Show me your stockpiles

[SpunBodgeSquarepants]

Not because I'm keeping a list of who has food for when the shit hits the fan... Just because I'm a nosy bitch.

Here's mine - I started adding to it a few weeks ago. It's only me and almost 5yo DS I really have to worry about so I feel its almost there.

Frozen spinach is really handy to have in, Brexit stockpiling or not! It can be added straight into sauces, soups, bakes etc and adds extra colour and nutrition. I haven't bought anything for the freezer yet. Need to have a clear out beforehand really.

Waitrose and Asda sell 500g blocks of butter but don't know about anywhere else. Not seen any in Tesco.

Perpetual spinach is dead easy to grow in little pots and very forgiving

I hope to grow some this year too.

I feel the need to raid my chocolate stash tonight once the children are in bed. Must buy more chocolate raisins. They are a great all rounder for a chocolate hit, plus fruit, plus fibre. Beats syrup of figs

Spinach was OK according to DH - I hated the frozen leeks we bought so only for soups I guess - they were grey

Heres my stash. Plus what i aleeady have in the cupboards, a 10kg bag of rice, a freezer full of meat and frozen veg. Im set to exist for a solid 6-8 weeks without having to go shopping.

3 heart medications are more of a problem

I have not really considered any of this so am reading with interest. I need to buy GF food and notice much of it seems to be European brands. This thread is making me wonder if I should stock up...

Definitely get the gluten free stuff in, OnlyToWin. If there is even a temporary shortage of any food, people will try to buy replacements and that’s where your biggest risk is.?if you think about the small stock of gluten free stuff that is on the shelves, compared to the non gluten free, that’s very little compared to the people who will want to buy it to try it, if their usual stuff isn’t there.

Excuse the errant ‘?’

Thanks IdoNotCare that’s helpful. You’re right - it’s pretty limited and expensive anyway. It costs us a fortune as it is; I dread to think what will happen to the cost in April!

That looks a very satisfying stash maccapacca.

Only to win, I would get in some gluten free stuff if you can afford it, though stick to the stuff you use normally. Would be awful to be stuck without food to can eat.

Macca - looks great. May I gently enquire )without causing stampede) if you have oil/olive oil and dairy stuff frozen - roll/kitchen stuff is elsewhere ?? Looks great ! I can see similarities with mine although as a vegetarian I have a lot more pasta and pulses.

Funny to think in future we will be saying ‘yes we even stocked up with emergency food it was all such a mess’ to incredulous youngsters - or perhaps not

Meant loo roll.

I feel dreadfully sorry for anyone who is already struggling financially and those people who have special diets, as the future does look scary. If you can afford to get some stuff in BEFORE payday, I would OnlyToWin. My concern would be thatvithers are also going to stick up on payday. I know my youngest’s classroom assistant is.

MaccaPacca81, don’t forget sanitary wear and toilet rolls. Cleaning products would be good too, but the first two are murd essential.

Thanks for all the advice - much appreciated. I will stock up on GF pasta, cereals, breadsticks etc. this week. Eating at home is fine, but I do need to have stuff in for dd to eat when out and about and for packed lunches. Her tastes are quite limited really so being adventurous has failed in the past and led to expensive waste! I can do some baking for the freezer before then too.

Didn't know you could freeze butter and pate...that's handy?

I'm freezing grated mozzarella and cheddar, and noticed Tesco are doing frozen chorizo chunks and cheese sauce so I'll get some of those at some point.

Any other freezer tips...I saw something about frozen eggs somewhere?

Also milk...probably won't have room to freeze any and wondering if powdered or UHT is a better option. Don't fancy either tbh.

rosie39 I had a similar convo with my Brexiteer mum today...it's all scaremongering apparently.

Tbf her house is stocked like a bunker anyway. I just hope to God nothing goes tits up with all the medications she and Dad are on.

Speaking of which, bearing in mind the time of year it's all going to kick off I'm going to get a few months supply of antihistamines in.

Freezer - I’ve done big cook up of Bramley apple sauce with rhubarb and rhubarb and ginger (see the theme? My shopping trolley was pink !) into small paper cups to freeze and then wrap in cling film. I think I am most worried about fruit and veg hence 20/30 of them. Small freezer but quite amazing what you can fit in without boxes etc.

MintyCedric, you can slice some butter as if it were cheese, freeze the slices separately,then rewrap it, so you can defrost it in bits.

I don’t take dairy, but use barista quality oat milk, which you shake well before using and according to my milk drinking friend, there’s little difference in the taste. Do remember to shake it though. You could try a few different milk alternatives. They’re in the long life milk isle. You don’t need to refrigerate them until they’re opened.

I've bought 6 litres of uht milk plus a tin of Arlo Dano full fat powdered milk. Dano is hard to find here, I bought it from my local Indian grocery shop. I refuse to buy Nestle products so Nido milk powder is out & Marvel is skimmed milk powder.

I might give oat milk a try then. I really don't fancy soya or nut milk from what I've read about them, particularly in drinks. I'd imagine some could be nice on cereal or in recipes though.

Will definitely be putting some butter in the freezer then.

Can you freeze fresh Alpro coconut milk does anyone know please, only my DD is vegan and doesn't like the uht one

MintyCedric both powdered and uht are fairly awful. my order of preference would be to store oatly barista, then uht, then powdered. I've got uht x 1 and a tub powdered because space is running short. If I get desperate enough it'll do.