Rachael: What you have described as a prepper is actually what would be called an extreme prepper, which is a very small percentage of preppers. Regular preppers do not prepare in panic, nor are we preparing for the end of the world. We prepare for any unforeseen event whether that be a natural event or a manmade event because we are aware of what's going on in this country and in the world. If you also stock other supplies other than food then you ARE a prepper! Preppers are smart. They are not wackos!
^^^This - being prepared isn't extreme, you don't need to think "doomsday" to be a prepper, you're just prepared for life's curve balls and anything else that may come your way! That's prudent, not crazy.
You can just call yourself a health fanatic, if you don't like the prepper term. Don't take that wrong: they are putting a lot of garbage in our food. Good for you!
I’ve been doing the “homesteading lifestyle” for decades. I started reading about the food system when my kids were young and decided I would grow and preserve a lot of our food. Once you have eaten from your own land, there’s no going back to store bought food. And it’s fun! A lot of work yes but in the fall seeing your pantry full will just put a smile on your face!
Home grown tastes better. It is the best day of the year when the first tomato of the season is ready to eat....and a sad day when I buy a late fall/winter supermarket tomato.
Thank you. Too often people think preppers are "end of the world, zombie apocalypse" freaks. While they are out there, they are not what true preppers are. We simply prepare for any and every possible changes in the coming days,
I always love to answer that question with -- Does it really matter? We stock our pantry the best we can for whatever. We grow what we can, we keep emergency supplies on hand. What does it concern you that we do that? Why does it bother you if I don't have to run to the grocery store every couple of days for something. Why do you care if I have a garden. Why does it matter if I like diong things the way my grandparents do? What is so normal about not being able to do things for ourselves? Never snottily - but after years of trying to hide the fact that our pantry is well stocked, or being able to hand out food to friends and family when in need, and not even talking about food preservation with people around me - I've decided that what I do is actually pretty normal for large parts of the world, and lots of times in history. I'm not weird because I know how to can or dehydrate or grow some food. YOU are a little weird if you don't :D
Being a "prepper" has such a funny connotation. I think you are probably right that preparing out of fear or panic is the negative connotation, and being prepared for a rainy day, weather event or ... pandemic, is wise. When you raise meat and grow a garden it would be foolish and wasteful to not preserve it. And your sabbath year of rest adds another motivation to put up everything you can.
Being able to be self sustainable as much as possible is a wonderful thing. I think of it as a responsibility so that we may be able to help others in time of need. If we are able to do for ourselves with the least amount of gov't help as possible, that will allow the great many people who will need that gov't support, our elders or those that have more difficult situations to get assistance. I consider it a great blessing to be in a situation to be able to do the things and the work needed to prepare ourselves. Great pantry!
I also share what I can. I make sure I have enough for me though. I am 74, but started out buying just a few things at a time. I have canned for many years though. I do make sure that I can what I will eat. Also buy only the things that I will eat. If you are just starting out, do may be $5.00 to save for your pantry. Also try to use that money to get things that are on sale. Make sure you check the dates on everything!
Rachel, have you ever considered a "what we eat in a week" type video?? I would love to see your ideas for using your pantry in that way! Thank you so much for the inspiration! I just canned 29 pints of salsa verde from your green tomato video 😊
Dear Rachel, the fact that you were able to enumerate the major concerns of the PREPPER community, (even if you don't accept the label) my dear you are a prepper. And, I for one am thrilled to know that. Lol. Love your channel.
I have been canning, buying food supplies and things in bulk for 45 years. This was taught to me by my family. This is how we were raised. My Grandparents went through the great depression. So we have always bought wisely. Saved money and put things away. Sharing is what we have always done with family. ❤&🙏 from Central Pennsylvania 🙋
My cousin lives in Astoria Oregon and they had a horrible windstorm that cut off Astoria from all of the roads in or out, for a week they were out of power. She is now prepared for the next storm. I strive to have a pantry like yours!
Your channel has been such a blessing to me. Last week I canned 2 turkeys after I watched your video and you are so calm and patient. I canned a lot of spaghetti and pizza sauce from your videos. I think for supper tonight I will open a jar of my ham and bean soup. Thanks so much.
True preppers do not show off what they have in their pantries cause it makes you a target. Just like having a generator and when it does hit the fan all they have to do is listen to find you. It's hard to have a supply chain breakdown when the supplies are not there. A lot of people are fixing to have a very hard wakeup call before long.
We share (not show off) to encourage and teach others to become more self reliant and secure a cleaner food source. We certainly are not scared of ever being attacked I just can't live in fear, not healthy for me. I never started this lifestyle to keep it to myself. It's a personal decision we each make.
Enjoyed seeing your pantry, it's beautiful. We have always canned and stocked up. My mom taught me to always have things on hand so you can take care of your family in case of an emergency. Back before it was called prepping.😊
My grandparents were hobby farmers and children of the Great Depression. Though they always had a surplus of food on their shelves and in the freezer (maybe a year or two of food like you do). They were never excessive or overly concerned with having things last for 20 years or more. I think they would think those kinds of people were a little overboard even in the situation we find ourselves in currently. They just had an edible garden because they liked to do it and it was fun for them. Watching your channel reminds of the fun and not so fun times (I will never shell another butter bean if I can help it) of hanging out with my grandparents.
I would say if you need to prep for 20 years, there’s a bigger issue happening in the world that may not make it to 20 years out. A lot of people don’t have the space, the finances, the ability to connect with meat farmers etc or a combination of these. I’m always amazed at how people in these videos are doing this? Not to mention all the time it takes to do all the prep and canning. Do you work or stay home. Too many questions. How do you finance these projects. None of my business but I still find it amazing based on what I make and how little it actually gets my family. I’m growing more and more so canning / freezing is my next logical step since it’s all perishable but my growing space is currently only about 130 square feet and really don’t see it changing anytime soon. I just simply got into gardening and the next logical step was vegetable gardening but when covid hit it helped regardless how little it may have been. Never had to buy salad fixings for sure.
I love your pantry and all your videos. I have been a canner/preserver for about 10 years so far. My in laws raise a huge garden at their property and have taught me so much and generously share with us. I work 60+ hours a week, and I have learned so much from your videos that have definitely helped me to conserve and still make the time needed to make sure our family is stocked up. I love knowing what we are eating, knowing where it was grown, and that I processed it for us safely. Thank you both so much for sharing your life with us.
You have set the standard - I too started late in life, and hope to move our food storage from store canned to home preserved. A little at a time. Thank you for sharing your pantry!
I definitely want my pantry to have homemade things. I’m only 22 but I’ve done a lot of scratch cooking in the past two years. Breads, homemade pies, sauerkraut, veggie stock. Basic stuff but it tastes so good!
I grew up on a self sufficient farm here in Nova Scotia, Canada where we raised, grew, hunted, fished and foraged the majority of our food. Your pantry looks the way ours did after the harvest . My pantry isn't as extensive as yours but it's close. We could definitely last months, possibly a year without getting groceries. I'm eating from the pantry tonight....potatoe leek soup!!
I think if it as being a good shepherd of our land and what we grow .For a healthier lifestyle. The security of the little things life throws our way. Plus its alot of fun
You are an inspiration to me as my kids are starting to leave the nest and I’m encouraged to continue gardening and canning even when I’m an empty nester. And. I love sharing with kids even when they’re adults!!
Great video, can't wait to see how you make it on your next video. It's just me at home, but I do canning, as I don't get out much. I have done this for years, but now think outside the box to be more creative. I also have two freezers in the basement. I am set up kind of like you are. I do the best I can.
I love your canning style!! I just got into preserving food 2 years ago and I love it! I've been so overwhelmed with learning the basics and getting comfortable that I've been a little paralyzed as far as creativity. Your videos continue to inspire me to cook what I love and can it!
I am so glad to see your beautiful full pantry! I’m not through the video yet, but are you guys preppers? I hope so, at least on a small scale! Prepping doesn’t mean the same thing for everyone. Love you guys!
Great topic Rachel! Being a corporate chef for many years I have been to the food factories and have seen how food is made and what goes into it. What livestock is being fed and it's not what we want for our family. Lot's of Americans have forgotten how to take care of themselves and are very dependent on the food system. I remember seeing lines wrapped around the stores when the pandemic started and we looked at each other and drove by knowing we had plenty. Here in central Texas we grew up in the garden, that's what we had, chickens where in every yard. We have the same amount of food stores that yawl have. We are working on our channel and really enjoy watching and learning new things from you and Todd and we want to be able to share what we do. God Bless!
Very good video! Thanks for sharing your ideas and showing your pantry! We want to be self sufficient and have learned it takes time. Several years of planning to get ready. Thanks again!
Rachel I was so glad to hear you say you did it for Love- nothing else. I am so over all this prepping stuff- Hey I am 70yrs of age & grew up in my 20s to 60s eating from supermarkets etc- I take no medication & do not have any major health issues but yes I did learn to grow a vegetable garden & canning food after losing a very close loved one as I was very depressed & needed something to take my mind away from it. I live every day to its fullest & refuse to believe in this current trend. I know &( not religious in any way) that I will be okay - no matter what. Cheers Denise- Australia
Being “awake” and “woke” are two very different things. 😁 You’re pantry with the home canning is awesome! Lots of work for sure. We got our side of beef as well this week. Learned to can last year from YT and I just turned 60. Thanks for what you do.
I’m not sure if this makes a difference, but when I store my empty jars I put the bands on them and store the upside down. My logic here is the bands should protect the jars from getting chipped. Your pantry is lovely. Nice to know what is in the food your eating. Great Job!
I haven't tried storing them upside down yet but I recieved a box of jars from a friend when he cleaned out his mom's garbage. They were practically thrown in the box and dirty but, because they had the rings on, only 3 of 29 had small chips on the rims!😁 Edit: So now I store all of my empties with the rings on. 😅
I do recommend you to all types of people knowing that growing a garden is so important. You give me hope because I also am coming to this at an older age with renewed interest. I love all your content.
You guys are rock stars, so impressive how you taught yourselves to do all these things! You are definitely self-starters, and motivators to all of us watching! Keep going!! ❤️👍🐓🐖🐄🐤
Home canned potatoes are the only way my kids will eat potatoes! I was thrilled to find a way to get them to eat potatoes since potatoes are cheap, filling and sort of nutritious.
I love the philosophy. I too grew up on this measure. I hope, hope we can get back on land again. doing what we can. love the wisdom. keep spreading it in our modern times. simple, yet wholesome. you've earned it. we all can do it in some form or way. thankyou for the inspiration and common sense.
I've been canning etc for 43 years now. I do it because the taste of the stuff in the stores don't taste as good. Plus 8 years ago when I found out I am allergic to dairy and gluten and some other key ingredients in everything now days. I just have to can my own foods. As I can't buy soups etc. As they always have something in them usually that I'm allergic too. And we live way out in the country. And we have been out here for 28 years now. And we have had slides, trees down, lines down, roads flooding, snow sometimes that makes it not possible for a time to get through our narrow gravel 7 mile road to a pave road. So it's just nice to be prepared. I don't consider myself a prepper. Others may if they saw my pantry room. But that is just me putting up my years supply of food. I grow it, might as well put it up and use it, right?
I learned from some Mormon friends to "keep stores", which is basically what you are doing, keeping enough food on hand that you will be able to eat without relying on charity for 6 to18 months. I have followed this for close to 50 years now and it has been a real help at times. Of course, it simplifies everything that I love to can and dried beans are my favorite food. Watching your opening clip, I thought I would tell you that storing your empty jars upside down really helps with keeping dirt out and makes it easier to clean and sterilize them for the next use.
I Love your pantry! What a work of art and a labor of love. Love your vids Rachel, I've just started canning this year and look forward to continuing to do so and find your videos so, so valuable. Thank you for doing this, you bless my family and so many others.
Hey Rachel. I totally understand Tod's blowing the surprise of a Christmas gift. My wife has never gotten a Christmas gift that she didn't know about already in October. It's just a thing some guys do when they get excited.
You guys are preppers 🤗 It's unfortunate that a few RUclipser's have turned "preparing for the future, job loss, etc." into something some are embarrassed to be associated with. 🙏🇺🇸🌻
Rachel you have been a great inspiration to me this year as I had a small (container) garden that did fairly well and I learned to water bath can for the first time in my life. I am like you and wish I would have learned some of this sooner in my life, and not to be a prepper, but i really do enjoy it, so I guess better sooner than later. I can't wait to own my own home and be able to do more like raising chickens and have a big beautifully filled panty like yours. THank you for keeping me inspired!
Your pantry is beautiful, reminds me of my sewing room!! Lol! Quilt fabrics just keep growing in there! I hope you and Todd have a security system, some people wouldn’t think twice about helping themselves to what you have. It’s sad that we have to be so cautious, but it’s wise, as is putting away food for our families like our ancestors did. It’s always fun learning from you.
Love your pantry shelves! I learned how to pressure can this year and I’m loving it! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I’m learning a lot and am grateful!
I'm later finding your site but so happy I came across it today. I am like you in the way that I have started later in my life to start learning how to garden and preserve our own food. My husband has done this before so he shares his experience and this helps. Thanks for sharing
Yes, yes, it's exactly why I started 50 yrs ago. I KNOW 100% what's going in my body! However; I can't stand labels, do what's right for you, everyone has different needs. You're smart and don't take things for granted, like soo many others do. This is how I keep myself grounded. Love doing things the old way, because you never know about the future. Thank you and beautiful pantry.
Growing up on a farm, my mom did a lot of canning. I just recently started up because with my health issues, we need to eat better and the prices at the grocery store have been on the rise. We visit our local farmers market every week, until I can break down my husband to put in a garden! Canning for me has been very therapeutic. I really enjoy your channel and trying out your recipes. Thanks for sharing your daily lives with us!!
Can't wait to have a winter full of fun recipes and ideas made with all those wonderful jars! It truly is a beautiful sight and testimony to all the hard work you guys have put in this year! Well done! 👏👏
In my opinion, enough stored food for 2 years is not a lot. I would say being stocked for at least 4 years is a good amount. As you said, it is not only for the two of you. And, the best part, it is FUN. Store as much as you want. You guys are raising, growing, canning your own “stuff”. It’s not like you are clearing the shelves at the stores. You do you. Peace and Blessings.
Thanks for the trip to your big pantry. I have a recipe for zucchini relish that my family loves. I added cinnamon to my pickled beets. I have canned ground beef , chicken , green beans , carrots this year. Enjoy all of your guys videos.
I am planting my garlic today. Your pantry is beautiful Rachel. Thank you for being my original inspiration (your 2020 pantry inventory video) for reviving my canning skills.
@@1870s I did get mine in the ground last night. Hopefully it’s not too late here in WI (zone 4b), and yours will find its way in the ground soon. They say garlic is to be one of the shortages in the stores.
I enjoy your videos. You are so pleasant:-) I am trying to get motivated to grow more in my garden. I grew up with my parents planting a huge Garden that we would can and freeze from. Now my kids are raised and I'm looking to doing some more of this for myself. Thank you for your videos!
Peach salsa . I also made some this year and I will be using it mostly for fish tacos and pork chops in a pressure cooker or slow cooker. Like a salsa chicken but pork does well with sweet (apple sauce), and served over rice.
You completely summed up exactly everything my husband and I believe. Of course, I grew up this way. Every adult I knew gardened, canned and raised their meat and hunted. My husband is "new-ish" to all this. He has learned over the past 30 years, from living with me, about the food industry and why I believe home-grown is always best. It's amazing to listen to him tell others why we do all this. Turns out he listens to me waaaaay more than I thought! We've raised cattle for years. This is the very first year we are planning to harvest one of our own calves.
Thank you for saying you don't need to "go that entire prepper route"!!! I feel a whole lot better knowing I can still be "prepared" even though I don't have a solar grid and HAM radio.
I’m new to your channel and I’m just in awe. You are incredibly inspiring. The world events have left me now unemployed. I’m overwhelmed but inspired to become more self sufficient with the ultimate goal of homesteading. I’m 47 and this is a HUGE 180 for me. I have no doubt I will learn a lot from your channel! Thank you for sharing!
What you are doing is awesome. I have taught many people how to can over the years. I love the fact my daughter learned how to can at my side from the time she was little and now her little girl is learning too. We never want to lose the old ways. On your peach salsa , I just something similar on pork or chicken in the crockpot or oven and it tastes wonderful.
I want to build a nice organized pantry. Maybe next fall, I will be able to do a pantry tour! The thing about the term "Prepper" is that many of them are people addicted to "fear porn". They end up preparing for the situations they fear. IMO, a prepper is someone who has a stockpile of necessary things to make themselves more resilient. instead of preparing for nightmare scenarios, we prepare of obvious possibilities and not in need of fragile global systems.
I guess I'm a pepper all it takes is one person losing a job , we just had that happen 😶 we have a full-ish pantry im still working on it I think we could make it a year if we had to, plus gardens👍
Try chicken with the peach salsa - grilled or sautéed. Also, a friend of mine used to make these spicy peach meatballs that were so good. Seems like they were peach & bbq with some spices.
Hello Rachael, looks like you have a very nice set up of various canned goods/supplies. My wife and I are probably a little older than you guys and retired as well. You asked yourself whether you are a prepper during your video. I would say that taking into account all of the stored food you have (two years worth according to you), freeze dryer, raising your own meat animals, house generator, and various other generators that you are indeed a prepper! Welcome aboard! We are as well. It's better to be prepared for any life changing events than caught with your shoes off. Appreciate the video. Cheers
Hi from Australia, I'm a late bloomer when it comes, to canning & preserving. After food shortages & panic buying, last year, decided i needed to be prepared for any given situation Really enjoying learning Been a blessings having meals in jars, when I wasnt feeling so good. Thanks for sharing your pantry
I sure hope you can remember what you did with your tomato soup, especially since you are loving it. I've been looking around and I'm trying to decide what recipe to use so I can use my tomatoes and make the soup to have for the winter. I've never made homemade and it has to be so much better than store bought canned soup. Your pantry looks so great and organized. I've got some work to do on mine.
I thought I had some tomato soup left on my shelf that I canned last year. Then when I went to get one. I couldn't find any left! And I had my mouth all set for it. Bummer! At least I have 4 gallons of my tomatoes in the freezer. Will be making them into soup soon.
As a homesteader we try and keep the goal of minimum 2 years food stock on hand. That is just plain good old common sense. As a homesteader you see how things come up in life. Whether it be illness , accident or black outs etc. We are always trying to prepare for anything that could happen and come our way. Again just plain old common sense. I think " preppers " get a bad rap. Usually from those that are not prepared for anything. Think prepping and homesteading go hand in hand. It allows finances to be allotted elsewhere on new projects when your groceries are not taking up a fair chunk of your wages. Nothing like growing your own food and preserving it. A well earned sense of accomplishment and self sustainability. Knowing you are feeding your family with healthy nutrient dense food. With no herbicides, pesticides, fungicides , additives and chemical preservatives is priceless. It allows us to thrive in life and sleep well knowing we are prepared.
I absolutely love what you have shared in this video. I came to the same conclusion myself, recently. Do what I can that is suitable for my family. This removed a lot of stress for me . Thank you for sharing. God bless you and your family.
Your pantry is just amazing!😀 I pray to have one comparable some day. I loved the tour, and how you manage everything. Rach, you're SO admirable!👑 I'm so glad you clarified where you guys "fall" in the "prepper world". It's a tough question to ask. We're right with you, and how you view things. It's just the two of us here also. Thank you for sharing this video, Rachel. 🙏💗 P.S. Learn to make cheeses with Carolyn at Homesteading Family!😉😊
I look at what I am doing is what my grandmother taught me. Not to depend on the stores for my food. Your chickens will love those dilly beans, nice treat for them in the winter.
What hard workers you and Todd are, Rachel. I'm curious about those of you who are so beautifully prepared; how you would protect yourselves if a prolonged crisis from unprepared people who would come for your larder? That's just the way my head works.
The only shortages I've noticed at my local stores was potato chips. Everything else was packed. Haven't experienced the shortages yet. Not in Southern Indiana.
We didn’t raise turkeys this year, so had to buy that, but the rest of our Thanksgiving dinner for my family is coming from my pantry stores. So grateful for that! 😌🙏
I love you! I just found you, and one video and I will never let you go. lol. I watch a lot of videos on canning and gardening. You are so down to earth and realistic. I can't wait to binge watch all your videos and wait for your new ones! I have been gardening and canning many years, but due to health and pandemic reasons, I need to be a prepper. Just for my husband and myself and a small suburban garden.
Your pantry rocks Rachel. I always love seeing your pantry videos. You go up and above every single time. I love how to try new things and phase others out. Mine is a 1/4 of yours but its just me. I agree with what you said about 'Are we preppers'. I think its wise to store up, its a life style not something you do out of fear. I believe most of the preppers do it out of fear and their choices are not healthy. The best thing towards your goal was the all house generator. That rocked all of your efforts in preparing for that rainy day. Blessings!
I do agree with you. I had a large garden by accident this past season. We grew tomatoes and peppers from seed and they all germinated. We didn't have the heart to throw any away. We did most all in containers because we have a large chipmunk, squirrel and rabbit population and we could better control what the critters are that way. Now that we know we want to do this, we will plan over the w inter. We really want to get into canning but that will also be a so far research project. We froze so many peppers and tomato puree! We also need to get another freezer for meats but we don't trust our infrastructure. Electric can go off for hours and sometimes days with storms. We really want to look into a whole house generator since we hear with natural gas. Any tips and total costs approximations would be helpful. I think buying beef and poultry locally will save a ton of money.
I'm this close 🤏 to getting hubby to agree to the whole house natural gas generator. Im too weak physically any more to deal with long term power outages. We've list power 5 times thos past year and one time was for 4 days. But I have big sub zero sleeping bags we pop over our freezers and didn't lose anything in our big freezer. And only a few things that we just cooked up from the fridge freezer.
Having a pressure canner to be able to can meats and bone broths is great insurance for those freezers. If the power goes out you take that meat and can up! You do need a backup fuel source (a propane burner is good).
i just like knowing that there is food in my cupboards. i am disabled and can't do my own shopping so i have deliveries and i might as well get extra to stash away. it has been a blessing during the pandemic as i had to shelter as i was classed 'extremely vulnerable'. it has also proved useful during the current shortages we are experiencing. my friends who have scoffed for years are beginning to get my point now x
I just started canning this year. I canned tomatoes and spaghetti sauce. Then I dried some parsley. I am so excited for my garden next year to can as much as I can! I so appreciate your channel Rachel!!!!
I made the stuffed pepper soup yesterday and will be canning it. All the tomatoes are from my garden. Half of the peppers were mine as well. We went with beef for ours and it is from our friend who we buy a half a beef from about every 6 to 7 months. Thank you for this inspiration.
Chutneys, jellies, pickles and salsas are superb meal accessories, for sure! My own guilty pleasures are homemade marmalade’s, red currant jelly, bbq sauce and damson cheese (actually it’s just a jelly).
Not too terribly long ago, this "homesteading", "prepping", even "bushcrafting" was just called everyday life.
Yes!
Yes exactly
Agreed!
Exactly!
Anyone living on a farm did this year round I know we did as I was a kid growing up
Rachael: What you have described as a prepper is actually what would be called an extreme prepper, which is a very small percentage of preppers. Regular preppers do not prepare in panic, nor are we preparing for the end of the world. We prepare for any unforeseen event whether that be a natural event or a manmade event because we are aware of what's going on in this country and in the world. If you also stock other supplies other than food then you ARE a prepper! Preppers are smart. They are not wackos!
^^^This - being prepared isn't extreme, you don't need to think "doomsday" to be a prepper, you're just prepared for life's curve balls and anything else that may come your way! That's prudent, not crazy.
As long as that preparation is backed up by firepower for the eventual looters.
We good Mike. We purposely don't discuss protection publicly.
@@1870s a very wise decision.
You can just call yourself a health fanatic, if you don't like the prepper term. Don't take that wrong: they are putting a lot of garbage in our food. Good for you!
I’ve been doing the “homesteading lifestyle” for decades. I started reading about the food system when my kids were young and decided I would grow and preserve a lot of our food. Once you have eaten from your own land, there’s no going back to store bought food. And it’s fun! A lot of work yes but in the fall seeing your pantry full will just put a smile on your face!
I just said almost same thing yesterday on my insta. Yes it's hard work but boy, that feeling of accomplishment and pride can't be beat!
Me to, once u eat real food, there's no going back, been feeding my family for years off our garden and meat
Home grown tastes better. It is the best day of the year when the first tomato of the season is ready to eat....and a sad day when I buy a late fall/winter supermarket tomato.
Hey Rachel! love your channel... just a tip, I turn my cleaned jars upside down so nothing gets into the jars before I use.
I store mine upside down too. Too many 8 legged stinkers in my basement haha
Me too.
@@Emeraldwitch30 I agree, upside down.
Me also. Keeps them cleaner
I run through the dishwasher either way.
“A Prepper is an individual or group that prepares or makes preparations in advance of, or prior to, any change in normal circumstances…”
Thank you. Too often people think preppers are "end of the world, zombie apocalypse" freaks. While they are out there, they are not what true preppers are. We simply prepare for any and every possible changes in the coming days,
and it doesn't have to be for that reason but prepared for your future no matter what
I always love to answer that question with -- Does it really matter? We stock our pantry the best we can for whatever. We grow what we can, we keep emergency supplies on hand. What does it concern you that we do that? Why does it bother you if I don't have to run to the grocery store every couple of days for something. Why do you care if I have a garden. Why does it matter if I like diong things the way my grandparents do? What is so normal about not being able to do things for ourselves? Never snottily - but after years of trying to hide the fact that our pantry is well stocked, or being able to hand out food to friends and family when in need, and not even talking about food preservation with people around me - I've decided that what I do is actually pretty normal for large parts of the world, and lots of times in history. I'm not weird because I know how to can or dehydrate or grow some food. YOU are a little weird if you don't :D
Being a "prepper" has such a funny connotation. I think you are probably right that preparing out of fear or panic is the negative connotation, and being prepared for a rainy day, weather event or ... pandemic, is wise.
When you raise meat and grow a garden it would be foolish and wasteful to not preserve it. And your sabbath year of rest adds another motivation to put up everything you can.
What is a Sabbath year of rest??
Here you go Mike: ruclips.net/video/-UMHHLTN7Lw/видео.html
Being able to be self sustainable as much as possible is a wonderful thing. I think of it as a responsibility so that we may be able to help others in time of need. If we are able to do for ourselves with the least amount of gov't help as possible, that will allow the great many people who will need that gov't support, our elders or those that have more difficult situations to get assistance. I consider it a great blessing to be in a situation to be able to do the things and the work needed to prepare ourselves. Great pantry!
I also share what I can. I make sure I have enough for me though. I am 74, but started out buying just a few things at a time. I have canned for many years though. I do make sure that I can what I will eat. Also buy only the things that I will eat. If you are just starting out, do may be $5.00 to save for your pantry. Also try to use that money to get things that are on sale. Make sure you check the dates on everything!
@@SalLeeHolland Great tips!
Rachel, have you ever considered a "what we eat in a week" type video?? I would love to see your ideas for using your pantry in that way! Thank you so much for the inspiration! I just canned 29 pints of salsa verde from your green tomato video 😊
Dear Rachel, the fact that you were able to enumerate the major concerns of the PREPPER community, (even if you don't accept the label) my dear you are a prepper. And, I for one am thrilled to know that. Lol. Love your channel.
I have been canning, buying food supplies and things in bulk for 45 years. This was taught to me by my family. This is how we were raised. My Grandparents went through the great depression. So we have always bought wisely. Saved money and put things away. Sharing is what we have always done with family.
❤&🙏 from Central Pennsylvania 🙋
My cousin lives in Astoria Oregon and they had a horrible windstorm that cut off Astoria from all of the roads in or out, for a week they were out of power. She is now prepared for the next storm. I strive to have a pantry like yours!
Your pantry is a thing of beauty!
Your channel has been such a blessing to me. Last week I canned 2 turkeys after I watched your video and you are so calm and patient. I canned a lot of spaghetti and pizza sauce from your videos. I think for supper tonight I will open a jar of my ham and bean soup. Thanks so much.
Loved your closing. Little by little is all i can really do. Thank you for sharing your beautiful pantry!
True preppers do not show off what they have in their pantries cause it makes you a target. Just like having a generator and when it does hit the fan all they have to do is listen to find you. It's hard to have a supply chain breakdown when the supplies are not there. A lot of people are fixing to have a very hard wakeup call before long.
We share (not show off) to encourage and teach others to become more self reliant and secure a cleaner food source. We certainly are not scared of ever being attacked I just can't live in fear, not healthy for me. I never started this lifestyle to keep it to myself. It's a personal decision we each make.
Enjoyed seeing your pantry, it's beautiful. We have always canned and stocked up. My mom taught me to always have things on hand so you can take care of your family in case of an emergency. Back before it was called prepping.😊
My grandparents were hobby farmers and children of the Great Depression. Though they always had a surplus of food on their shelves and in the freezer (maybe a year or two of food like you do). They were never excessive or overly concerned with having things last for 20 years or more. I think they would think those kinds of people were a little overboard even in the situation we find ourselves in currently. They just had an edible garden because they liked to do it and it was fun for them. Watching your channel reminds of the fun and not so fun times (I will never shell another butter bean if I can help it) of hanging out with my grandparents.
I would say if you need to prep for 20 years, there’s a bigger issue happening in the world that may not make it to 20 years out.
A lot of people don’t have the space, the finances, the ability to connect with meat farmers etc or a combination of these. I’m always amazed at how people in these videos are doing this? Not to mention all the time it takes to do all the prep and canning. Do you work or stay home. Too many questions. How do you finance these projects. None of my business but I still find it amazing based on what I make and how little it actually gets my family. I’m growing more and more so canning / freezing is my next logical step since it’s all perishable but my growing space is currently only about 130 square feet and really don’t see it changing anytime soon. I just simply got into gardening and the next logical step was vegetable gardening but when covid hit it helped regardless how little it may have been. Never had to buy salad fixings for sure.
The depression era did not create hobbie farmers, it created food that was Necessary for survival.
I love your pantry and all your videos. I have been a canner/preserver for about 10 years so far. My in laws raise a huge garden at their property and have taught me so much and generously share with us. I work 60+ hours a week, and I have learned so much from your videos that have definitely helped me to conserve and still make the time needed to make sure our family is stocked up. I love knowing what we are eating, knowing where it was grown, and that I processed it for us safely. Thank you both so much for sharing your life with us.
You have set the standard - I too started late in life, and hope to move our food storage from store canned to home preserved. A little at a time. Thank you for sharing your pantry!
I think growing and preserving food already leans you towards what mainstream people call preppers. Your panty is goals!
I definitely want my pantry to have homemade things. I’m only 22 but I’ve done a lot of scratch cooking in the past two years. Breads, homemade pies, sauerkraut, veggie stock. Basic stuff but it tastes so good!
I grew up on a self sufficient farm here in Nova Scotia, Canada where we raised, grew, hunted, fished and foraged the majority of our food.
Your pantry looks the way ours did after the harvest . My pantry isn't as extensive as yours but it's close.
We could definitely last months, possibly a year without getting groceries.
I'm eating from the pantry tonight....potatoe leek soup!!
I think if it as being a good shepherd of our land and what we grow .For a healthier lifestyle. The security of the little things life throws our way. Plus its alot of fun
You are an inspiration to me as my kids are starting to leave the nest and I’m encouraged to continue gardening and canning even when I’m an empty nester. And. I love sharing with kids even when they’re adults!!
Great video, can't wait to see how you make it on your next video. It's just me at home, but I do canning, as I don't get out much. I have done this for years, but now think outside the box to be more creative. I also have two freezers in the basement. I am set up kind of like you are. I do the best I can.
I love your canning style!! I just got into preserving food 2 years ago and I love it! I've been so overwhelmed with learning the basics and getting comfortable that I've been a little paralyzed as far as creativity. Your videos continue to inspire me to cook what I love and can it!
I am so glad to see your beautiful full pantry! I’m not through the video yet, but are you guys preppers? I hope so, at least on a small scale! Prepping doesn’t mean the same thing for everyone. Love you guys!
Great topic Rachel! Being a corporate chef for many years I have been to the food factories and have seen how food is made and what goes into it. What livestock is being fed and it's not what we want for our family. Lot's of Americans have forgotten how to take care of themselves and are very dependent on the food system. I remember seeing lines wrapped around the stores when the pandemic started and we looked at each other and drove by knowing we had plenty. Here in central Texas we grew up in the garden, that's what we had, chickens where in every yard. We have the same amount of food stores that yawl have. We are working on our channel and really enjoy watching and learning new things from you and Todd and we want to be able to share what we do. God Bless!
Howdy neighbors, right here in southern central 🇨🇱. Just subscribed to your channel. 😊👋❤
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@@1870s Thanks!!!!!!!! We will be filming our intro soon. We want to take our time an do this right. God Bless yawl!
Very good video! Thanks for sharing your ideas and showing your pantry! We want to be self sufficient and have learned it takes time. Several years of planning to get ready. Thanks again!
Rachel I was so glad to hear you say you did it for Love- nothing else. I am so over all this prepping stuff- Hey I am 70yrs of age & grew up in my 20s to 60s eating from supermarkets etc- I take no medication & do not have any major health issues but yes I did learn to grow a vegetable garden & canning food after losing a very close loved one as I was very depressed & needed something to take my mind away from it. I live every day to its fullest & refuse to believe in this current trend. I know &( not religious in any way) that I will be okay - no matter what. Cheers Denise- Australia
Being “awake” and “woke” are two very different things. 😁 You’re pantry with the home canning is awesome! Lots of work for sure. We got our side of beef as well this week. Learned to can last year from YT and I just turned 60. Thanks for what you do.
First thing that came to mind for the peach salsa was pulled pork sandwiches as a topper or in pork tacos.
Oh yes, both sound delicious. I suggested marinating chicken and vegetables. And cooked down as a glaze for a ham.
I’m not sure if this makes a difference, but when I store my empty jars I put the bands on them and store the upside down. My logic here is the bands should protect the jars from getting chipped. Your pantry is lovely. Nice to know what is in the food your eating. Great Job!
I haven't tried storing them upside down yet but I recieved a box of jars from a friend when he cleaned out his mom's garbage. They were practically thrown in the box and dirty but, because they had the rings on, only 3 of 29 had small chips on the rims!😁
Edit: So now I store all of my empties with the rings on. 😅
I store my jars upside down just to keep them cleaner, but putting the bands back on is so smart. Thanks for idea.
I store mine with old lids to keep the dust out, and the rings to keep them on. No more spiders in my jars!
Use the peach salsa on pork. It does great as a substitute for apples for the sweet taste.
I do recommend you to all types of people knowing that growing a garden is so important. You give me hope because I also am coming to this at an older age with renewed interest. I love all your content.
I love that ring garland. Nicely done video. 👍🏻
You guys are rock stars, so impressive how you taught yourselves to do all these things! You are definitely self-starters, and motivators to all of us watching! Keep going!! ❤️👍🐓🐖🐄🐤
You're well stocked. I'm glad that your hard work has paid off.
Home canned potatoes are the only way my kids will eat potatoes! I was thrilled to find a way to get them to eat potatoes since potatoes are cheap, filling and sort of nutritious.
I love the philosophy. I too grew up on this measure. I hope, hope we can get back on land again. doing what we can. love the wisdom. keep spreading it in our modern times. simple, yet wholesome. you've earned it. we all can do it in some form or way. thankyou for the inspiration and common sense.
I've been canning etc for 43 years now. I do it because the taste of the stuff in the stores don't taste as good. Plus 8 years ago when I found out I am allergic to dairy and gluten and some other key ingredients in everything now days. I just have to can my own foods. As I can't buy soups etc. As they always have something in them usually that I'm allergic too. And we live way out in the country. And we have been out here for 28 years now. And we have had slides, trees down, lines down, roads flooding, snow sometimes that makes it not possible for a time to get through our narrow gravel 7 mile road to a pave road. So it's just nice to be prepared. I don't consider myself a prepper. Others may if they saw my pantry room. But that is just me putting up my years supply of food. I grow it, might as well put it up and use it, right?
I learned from some Mormon friends to "keep stores", which is basically what you are doing, keeping enough food on hand that you will be able to eat without relying on charity for 6 to18 months. I have followed this for close to 50 years now and it has been a real help at times. Of course, it simplifies everything that I love to can and dried beans are my favorite food. Watching your opening clip, I thought I would tell you that storing your empty jars upside down really helps with keeping dirt out and makes it easier to clean and sterilize them for the next use.
I Love your pantry! What a work of art and a labor of love. Love your vids Rachel, I've just started canning this year and look forward to continuing to do so and find your videos so, so valuable. Thank you for doing this, you bless my family and so many others.
Hey Rachel. I totally understand Tod's blowing the surprise of a Christmas gift. My wife has never gotten a Christmas gift that she didn't know about already in October. It's just a thing some guys do when they get excited.
You guys are preppers 🤗 It's unfortunate that a few RUclipser's have turned "preparing for the future, job loss, etc." into something some are embarrassed to be associated with. 🙏🇺🇸🌻
I think the "Doomsday Preppers" show did that...🙄
Rachel you have been a great inspiration to me this year as I had a small (container) garden that did fairly well and I learned to water bath can for the first time in my life. I am like you and wish I would have learned some of this sooner in my life, and not to be a prepper, but i really do enjoy it, so I guess better sooner than later. I can't wait to own my own home and be able to do more like raising chickens and have a big beautifully filled panty like yours. THank you for keeping me inspired!
I enjoy watching your videos. You have inspired me to start canning.
Your pantry is beautiful, reminds me of my sewing room!! Lol! Quilt fabrics just keep growing in there! I hope you and Todd have a security system, some people wouldn’t think twice about helping themselves to what you have. It’s sad that we have to be so cautious, but it’s wise, as is putting away food for our families like our ancestors did. It’s always fun learning from you.
Love your pantry shelves! I learned how to pressure can this year and I’m loving it! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, I’m learning a lot and am grateful!
I'm later finding your site but so happy I came across it today. I am like you in the way that I have started later in my life to start learning how to garden and preserve our own food. My husband has done this before so he shares his experience and this helps. Thanks for sharing
Investing in yourself is never a loss, your just another Garden Seed Growing as you go. :) Sincerely a Granny
Nothing wrong to be a prepper. It all looks lovely. Good for you.
Your cellar is exactly what I dream of.
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@@1870s thank you so much! I'm watching these right now. Now all I need is a home with a basement and my own Todd! 😆
You are a lovely lady. Thank you for sharing. Y'all are amazing. Love from Ireland!💚
Thank you so much!♥
Yes, yes, it's exactly why I started 50 yrs ago. I KNOW 100% what's going in my body! However; I can't stand labels, do what's right for you, everyone has different needs. You're smart and don't take things for granted, like soo many others do. This is how I keep myself grounded. Love doing things the old way, because you never know about the future. Thank you and beautiful pantry.
Little bit by little bit is all it takes. Thank you for saying that. My head knows this is true but my heart always feels like I am not doing enough.
Growing up on a farm, my mom did a lot of canning. I just recently started up because with my health issues, we need to eat better and the prices at the grocery store have been on the rise. We visit our local farmers market every week, until I can break down my husband to put in a garden! Canning for me has been very therapeutic. I really enjoy your channel and trying out your recipes. Thanks for sharing your daily lives with us!!
Can't wait to have a winter full of fun recipes and ideas made with all those wonderful jars! It truly is a beautiful sight and testimony to all the hard work you guys have put in this year! Well done! 👏👏
In my opinion, enough stored food for 2 years is not a lot. I would say being stocked for at least 4 years is a good amount. As you said, it is not only for the two of you. And, the best part, it is FUN. Store as much as you want. You guys are raising, growing, canning your own “stuff”. It’s not like you are clearing the shelves at the stores. You do you. Peace and Blessings.
2years is plenty for the way we raise our food here on our land. No need for more than that at a time for our lifestyle.
Thanks for the trip to your big pantry.
I have a recipe for zucchini relish that my family loves. I added cinnamon to my pickled beets.
I have canned ground beef , chicken , green beans , carrots this year.
Enjoy all of your guys videos.
I am planting my garlic today. Your pantry is beautiful Rachel. Thank you for being my original inspiration (your 2020 pantry inventory video) for reviving my canning skills.
We wanted to get our planted yesterday, but time got away from us.
@@1870s I did get mine in the ground last night. Hopefully it’s not too late here in WI (zone 4b), and yours will find its way in the ground soon. They say garlic is to be one of the shortages in the stores.
Rachel, turn the jars upside down to store them. They stay much cleaner that way.
Peach salsa is good on any roasted or grilled meat.
Little messy if a seal fails though!
I enjoy your videos. You are so pleasant:-) I am trying to get motivated to grow more in my garden. I grew up with my parents planting a huge Garden that we would can and freeze from. Now my kids are raised and I'm looking to doing some more of this for myself. Thank you for your videos!
Peach salsa . I also made some this year and I will be using it mostly for fish tacos and pork chops in a pressure cooker or slow cooker. Like a salsa chicken but pork does well with sweet (apple sauce), and served over rice.
You completely summed up exactly everything my husband and I believe. Of course, I grew up this way. Every adult I knew gardened, canned and raised their meat and hunted. My husband is "new-ish" to all this. He has learned over the past 30 years, from living with me, about the food industry and why I believe home-grown is always best. It's amazing to listen to him tell others why we do all this. Turns out he listens to me waaaaay more than I thought! We've raised cattle for years. This is the very first year we are planning to harvest one of our own calves.
Thank you for saying you don't need to "go that entire prepper route"!!! I feel a whole lot better knowing I can still be "prepared" even though I don't have a solar grid and HAM radio.
I’m new to your channel and I’m just in awe. You are incredibly inspiring. The world events have left me now unemployed. I’m overwhelmed but inspired to become more self sufficient with the ultimate goal of homesteading. I’m 47 and this is a HUGE 180 for me. I have no doubt I will learn a lot from your channel! Thank you for sharing!
Welcome aboard! Glad you found us ♥
What you are doing is awesome. I have taught many people how to can over the years. I love the fact my daughter learned how to can at my side from the time she was little and now her little girl is learning too. We never want to lose the old ways. On your peach salsa , I just something similar on pork or chicken in the crockpot or oven and it tastes wonderful.
I want to build a nice organized pantry. Maybe next fall, I will be able to do a pantry tour!
The thing about the term "Prepper" is that many of them are people addicted to "fear porn". They end up preparing for the situations they fear.
IMO, a prepper is someone who has a stockpile of necessary things to make themselves more resilient.
instead of preparing for nightmare scenarios, we prepare of obvious possibilities and not in need of fragile global systems.
I guess I'm a pepper all it takes is one person losing a job , we just had that happen 😶 we have a full-ish pantry im still working on it I think we could make it a year if we had to,
plus gardens👍
Try chicken with the peach salsa - grilled or sautéed. Also, a friend of mine used to make these spicy peach meatballs that were so good. Seems like they were peach & bbq with some spices.
My grandparents lived this lifestyle my parents lived this lifestyle and my husband and I do to love it. And its independence
Hello Rachael, looks like you have a very nice set up of various canned goods/supplies. My wife and I are probably a little older than you guys and retired as well. You asked yourself whether you are a prepper during your video. I would say that taking into account all of the stored food you have (two years worth according to you), freeze dryer, raising your own meat animals, house generator, and various other generators that you are indeed a prepper! Welcome aboard! We are as well. It's better to be prepared for any life changing events than caught with your shoes off. Appreciate the video. Cheers
Hi from Australia,
I'm a late bloomer when it comes, to canning & preserving.
After food shortages & panic buying, last year, decided i needed to be prepared for any given situation
Really enjoying learning
Been a blessings having meals in jars, when I wasnt feeling so good.
Thanks for sharing your pantry
I sure hope you can remember what you did with your tomato soup, especially since you are loving it. I've been looking around and I'm trying to decide what recipe to use so I can use my tomatoes and make the soup to have for the winter. I've never made homemade and it has to be so much better than store bought canned soup. Your pantry looks so great and organized. I've got some work to do on mine.
I thought I had some tomato soup left on my shelf that I canned last year. Then when I went to get one. I couldn't find any left! And I had my mouth all set for it. Bummer! At least I have 4 gallons of my tomatoes in the freezer. Will be making them into soup soon.
Good job Rachel! I can’t wait to see what all you make with all the things you have worked so hard to put away.
Canned caramelized onions. I'm going to have to watch that video. My onions don't want to stop growing!
As a homesteader we try and keep the goal of minimum 2 years food stock on hand. That is just plain good old common sense. As a homesteader you see how things come up in life. Whether it be illness , accident or black outs etc. We are always trying to prepare for anything that could happen and come our way. Again just plain old common sense. I think
" preppers " get a bad rap. Usually from those that are not prepared for anything.
Think prepping and homesteading go hand in hand. It allows finances to be allotted elsewhere on new projects when your groceries are not taking up a fair chunk of your wages.
Nothing like growing your own food and preserving it. A well earned sense of accomplishment and self sustainability. Knowing you are feeding your family with healthy nutrient dense food. With no herbicides, pesticides, fungicides , additives and chemical preservatives is priceless.
It allows us to thrive in life and sleep well knowing we are prepared.
Absolutely beautiful! So jealous...
I started canning last year I'm 38. I am so excited on your pantry. Mine is small but I'm getting insertion thank you for what you do. God bless
I absolutely love what you have shared in this video. I came to the same conclusion myself, recently. Do what I can that is suitable for my family. This removed a lot of stress for me . Thank you for sharing. God bless you and your family.
The jars are always so beautiful on the shelf.
Your pantry is just amazing!😀 I pray to have one comparable some day. I loved the tour, and how you manage everything. Rach, you're SO admirable!👑 I'm so glad you clarified where you guys "fall" in the "prepper world". It's a tough question to ask. We're right with you, and how you view things. It's just the two of us here also. Thank you for sharing this video, Rachel. 🙏💗 P.S. Learn to make cheeses with Carolyn at Homesteading Family!😉😊
I look at what I am doing is what my grandmother taught me. Not to depend on the stores for my food. Your chickens will love those dilly beans, nice treat for them in the winter.
What hard workers you and Todd are, Rachel. I'm curious about those of you who are so beautifully prepared; how you would protect yourselves if a prolonged crisis from unprepared people who would come for your larder? That's just the way my head works.
The only shortages I've noticed at my local stores was potato chips. Everything else was packed. Haven't experienced the shortages yet. Not in Southern Indiana.
We didn’t raise turkeys this year, so had to buy that, but the rest of our Thanksgiving dinner for my family is coming from my pantry stores. So grateful for that! 😌🙏
I love you! I just found you, and one video and I will never let you go. lol. I watch a lot of videos on canning and gardening. You are so down to earth and realistic. I can't wait to binge watch all your videos and wait for your new ones! I have been gardening and canning many years, but due to health and pandemic reasons, I need to be a prepper. Just for my husband and myself and a small suburban garden.
So glad you found us! ♥
Your pantry is so beautiful! I love seeing all the colors in the shiny jars. So much wonderful nutrition!
Your pantry rocks Rachel. I always love seeing your pantry videos. You go up and above every single time. I love how to try new things and phase others out. Mine is a 1/4 of yours but its just me. I agree with what you said about 'Are we preppers'. I think its wise to store up, its a life style not something you do out of fear. I believe most of the preppers do it out of fear and their choices are not healthy. The best thing towards your goal was the all house generator. That rocked all of your efforts in preparing for that rainy day. Blessings!
I do agree with you. I had a large garden by accident this past season. We grew tomatoes and peppers from seed and they all germinated. We didn't have the heart to throw any away. We did most all in containers because we have a large chipmunk, squirrel and rabbit population and we could better control what the critters are that way. Now that we know we want to do this, we will plan over the w inter. We really want to get into canning but that will also be a so far research project. We froze so many peppers and tomato puree! We also need to get another freezer for meats but we don't trust our infrastructure. Electric can go off for hours and sometimes days with storms. We really want to look into a whole house generator since we hear with natural gas. Any tips and total costs approximations would be helpful. I think buying beef and poultry locally will save a ton of money.
I'm this close 🤏 to getting hubby to agree to the whole house natural gas generator. Im too weak physically any more to deal with long term power outages. We've list power 5 times thos past year and one time was for 4 days. But I have big sub zero sleeping bags we pop over our freezers and didn't lose anything in our big freezer. And only a few things that we just cooked up from the fridge freezer.
Having a pressure canner to be able to can meats and bone broths is great insurance for those freezers. If the power goes out you take that meat and can up! You do need a backup fuel source (a propane burner is good).
i just like knowing that there is food in my cupboards. i am disabled and can't do my own shopping so i have deliveries and i might as well get extra to stash away. it has been a blessing during the pandemic as i had to shelter as i was classed 'extremely vulnerable'. it has also proved useful during the current shortages we are experiencing. my friends who have scoffed for years are beginning to get my point now x
Thank you for all your help!
I just started canning this year. I canned tomatoes and spaghetti sauce. Then I dried some parsley. I am so excited for my garden next year to can as much as I can! I so appreciate your channel Rachel!!!!
I made the stuffed pepper soup yesterday and will be canning it. All the tomatoes are from my garden. Half of the peppers were mine as well. We went with beef for ours and it is from our friend who we buy a half a beef from about every 6 to 7 months. Thank you for this inspiration.
Your pantry shelving is so beautiful!
Chutneys, jellies, pickles and salsas are superb meal accessories, for sure!
My own guilty pleasures are homemade marmalade’s, red currant jelly, bbq sauce and damson cheese (actually it’s just a jelly).
Your pantry is BEAUTIFUL 😍❤️🌺. God bless you!
O it looks so beautiful. What a blessing!