37 Essential items?

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All the above,
Plus Bullets.

I wish cooking oil had a longer shelf life, but, lard will keep a real long time, and I guess with all the hogs in Mississippi, you could render your own. Grains, and Legumes will keep a very long time. Wheat will keep almost forever. Salt is a rock, lasts forever. Honey has a long shelf life. Local honey is the best.

I was under the impression that all organic oil will go rancid with time. Most of the prep manuals I have read suggest that 5 years is the max storage on cooking oils. As far as spun honey, Make a sandwich with peanut butter and spun honey. Nothing better. I am looking for about 5 gallons of locally produced honey if anyone knows of a source.

I found this on ehow.


Shelf Life of Canola & Olive Oils Vegetable Oils

Vegetable oils are probably the most commonly used of all the oils. They are easily found in most condiment aisles in the grocery store. These oils include: general vegetable oil, canola oil, corn oil and sunflower oil. The oils are used in recipes for cooking, preparation and for dressing. Most vegetable oils, if unopened, have a shelf life of about a year. Once the vegetable oil is opened, it can be safely used for four to six months.
Olive and Peanut Oils

Both olive and peanut oils require the same storage guidelines as vegetable oil, but these oils are capable of an extended shelf life with a little extra care. Like vegetable oil, these two oils both have a shelf life of about a year, unopened or 4 to 6 months if opened. The difference is that olive and peanut oils are both high in monounsaturates and benefit most from being stored in the refrigerator, where the cold lengthens the oils shelf life from six months to about a year. The refrigerated oil becomes cloudy and thickens up in the cold but you can let it rest outside the refrigerator before using it.


http://www.ehow.com/info_8431729_shelf-life-cooking-oils.html#ixzz26piPa3As