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Thread: Saving Beans and Rice
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March 3rd, 2023, 01:33 PM #31Grand Member
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Re: Saving Beans and Rice
I agree. I see all of these prepper sites selling dehydrated food/MRE type meals.
They are pretty expensive. They seem reasonable until...
You see that the individual servings seem to be lacking in calories. Many I've seen are like 250-300. I understand that may be basic survival, but how long are you going to last on 750-900 calories/day? Want more? Buy more. Price goes up.
I think it's easier to stock up on everyday canned and dry goods, and some cheap bulk items like sugar, flour, rice, beans, etc. and some mylar bags and O2 packs.
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March 3rd, 2023, 09:56 PM #33
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I'm literally organizing my canned food shelving right now.
I should take a pic.
Now I see why I can't afford any gun stuff.I called to check my ZIP CODE!....DY-NO-MITE!!!
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March 4th, 2023, 08:03 AM #34Active Member
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Re: Saving Beans and Rice
I got some navy beans out of my small stash the other week the other week for soup. They were kept in a clean Prego jar and were about 8 or 9 years old. After soaking overnight and a day in the crockpot, they were still hard. Not crunchy but firm. Reheating the next day for a couple hours softened them some but not entirely. They tasted fine though. Not sure what storage method, if any, would change that
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Re: Saving Beans and Rice
I'll admit that we used dried beans for the first time about 2 weeks ago. They were 'fresh' and we had nearly the same experience in a soup. Soaked in water for nearly a day, then in the crockpot for the soup for like 8 hours. The skins were still a bit tougher/firmer than the canned beans we usually use. They were soft inside, but just the skins were a bit tougher.
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March 4th, 2023, 08:14 PM #36
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If you look at the belly button of The Bean, in the saddle so to speak, there's a pinhole and that's where the water needs to go through to soften them up. After about 3 years the Bean has dehydrated and shrunk so much that the pinhole is closed. You can cook them for longer, or you can smash them with a meat tenderizer and break them in half. But you'll have a hard time ever making them real soft again.
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March 4th, 2023, 08:29 PM #37
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March 4th, 2023, 09:17 PM #38Grand Member
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We shall live in caves, raise two headed livestock, and spawn a race of 3 eyed humans...
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