I Dare You To Eat It

There’s no shame in that!

Just this morning, a good friend emailed requesting the web address for ordering food storage directly from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I’m so glad she asked about this option because it reminded me that ANYONE, with a credit card, can easily purchase basic food storage supplies and have the products delivered to their home in two to three weeks. Yes, this type of year supply is going to cost more than if she was able to can the products herself at one of the Home Canning Centers, but as far as I can tell from the price comparisons I’ve done, ordering the pre-canned dry goods from the LDS Church is still far cheaper than any other source.

Just go to www.ldscatalog.com and click on Family Home Storage. My friend has a family of five so I’m recommending that in order to complete a year supply based on the amount suggested on www.providentliving.org she could purchase:

10 cases of pinto beans     (312 lbs.)    $367.50

10 cases of quick oats       (156 lbs.)    $232.50

20 cases of red wheat       (696 lbs.)    $610.00

20 cases of white rice       (684 lbs.)     $870.00

For $2,079.00, her family will have 1,848 pounds of the least expensive food on the planet, that lasts the longest (30 years or more when stored properly), and it all COOKS WITH WATER. What’s not to love? This is food that would sustain life. It’s edible insurance. If purchasing online makes sense in your family’s budget, I hope you’ll get it done!

My daughter, Sarah, sent me this shot of a lovely bridal bouquet she made at work and it reminded me of yet another great way to use food storage. That’s right, WEDDING GIFTS! Can you stand it? Is there anything that could possibly be more practical?

If only 14 guests would each give 2 cases of food storage, the happy couple would have a year supply completed in one night. But we need www.lds.org to create a wedding registry so that no one ends up with 28 cases of macaroni. That would be bad.

Better yet, we could have bridal showers, or bachelor parties, at the cannery. I haven’t tried this yet but I can totally see myself going there. Tons of theme potential. Besides that, this gift can’t be returned so it becomes sort of a food storage hostage situation. Sounds harsh but may be a good thing. The newlyweds would have to learn how to boil water and use the cases of dry goods for night stands, his and her computer desks, or a custom made dining table.

Wow.