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Stockers OR Preppers.... what "fun" food items do you keep?
If you are frugal stocker up to hardcore TEOTWAWKI prepper.... what "fun" food items do you have a "secret" stash of?
And no the whiskey doesn't count. 
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12/19/10, 01:26 AM
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Chocolate, Black olives, Craisens, nothing really "hidden" though. I'd just forget it was there!
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12/19/10, 07:20 AM
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Fun food? As in not just there for the nutrients?
cocoa
popcorn
hard candy
puddings
olives
shrimp
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12/19/10, 08:29 AM
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None right now! Though I used to have canned peaches from Aldi's.
This Fall I moved my pantry upstairs to where I could get at it more easily but that also makes it easy for the teenagers. When it comes to ramen noodles and canned chili I call it "rotating the stock", but anything fun would be GONE!
After they forget where I USED to stash things I would like to get in canned fruit and poptarts again, but not for a few more months!!!!!!
And, does wine count??????? During a power outage it would go very nicely with the crackers and beef stick! Heh, heh!
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12/19/10, 08:39 AM
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Dark chocolate plus a few cans of chocolate covered almonds. Also 12 bottles of red wine. All for the antioxidents, of course. 
I also have a case of canned no sugar added peaches. Didn't think of those as fun foods, but since I don't usually splurge on them, they really are.
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12/19/10, 08:50 AM
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This would be a good thread to post in the survival forum!
We use what we have, as everything is rotated, but our family treats are
Home dehydrated, bananas, strawberries, apples, watermelon, pineapple, yellow squash (chips), and rutababa (becomes very sweet).
Bought raisins.
Organic popcorn.
Roasted and salted sunflower seeds.
Canned fruit.
Mints
Werthers originals!
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12/19/10, 11:11 AM
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Dried pineapple! My favorite dried fruit and since I'm allergic to a lot of the regular fruit it is nice to have something I can eat. I also stock other dried fruits for daughter. I bought the 50# bag of cocoa when it was on the barter board and have about 80# of green coffee beans. I don't stock candy, but I do stock ingredients for candy.
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12/19/10, 11:19 AM
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chocolate !!! have my coupons ready for after xmas prices minus coupons ...score !!! 
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12/19/10, 11:21 AM
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I have my #50 lbs of cocoa as well LOL as well as a few bottles of wine and 1 bottle of champagne (a gift) a couple cake mixes and everything needed to make peanut butter fudge
I home can peaches, blueberries and figs
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I stock Vodka to use for making tinctures (but it could be fun too!), chocolate chips, ramen, balsamic vinegar, a few cake mixes and sugar free chewing gum.
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12/19/10, 12:24 PM
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Chocolate chips, dried cherries, home canned apples and peaches, raisins.
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12/19/10, 02:16 PM
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Love to stock chocolate, however GF devours it too quickly, so I've written off chocolate.
Have settled upon bottles of habanero salsa... consistency of ketchup and a teaspoon will make you hallucinate! :happy0035:
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We stock the same things we like to eat. Lots of dried fruit, canned fruit, peppermint candy, other hard candy, sparkling fruit juice, some seasonal things like Terry's segmented chocolate orange, chocolate covered cherries bought after Christmas....James
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12/19/10, 03:33 PM
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I know the OP said booze doesn't count, but I'll list it anyway... several bottles of champagne and wine, both homeade and store-bought.
Fun items? I guess not too many. Cocoa would be about as fun as I could imagine, because it can be used to make just about any chocolate treat imaginable. I don't have 50 lb. of it, but I've got several cans.
Mostly just stock what we eat and cook with normally.
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12/19/10, 04:16 PM
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Never really thought about it as we only stock what we use. I just bought 8 bags of peanut butter chips as they are seasonal items at Aldi's and last week was the first time I saw them this season. I buy cookie mixes when they are on sale cheap. They are a good pick me up when things look bleak and they are simple enough that they are great for he kids to learn to cook independently with. We buy candy on Nov 1, a few bags for when that sugar high in needed.
I do hide some of the dried apples we make each year, if I don't the kids will wipe me out by Feb, historically. I did double what I normally make this year, so we may "make it" longer.
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Am I the only one that stocks jello?
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I stock jello to but what can you do with it is you have no fridge haven't looked into it it yet
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I stock gelatine for my pet snails and fish, but don't/can't eat Jello, so no use buying it to stare at longingly! *lol*
Cocoa for sure, like a crazy person! I have more than a dozen flavors! Canned pears, flavored applesauce, those evil peppermint white chocolate hershey's kisses that they only sell at Xmas (I don't even like peppermint! If you haven't tried them, don't! I've warned many people, but they're all addicts now too!)  Different types of flours and starches, for experimenting with new breads/foods. Canned fruit juices for making anything your brain can think up. Crazy spices for the same reason as the bizarre flours! Canned pumpkin for making out-of-season pies and breads.
My only other "fun" things aren't food... puzzles, books, games, stuff for painting on windows and building sandcastles, tie-dyeing shirts, making homemade postcards, cross-stitch, quilting, other crafts, etc.
Looking at this list of what we have though, I'm thinking we need to rethink "fun" when it comes to our supplies! You may be prepared, but realistic thinking in times of stocking up seem to make for boring lives in times of using up the storage! Now I'm wondering what I could add that would make times of storage usage more "interesting", with a few surprises.
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12/19/10, 06:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Terri
And, does wine count??????? During a power outage it would go very nicely with the crackers and beef stick! Heh, heh!
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Hey! That's worth flipping the breaker for! Sounds like my kinda deal LOL
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12/19/10, 07:22 PM
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Funny, I never thought of stocking fun foods really. I do try to keep extra sugar and coffee at all times, plus more than enough flour for baked goods. We have quiet a bit of canned pears, peaches, applesauce and jam...they would probably be desert items in case of TEOTWAWKI.
But, I like some of the ideas posted here about having games and things on hand to keep occupied if there is no tv or radio. And I may go on a stock up spree for foods that are more fun.
Jello...if it is cold outside you could make Jello. I'm not a huge fan, but if my stomach is sick, it is a good comfort food. And I think a few big bottles of gingerale would be good to have on hand too.
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