Preppers Paradise: Pickled Turnips and Sovereignty Spam

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Despite all the accusations of hysteria for those saying they intend to prep, today Theresa May said households were going to be given guidelines in August and September on how to prepare in the event of No Deal.

Robert Peston@Peston
@theresa_may says 70 "technical notices" for businesses and households will be published in Aug and Sept setting out how we can all prepare for a no-deal Brexit (should that be what happens). Yikes

Arla are already warning that milk product may be scare and baby formula will be 'an occasional luxury' even if we do get a deal
Dairy products 'may become luxuries' after UK leaves EU

Whilst we wait for the government to advise us on what action we all need to consider taking, this is a thread dedicated for those people who wish to share tips, advice and what they plan to do rather than clogging up other threads.

Very sensible.

Not sure if this has been posted here yet?

unearthed.greenpeace.org/2018/07/12/brexit-uk-india-trade-review-out-of-reach/amp/

I have a tiny freezer (one of my true annoyances with living here) and a huge fridge. We don't need a huge fridge but I could always do with a big freezer.

But tbh, i think that might be a good thing, as relying too heavily on a freezer could backfire on you in the end.

as relying too heavily on a freezer could backfire on you in the end.

Agreed.

My freezer is always stocked up with frozen veg, meat portions, and a range of batch-cooked meals. But it won't be much use if power supplies suffer more than the barest amount of disruption.

I'm trying to concentrate on things that can just be stored as-is. Also, amongst the tinned items, some things that could be eaten without further cooking (such as sweetcorn).

Someone upthread asked about freezing cheese. Yes , you can - the texture changes a bit ( so cheddar goes a bit crumbly ,) but perfectly acceptable. Butter freezes very well too. I don't freeze milk, but always keep powdered milk in anyway, as I use it in breadmaking.
I have always stockpiled essentials - tins when on special offer - tuna/corned beef/ tinned pulses /tomatoes / jars of coffee etc .

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My Dh has agreed that sensible precautions may be a good idea.

He is, admittedly, mostly concerned about wine.

Stockpiling spirits? Hell, get a distiller and set up a bathtub gin business. (Let's go back to the good olde days...)

Not so sure there won't be power cuts at times as I think a fair bit of electricity comes from the EU.
The UK should have fuel (oils) reserves for 90 days. Ireland is repatriating it's fuel stocks that were being stored in the UK (Irish News a few days ago).
Next time I go to the UK I will have to stock up on teabags, you can't get a decent 'cuppa' on 'the continent'.

Can you get them in time?

They were very economical to get when they were subsedised. I'm not sure that's still the case.

Stockpiling spirits? Hell, get a distiller and set up a bathtub gin business. (Let's go back to the good olde days...)

Checks cupboard

I must confess that I already have this one WELL in hand...

Do I do a made dash to The Range to buy bottles today?

Before they sell out.

I have lots of courgettes. Too many courgette.
Not enough chutney and pickle.

(DH's response last night was; well they are trying to scare the public. NO SHIT SHERLOCK, but even you've said we won't know how its going to turn out until the last minute).

Courgette chutney recipe here , down the page a bit - its a good one

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/aug/11/features.weekend

Courgettes are a perfect illustration of the flaws in the Dig for Victory/The Good Life/It'll be fine we've got a veg patch response to Brexit or anything else for that matter fucking up the food supply chain. You get - nothing - nothing - nothing -eat it till your sick of it - then nothing again.

Not saying that prepping isn't going to be necessary, or having a veg patch isn't good. Just that you need A LOT of space to get close to feeding yourself. DM is a keen and serious gardener with the best part of 1/2 acre at her disposal and only managed to not need to buy potatoes one year of my childhood.

I'd recommend making courgette fritters buy the way RTB. They freeze well and are quick to defrost and cook when you need them so you can make a big batch and freeze most of it.

We get our veg from a local farm.

We always get given far more than we eat / can freeze.

I should make use of it. It won't cost me much more than space and some jam jars.

so true NoCrying
I have an allotment , a big one , and am normally virtually self sufficient in fruit and veg other than potatoes/carrots/onions, which we use a lot of. But this dry spell is causing serious problems to my harvest.
But I do a serious amount of freezing/baking /jam and chutney making .
Also I have the time as I am retired now.