MsDoodahs
08-16-2007, 07:10 PM
Thought I would share it here since I've already typed it out.
It's stuff I pulled from my copy of "making the best of basics" as a sort of jumping in place for someone who wants very much to start storing some things for her family...
Anyway, here it is:
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Some general storage info from Making the Best of Basics that I thought might help with your planning. I've found that a LOT of products do not list their "expiration date" anymore. This book gives the general "use by" for ... damn near everything, lol.
I'm only doing the most common grocery store stuff because that's easiest to get.
Estimated shelf life for various stuff in months:
Commercial ground cornmeal: 60
Commercial ground wheat flour: 6 - 12 (if you buy the wheat berries and grind it yourself, the berries themselves have an indefinite storage life)
White enriched rice: 24 - 48
noodles (mac/lasagna/spag) 18 - 24
oatmeal 12
Nonfat instant powdered milk 24 - 48
dehydrated butter 60 - 96
dehydrated cheese 60 - 96
buttermilk powder 24 - 36
non dairy creamer 24 - 36
dehydrated eggs 60 - 96
evaporated milk 24 - 36
condensed sweetened milk 24 - 36
white, brown, powdered sugar indefinite
corn and maple syrup indefinite
iodized, pickling, ice cream salt indefinite
vegetable shortening 12
liquid vegetable oil 12 - 24
olive oil 12 - 24
baking soda 18 - 24
baking powder 6 - 9
baking chips 18 - 24
cocoa powder 18 - 24
cornstarch 12 - 24
arrowroot 12 - 24
hominy/hominy grits 12
ready to eat dry cereal (corn, rice, shredded wheat) 12
Fruit, canned - all EXCEPT citrus 12 - 18; citrus 6 - 12
Fruit cocktail 12 - 18
Dried potatoes 36 - 48
Dried beans: 60+
Canned veggies:
Beans (green/pinto/kidney/red/yellow/peas) 24 - 36
Beets 12 - 24
Carrots 24 - 36
Corn (whole kernel or creamed) 24 - 36
Potatoes 24 - 36
Canned soups/chili 24 - 36
Canned spag/sauce 12 - 24
Peanut butter 12 -24
unshelled raw nuts 12 - 24
roasted canned shelled nuts 12 - 24
crackers 6 - 12
graham crackers 12 - 24
black pepper indefinite
vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce indefinite
flavorings/extracts 12 - 24
Mixed Italian, Mexican blended herbs 12 - 18
Jerky 6 - 9
canned corned beef 12 - 24
canned deviled meats, vienna sausage 12 - 24
canned chicken/turkey 12 - 24
canned shrimp/tuna/mackerel/halibut 12 - 24
canned salmon/sardines 24 - 36
canned and bottled fruit juices, all 12 - 24
cake mixes 12 - 24
candy bars 12
Chips 12 - 18
Pudding mixes 24 - 36
:)
It's stuff I pulled from my copy of "making the best of basics" as a sort of jumping in place for someone who wants very much to start storing some things for her family...
Anyway, here it is:
-------
Some general storage info from Making the Best of Basics that I thought might help with your planning. I've found that a LOT of products do not list their "expiration date" anymore. This book gives the general "use by" for ... damn near everything, lol.
I'm only doing the most common grocery store stuff because that's easiest to get.
Estimated shelf life for various stuff in months:
Commercial ground cornmeal: 60
Commercial ground wheat flour: 6 - 12 (if you buy the wheat berries and grind it yourself, the berries themselves have an indefinite storage life)
White enriched rice: 24 - 48
noodles (mac/lasagna/spag) 18 - 24
oatmeal 12
Nonfat instant powdered milk 24 - 48
dehydrated butter 60 - 96
dehydrated cheese 60 - 96
buttermilk powder 24 - 36
non dairy creamer 24 - 36
dehydrated eggs 60 - 96
evaporated milk 24 - 36
condensed sweetened milk 24 - 36
white, brown, powdered sugar indefinite
corn and maple syrup indefinite
iodized, pickling, ice cream salt indefinite
vegetable shortening 12
liquid vegetable oil 12 - 24
olive oil 12 - 24
baking soda 18 - 24
baking powder 6 - 9
baking chips 18 - 24
cocoa powder 18 - 24
cornstarch 12 - 24
arrowroot 12 - 24
hominy/hominy grits 12
ready to eat dry cereal (corn, rice, shredded wheat) 12
Fruit, canned - all EXCEPT citrus 12 - 18; citrus 6 - 12
Fruit cocktail 12 - 18
Dried potatoes 36 - 48
Dried beans: 60+
Canned veggies:
Beans (green/pinto/kidney/red/yellow/peas) 24 - 36
Beets 12 - 24
Carrots 24 - 36
Corn (whole kernel or creamed) 24 - 36
Potatoes 24 - 36
Canned soups/chili 24 - 36
Canned spag/sauce 12 - 24
Peanut butter 12 -24
unshelled raw nuts 12 - 24
roasted canned shelled nuts 12 - 24
crackers 6 - 12
graham crackers 12 - 24
black pepper indefinite
vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce indefinite
flavorings/extracts 12 - 24
Mixed Italian, Mexican blended herbs 12 - 18
Jerky 6 - 9
canned corned beef 12 - 24
canned deviled meats, vienna sausage 12 - 24
canned chicken/turkey 12 - 24
canned shrimp/tuna/mackerel/halibut 12 - 24
canned salmon/sardines 24 - 36
canned and bottled fruit juices, all 12 - 24
cake mixes 12 - 24
candy bars 12
Chips 12 - 18
Pudding mixes 24 - 36
:)