A bit more prepper shopping.

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Being close enough to the end of the month that one of my checks is in, I decided to go ahead and buy this month's prep supplies.  Nothing fancy, and some of it is going into circulation immediately, so I bought extra.  The first item on my list was lentils.  Some local academic types swore by them, Survival Blog recently had a piece, and others seem to swear by lentils.  I am sure I have eaten lentils before, I sampled a mix the locals put together, too.  But I can't remember the taste.  Though, when hungry, taste is a bit further down the line.  But done right, and with ham for example, I am betting these things are quite good.  But more, unlike other beans, there is no need to pre-soak and they cook in 20 minutes, give or take.  So, yeah.  Beside being a super-food, a real one, they prep and cook in a comparative jiffy.  All good.  I also purchased a couple of cans of heritage seed and a week supply of MREs, to see how long that will really take me.  I am going to see about eating MREs entrees twice a week, just as an add to my ongoing attempt to eat a bit more.  Who knows, next spring may see me trying a variety or two of the seeds.  I am thinking tomatoes.  Maybe peppers too.  While the fruit of the plants would be nice they are a side issue for now.  What I am really interested in is creating more seed, learning how to grow the plants best, things like that.  Still, who could argue with a half dozen solid producing tomato and pepper plants?  Well, you could argue, but you don't count if you do.  :p

You know, I really am getting on target with food storage.  I'm not great at all this yet, but... it is coming along.  Sure, I get sidetracked on the wrong things once in a while.  I am not the best at organizing either.  But really, I actually have a medium term pantry created, if it is still a bit weak.  And I have some serious parts of my long term in play.  The long term good stores will take a bit longer, but that's okay too.  I have the perfect place to store foods, and it does stay cool down there, as good as any old root cellar, without the mess.  I have a lot of space left down there, and more space in another room, or two, sort of.  If I ever do get it relatively set up, I think my mother would love it here.  For most things, since she knows how to use powdered milk, and all manner of such things, she would never have to go to the store, save for a very few items.  But to find a wife who knows these things?  In some ways I think this would be more like my mom's dream, she just never had the notion presented to her correctly.  I think she would cook a lot more if she didn't have to run to the store and keep up on everything. 

Well, that is that for today.  I'm going to play my games until I can't stay up any more.  A bite to eat first though.  Good day.