Post Apocalyptic Cuisine

[Triple Zero]

top  advantages to eating the obese

1 they are slow moving and easy to catch

2 they can live on their own fat for extended periods (no refrigeration ) just add water

3 there is a large enough supply to meet the demand

4 they float well, just scoop them up during disaster flooding

5 "Fact: Human fat can be made into biodiesel, and you can heat your home with it in the wintertime."

6 They migrate naturally to where they are needed most.

[AFK]

Yeah, what's up with that.  I always have a bunch of them on my stoop.  It's, stoopid. 

[Triple Zero]

so the fat stoop on your footstep?

[AFK]

stop that!  It's only 9am!  You're gonna make my brain fall out my ear!

[Triple Zero]

if i make a brain fall out your ear, will all fear break out in maine?

[AFK]

Only if that corresponds with a tax hike, or it somehow makes the state's supply of Coffee Brandy disappear. 

[Bruno]

I think it's time to invest heavily in dried beans, y'all.

[Jasper]

Beans?  Shiiiiit.

We band together, employ some good old crop rotation, and live off fresh in-season foods.

While we're at it we could farm deer for meat, bone meal, and leather.  There are still deer in urban areas.

Fresh water? Use plastic jug condensation.

Heat?  Build a simple solar furnace or two.

Energy?  See heat.  Build a Hero engine powered by said solar furnace.  Voila.

Naturally, live in abandoned buildings. 

And your beans:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_7eRdIv_oU&feature=related

Sure, why not.

[Bruno]

I like that stove. I've built a MIDGE before, which is similar, but smaller.

http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/midge/THE_COMPLETE_MIDGE.pdf

[Jasper]

Nifty, saved. 

[Richter]

I like that stove. I've built a MIDGE before, which is similar, but smaller.

http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/midge/THE_COMPLETE_MIDGE.pdf

Thanks!

Felix:  If they are available, raise goats too.  Sheep if you have the land to graise them.

[Bruno]

Also, stirling engines are one of the most efficient kinds of engines. In fact, I believe it's THE most efficient.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUrB7KRvxUk

[Jasper]

That is freaking nifty.  A few of those could give enough working power for a small community to do all sorts of work during the day.

[saint aini]

Okay... I'm living under similar restrictions as I'm waiting for a fridge and stove to be delivered.

Assume that there are a lot of dead bodies.  This means lots of wood to burn and lots of areas to forage/plant that were formerly other people's houses and yards and fruit trees.

A wood stove could easily be constructed from scrape worth about $150 in today's currency.  I forgot who came up with the design, but it's a pretty nifty design that uses sound to transfer heat from a wood fire and also make ice.  Of course, you have the simpler franklin stove.  I have one boiler operator friend who heats his back porch with a wood burner made from industrial scrap.

Second, without ice (which you could make with a fire if you had the right equipment), you would be best off not eating meat unless you killed it fresh and knew how to make jerky.

Third, go vegan.  Rice, fresh green beans when in season, yams, tomatoes, potatoes, pears, apples, cabbage, etc.

Pasta and dishes which require boiling water will likely be out of the question or luxury meals.

Nuts will be needed for protein.

Yams, as in actual yams, are a very important food in subsistence economies.  Sweet potatoes have a lot of vitamin A and a good form of carbohydrates.

If you can set it up, a pound of bread was a common component of medieval diets.

Without a doubt, beer will be necessary.  Fortunately, it's not that difficult to make.  Similarly, anyone with half a brain could make a still and produce cheap sherry, vodka or whiskey from fermented grapes, potatoes or grains.

Spices will be mandatory to break up the monotony.  Naturally, if you're suffering from monotonous tastes, you need to vary your diet.

I would expect greenhouses to be constructed to ensure fresh veggies year round by those in the know. It takes about an acre of land to subsistence farm for one person for one year.

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

Why no pasta?
It isn't hard to make and it isn't hard to boil water.