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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: freedom lover on May 22, 2009, 01:23:41 PM
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Most of us have eaten pre-packaged desserts like granola bars, twinkies, candy bars, boxed cookies, and oatmeal cream pies. We've all had Little Debbie's snacks and sugary cereal. Almost none of it tastes as good as the stuff made from mixes or scratch. Another problem is shelf life. The only things that would still be good after 8 or 9 years would be expensive dehydrated goods, canned ingredients such as pie fillings and fruit, or sealed jars of sweeteners like honey or mollasses. Nothing that could be eaten with the fingers.
I think that companies should can things like donuts, cakes, pastries, and cookies (some of my favorite desserts). They already can brown bread. Why not ready made desserts? Even if the prices were too high for survivalists to buy in bulk they would still make cool novelty foods. In any case, why shouldn't the victims of nuclear war be able to enjoy something they had in the past?
If anyone who reads this works for a canning company please consider my proposal.
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I thought Twinkies last that long w/o any special treatment...
Or so we've heard.
jb
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What about Heinz' Spotted Dick in a can?
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Maybe just save the gell that slurps out along with those whole canned chickens? =D
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9 out of 10 Mormons agree--Jello is always a treat!
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9 out of 10 Mormons agree--Jello is always a treat!
As one of the resident Mormons here, I give that a hearty thumbs up! Although when I think of some of the gelatin-based abominations I've seen... :shudder:
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here you go
http://freezedriedscoops.com/Ice_Cream.html
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What about Heinz' Spotted Dick in a can?
I've never heard of it before. Likewise whole canned chicken. How long does powdered gelatin last? I would imagine most powdered mixes would last a long time.
here you go
http://freezedriedscoops.com/Ice_Cream.html
That isn't as expensive as I thought it would be. I still prefer baked goods and donuts, though.
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Do you guys think it's unusual that I've lost part of my sweet tooth? Has anyone else ever lost their's?
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9 out of 10 Mormons agree--Jello is always a treat!
What do Mormons have to do with Jello?
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That isn't as expensive as I thought it would be. I still prefer baked goods and donuts, though.
F-ing picky
here is your damn baked goods
http://beprepared.com/category.asp?c=108&MRE+Desserts,+MRE+Accessories,+&+MRE+Drinks=&bhcd2=1243020036
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Fistful, the mormans have been stocking up since the 1858 war with the US Government.
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F-ing picky
here is your damn baked goods
http://beprepared.com/category.asp?c=108&MRE+Desserts,+MRE+Accessories,+&+MRE+Drinks=&bhcd2=1243020036
That won't last 15 years and can't be bought in a grocery store. Canned baked goods would probably taste better too, since less preservatives would be needed. I bet they taste better than a twinkie, though.
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Do you guys think it's unusual that I've lost part of my sweet tooth? Has anyone else ever lost their's?
No, I almost completely lost it doing Atkins. It's amazing how powerful insulin is.
Also, I've only drank diet soda for years now. I can't stand regular soda, unless it's diluted with lots of ice.
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How about Jello pudding? I usually keep a few in the "aw crap" bunker of Alcazar del Tejon.
I order from the folks @ Emergency Essentials. May want to try them:
http://beprepared.com/category.asp_Q_c_E_96_A_High+Energy+Snack+Bars_E_
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How about Jello pudding? I usually keep a few in the "aw crap" bunker of Alcazar del Tejon.
That's decent stuff. Thanks for the link, although I don't have any money to spare for stocking up now. I probably won't be in a position to do that until I am finished with my education and living on my own. Until then I won't have any extra space. Even then most of my income will probably be going used for rent, car insurance, and necessities.
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Do you guys think it's unusual that I've lost part of my sweet tooth? Has anyone else ever lost their's?
I have just about completely lost mine. Birthday cake is the worst. Blech. I have to gag it down at parties.
The only sweet things I like anymore are gummy bears without all the "Extreem! Sour Coating!" crap, certain types of ice cream, and nut brittle.
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What do Mormons have to do with Jello?
Utah has (or had, prior to 1999, Wikipedia says it's Iowa now) the highest rate of per-capita jello consumption in the US.
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Utah has (or had, prior to 1999, Wikipedia says it's Iowa now) the highest rate of per-capita jello consumption in the US.
Its all those Jello/CoolWhip/Marshmellow fluff deserts you find at potlucks and family dinners in Iowa.
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Just by up all the poundcakes they pack in MREs.
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I've had a box of granola bars in one of my hunting seats for at least five years, maybe more. I got hungry and ate one a couple of years ago. It wasn't too bad. I think I have a few left. Maybe I'll test one.
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The Israel Defense Force puts chocolate paste and a just-add-water sweet drink thing in their field rations. Now if the crackers didn't smell of alcohol and taste like cardboard...
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What do Mormons have to do with Jello?
They invented it, and it's like a national dish in Utah.....
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They invented it, and it's like a national dish in Utah.....
We didn't invent it, Peter Cooper did in 1845; but it is the official State Snack of Utah.
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We didn't invent it, Peter Cooper did in 1845; but it is the official State Snack of Utah.
Well I was half right, then....I'd be told it was invented in Utah while I lived there.
Pretty much a guarantee to see it with carrot shavings at any gathering or BBQ.
(Which reminds me of.....Funeral Potatoes!!!! <drool>)
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Funeral Potatoes!!!!
And those is whut?
DD
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And those is whut?
DD
Potatoes that typically get served at funerals. They're kind of like scalloped potatoes depending on the recipe, but with loads of cheese and sour cream. It's probably one of the least healthy variations on potatoes you could imagine, but it's very tasty.
Now the jello with carrot shavings...that's one of those abominations I was talking about.
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Okay, now I'm hongry!
Gotta go to more funerals. Are they generally invitation only?
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They are.
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We didn't invent it, Peter Cooper did in 1845; but it is the official State Snack of Utah.
I coulda sworn it was Bill Cosby that invented it. :laugh:
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Nope. He was just the marketing master behind the pudding. =D
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Fruit cake, it keeps For-Eh-Var.
The canned orange nut cake they used to put in K-Rats. The only rats we would find left on the planes after we cleaned the grunts out of them. =D
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Brains are quite rich in cholesterol.
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It is amazing the number of ways Armour can produce meat by products.
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Oh, they ain't just served at funerals anymore. Hell I knew non-mormons out there that made killer funeral potatoes. One of the girls at work made it with fake lobster, potoates, onions, and enough cheese to give an elephant a heart attack.....oh gawd....