Spices and Flavorings haul from Walmart for food Storage, for when times get hard.
Channel: Shoestring Prep
Date: 2022-07-30

We got- ten spices and flavorings while we were at the Wal-Mart today. This is an important, but often overlooked part of food storage. Spices and flavorings can take meal preparation to an entirely different level, the difference between bland and boring, and a family meal that everyone can enjoy. So, let's look at what Mrs. Shoestring got:
First, don't forget to store up some salt and pepper. We won't see that in today's haul because we already have some put back. But if you are just starting to store spices, you will want to be sure to buy salt and pepper.
Ground cloves - Mrs. Shoestring uses this in her spice cupcakes, so I'm pleased to think I'm going to continue to get those.
Chili Powder - best known to adding the zing to a pot of chili.
Paprika - this spice is actually related to chili powder, but calmer, not so much zing. 
Turmeric (TER-murr-rick) - this is one of the primary flavors in curry powder, and we do like that. But she says she uses it in a whole lot more dishes than just that and recommends that everyone else should be adding this healthy spice into all sorts of dishes too.
Parsley - goes in lots of things from casseroles to salads.
Sage - useful in tomato, potato, and bean dishes. It's also used in flavoring different meats, but we aren't sure we are going to be seeing a lot of meat during the Times of Trouble.
Cumin (Q-min) - Mrs. Shoestring says she doesn't use a lot of this spice and wishes she could have gotten a smaller jar. 
Minced Onion - if you have a jar of dried onion bits, it will store longer than fresh onions, and there will be no tears when it comes time to add onion into whatever is cooking.
Garlic - around here, we use lots of garlic in cooking, so I guess there aren't going to be any vampires in with the zombie apocalypse
Bouillion (BOOL-yon) - this is not a spice and doesn't appear on the spice rack. It's here because it makes a great deal of difference to the flavorings of things like chicken soup.
These are not all of the spices we use. However, this will be a great start towards tastier dinners if we need to pull this box out. Some of them were one-dollar for the bottle, some were much more. As long as we keep getting a few more each time we go shopping, we can enjoy a full spice rack when the store shelves are bare. 
There's a wheat crop failure already happening, so a new wave of food shortages is likely to be headed to a grocery store near all of us very soon. The only thing to do is get started saving a little extra each time you shop. Just remember; food will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no food.
I have a link below to a wonderful e-book, all about spices and their history and uses.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1278163080/e-book-kitchen-spices-101-book-of-spices