Some Easy-to-Store Kitchen Essentials and Survival Foods

Ingredients for a Well-Stocked Pantry
Elegant Survival Kitchen Essentials

• Frozen Apple Juice Concentrate or Bottled Apple Juice
  

• Cornstarch
  

• Unbleached White Flour
  

• Rye Flour
  

• Yeast
  

• Gelatine
  

• Almond Extract
  

• Vanilla, Imitation or Pure Extract
  

• Rum Extract or Flavoring
  

• Aluminum-Free Baking Powder
  

• Baking Soda
  

• Hershey's Cocoa Powder
  

• Chocolate Chips
  

• Cinnamon
  

• Salt
  

• Peppercorns
  

• Dried Red Chiles

• Dehydrated Mixed Vegetables

• Brown Rice
  

• White or Basmati Rice
  

• Corn Meal or Grits
  

• Dried Pasta

• Alfalfa Seeds

• Wheat Berries
  

• Dried Parsley
  

• Dried Chives
  

• Dehydrated Onion
  

• Dehydrated Garlic or Garlic Powder
  

• Soy Sauce
  

• Powdered Ginger
  

• Toasted Sesame Oil
  

• Sesame Tahini Paste, Joyva brand of Brooklyn is best
• Almond Butter
  

• Popcorn, loose: Jolly Time Organic is better than Orville Redenbacher, at one-third the cost
• Peanut or Corn Oil

• Olive Oil
  

• Mustard Powder, Colman's English
  

• Spanish or Hungarian Paprika
  

• Capers
  

• Green Peppercorns in Brine
  

• Rose's Lime Juice
  

• Maggi or another brand of Chicken Bouillon Powder
  

• Canned Tomato Paste: store brand
  

• Canned Whole Tomatoes: store brand
  

• Canned Beets: store brand or generic
  

• Canned Small, Peeled Potatoes: store brand or generic
  

• Canned Green Chiles, whole or chopped
  

• Coconut Milk, Canned
  

• Whole Water Chestnuts, Canned
  

• Canned Ham
  

• Canned Vienna Sausage
  

• Canned Beef (usually from Argentina)
  

• Canned Pineapple, No Sugar Added
  

• Peanut Butter
  

• Raw Walnuts
  

• Almonds
  

• Powdered Sugar
  

• Brown Sugar
  

• White Sugar
  

• Molasses
  

• Honey
  

• Apple Cider Vinegar
  

• White Vinegar
  

• Boxed Red Wine, and a Cube of White Wine, both for Cooking
  

• Frozen Peas
  

• Dried Split Peas, Green or Yellow
  

• Freeze-Dried Coffee
  

• Coffee Creamer (not Coffee-Mate, which contains aluminum--check ingredients)
  

• Coffee Beans
  

• Tea Bags
  

• Non-Fat Dry Milk
  

• Powdered Buttermilk
  

• Powdered Eggs for Emergencies
  

• Bottled Lemon Juice
• Herbes de Provence (a combination of marjoram, thyme, rosemary and savory, available at Costco)
  

To Be Continued....

Compiled by M-J de Mesterton, 2008