any good ideas what to buy that can be eaten without cooking or opening refrigerator? [View all] Auntie Bush Oct 2012 OP

Peanut butter and crackers drthais Oct 2012 #1

Peanut butter is a life saver. charlyvi Oct 2012 #4

I have been making home made Peanut Butter, crunch60 Oct 2012 #116

peanut butter and honey mitchtv Oct 2012 #2

peanut butter is the best in an emergency. murray hill farm Oct 2012 #42

Spam, vienna sausages.... meow2u3 Oct 2012 #3

Chef boy ar dee canned ravoli/spaghettios, sardines, crackers, peanut butter.....nm nc4bo Oct 2012 #5

Anything Chef Boyardee, you don't even need a bowl... n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2012 #56

Peanut butter. Canned baked beans are OK @ room temperature. Freddie Oct 2012 #6

Canned soup. If you can eat it cold. LisaL Oct 2012 #7

I guess about any bakery type products without fillings that might spoil if unrefrigerated. RKP5637 Oct 2012 #8

Chef Boyardee. I eat it out of the can all the time. Its Time We Wake Up Oct 2012 #9

Raw meat? mysuzuki2 Oct 2012 #10

They might be preparing for the storm too. n/t RKP5637 Oct 2012 #25

Fresh fruits and vegetables? stopbush Oct 2012 #11

Oreos! The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #12

Ixnay on Prunes.... ;) Grammy23 Oct 2012 #23

Dried apricots are worse. The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2012 #27

You sound like you're talking from experience..... Grammy23 Oct 2012 #100

"Sadly, it was too late."! Turborama Oct 2012 #114

I second you on the dried apricots! Turborama Oct 2012 #115

I have never had an issue with dates. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #125

LOL! Le Taz Hot Oct 2012 #37

It's official. You owe me a keyboard & monitor! Tarheel_Dem Oct 2012 #119

Peanut butter and jelly for sure. Also if your freezer is working freeze some lunch meats. southernyankeebelle Oct 2012 #13

And if preparing for the storm don't forget to have lots and lots of RKP5637 Oct 2012 #14

Cereal and Parmelat milk, or Zone or Kashi bars soleft Oct 2012 #15

or powdered milk and water. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2012 #57

Granola bars. Nuts. Sunflower seeds. Canned chicken. Apples. highplainsdem Oct 2012 #16

Cereal for dinner. Yum. gottavote Oct 2012 #17

Milk is the issue there, but Soy milk might be the answer Motown_Johnny Oct 2012 #121

These are some of the things I told my mom she could get: madaboutharry Oct 2012 #18

Beer. My beer has 104 calories per can. panader0 Oct 2012 #19

Sounds good!!! RKP5637 Oct 2012 #32

Beer -- It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore! Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #110

canned/powdered milk, soy or almond milk - the ones that don't need refrigeration, cereal. nc4bo Oct 2012 #20

Powdered milk. reformist2 Oct 2012 #21

You'd need drinking water to prepare it... k8conant Oct 2012 #39

Thanks for all the great ideas that we all can use. nt Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #22

Can of beans or blackeye peas, bunch of salsa = yummy. uppityperson Oct 2012 #24

Or if you are in Tucson, put it on a windowsill to warm it up! OffWithTheirHeads Oct 2012 #41

Jerky Its Time We Wake Up Oct 2012 #26

Nuts DURHAM D Oct 2012 #28

some ideas Takket Oct 2012 #29

Been through several hurricanes.... CherokeeDem Oct 2012 #30

Canned meat, like chicken, vegetables, cream soups and lots of water Autumn Oct 2012 #31

Nutella. PB. Fresh fruit. Canned fruit. Canned veggies. Crackers. Cookies. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #33

Will you need caffeine? DURHAM D Oct 2012 #34

Jars of nuts Chemisse Oct 2012 #35

Here's an excerpt from a hurricane post a posted a few years ago ... Tx4obama Oct 2012 #36

Sardines and crackers !! RagAss Oct 2012 #38

Go old school. Grains, dried legumes, canned anything. bklyncowgirl Oct 2012 #40

Get individual mayo packets from Chik-Fil-A, Ilsa Oct 2012 #43

Granola bars, trail mix, raisins, popcorn LiberalElite Oct 2012 #44

Canned refried beans Brother Buzz Oct 2012 #45

If you have an old fondue pot buy extra sterno. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #46

Or camp coffee. ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #53

I keep the individual Starbucks instant coffee for emergencies. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #63

I have some Folger's instant coffee ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #75

I like my bandanna method. bklyncowgirl Oct 2012 #66

Good idea! ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #76

A French press is a lot easier. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #86

I heard dropping a raw egg in the coffee captures all those nasty grounds. Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #78

Interesting. ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #90

get a little sterno stove Ellipsis Oct 2012 #47

I got one similar to that about a week ago... Buns_of_Fire Oct 2012 #113

Canned refried beans and corn chips kentauros Oct 2012 #48

We have ice for a cooler ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #49

A small trash can with a liner in it, filled about half to 2/3 w water,frozen Lars39 Oct 2012 #62

The ice lasts longer in the cooler, too, ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #71

Freezing gallon jugs of water is excellent for coolers. Lone_Star_Dem Oct 2012 #135

Do you live in a building or a house? DURHAM D Oct 2012 #50

Chocolate, lots and lots of chocolate. Marie Marie Oct 2012 #51

Yeah! Baker's chocolate! kentauros Oct 2012 #59

I thought that ohheckyeah Oct 2012 #72

Dont forget the water kmlisle Oct 2012 #52

I have one of these - DURHAM D Oct 2012 #58

That's a great idea! kentauros Oct 2012 #69

Also, you can drink and cook with the water. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #73

I used to read Treehugger.com a lot. kentauros Oct 2012 #80

Tuna and salmon in the pouches... Cannikin Oct 2012 #54

www.72hours.org displacedtexan Oct 2012 #55

anything chef boyardee argiel1234 Oct 2012 #60

lots pokerfan Oct 2012 #61

Dark chocolate Tree-Hugger Oct 2012 #64

I love cold canned Roselma Oct 2012 #65

Jugs of distilled & spring water - TBF Oct 2012 #67

MRE LP2K12 Oct 2012 #68

after Katrina Aerows Oct 2012 #120

Hugs Lefta Dissenter Oct 2012 #70

MRE's alarimer Oct 2012 #74

If any of your neighbors are Mormon DURHAM D Oct 2012 #77

Yep jackbenimble Oct 2012 #129

Ro-tel Tomatoes and Green Chilis is a great pnwest Oct 2012 #79

Progresso Lentil Soup is great cold. liberalmuse Oct 2012 #81

You can buy tuna salad in pouches. GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #82

Get a campstove if you don't have a gas grill B2G Oct 2012 #83

Also Samjm Oct 2012 #84

MREs if you can find them nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #85

one of those small propane camp stoves is handy to have Whisp Oct 2012 #87

Canned meats and fruits. But seriously, just pick some kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #88

And a shopping tip: kentauros Oct 2012 #89

Taking you advice and going to bed now. Nite-nite! Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #92

Sleep well! kentauros Oct 2012 #94

Pop Tarts sarcasmo Oct 2012 #91

Cookies jsr Oct 2012 #93

Go to a health food store and get some nut & fruit mixes and bars. applegrove Oct 2012 #95

Boil up a lot of water and keep it in a thermos Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2012 #96

What you wrote laid out a practice that is used in some societies that don't allow cooking bluestate10 Oct 2012 #104

Trail Mix. Lots of it. Ship of Fools Oct 2012 #97

Just remembered something--- Grammy23 Oct 2012 #98

You might want to PM the disposables idea to her kentauros Oct 2012 #102

Nuts, dried fruit, popcorn Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #99

Canned fruit. Multitudes of bread. Look up a camping shop of military surplus and get MREs. nt bluestate10 Oct 2012 #101

Cliff Bars, Luna Bars, Pure Bars, Lara Bars JSK Oct 2012 #103

We just did our annual prep politicat Oct 2012 #105

Baked beans, yummy cold. Protein, some sugar too (ok, lots of sugar) DebJ Oct 2012 #106

Textured Vegetable Protein davsand Oct 2012 #107

After you've got the essential foods taken care of, consider adding something sweet. gkhouston Oct 2012 #108

Anything in a can if you don't mind eating it unheated. Cleita Oct 2012 #109

Tuna, peanut butter sandwiches, canned fruit Marrah_G Oct 2012 #111

Canned Corned Beef Hash.... WCGreen Oct 2012 #112

Formula for babies or pre-natal mothers has loads of essentials & can be made using room temp water Turborama Oct 2012 #117

Honeybee Pollen--it's a great food with lots of essential nutrients crunch60 Oct 2012 #118

Most any of the canned vegetables madokie Oct 2012 #122

The tone of your post makes me think you will succumb to cannibalism any day now. Kindly Refrain Oct 2012 #123

Peanut butter...crackers...pop-top veggies/soups.. SoCalDem Oct 2012 #124

I hear shelf-stable milk lasts for a long time...nt SidDithers Oct 2012 #126

Buy a small Coleman stove Cronkite Oct 2012 #127

Try jicama if you haven't IDemo Oct 2012 #128

Lots of stuff malaise Oct 2012 #130

Someone talked about a waterbob. $22.00 (?) Amazon Very cool. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #131

Chocolate. Buy yourself several huge bags of Halloween candy LiberalEsto Oct 2012 #132

fresh fruit that keeps... antigone382 Oct 2012 #133

Paper plates, cups, glasses, also plastic tablewear, plenty matches for candles, zip lock bags Auntie Bush Oct 2012 #134

Pretty much anything that comes in a metal can or sealed glass jar slackmaster Oct 2012 #136

MRE's glacierbay Oct 2012 #137

10 days without power in 2006 footinmouth Oct 2012 #138