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Honestly, hit up the thrift and antique stores, library sales, yard sales. Give yourself time to look and enjoy. At the prices of those books, you will be able to accumulate a good library ofmultiple references. Some of my personal favs " Back to Basics" a readers digest book, "Country wisdom and lore" and " country wisdom almanac" by Jerry mack Johnson..these are just good refs to have that include some of the info you are looking for
 
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pantry staples? flour , sugar, lard , brown sugar , molasses are what i would consider pantry staples and thos tend to be more raw ingridents

or do you mean like pantry staples like canned meat , pickles , broth , canned meals , dehydrated fruits ?

in that case Ball Blue Book of Canning is a good book with times and process for preserving a lot of things.
 
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GREENCOUNTYPETE said:
pantry staples? flour , sugar, lard , brown sugar , molasses are what i would consider pantry staples and thos tend to be more raw ingridents

or do you mean like pantry staples like canned meat , pickles , broth , canned meals , dehydrated fruits ?

in that case Ball Blue Book of Canning is a good book with times and process for preserving a lot of things.
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flour , sugar, lard , brown sugar , molasses, canned meat , pickles , broth , canned meals , dehydrated fruits & Vegetables, condiments, Chocolate chips, chips like lays; doritos; Ruffles; cheetos, takis and tortilla chips, instant ramen, Nesquik, Ovaltine, Choco milk, Nestle milo, bear brand choco, hot and cold cereal
 
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Jerryberry said:
flour , sugar, lard , brown sugar , molasses, canned meat , pickles , broth , canned meals , dehydrated fruits & Vegetables, condiments, Chocolate chips, chips like lays; doritos; Ruffles; cheetos, takis and tortilla chips, instant ramen, Nesquik, Ovaltine, Choco milk, Nestle milo, bear brand choco, hot and cold cereal
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Malt powder and instant powdered milk, butter, ghee, cheese, baking chocolate, cocoa powder, animal & plant milk, nut and seed butters, nutella, Herbs and spices & croutons
 
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Pantry staples are what you use to make things. The basic ingredients for putting together a meal or a snack.

Flour, salt, sugar, canned goods, etc. If you want junk food you can buy it. I can bet that after you try to make one of your favorite fast foods from scratch, you will toss that idea and head back to the store or restaurant. You just have no concept of the time and effort it takes to make things from scratch.

Find someone that will teach you to cook first. You can do that when you are not at classes.
 
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Cooperative Extension service is the best information and pertains to your local area. And you can call n actually talk to experts, forestry, gardening, food preparation, soil samples.
If folks that are interested in anything a homestead needs they can probably help.
And usually really nice folks who love sharing their knowledge and they all work collectively
 
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Jerryberry said:
flour , sugar, lard , brown sugar , molasses, canned meat , pickles , broth , canned meals , dehydrated fruits & Vegetables, condiments, Chocolate chips, chips like lays; doritos; Ruffles; cheetos, takis and tortilla chips, instant ramen, Nesquik, Ovaltine, Choco milk, Nestle milo, bear brand choco, hot and cold cereal
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Malt powder and instant powdered milk, butter, ghee, cheese, baking chocolate, cocoa powder, animal & plant milk, nut and seed butters, nutella, Herbs and spices & croutons
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I could live and eat just fine on less than half the foods on your list. If times get bad I guarantee finding Doritos and cereal will drop way down on your list of necessities.
 
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Too bad schools stopped teaching Home Ec classes. I hated them and never learned anything in them except how much I could HATE school. But there is a need for teens of both sexes to learn basic cooking and kitchen safety skills.
 
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Cookbooks only get you so far. The rest is trial and error unless someone will spend some one on one time with you.

My Mom made all her batters and pancakes from scratch. A handfull of this a pinch of that. It was about knowing how it should look at each step of the process. Just like good bread. Measurements mean nothing if it does not come off the bowl right or have the right texture after kneading.
 
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