Forever foods: 9 cooking staples that can outlast you

[k0xxx]

I came across this article on the Yahoo home page, and though I'm sure most here are aware of most of these, there were a few that surprised me.

I have sugar, honey, salt and vinegar in our long term storage, but vanilla was a complete surprise.

Forever foods: 9 cooking staples that can outlast you

 

[BarredBuff]

Yeah I saw that on Yahoo today....I didnt know vinegar was indestructible. I knew honey, sugar and salt were.

 

[Wifezilla]

I have the important stuff... honey, vanilla, salt, vinegar and maple syrup. The rest of that stuff is not good for me anyway.

 

[lwheelr]

Problem is, most of them aren't really even food.

 

[Wifezilla]

But they will help you preserve food. Those indestructible properties are transferred, at least in part, to the food if you use proper techniques.

 

[lwheelr]

My problem is, when they transfer the indestructible properties to the food, it often ends up with the destructible elements being transferred to my intestines!

 

[k0xxx]

They are not foods, but they are staples that are used in cooking. A few also have other uses, though.

This is taken from a recent article on SurvivalBlog.com:

"What most people dont know is that aside from being delicious, honey and sugar both have antibacterial properties can be safely used to treat wounds in emergency and everyday situations. Emerging research is confirming what people around the world have known for a long time sugar and honey are effective antimicrobials and can take on even the toughest antibiotic-resistant bugs. I personally know of a doctor that worked in Haiti after the earthquake that instructed the Haitians to create a paste out of sugar, a resource plentiful in the otherwise impoverished country, to treat wounds as opposed to waiting for traditional antibiotics."

Salt can also be used to sanitize instruments for surgery and a host of other applications.

Another item that will store indefinitely although it isn't food, is dry bleach. (this info was also from the same article) A 25 pond box of pure Calcium Hypochlorite will purify about 2 million gallons of water.

 

[Damummis]

Maple Sap is boiling on the stove, salt is on the way, vanilla I just picked up yesterday *on sale*....

The only one I didn't get is corn starch.

 

[ORChick]

Not just distilled vinegar; ACV and wine vinegar (and malt, and rice, and ...) will keep just fine in a tightly closed bottle.

I tossed a bottle of corn syrup that had been on the back of the shelf - not because of its age, but because I have learned better .

 

[Icu4dzs]

Well I can't open the link because of "it won't open" but if my memory serves me right the list would include:
1. Wheat (kept dry and cool)
2. Honey (kept cool and dry)
3. Sugar
4. Salt
5. ACV
6. Pinto beans
7.vanilla
8. Corn starch
9. corn syrup
10. maple syrup (form of sugar)

What am I missing? I learned about pinto beans on the LDS website.

Any other suggestions?