Forever foods: 9 cooking staples that can outlast you

[abifae]

where's the twinkies?

they'll outlast cockroaches.

 

[ORChick]

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?

The list in the article included the following, and assumes proper storage - cool, dark, airtight:

Sugar (white, brown, powdered)
Pure vanilla extract, not the fake stuff
White rice, any variety (not brown rice)
Cornstarch
Honey
Salt
Corn syrup
Maple syrup
Distilled white vinegar

 

[yardfarmer]

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.

DW's Grandma has told us about her father who was a medic in WW I and used honey to prevent infections in battle wounds. Raw unprocessed honey is preferred, probably since that's ll they had back then.

 

[hoosier]

where's the twinkies?

they'll outlast cockroaches.

I am a sugar addict, but I can't stomach those things.

 

[country freedom]

I sure didn't know sugar was good for you in that way - I knew honey was.

 

[Marianne]

Molasses? Besides using that in bread and other foods, you can make your own brown sugar using regular sugar and molasses. Powdered sugar is just regular sugar and cornstarch all blenderized super fine.

The old LDS sheet I had included vitamins and a plethora of aspirin and things that I wouldn't have thought about. So I did research on herbal and home remedies for different medical needs. And you need to print them off instead of bookmarking on your computer.

 

[Mackay]

aspirin can go bad. If it smells like vinegar throw it out.

How to use vanilla for preserving food?

Im in Mexico right now so guess I pick up a bottle of the good stuff