tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post6602801455316167774..comments2024-03-12T07:50:58.760+00:00Comments on Frugal in Norfolk: A winter box of food?Dchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-38254827351523466322016-01-15T04:32:33.020+00:002016-01-15T04:32:33.020+00:00A great idea, but I think here with my storage, or...A great idea, but I think here with my storage, or really a lack of it, most things would just get pushed into the regular on going pantry supplies. <br /><br />But I would like a 3 month Jan. through March if I can find a way to store extra .<br /> <br />I do buy ahead for the town food bank which a local youth group does right before Christmas, so maybe I can add in extra week by week.<br /><br />Thank you for the idea.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03269208573774815462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-30622847848338439822016-01-14T22:46:55.548+00:002016-01-14T22:46:55.548+00:00Hopefully better than a hamper as it should have e...Hopefully better than a hamper as it should have everything in it you like.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-80725601147747757652016-01-14T21:11:40.080+00:002016-01-14T21:11:40.080+00:00A brilliant idea. Instead of paying in a hamper f...A brilliant idea. Instead of paying in a hamper fund as so many do you can squirrel away some of your favourite foods to see you through Christmas and beyond.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-2241070184847192932016-01-14T18:24:57.680+00:002016-01-14T18:24:57.680+00:00Probably why my MinL had so much in her pantry as ...Probably why my MinL had so much in her pantry as well.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-40518575172702417082016-01-14T17:46:03.295+00:002016-01-14T17:46:03.295+00:00My mother always had stocks of teabags, sugar, dri...My mother always had stocks of teabags, sugar, dried milk and jam on a shelf in her bedroom cupboard. Just in case. Never did find out what she was expecting to happen, and I put it down to wartime deprivations!!Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-66326386108977136962016-01-14T17:02:31.242+00:002016-01-14T17:02:31.242+00:00My mother in law always had a well stocked pantry....My mother in law always had a well stocked pantry. Always 2 of everything, when 1 got used she bought another.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-87448588741881648612016-01-14T17:00:59.766+00:002016-01-14T17:00:59.766+00:00I bet they were useful items for your son and daug...I bet they were useful items for your son and daughter in law and they really appreciated them. You can't beat spreading things whether it be food, accommodation or love.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-87569942937113855152016-01-14T16:58:30.615+00:002016-01-14T16:58:30.615+00:00A good idea. We have lots of oil for lamps, plus l...A good idea. We have lots of oil for lamps, plus lots of little candles. Matches and batteries are always needed aren't they?Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-27024682152887353292016-01-14T16:56:52.334+00:002016-01-14T16:56:52.334+00:00I'm not advocating not shopping for fresh food...I'm not advocating not shopping for fresh food, simply items to make nutritious warming food. By spreading the cost over the year, it would be useful. We already save for Christmas presents and we would have no problem finding space for an extra 52 items, on top of the food in my extra store cupboard.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-33949177215757334012016-01-14T16:53:19.007+00:002016-01-14T16:53:19.007+00:00I also have an under the stairs cupboard but wante...I also have an under the stairs cupboard but wanted something extra for that particular time of year. We live in the sticks a bit and are weather dependent for travel.Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-9247411140699758062016-01-14T16:50:56.844+00:002016-01-14T16:50:56.844+00:00Iron willpower, or hiding, both work don't the...Iron willpower, or hiding, both work don't they!Dchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490191919855219024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-20247038485302339062016-01-14T16:40:12.712+00:002016-01-14T16:40:12.712+00:00I do a Christmas box every year starting around Au...I do a Christmas box every year starting around August and putting something in each week which helps with the last shop before Christmas. But a few years ago I started the Christmas box in January, with the hope that I would be able to put enough in it so that I wouldn't have to do the last big shop before the next Christmas but best laid plans etc., my son and his wife hit a tough patch financially around the summer time so it ended up in their cupboards. I started the box off by buying loo rolls, kitchen rolls and under the kitchen sink items plus tinned food with a long shelf life - it's something that I might do again for next xmas because it does all add up and is a big help xxTrudiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242249211391956940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-47802170549378529452016-01-14T16:20:23.853+00:002016-01-14T16:20:23.853+00:00great idea , i would add an emergency box too Cand...great idea , i would add an emergency box too Candles,lamp oil, torch batteries and matches The Squirrel Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08970265671489926403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-37202492784976799702016-01-14T13:32:17.388+00:002016-01-14T13:32:17.388+00:00You could also put an amount of money aside every ...You could also put an amount of money aside every week, make a detailed list and stock up just once before the winter - it could be a winter food /food bank fund/sealed pot - then you would nt have to store all that food and the food you did buy would have a longer shelf life. Also you could buy some frozen peas and spinach( the only frozen veg I think is worth buying; inexpensive and good substitutes for fresh ) at that time that would last over the winter months.<br /><br />I would still have to shop for fresh food though out the winter but using a pantry all year round is a really good plan.<br />lizziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17345707661431587475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-74615298197757147712016-01-14T12:57:52.326+00:002016-01-14T12:57:52.326+00:00I love having a store cupboard and keep pretty muc...I love having a store cupboard and keep pretty much all of the things you listed in mine. I don't drive and our nearest supermarket is nearly five miles away so it helps me when there is nobody here......although we do try not to make too many odd trips for things and tend to make do with what we have. My menu is geared towards what we have in either the freezer or the store cupboard. I find Lidl and B&M invaluable for stocking up on tinned goods.<br />Thanks for the welcome-x-Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528336306775217982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-40512027979158238782016-01-14T12:46:55.564+00:002016-01-14T12:46:55.564+00:00I love this idea and am going to try doing the sam...I love this idea and am going to try doing the same. I currently stock up on canned items we use regularly. I don't like to have less than 10 of each item. We never know when we will be snowed in for several days during the winter. I also keep bottled water in the pantry in case of an emergency. Love the idea of adding a Christmas gift each week. Jacquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616289296631492933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5339317216265636215.post-64326204567869123672016-01-14T12:40:18.481+00:002016-01-14T12:40:18.481+00:00Great idea. I do try to put extra stock cubes and ...Great idea. I do try to put extra stock cubes and store cupboard bits in especially when on offer, the hide them so I don't use them up too quickly!!Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.com