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1. Sardines, too funny. I have stored quite a few cans of them for that day we hope never comes. Decided to open one the other day and I’m with you; please God, let it never come to me having to eat these things!

   1. You know, I’m pretty sure that my pickiness would disappear the hungrier I got. Yes, I’m sure there would come a point where I would eat them without complaint. That time isn’t here yet though. Since we live by the mantra “Eat what you store, store what you eat.” they just aren’t part of our preps. There are lots of foods that fit in that category though. That’s one of the reasons why I love my Harvest Right Freeze Dryer!

2. DSVs article “canning potatoes…” shows them unpeeled in jars, then instructions say to peel them. What am I missing? (Maybe this just “small potatoes”…)

   1. I was taught by my mother & grandmother to always peel potatoes before canning them as the little dips that will become the eye sprouts can harbor unwanted things, mostly dirt & grit, since pressure canning takes care of everything else. But check with your local extention office for more information.

   2. Safe canning guidelines from the canning pros at Ball/Bernardin and some of the university sites say that every scrap of peel must be removed for safety, for the reason MHL mentions. Improperly canned potatoes have caused deadly botulism occurrences. In this case, I would do as the article says, not as it shows!

3. As a caregiver I am closely watching this aging process and wonder what will happen to the boomers as we age. IMHO, if we are left to rely on millennials for our care we are doomed!!
   Thank you for reminding me to eat/rotate my sardine supply . .
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4. Love sardines, wasn’t always that way. But after you eat 10-20 cans of them, they grow on you. IMO, the best ones to get are flavored or in olive oil. Hot sauce is the best, I’ll eat those straight out of the can. Other types I like to eat with crackers. Super nutritious, cheap, and easily stored.

5. Costco sells a skinned and boned sardine that is very good, the 4 plus ounce can makes a decent meal all by itself.

6. My dad introduced me to eating sardines (in their own oil) with soda crackers and, yes, Dave I enjoy them. He could never get me to try Limburger cheese though (the Berlin airlift is where he developed a taste for these). Could never get past the odor…

   On another note my son and I met some Portuguese fishermen while dock fishing in Commiefornia. They had a small grill going and as they would pull sardines from the water they would grill them whole and eat while hot. They are delicious that way but, unlike our Portuguese friends we gut ours first. The flavor is much better than canned but then I may be biased.

7. Fishing trip that went wrong…only fish caught were sardines with pork and beans for a vegtable. Not something to be repeated. JE

8. If you don’t grow up eating them (as I did), sardines are a tough sell. They’re pretty good on rye crackers with a bit of mustard on top.

9. I will trade one potato for every can of sardines you don’t want. Oil packed is best.

10. ok, that canning potatoes was so wrong on so many levels. a quick look in the ball canning guide pointed out what was so wrong. only use this recipe if your into visiting the doctor after eating mush potatoes

    1. I agree. Why cook them first? The canner just made dairy free mashed potatoes!

11. I thank my granddad for my fondness for sardines. He liked the ones packed in mustard, but I like them all.

12. Police numbers in London are one thing Sadiq Khan can’t be blamed for. All police in England and Wales are funded by the central government. As Home Secretary in David Cameron’s government Theresa May cut police numbers by over 18000 which I believe was near 20%. Now perhaps you can see why the voters were reluctant to vote Conservative last week

    1. It’s not the numbers that are disturbing. It’s the propensity of the police to target insignificant issues rather than tracking the immigrants who are the root of the issue. It doesn’t matter how much or how little you spend or even how many police that there are. If your priority is arresting people for insignificant crimes (such as speaking out against immigration) rather than tracking and arresting those that perpetrate the terrorist crimes, there is a problem. That is something that the Mayor Sadiq Khan has power over and can be blamed for.

13. Any sardine lovers I know have them with at least chopped onions. Kippers I eat out of the can. I mix sardines with pickled onions, turmeric, smoked black pepper, smoked Spanish paprika. Do not use sardines as any thing but an ingredient, not the centerpiece. Avoid any canned seafood not harvested by USA standards. Their appeal is enhanced by zesty flavorings. On crackers, dip, beer.

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