Spices for SHTF

Kentucky Fan · 10-25-2009, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TargetGunFan

Are you sure about that? Salt yes, but most spices offer no preservative effect other than hops, cloves, thyme and cinnamon. Things like garlic and onion have no preservative effect but are good at masking rot.

Black Pepper keeps insects away while you are smoking you're meat. and either way Spices will be very valuable if modern conveniences break down.

larmus · 10-25-2009, 05:01 PM

black pepper just has an effect on the outside of the meat... i.e. it keeps the flys away or any other insects... but does it preserve the meats(like salt) in any other way other then protection from bugs?

LiveToShoot · 10-25-2009, 05:06 PM

Suggestion: purchase/store spices, when possible, in seed/leaf form, and then grind when needed. Spices, in their ground form, have about a six month shelf life. Grinding at time of need will prolong the nutritive and flavor enhancing value of your spices and herbs.

So, a spice/herb grinder should be included in your SHTF or personal/family preparedness items.

LiveToShoot · 10-25-2009, 05:42 PM

Suggested/type of spice/herb grinders for your personal/family preparedness items: Ceramic Spice Grinder | Kitchen Contraptions - KitchenContraptions.com and http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=289781

LiveToShoot · 10-25-2009, 05:50 PM

Or, a spice/herb grinder that may be more appealing and user friendly for G&G Forum members: http://cgi.ebay.com/3pc-Gold-Bullet-...item20adc48199

larmus · 10-25-2009, 06:32 PM

i like to use a pepper mill that has been cleaned and washed of the pepper for grinding of whole spices... any of the seed variety that are "pepper" sized work good and then throw in some dried herds, or onions and other dried veg and it makes some nice tasting spice grinds... i like going non-electric for my kitchen contraptions... just bought a apple pealer-cutter-corer this past friday... works awesome...

Kentucky Fan · 10-25-2009, 11:02 PM

I had actually forgot the grinder lol that is definately on my to get list.

Dragunov · 10-26-2009, 01:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiveToShoot

Or, a spice/herb grinder that may be more appealing and user friendly for G&G Forum members: 3pc Gold Bullet Grinder 4 Tobacco Herb Spice Pollen - eBay (item 140354290073 end time Oct-25-09 15:00:59 PDT)

I actually use a metate. I have a mortar made from a large obsidian rock and a flint pestil I use for grinding glass, I think it's an actual Paiute artifact. I have another smaller one that is some kind of volcanic rock, looks like grey pumice, but much heavier and sturdier I use in the kitchen. I grind a lot of coarse ground pepper with it, just enough for a meal at a time.

billy · 10-26-2009, 07:23 AM

with my
special ops salt
tactical tumeric
paramilitary pepper
defcon dill seed
no mans land nutmeg
and under the wire worchestershire stealth sauce.
i am ready for anything.

stinkybriches · 10-26-2009, 09:18 AM

dont forget lawry's supremely viable season salt. its cheap, so you can use it alote, and with enough of f it you can season anything on the planet.

Archetype_wyo · 10-26-2009, 09:38 AM

Salt Pepper and Ketchup

Kentucky Fan · 10-26-2009, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billy

with my
special ops salt
tactical tumeric
paramilitary pepper
defcon dill seed
no mans land nutmeg
and under the wire worchestershire stealth sauce.
i am ready for anything.

That was great lol. you know If you actually marketed those you would be rich lol. Look at tactical bacon.

LiveToShoot · 10-26-2009, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billy

with my
special ops salt
tactical tumeric
paramilitary pepper
defcon dill seed
no mans land nutmeg
and under the wire worchestershire stealth sauce.
i am ready for anything.

What about:

Paratrooper Poppy Seeds
Firefight Finquel

Big Dog · 10-26-2009, 01:40 PM

Ever wonder why the hottest spicy food comes from the Third World nations? That super hot stuff kills bacteria, and maskes the taste of funky meat. So if you grow your own hot peppers, you can do the same.
Salt and Sugar will store forever, if kept dry. DO NOT use an O2 absorber - that will make it into a rock.......

Huey Rider · 10-26-2009, 02:07 PM

How's about claymore cinnamon?

McCormicks makes a Garlic Seasalt in a small grinder..very tastey.It does however contain hydronaged palm and canola oils that would possibly get rancid in time.Exper date is about 1 year so you'd have to rotate fequently.or maybe store in vacuum sealed bag.

Deep13 · 10-26-2009, 02:26 PM

I'll just bring my spice weasel.

http://ruaarnold.com/wp-content/uplo...8/02/elzar.jpg

Either that or Mrs. Dash in combat boots.

billy · 10-26-2009, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by billy

with my
special ops salt
tactical tumeric
paramilitary pepper
defcon dill seed
no mans land nutmeg
and under the wire worchestershire stealth sauce.
i am ready for anything.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kentucky Fan

That was great lol. you know If you actually marketed those you would be rich lol. Look at tactical bacon.

dont forget
1911A1 SAUCE!

Johnnycat · 10-26-2009, 07:31 PM

mmmm. Tactical bacon tastes goooood.

SwedeSteve · 10-26-2009, 10:26 PM

Why would you need a spice mill ?? How about a flat rock and a grinding stone ?? Salt would be a great item to trade. As would pepper, and coffee, tea and dried garlic. The medicinal herbs would be worth ammo to me. Read the Firefox Books on poultices to see what to pick in the wild !!

pontiac_fiero_g · 11-13-2009, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LiveToShoot

Or, a spice/herb grinder that may be more appealing and user friendly for G&G Forum members: 3pc Gold Bullet Grinder 4 Tobacco Herb Spice Pollen - eBay (item 140354290073 end time Oct-25-09 15:00:59 PDT)

i used to have a grinder like that for my pot errrm... tobacco thats right yeah tobacco

10-25-2009, 05:01 PM	#22
larmus Domestic Engineer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: arizona Posts: 3,159 Images: 6	black pepper just has an effect on the outside of the meat... i.e. it keeps the flys away or any other insects... but does it preserve the meats(like salt) in any other way other then protection from bugs? __________________ Lawrence Home Defense: .45 and a Shovel...

10-25-2009, 05:06 PM	#23
LiveToShoot 28 Principles of Liberty Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE IDAHO Posts: 4,788	Suggestion: purchase/store spices, when possible, in seed/leaf form, and then grind when needed. Spices, in their ground form, have about a six month shelf life. Grinding at time of need will prolong the nutritive and flavor enhancing value of your spices and herbs. So, a spice/herb grinder should be included in your SHTF or personal/family preparedness items. __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

10-25-2009, 05:42 PM	#24
LiveToShoot 28 Principles of Liberty Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE IDAHO Posts: 4,788	Suggested/type of spice/herb grinders for your personal/family preparedness items: Ceramic Spice Grinder \| Kitchen Contraptions - KitchenContraptions.com and http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=289781 __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

10-25-2009, 05:50 PM	#25
LiveToShoot 28 Principles of Liberty Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE IDAHO Posts: 4,788	Or, a spice/herb grinder that may be more appealing and user friendly for G&G Forum members: http://cgi.ebay.com/3pc-Gold-Bullet-...item20adc48199 __________________ "Happiness is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it." -Unknown

10-25-2009, 06:32 PM	#26
larmus Domestic Engineer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: arizona Posts: 3,159 Images: 6	i like to use a pepper mill that has been cleaned and washed of the pepper for grinding of whole spices... any of the seed variety that are "pepper" sized work good and then throw in some dried herds, or onions and other dried veg and it makes some nice tasting spice grinds... i like going non-electric for my kitchen contraptions... just bought a apple pealer-cutter-corer this past friday... works awesome... __________________ Lawrence Home Defense: .45 and a Shovel...

10-25-2009, 11:02 PM	#27
Kentucky Fan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Paintsville Kentucky Posts: 168	I had actually forgot the grinder lol that is definately on my to get list.

10-26-2009, 07:23 AM	#29
billy Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: a secret lab on the shores of lake titicaca Posts: 19,720 Images: 10 Blog Entries: 161	with my special ops salt tactical tumeric paramilitary pepper defcon dill seed no mans land nutmeg and under the wire worchestershire stealth sauce. i am ready for anything. __________________

10-26-2009, 09:18 AM	#30
stinkybriches Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: wisconsin Posts: 86	dont forget lawry's supremely viable season salt. its cheap, so you can use it alote, and with enough of f it you can season anything on the planet.

10-26-2009, 09:38 AM	#31
Archetype_wyo Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Buffalo, Wyo Posts: 1,731	Salt Pepper and Ketchup __________________ The great object is that every man be armed. Everyone who is able may have a gun. —Patrick Henry

10-26-2009, 01:40 PM	#34
Big Dog Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 12,906	Ever wonder why the hottest spicy food comes from the Third World nations? That super hot stuff kills bacteria, and maskes the taste of funky meat. So if you grow your own hot peppers, you can do the same. Salt and Sugar will store forever, if kept dry. DO NOT use an O2 absorber - that will make it into a rock....... __________________ "A bold spirit embiggens the smallest man!" Jebediah Springfield

10-26-2009, 02:07 PM	#35
Huey Rider Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Great Lakes Region Posts: 77	How's about claymore cinnamon? McCormicks makes a Garlic Seasalt in a small grinder..very tastey.It does however contain hydronaged palm and canola oils that would possibly get rancid in time.Exper date is about 1 year so you'd have to rotate fequently.or maybe store in vacuum sealed bag.

10-26-2009, 02:26 PM	#36
Deep13 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 594	I'll just bring my spice weasel. http://ruaarnold.com/wp-content/uplo...8/02/elzar.jpg Either that or Mrs. Dash in combat boots. __________________ That which can be asserted without evidence may be dismissed without evidence.

10-26-2009, 07:31 PM	#38
Johnnycat Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tupelo, MS Posts: 496	mmmm. Tactical bacon tastes goooood. __________________ I reserve the right to be wrong.

10-26-2009, 10:26 PM	#39
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,549 Images: 1	Why would you need a spice mill ?? How about a flat rock and a grinding stone ?? Salt would be a great item to trade. As would pepper, and coffee, tea and dried garlic. The medicinal herbs would be worth ammo to me. Read the Firefox Books on poultices to see what to pick in the wild !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers