Comments on: Let Me Show You My Freezers

By: Sheila

Sheila — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 05:09:33 +0000

Right now in my regular freezer I have some frozen gingerbread cookie dough , foolproof pie crust , hamburger meat and a few other misc items and in my deep freezer I have a couple jars of blueberry jelly , whole cranberry cranberry sauce , grape jelly , strawberry jelly , spaghetti sauce , apple sauce some soups a few frozen veggie burger patties , some homemade cookies , homemade brownies , crepe batter , crepes , grandmother bread and muffins.tomorrow I’m gonna make some more bread and maybe a few breakfast items to add to it (never hurts to be prepared)

By: LK

LK — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 16:29:29 +0000

I realize that I am resurrecting this discussion.

Come November, we will have an elk and two pigs to add to all kinds of fruits, homemade maple syrup, fruit syrup, veggies, juices and baking to add to our three freezers. We have some other truly odd-ball stuff in there right now too…You’d NEVER guess. My daughter does have some frozen insects, however, in one fridge freezer. She still needs to pin them into her collection.

Aside from that, as far as the food goes, there is just nothing like having your own “store” right in your own house.

By: becky3086

becky3086 — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:33:34 +0000

Well, we have one small chest freezer and right now there isn’t as much in it as there was a couple weeks ago. Chicken that I processed myself are still in there, a big package of breasts, and the backs for soup are all that is left of them, the quail has been eaten as well and I need to hatch more, a package of pork chops, a couple of steak, a couple different things of turkey, some fish, some hamburg, some blueberries and different veggies.
Doesn’t seem like much but it is a lot more than I used to have. When I lived with my ex-husband we never had more than what we needed for 7 meals to go the week. Today is Friday and there is enough food to go at least a couple more weeks. I am hoping there will be deer meat in there this winter and am thinking about doing more chickens if I can ever get rid of this raccoon!

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:47:20 +0000

My parents used to do that – get a half of beef and put it in the freezer and fresh corn from a neighbor’s field…my husband does the grocery shopping and I just have one (side by side) freezer that we keep full…he shops weekly, on base.

By: Melinda in Washington State

Melinda in Washington State — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:44:19 +0000

With just two of us, I do not need alot in the freezer. Some chicken breast and thighs, a rib steak or two, some frozen salad shrimp and rolls. I also have corn, green beans, pumpkin ready for pies, butternut squash, and carrots all from our garden, and blueberries from our bushes. Some purchased petite peas. Oh, I can’t forget the cranberries. No one mentions cranberries.

By: Celia

Celia — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:51:50 +0000

I don’t have a whole lot of facebook friends but did post the link and ask that everyone vote for you, Suzanne. Hope it helps! I’ve been voting everyday. Drooling over all that wonderful food in your freezers! I need to eat healthier but cooking for one is not easy, lol!

By: Tina

Tina — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:51:45 +0000

1 small goat, with three more on their way, in the chest, chicken, corn, 1 small rabbit (he needs a friend to join him in a stew),blackberries, june berries, raspberries, tomato sauce, milk, and some store bought veggies (since the voles ate everything but the pumpkins, corn and tomatoes this year :( ) in the upright, Apples waiting to be sauce, goat fat and mixed kitchen fat waiting to be soap above the fridge.

By: Lola-Dawn

Lola-Dawn — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:03:28 +0000

Wow, good for you! When my kids were growing up, I figured each autumn that I had 3 years worth of food frozen, canned, dried, leathered, etc. Not necessary now that it’s just me, and not really possible now that it’s just me in a small apt. Old habits die hard and sometimes this time of year I look in my cupboards and freezer and think hmmm, Old Mother Hubbard’s Cupboards probably looked healthier! In my freezer? Ice cubes, 1/2 gallon of Breyer’s Double Vanilla ice cream (for which I REFUSE to feel guilty!), bag of frozen mango pieces, bag of frozen blueberries, one sirloin steak, and (strangely) one wiener but not hot dog bun. And an unopened pound of Starbucks coffee beans. And a ziplock baggie of rosemary sprigs. It’s just a little square box in my fridge … if that’s any excuse! Sounds pathetic though.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:58:49 +0000

You should be proud of yourself, Suzanne. It must be a great feeling to have your shelves and freezer so well stocked. I’m afraid my freezer doesn’t hold a candle to yours. I was tickled pink to get a few green beans into the freezer this summer, along with a bunch of peppers. Some day I’d love to be able to stock my pantry/freezer as well as you do.

By: kristen

kristen — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:43:48 +0000

Isn’t that just a wonderful feeling! I am not nearly as stocked up as you are, but what little I have stocked up on feels WONDERFUL! I actually go out into the garage and just open the freezer and stare and smile…does that make me weird? like this..:-)