According to the weather people we are about to get one whopper of a storm. It’s a fact of life here in New Hampshire that storms = power outages.
I’ve got a generator to power my heater fan. Three old oil lamps. A box of candles. The larder’s stocked with cheese, sardines, crackers, canned tuna & chicken, beans, apples, peanut butter, and other goodies.
There are plenty of books to read, ( the dark humor from the amazing mind of cartoonist Gahan Wilson is perfect ) and a new volume of The New York Times crossword puzzles to work on thanks to my step-father Billy.
There are heaps of websites providing advice on coping with power outages. Barbara Brown, a food specialist at Oklahoma State wrote this one.
The Ontario Ministry of Health proffers dark wisdom here.
My favorite was written today in the Concord Monitor by Hillary Nelson, and was the spark for this post. No Electricity Needed – simple meals for when the power goes out. Check out the open fire basket of fingerling potatoes, cipollini onions, and rosemary - That just plain made me hungry.
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1 Ginny // Jan 4, 2010 at 9:14 am
Re: Brown’s advice on perishable foods: actually, eggs can go for quite some time unrefrigerated without spoilage. Days, even, as long as they’re kept relatively cool. When the power goes out during a winter storm, the back porch makes an excellent refrigerator, even freezer.
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