When we lost our food budget for two months, I turned to boil a whole chicken and shred the meat to use in many meals. To that, add about 8 ounces of dried beef (i.e. It stretches the meat, plus oatmeal is good for you! For us, that means buying beef by the 1/4 or 1/2, ordering from Zaycon Foods, using Bountiful Baskets-Co-op,grinding our own grains, and making yogurt when I remember to, and then remembering to freeze or eat leftovers so we arent throwing food away. We are making macaroni and . 1 cup water. To stop eating out, we take cheese and crackers or sandwich makings. But I think what helps the most is buying in bulk and avoiding the grocery store as much as possible. I take advantage of the Meijerbuy 10 get the 11th one free offers PASTA!!! One practice that is unique to us but is not out of reach of anyone. We have a 50 by 50-foot garden and plant what we can and then can it, the beginning costs may be high but you reuse most of it for years. We keep 40 to 50 hens all the time and have eggs aplenty year around. H.D. I am too. Canned meat wasn't available for many people living in rural areas. Jane Ziegelman and Andy Coe, authors of A Square Meal, discuss food trends of the time. Soups, stews, and chili are cheap, healthy and belly-filling. I freeze everything I can, including bread, milk, pizza dough. Sorry, it took me so long to post but Ive been getting in at near midnight all week long. Great Depression Casserole Recipe; 7. We use turkey burger from Aldis instead of hamburger not much of a taste difference in our minds. 15. We make it once a month in a huge stock pot. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); I have read and agree to Food Storage Mom's privacy policy, Im Linda Loosli. Mulligan Stew. 58. Waste nothing. A little olive oil and garlic over the pasta toss together, its healthy and filling. As kids, we asked for this for dinner and could not get it often enough. Start by melting 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat in a pot and adding 2 tablespoons of flour for a roux. Linda, Wow! Use the legs to fry, etc and thighs have a lot of meat to use in noodles, yellow rice, dumplings, shred for BBQ sandwiches. I take advantage of the Meijer, buy 10 get the 11th one free offers PASTA!!! THREE meals out of ONE chicken! Survival Casserole from Back Door Survival. They are todays meals. This meal costs less than $3 for four servings. A fun and cheap meal are diced potatoes topped with onions, garlic, bacon bits, and cheese! Make EVERY meal count. 23. Then we would pour Karo syrup over them in order to h. ave something sweet. I thought all those simple meals and sandwiches with just onions or tomatoes was something my family did just because. Leftover Potato Pancakes. Have you ever seen that fog that rolls down and out when you open the door? Another favorite is a piece of toast, fried egg on top and hot milk poured on top. Peanut butter sandwiches. I would like to see someone (who has the time) to create recipes that are seasonal so that I am not constantly going to the store to find ingredients to make X, right now we should be eating squash, potatoes, dried beans, etc. Sorry, it took me so long to post but Ive been getting in at near midnight all week long. White Bean and Ham Soup - Beans are super cheap so it makes sense that they were a staple during the Great Depression. We use to skin the animal outside, quarter it up and bring it inside to finish the process, grind, cut up or whatever we need to be done. Life is so good! families on a shoestring. 27. A typical hot cocoa beverage from the depression era looked like this: 2 tbsp of cocoa. Mom was awesome is all I can say. Hi Stan, oh how I loved your comment!! Even squirrels and rabbits were consumed .The people of the Depression Era were struggling to buy food, so foraging was a good way to help put food into their family's mouths. I didnt read the other post, but planning for leftovers is a huge $ saver. Not only saves me money, but also gas money for my car. Potatoes were a staple, and according to Clara Cannucciari, an elderly woman who runs the YouTube channel "Great Depression Cooking," one popular dish was called the Poor Man's Meal, which consisted of potatoes combined with hot dogs (also cheap) and onions, chopped and fried up. Linda. A side salad and some saltines. This means that I have gluten-free flours and supplies on hand to make bread, pancakes and other cheap basics to eat. Bread making and canning were normal activities. Learn to love what you grow. 33. I pay $25 in feed a month, which gives us on average 250 eggs a month. The savings are HUGE! Cold air sinks, so every time you open that door, your freezer has to work that much harder to reestablish the temperature. During the depression, my elders on both sides made oxtail soup because it was the cheapest part of the cow. We ate our share of lettuce sandwiches with miracle whip. I have got to go check out that website on meatless recipes! The Dime Meal Eating Cheap in the Great Depression. does making more of X become a key ingredient for meal days or weeks later). I love eating at home. This mean is even better the next day! 20. So tonight I made 2 round steaks for dinner. 12. The water you boiled it in is now a quick broth use for soup). Shoppers may want to study the price matching policy or even print it out before shopping. 1 1/2 cups flour. The noon meal was usually a sandwich with salad or some soup. I buy organic veggies but dont peel them when I am low on cash we dont do organic but still dont peel them. $4.00 savings! Also, if I dont see any marked down meat, I go to the meat counter and ask if they have any marked-down meat or yesterdays grind hamburger. It's a food that stretches for sure. Lets face it those big servings of meat were never good for us anyway. I just watched Food Inc. on Netflix. While we do sometimes buy bread, I make our buns and sweet bread. 59. I can almost triple how long something will stretch with rice. 38. These dishes show just how inventive our ancestors could be! If youre really splurging, fried potatoes and onions. As a kid, I thought we were the only people that did that. Ramen noodles. Hamburger gravy on toast or potatoes: Kami suggested . I can also mash pinto beans for refried beans with Mexican food. My family loves this stuff. Here is a recipe from Cheap Cooking. Hot or cold baked beans on bread or toast. We ate our share of lettuce sandwiches with miracle whip. I shop early and get a lot of 50% or 30% off items. shape, BOIL. 61. If you have the time and want to really make your family feel special you could make a little jello and top it off with a small teaspoon of cool whip. When we butcher goats hogs etc. Its interesting because we were raised this way, its the norm to cook from scratch. It is made with a layer of sugar cream, followed by a layer of custard, and then topped with meringue if you wanted to get really fancy. Dandelion salad - served in high end eateries today. I would rather eat at home and not drive in and sit at a table and wait for a meal. 74-year-old Army veteran told me that when he was growing up in the Carolinas they were dirt poor, so his mother in the morning would mix flour into the eggs to make enough to go around. Goulash: Jen L. suggested a pound of pasta, 1 pound of ground beef ( or ground meat of any kind), and a can of tomatoes or sauce. I bought the picture to put in my post so I do not have any information about it. 67. If you have a garden going salad is basically free- lettuce, spinach, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes. 1.8.1 Related reading: 10 Best Survival Foods At Your Grocery Store. I have bought a half gallon of OJ there for 50 cents and a FLAT of strawberries with nothing wrong with them for 2$ (0.25 a quart). I love it! View Recipe. Mini pies (masa/corn flour mixed with water or broth, pushed into muffin tins, filled with whatever leftovers and some cheese work well). I have a big cast iron pot I keep on the fire full of boiling water nearby all the guts and oral gets boiled and fed to my chickens as an added protein which helps egg production, Same with fish guts and heads. Even so, we eat a lot of beans and rice, goulash, and stuff that dont require a lot of meat. baking powder 1/2 tsp. Twitter. Instead of ordering out for pizza I make my own pizza dough (making 2 doughs and freezing the 2nd for later), make my own pizza sauce and taco sauce. I also make sure to add beans to taco meat to stretch it. Once its smooth and thoroughly mixed, add the milk and keep on whisking, until smooth. It became hugely popular during the Great Depression, largely due to the fact that it was one of the few recipes of the era that featured hot dogs. It helps me to repurpose my leftovers into other meals. Our grandmothers knew how to stretch their food budget while feeding the family well. One thing I recommend, if it is affordable, is to buy a small freezer. This filling dinner, described as a recipe that "came out of the hard times of the Great Depression," works as an easy way to use up leftovers. Served at Franklin Delano Roosevelt's White House, this dessert is not overly sweet. I make huge batches and freeze the extra. During the Depression, cheap, nutritious and filling food was prioritized often at the expense of taste. Put them on a baking sheet and add unpeeled garlic cloves. Add cheese, apple, hard boiled egg for a more filling salad. I was just reading one for oatmeal patties. Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Processing meat is really not that hard to do. This could be served with a small roll or a half of slice of bread. Very similar navy beans, a little bit of ham (or even better a leftover ham bone), some onions, celery, carrots. There was only one "R" out of "reduce, reuse, and recycle" during the Depression, when anything you had in your possession could be pressed into duty for a completely different purpose at any time. Fry up a cheap meal of peppers and eggs to keep you full in stomach and pockets. 16. and Walmart accepts it. 28. Milk, cream, or half and half. Miller. Freeze for later use fry up when needed. Corn tortillas fried for corn chips. 1 cup sugar. Mini pies (masa/corn flour mixed with water or broth, pushed into muffin tins, filled with whatever leftovers and some cheese work well). You are so right about a chair in the kitchen beats one on the porch! . Too many of us have gotten used to meat potatoes and a veggie. Get the Recipe! Such a reminder of my childhood, and my present conditions as well. Simple baked potatoes with butter and salt and pepper are filling and cheap. I buy organic veggies but dont peel them when I am low on cash we dont do organic but still dont peel them. Add in mash pota. Hope this helps! We call it Eraser Gravy. 6. My Mom and Dad grew up during The Great Depression. She finds amazing deals at some of these different stores. Dont you just love memories, this one? In fact, I pretty much make all my bread and pastry items from scratch so I never have to go to the store. This is a tip I got from someone else-at Halloween. We raised goats for milk and meat. You can add meat, or not. Processing meat is really not that hard to do. 6. What do you think? I also do a lot of my shopping at Aldi or the Amish bents and broken store. Meat mixed in gravy makes it go farther than chunks of roast for everyone. Another Depression-era meal was "creamed chip beef," according to . Top ramen omelet. I also use the big oven app, it has a search function that allows you to put in an ingredient then it will pull recipes with that item. I have also gone as far as making my own personal care products (shampoo, deodorant, lotion bars, soap), laundry soap, dishwasher soap, house cleaners (all natural). Hoover Stew. I should also mention that the soup does not have to be piled with veggies etc. Then I freeze several containers for later meals. I buy rabbits in summer at auction sometimes low as $2 a piece full grown. 84. When I find a good one I buy a case or two of that item. 16. Potatoes. 2 - 3 teaspoons of black pepper. Instead, I make cauliflower rice by grating cauliflower (which I buy on sale) and freeze it in meal size portions. I used to have one of their old recipe books had a lot of recipes for a fake meat product, I think they use a lot of TVP now, it made for aninteresting read. Tastes ever so good as leftovers too. We put all sorts of methods into practice to save money some already mentioned others a little specific to our unique situation. 1.6 Great Depression Foods - Mulligan Stew. Get clearance on pumpkins or neighbors pumpkins and make bread from them then freeze it. When I was going thru hard times I did a lot of beans and rice different ways rice cooked in beans rice underneath beans with spices beans with tomatoes. balsamic vinegar. I think I could get 5 meals at least for our family of four (although eating is more like 2 1/2 people). In a bowl, whisk the cornmeal, salt, and remaining cup of water together. Named after the president that took office right before the crash, Hoover Stew was the name for the cheap slop eaten by residents of shanty towns. Talk about a stretch! We just started doing fruit smoothies for afternoon snacksazurestandard.com. Much as I like rice and beans, rice with meat dishes, potatoes, peas (Small young canned peas sold at Aldis) and breads or other grains, those are all carbohydrates. It worked. We each work together on the large plot of land raising veggies to can & sale (Christmas money), We all raise various animals & share the meat/milk. Lots of canned soup with crackers. Here in the south, we have to deal with hurricanes which will result in a loss of electricity which means loss of all refrigerated and freezer foods. I buy most meats marked down. The turkey was on sale and they are cheap, to begin with, this time of year. Start with tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, radishes, carrots and green onions. Freeze for later use fry up when needed. Porridge for breakfast oats go a long way! They do meatless recipes. This included all my paper goods, so it doesnt represent food only. 5. To make this 5-Ingredient No Peek Chicken dish, all you need to do is . I buy 1/2 cow and a 1/2 pig from a local farmer the freezer was worth the investment yes its expensive up front but does the math its cheaper the long run and its local fresh and so much cheaper than the store in the long run. "My large Italian family gathered in the kitchen and tried many ways to prepare Sunday dinner on a tight budget. Life is good when our belly is full. A small potato or other starch and a generous veggie portion. A couple of weeks ago, I took one of those large cuts and made pozole and Chile Verde and canned them- ended up with 24 pints of pozole and 18 pints of Chile Verde. . Milk and eggs are perishable, and unless you lived on a farm, they probably weren't a huge staple in your depression-era kitchen. Grow everything you possibly can each and every season. 1.8 Great Depression Foods - Peanut Butter Stuffed Onions. Ham Cups and Eggs. So I would include lots of fresh veggies and salads. People made comments that they are eating many of those meals today. You'll even find bread, cakes, pies, and custards that are delightful additions to frugal cooking. Also trying to get him over his meat-eating mentality. But, I know that I was taught a lot of frugal things and how to work HARD, and be an ANT, not a GRASSHOPPER! My sisters and I would let the flour tortillas sit out and get hard. Two freezers and over 500 quarts (I stopped counting) we eat a lot of veggies so stir fry is big on the list. 13. We eat what we want most of the time because we shop strategically. Pour the tomato sauce over to give the rice enough moisture to cook. For that reason, little was ever thrown out. I make soup stock out of the icky bits of meat, pan juices, and vegetable cooking water and add some Chinese noodles that only take 2 minutes to cook. This cake recipe from A Modern Homestead doesn't require milk or eggs and still has that delectable chocolate flavor. I buy most meats marked down. Well minus the bacon and all the extra cheese in my recipe. We ate most of 1 tonight, the leftovers & the some of the other Steak will be made into beef stroganoff tomorrow, the rest will be frozen (in broth) for later use. You can control the salt and other ingredients when you make your own. You almost need to take out a loan to buy meat for a family of 5 anymore. Frankly, I never was able to eat those- the spam and bologna and homemade bread sure but the rest have never appealed to me. I loved this article. I used to have one of their old recipe books had a lot of recipes for a fake meat product, I think they use a lot of TVP now, it made for aninteresting read. Im really hoping to teach the world to stop going to drive-throughs and fast food places and cook from scratch. Sign me up to the Food Storage Moms newsletter! When the bag is full, veggies soup! Then I freeze several containers for later meals. I grew up not poor, but not middle class, either. 21. I dont think those meals are great depression meals anymore. When I buy meat, I buy it only on sale, and I buy enough for several meals and then freeze either portions or leftovers. 48. Im diabetic, so I cant fill up my meals with lots of rice or pasta. Linda, I laughed when I read your list of things you ate growing up. 29. OH, Linda, this is the best comment! It saves a lot of money when Im not buying prepackaged food. I love it! Chile over baked potatoes is a favorite and the meat isnt missed. We buy a hog and a 1/4 beef with our income tax return and stretch it along with the turkey and only buy chicken at .99 a pound. I make lots of Frybread & salads to go with meals. Keep stirring until the mixture is cooked and smooth. If they ask what store, she refers to her list but they usually dont ask. You can stock and it will take a little time. Okay, lets see I do peel some veggies, but I use those peels to make my broth taste better (ie broth is made of carcass and onion skins and potato skins and carrot skins, etc, giving it a HUGE nutritional punch). I cannot remember the last time we had ground beef. I learned how to cook from scratch with what I had. e chipped beef, chopped leftover bacon from breakfast, canned chicken, leftover roast or just the sauce over rice. 45. Navy Bean Soup. You almost need to take out a loan to buy meat for, Here is another saver. Its quite a bit cheaper. Thanks in advance! My Facebook question: Please share any ideas about what you are eating or serving your family to save money. Fish patties (salmon or tuna, bread crumbs, lemon juice, mustard, onion, egg. We actually ate a lot of beans when I was a kid because they were cheap. Melt the butter in a large pan, add the flour and quickly use a whisk to make a roux. , This is great if youre not buying from Zaycon Foods. 3 hours ago. The total cost, for four servings, is $2.36. Also, I do one month worth of grocery shopping at a time. Twice a year we go to an Amish bulk supply store and buy the basics. and come up with a coupon for an item or % discount. Add a ton of salt . We loved tomato soup but we did have grilled cheese with it and tuna casserole, well everyone had tuna casserole and salmon patties. He was mostly paid for food, eggs, a turkey, whatever they had to give him. Also had rabbits to eat. Image and recipe by 12 Tomatoes. Learn to eat what you grow. apple cider vinegar. shape, BOIL. We fill up on salads and 2-3 vegetable sides.Did you know you can make your own cheese using dry powdered milk? Give these recipes from . Acquiring these are still super frugal! Found whole chickens for 88 cents a pound and looked up how too cut them up ourselves. Stretches the noodles and the eggs. Using no special ingredients, this cake is delicious and cheap. Oxtail:Its the bone of the tail and very tender meat. Cornbread/Johnny Cakes. Buy meat first thing in the morning Thats when they put out the stuff that needs to be sold before it expires. Everyone got a bowl of soup. Then I dont go back to the store and get caught in oh this is a good deal. We now have a shed that is set up strictly for meat processing which has. Meatballs (ground meat, bread crumbs, egg, ground up veggies, leftover cheerios or other low sugar cereal I use 1 part meat, 1 part bread type stuff, 1 part vegetables. goes much faster if you have someone there to keep you company. I was just reading one for oatmeal patties. This has to be one of the best articles ever written. We are trying to use our leftovers before they have to be thrown out. Chicken for a chicken veggie soup, beef for a beef veggie. EatingWell - Danielle DeAngelis 8h. Said it tasted like eggs so they ate it. Add only 1/2 cup of boiling water, cook, stirring constantly for 5 minutes. I decided that as I get my Social Security check once a month, Id shop only once a month (excluding fresh veggies and fruit). My dad loved bologna and fried spam. Honestly, I like it best without chorizo. 1.7 Great Depression Foods - Dandelion Salad. 64. I thank you from the bottom of my heart for any and all ideas. We put all sorts of methods into practice to save money some already mentioned others a little specific to our unique situation. Besides, working in the garden or feeding & watering etc. I work in Wyoming once in a while where there arent many and I can find them for $3 /lb. It helps me to repurpose my leftovers into other meals. 14. Fried rice (leftover rice cooked in bacon drippings with whatever veggies need using up). If I go to my grocery store before noon they put all the products in a cart that is ready to expire. 25. My sweeties standby recipe he calls goulash just elbow macaroni, seasoned hamburger, onion, and tomatoes. Salivating. That saves your own money. Which THEN gets turned into Chicken Pot Pie w/ homemade pie crust! Soooo many great thoughts, ideas, recipes! I dehydrated my whole garlic crop in slices (other than the ones for replanting) and can use as is or grind up. And today was spent gathering groceries and supplies for my waterline expansion. A side salad and some saltines. I sat down and made a menu up for a whole month (every Wednesday is fish, every Friday is pizza! red wine vinegar. Anytime were making something wit. 71. We have started trying to go meatless a few days a week. 57. They say healthier eating equates to less money spent on medical needs, so I am hoping there is truth to that. And today was spent gathering groceries and supplies for my waterline expansion. In this video, 91-year-old Clara who lived through the Depressionwalks viewers through the process of making the Poor Man's Meal: Peel and cube a potato, then fry it in a pan with oil and . I buy 1/2 cow and a 1/2 pig from a local farmer the freezer was worth the investment yes its expensive up front but does the math its cheaper the long run and its local fresh and so much cheaper than the store in the long run. We raised chickens for eggs and meat. It only takes a couple to go a long way. Ask if you can have them. Eat a lot of casseroles because it doesnt require as much meat. Because I needed to! Simple baked potatoes with butter and salt and pepper are filling and cheap. 70. Im so sorry! Ramen noodle packages are not considered food in my house. 1. frozen or canned fish with leafy greens. We just started doing fruit smoothies for afternoon snacksazurestandard.comhas frozen berries cheap. Nice sized ones. I never pay full price, I dont care if I stand there for 10 minutes with the line piling up, I am determined to find a coupon that works. Freeze for later use fry up when needed. We also shop Aldis, just be careful and know your prices at other stores. 5-Ingredient No Peek Chicken. This included all the steaks and roasts. I fry ground beef, use the grease to make a gravy and serve on toast. They took a small amount of the meat they were serving for supper and made a nice soup. My grandmother made Top Ramen once a week for dinner with sliced boiled eggs. Tastes like a burger patty somewhat). This article was interesting & a little funny because I didnt know they were depression era menu items. Im glad you and I had moms who taught us how to cook from scratch! https://www.homeecathome.com/the-home-economist/slow-cooker-cuban-black-beans. meals and bone broth from that eating a lot more eggs finding creative ways to stretch out pasta, rice, and potatoes. Eggs and milk (hormone free) are less. Learning to do your own butchering/processing will save you a lot of money. To save money while feeding 11 people we make chicken and noodles using turkey instead of chicken. Garbage Plate. The Dime Meal. Linda, a follow-up about Walmarts price matching: Their price matching policy is online and they are very specific about some things. We buy ground turkey at our local Aldi when we are out of meat. I serve them like my mom did, with fried potatoes and cornbread. 1930s Einkorn Chocolate Cake. Stay well, eat at home. I try to make from scratch all our snack foods like crackers, granola bars, granola, fruit leather(when I find a great deal on fruit), bagels, bread, yogurt, etc. My friend made it yesterday, Im making it for dinner tonight! We have a 50 by 50-foot garden and plant what we can and then can it, the beginning costs may be high but you reuse most of it for years. You can make a white sauce with water (to save on milk), once you have a white sauce you can add any seasonings to add flavor and then add something lik. When we have leftover veggies of any kind, if it is not enough for another meal, I freeze them, then add to a bag of other frozen veggies. Just the other day, I got $10.00 off a new suit for my 7-year-old because I diligently stood at the register until I found a coupon code she would accept. Corned beef luncheon salad was made by combining a can of corned beef, a can of corn, and a can of peas. We liked it too. I did more casseroles and found a cream of chicken substitute I had all the ingredients for. Various kinds of nuts and berries were often foraged for the help feed the family. Tomato sandwiches (I never knew this was a depression meal), Biscuits and gravy (sometimes we had sausage in it), Pancakes rolled with butter and sugar inside, Norwegian lefse-my recipe is at the bottom. I still make a lot of beans because they are high in fiber and protein and depending on how you make them, low in fat. Slowly add the cornmeal mixture to the boiling water, stirring to avoid lumps. BEST COMMENT EVER!! Save this grease for cooking later. I cant remember as a child ever going out to a restaurant. Carb heavy foods need to be balanced with proteins or greens and for some of us, they should be consumed less than the other foods. If you brown the butter, it changes the taste of the white sauce. 7. Spices and Salt. They usually added whatever they had on hand: olive oil, hard-boiled eggs, cooked white beans, bacon bits, bacon grease, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Free meals. 2 tbsp of sugar. Our parents use to use their green stamp books to save. No money for luxuries. Onions and peanut butter were both cheap and easy to find, so mothers would hull the middle of an onion before stuffing it with peanut butter and baking it until soft. Great comment! Working to teach DH that leftovers are eaten not thrown out. For instance, I have to eat a particular brand of bread for a health problem I have. Granddaughter learned to make them herself before she was 2. 60. Still pricey but so much better. My mom made it a lot, so I know it's going to be delicious. You can always slow cook enough soup for a couple of days. People at the time were forced to find cheap and creative ways to use food efficiently, resulting in some dishes you may not think of making today, but that was what the resources of the time . Yummy soups are always good because they are so filling, homemade tomato with saltines. 72. Photo courtesy of A Modern Homestead. They foraged. Bean soups were a staple of Depression Era recipes, as beans are a cheaper protein than meat, and you can toss whatever leftovers you have on hand into the pot. 53. Here is a list of 10 depression-era meals we will be eating again if things don't change. 32. 56. 9. But, once you stock you then only purchase items when they are on sale. I keep a well-stocked pantry of dry and canned goods. Head cheese was another nutritious food made with . Next week Ill bake cookies. However!!! Hey! Add your broth, and simmer till done. For those who think the Spam is too expensive, Check your local Dollar store for Treat It should be right next to the Spam & I cant tell the difference. Also, lots of peels or ends of veggies can be frozen until you have enough to make a veggie stock with them. When I shop, I look for bargains. I would advise anyone to buy an upright freezer and shop in bulk or even better contact a local farmer. 81. That and shredded chicken meant lots of casseroles. Back then they could get it free or for .10. I make noodles as a side dish often. Its interesting because once we get older we are not making as much money so we do indeed need to know how to cook on a strict budget. 23. Robyn: Red beans and rice. Food Storage Matters-We Must Be Self-Reliant. . Ive got a family of 5 ranging from a 17 down to 6 and two working adults. I can get 10 lbs of potatoes for $2-3 at Aldi. Lets share ideas with each other. 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