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Eat for $1.50 per Day – Layoffs, Coronavirus Quarantine, Food Shortages

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Re: Eat for $1.50 per Day – Layoffs, Coronavirus Quarantine, Food Shortages

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Eggs aren't refrigerated in supermarkets, but even unwashed eggs keep better if refrigerated, so most people refrigerate them at home. Supermarkets have enough turnover that it's not worth the cost. Eggs can also be frozen if you remove the shells.

I've never been to a supermarket where the eggs weren't refrigerated. They're usually right next to the milk.

in europe and a lot of the rest of the world they are not refrigerated

Re: Eat for $1.50 per Day – Layoffs, Coronavirus Quarantine, Food Shortages

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Its worth clarifying that the article is specifically addressing the fallout from the pandemic: Unemployment and poverty due to failing economies and shuttered restaurants and bars. In the US, Despite our country having vast and endless supplies of food from megafarms and their accompanying subsidies, there is very little safety net in America to ensure anyone is fed at all once they are unemployed. worth posting, a…

Most Americans live in a state where unemployment benefits is easily enough for food.

Re: Eat for $1.50 per Day – Layoffs, Coronavirus Quarantine, Food Shortages

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Eggs and milk are still perishables, especially if electricity is rationed.

Eggs don't need to be refrigerated. And they'll last a month or more after being laid.

eggs can be par boiled , sanitizing the shell but not cooking the egg, serious hikers do this to extend packlife.

eggs can be OILed to inhibit contamination through the pourous shell [naval eggs]

Re: Eat for $1.50 per Day – Layoffs, Coronavirus Quarantine, Food Shortages

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What is the feasibility of the postal service delivering non-perishable food to every residential mailbox? I just received a census form in the mail, why not dried beans?

Similar things have been suggested before as a replacement for SNAP but there are so many edge cases where the household receiving the food has some type of dietary restriction that it becomes difficult to administer. It's easier to give people money (in the form of food stamps) and let them decide for themselves what to buy that best fits their dietary needs. Seeing that soft drinks are the number one item purchased with SNAP benefits, we know many miss the mark but it's still a simpler system that allows more money to go to food instead of paper pushing.

Re: Eat for $1.50 per Day – Layoffs, Coronavirus Quarantine, Food Shortages

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What about toilet paper? Someone should add guidance how to stay hygienic when all the toilet paper is gone. This doesn't make any sense, I have been able to find everything, except the toilet paper, for two weeks now. This is the most idiotic thing, why can't someone make a public announcement not to hoard toilet paper, of all things?

In parts of Asia a water hose is more common than toilet paper, it's more hygenic as well. I think small portable bidets can be purchased on Amazon.

Re: Eat for $1.50 per Day – Layoffs, Coronavirus Quarantine, Food Shortages

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Eggs don't need to be refrigerated. And they'll last a month or more after being laid.

In the US that's debatable. We wash our eggs before selling, but I guess we also wash off the bacteria in the process? I've personally kept eggs on the counter for weeks and not gotten sick, but the taste might have been a little off.

the biggest issue is fresh eggs that have chicken guano on them. the bacteria can move through the pores of the shell and produce toxins in the egg, the egg itself has enzymes [lysozymes] that attack bacteria, but not perfectly

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post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Eggs aren't refrigerated in supermarkets, but even unwashed eggs keep better if refrigerated, so most people refrigerate them at home. Supermarkets have enough turnover that it's not worth the cost. Eggs can also be frozen if you remove the shells.

I've never been to a supermarket where the eggs weren't refrigerated. They're usually right next to the milk.

In Europe? I (european) have never been to a supermarket where the eggs were refregirated

Re: Eat for $1.50 per Day – Layoffs, Coronavirus Quarantine, Food Shortages

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Eggs and milk are still perishables, especially if electricity is rationed.

Powdered or canned milk should be fine. Eggs are an issue.

you can make powdered eggs if you want spend the effort, eggs have a lot of water in them so a little egg powder goes a long way

Re: Eat for $1.50 per Day – Layoffs, Coronavirus Quarantine, Food Shortages

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Its worth clarifying that the article is specifically addressing the fallout from the pandemic: Unemployment and poverty due to failing economies and shuttered restaurants and bars. In the US, Despite our country having vast and endless supplies of food from megafarms and their accompanying subsidies, there is very little safety net in America to ensure anyone is fed at all once they are unemployed. worth posting, a…

Most Americans live in a state where unemployment benefits is easily enough for food.

Millions of Americans who are gig workers are not be eligible for any unemployment benefits.

Re: Eat for $1.50 per Day – Layoffs, Coronavirus Quarantine, Food Shortages

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Its worth clarifying that the article is specifically addressing the fallout from the pandemic: Unemployment and poverty due to failing economies and shuttered restaurants and bars. In the US, Despite our country having vast and endless supplies of food from megafarms and their accompanying subsidies, there is very little safety net in America to ensure anyone is fed at all once they are unemployed. worth posting, a…

Most Americans live in a state where unemployment benefits is easily enough for food.

what about rent? medical supplies? hygiene items?
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