EXPANDED FOOD STORAGE - PER PERSON PER YEAR
(Content provided by: Mary Catherine ("Cathy") Miller)
JANUARY
FRUIT: 80 QUARTS (canned, bottled, dried)
VEGETABLES: 150 LBS
MEATS: (According to your needs and tastes)
BAKING SUPPLIES: yeast, baking powder, baking soda, spices/flavorings
DETERGENTS: bleach, laundry soap, cleansers, dish soap
PERSONAL PRODUCTS: toilet tissue (1 roll/wk), hand soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, razors, feminine hygiene products
INSTANT MEALS: canned soups, canned pastas, canned chili
FEBRUARY
100 pounds (total) pasta & flour per person
hand grain mill
thread, needles, buttons, and zippers
MARCH
50 cans of soup, stew or chili per person
5 pounds of salt per person
20 pounds fat, oil or shortening per person
aluminum foil, plastic wrap, storage bags, etc.
At least 5 gallons water per person--recommended is 14 gallons / person for 2 weeks
APRIL
2 pounds yeast per person
2 pounds baking powder per person
1 pound soda per person
1 gal vinegar per person
10 cans evaporated milk per person
10 pounds peanut butter per person
spices, condiments and vanilla
MAY
100 pounds variety of cereal grains-rice, oatmeal, cornmeal, etc. per person
24 rolls paper towels per person
24 packages flavored gelatin per person
garden seeds
1 small bottle olive oil (for consecrating)
At least one month prescription ahead for all doctor prescribed medication.
JUNE
First aid kit--
should include scissors, knife, thermometer, measuring cup, medicine dropper, hot water bottle, triangular bandages, soap, matches, razor blades, needles, safety pins, adhesive tape, elastic bandages, paper bags, gauze bandages, bicarbonate of soda, Ipecac syrup (induces vomiting), ammonia, hydrogen peroxide, calamine lotion (insect bites and sunburn), rubbing alcohol, diarrhea remedy, antibiotic ointment, first aid instruction book, prescription medication, waterproof matches.JULY
50 pounds sugar or honey per person
10--#10 cans (35 pounds total) powdered milk per person
2 toothbrushes per person
toothpaste
mouthwash
infant needs-formula, baby food, diapers, Tylenol etc.
AUGUST
100 quarts fruit and or vegetables per person
24 pints jam or jelly per person
feminine needs
school supplies
pet supplies
SEPTEMBER
10--#10 cans (35 pounds total) powdered milk per person
25 pounds canned or dried potatoes per person
50 quarts fruit or tomato juice per person
OCTOBER
50 cans soup, stew or chili per person
10 pounds cheese--dried or bottled per person
shaving supplies
dish soap
NOVEMBER
100 pounds wheat per person
1 #10 can juice mix with vitamin C per person
Hand/shower soap
light bulbs
At least one month prescription ahead for all doctor prescribed medication.
DECEMBER
40 pounds dried beans per person
matches
candles
batteries