Anyone worried about the "meat shortage"?

[mustanger98]

I never understood why folks would go for Ramin Noodles. When in the service (before college) some folks got me to try Ramin noodles and up on the side of a German Mountain in a cold rain I cursed them soundly, and was so glad I had tossed a crackers and jam C rat can in my gear.

When things got really tight in college the Day Old Bread store was my beacon in the storm.

-kBob

I'm no expert on C rats, but as a civilian, I'd probably be carry a can or two of herring or sardines in Louisiana hot sauce and another pack or two of ritz crackers or saltines... maybe some cheese. Sounds like huntin food to me.

Friends don't let friends eat ramen. From what I've heard, cheap's about the only advantage. Otherwise, it's just pasta.

 

[mokin]

This isn't too far from me. I've eaten lots of beans and there is a big difference in the taste of the varities.

https://www.anasazibeans.com/

Those one pound bags are just the right size for 200 rounds of handgun ammo. I can put two of them in an MTM ammo box to keep the rotation in order.

Lots of critters around as well. I have better luck on the lake than in the field. This thread has given me a powerful craving for fish tacos.

 

[Elkins45]

I'm no expert on C rats, but as a civilian, I'd probably be carry a can or two of herring or sardines in Louisiana hot sauce and another pack or two of ritz crackers or saltines... maybe some cheese. Sounds like huntin food to me.

Friends don't let friends eat ramen. From what I've heard, cheap's about the only advantage. Otherwise, it's just pasta.

Typically when I fix ramen it's at the end of an all-day hike. I pour the whole seasoning packet in, which is something I would normally never do. After a day of heavy sweating I need the salt. I think one brick of ramen has something crazy like around 3000mg of sodium.

 

[Loyalist Dave]

Typically when I fix ramen it's at the end of an all-day hike. I pour the whole seasoning packet in, which is something I would normally never do. After a day of heavy sweating I need the salt. I think one brick of ramen has something crazy like around 3000mg of sodium .

Naw they only have 1600 mg of sodium. That's merely 69% of the recommended daily intake of salt.

You are right that you need salt, but the salt you need is potassium, not sodium, after sweating hard. It also prevents cramping of the legs, or reduces the chances a whole lot.

Using the noodles and not the salt packet, which is just powdered bouillon, drastically reduces the sodium. I normally use my own stuff to season my Ramen.

Instant Ramen is also the #1 emergency relief food. I think since Momofuko Ando came up with them, (and with Cup O' Noodles) 1 billion (yes billion) emergency meals using Instant Ramen have been delivered for use by disaster victims, worldwide. The stuff is light, so a very large amount can be flown and dropped to anyplace on the globe. In a tight spot you can toss away the seasoning packet and eat the noodles dry with some water, but the normal way is of course to boil water and cook the noodles, which sanitizes the water.

LD

 

[WisBorn]

You shoulda tried Ramin noodles. I was unbelievably skinny when I graduated, 160 lbs and 6 feet tall. That's why I retired. Jobs are fattening.

I like the retirement idea. Lost 35#s after I retired the first of the year. Eating lots of homemade soup, not Ramin noodles

 

[Highland Lofts]

The meat shortage will stop when the state governments quit giving away money because of this over reaching codition they are doing. Millions of peope are on unemployment thatcare collecting top unemployment, $600 here in Washington State plus the State is giving them an extra $600 a week.
Then state wide people on the food stamp (EBT CARD) program are getting an extra $1,200 a month on their EBT CARDS. Then the $1,200 federal stimulis check.
With all this extra money people are going hog wild buying stuff they couldn't afford before.
There is a big plot going on in my oppinion besides a virus.
I hope the federal government doesn't bail out these states that are giving money out like sewer water.

 

[mustanger98]

H.L., I'm pretty sure the bulk of the people you're describing don't have experience hunting/fishing/gardening/farming. But they suddenly have more time and a lot more money, as you describe. There's the problem... those poor people don't know what to do with themselves. Then, those states say anything useful is nonessential.

 

[MCgunner]

The meat shortage will stop when the state governments quit giving away money because of this over reaching codition they are doing. Millions of peope are on unemployment thatcare collecting top unemployment, $600 here in Washington State plus the State is giving them an extra $600 a week.
Then state wide people on the food stamp (EBT CARD) program are getting an extra $1,200 a month on their EBT CARDS. Then the $1,200 federal stimulis check.
With all this extra money people are going hog wild buying stuff they couldn't afford before.
There is a big plot going on in my oppinion besides a virus.W
I hope the federal government doesn't bail out these states that are giving money out like sewer water.

Washington state has legal weed. I'm sure those gubment checks won't last long.

 

[armoredman]

I stopped at the Safeway grocery store on the way home yesterday morning, and the meat section was thin, with multiple signs saying "1 Per Customer". Twin pack of T-Bones was $27. About 20% of the meat display case was taken over by cheese. Lots and lots of chicken, but light on the beef and pork. I picked up what I came for and, don't think I am going to starve yet.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Washington state has legal weed. I'm sure those gubment checks won't last long.

Might be a Doritos and Oreos shortage coming in the near future there...?

 

[Highland Lofts]

This is what happend when people on welfare get an extra $1,200 a month in food benifits and people on unemployment get an extra $2,400 a month in unemplymeny rates.

 

[Mr. Zorg]

I like the retirement idea. Lost 35#s after I retired the first of the year. Eating lots of homemade soup, not Ramin noodles

I was 6'-1" and 135 pounds from age 20 or so until after I met my wife-to-be at age 31. Things snowballed after that but took a hige leap when I quit smoking cigarettes, moved from sunny warm South Texas to the Great Lakes area, and turned 40 all in a 2 year span.

I lost 45 pounds in 4 months during chemotherapy (and several surgeries) a few years ago. I don't recommend the experience.

I tried ramen noodles twice, only to confirm the first time wasn't a fluke. I had my share of financial extremely lean times but found other ways to get by than ramen. I never lived on campus and always cooked for myself.

 

[WestKentucky]

I’m pretty concerned. I haven’t hunted in a few years and the meat locally is plentiful but very expensive. I felt lucky to get 80-20 ground beef at $4 a pound. I have a family of 4 soon to be 5 so we consume our fair share, so something has to change. I have been looking for a couple years for a place to chase a hog or deer, but this year it has to happen, even if I end up paying stupid money as an out of state hunter to go back to the family farm in KY.

 

[Mr. Zorg]

Availability remains high in The Alamo City. This is the time for me to start pulling pork shoulders and beef briskets bought on sale previously and putting them and myself through some all night sessions on the smoker(s). By the time that inventory is depleted I expect retail pricing to be at least somewhat better.

I remember buying smaller beef briskets for $0.29 / lb as part of my independent young and broke years, adapting my (then) inexpensive Old Smokey BBQ rig and playing poker and such with my buddies with breaks to tend the meat & fire. Using (free) mesquite 100% instead of any charcoal sure beat that rig up but I always found ways to adapt until in unquestionably was falling apart and time to be scrapped.

Whole chickens but especially leg quarters were particularly affordable. White meat poultry was a gourmet luxury for when I might have had a little better luck at the poker table.

 

[MCgunner]

I tried ramen noodles twice, only to confirm the first time wasn't a fluke. I had my share of financial extremely lean times but found other ways to get by than ramen. I never lived on campus and always cooked for myself.

Well, Ramen noodles were 10 cents a pack. Beer was 50 cents a can at the Dixie Chicken.

 

[jmorris]

No meant shortage at our place.

 

[WisBorn]

Well, Ramen noodles were 10 cents a pack. Beer was 50 cents a can at the Dixie Chicken.

The good old days!
When beer was good and cheap!
And 22 shells were $ 0.02 a piece.

 

[ilbob]

I don't eat a lot of Ramen but I find it pretty tasty. It's a good base dish for a casserole too. Not real easy to come by these days at Walmart where I do my grocery shopping via pickup.

Walmart seems to have plenty of the meat I usually order. Sometimes a specific item is out of stock but usually there is a substitute available. Except for spam. They have been out of most of the spam flavors for months. Oddly though, I was able to order some from walmart.com and have it shipped to me.