I'm 55 and Cherokee I grew up on this I have very fond memories of it I'd have the beef over egg noodles with garden grown tomatoes salt and pepper the pork I'd heat and pour off the fat and make white bread sandwiches with Mayo the luncheon loaf is fry with government block cheese sandwiches
If people get hungry enough, they will eat it! Too many spoiled people. We need to learn to be humble and thankful for our foods. Thank you for the tips! If I ever find any of this meat, I will now know how to deal with the excess fat.
You are so right Tessie. I was given some of this meat from a friend who said they wouldn’t eat it. I really like the pork. It makes great pulled pork sandwiches! Growing up my grandmother would get Government issued commodities. She was VERY thankful to get them because she was very poor. She could make any of it taste like a gourmet meal on her old cast iron wood cookstove. She would also plant her dried beans she was given and have a bumper crop of fresh beans. She was very smart and thrifty!!!
I volunteer at a food pantry and people turn there noses up at that meat. I tell them to use it in recipes that are spicy like tacos. I like it and am happy for it.
ABSOLUTELY! Every canned item! I clean my drink cans as well! Back when I drank soft drinks I got one out of the machine with dip spit on it 🤢 haven't recovered yet 🙈 I live in the country so I also wash my utensils & pots & pans before using them! 😬
They recently closed our senior center to help the illegals, so I had gone 2 times I guess I dont know what to do with that meat, but what they had put in my box helped alot, and I don't think its right that they help the illegals over the vets, homeless, disabled and elderly, and for that reason I am voting in November for Donald Trump
Many years ago ,my mom use to get what was called surplus food times were tough and she was a single parent...but that food was delicious, and thank goodness my mother knew how to cook with it and she loved to bake ,nothing was wasted,,..
Every once in a while my neighbor will give me a can of the beef. I add onion, frozen mixed vegetables, cabbage, a can of diced tomatoes, celery flakes, parsley and some garlic. So good 😋
We were poor and we did get what back then was called Commodities. My mom could take anything and make it a feast, with a little imagination My friend Joe used to make a yummy green chili with the pork! I wish we would have known back then about washing it! because it is so salty. The thing is we think of ourselves as entitled in this Nation we forget to be grateful I am so grateful that for right now and this minute I am safe, free, I have a roof over my head and a warm bed to sleep in My heart breaks for the people who just underwent the devastating tornadoes in Kentucky! I bet they are in shelters with government-issued food right now and Thank God for it too!
Hi Tessie, you're helping many people by showing this video. I grew up very poor and remember hunger during my youth. This would have been very welcomed at my table back then. Being creative in the kitchen certainly helps turn something that's mediocre into something that as you say is more palatable. Great job! God bless.
I have 28 cans of the pork, and 39 cans of the beef. I will say (to each his own) I never ever pull the fat out. I have made some great meals with some very cheap ingredients.
Tallow is the correct name for it. please stop apologizing, I follow you everyday your one of my favorite people on you tube . I get food from the food bank every month keep the videos coming from the food banks it helps me figure out what to do with some of the stuff I get. thank you for reading ,
Have been eating canned meat for years. My children loved it. God has blessed us with so much. Always thankful for our food and staying warm and comfortable. God bless you Tessie, love your videos. So helpful!!
We didn't get commodities, but my grandma did, and an aunt. I learned to eat powdered eggs , by fixing them like scrambled eggs and adding a bit of bacon grease to them. Powdered milk is fine to cook with. The peanut butter and cheese are awesome. We sliced the canned pork, dredged it in flour and fried it. Its good with eggs, and can make a pretty good sandwich. We were taught not to waste and to be grateful for whatever we had.
We got it I'm 54 . And I never knew the difference. Powdered milk was made half n half with the regular milk from the store . My sister called it special milk and the kids loved it ❤️ . I would be ever so grateful if I could get some
Read the Grapes of Wrath. They set out on their long trek West on Route 66 with a large barrel of salted pork. Their food supplies ran short until they could find work. They would have loved a few cans of this pork
As a child we went to a place my parents referred to as the County Poor Farm and receive canned meat, cheese and powdered eggs . Possibly more,I was very young. My mom was very creative and made delicious meals . I am so happy I paid attention 😊
Thank you for this video Tessie. It brought back childhood memories-my parents struggled due to health issues in the late 60s and early 70s so I grew up on a lot of government “commodities” as they were called back then. My mom was such a great cook that we never thought the food we got was “yucky” (and we wouldn’t have dared say so even if we did feel that way!). We were taught to be grateful and thankful for what we received, and a lot of people are going to have to learn that lesson today. It was interesting to see ground beef-we always got shredded beef and it was great used in shepherds pie or just with nice thick gravy over rice. The shredded chicken was used over noodles with a while sauce with canned mushrooms. Mmmm delicious. 🙂
I used to love the government can pork especially when you're hungry and if you have bread you can make gravy and its really good... But no yeah thanks for sharing why it's so damn expensive why? Freaking Preppers! And how long does it stay good
I'm afraid some Americans are spoiled and would turn up their nose. America has more hungry people than most think. People need to get use to eating more plain, I'm afraid we might have hard times coming. We need people that know how to stretch a dollar, and cook good value meals to teach those that can't. Thank you Tessa for trying to help.
I'm not a picky eater, I try to eat healthy and I'm very frugal. I grew up in a health conscious household, my mother owned a health food store for almost 20 years before she sold it and retired. For those people that think this sort of thing isn't heathy, here are the ingredients: BEEF, SALT. I'm looking at a can of "Lakeside Beef with Juices" right now.
@@earlwright9715 I agree things are far worse now than just two years ago when inflation was 9%. My light bill has tripled, car insurance way up..we had to quit driving our second car, and you know the prices of food and household items. I don't know how much more we can stand. I'm 67, hubby 73 living on social security. I'm having to work also just to survive.
We usually put the pork or beef in a steamer basket and steam it for awhile to get rid of a good amount of the fat, then use it however we want. The pork is great with homemade taco seasoning and crisped up in a pan or the oven like carnitas and the beef we use in sauce like this or as stroganoff. It’s great!
Also use tallow for homemade soap, along with woodash and rain water. Bless us O Lord In these thy gifts Which we are about to receive Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Parents used to get it. Loved it . just a while ago hubbys dad gave us a few cans said he’d never use it . I made cottage pie with it and took some over to them they loved it .
Loved your comment about Southerners and throwing away 'fat'. I'm from the Deep South...personally, the Beef fat belongs in the trash. However, might be fight over the Bacon fats!!! 😂🤣😂🤣 👍👍😎💖💖
The pork makes the best barbecue sandwich. Got some years and years ago when hubby was out of work. YOU do need to heat it some to drain the juice off.
I grew up on this stuff but unfortunately, my mother didn’t know how to cook it! I remember one night for supper, she just plopped in onto a plate on the table! I think she might have been angry about something, but I never asked. After I got married, I had this several times over the years when it was given to me and as I recall, there was a recipe on the can on how to serve it. I followed the recipe on the pork can, and it was very good!
I just made tacos with that meat. Make pulled pork out of the pork, and chicken salad out of the chicken. We rejoice when we go to a food distribution and they have any of this meat. The fact that it is canned makes it even better knowing that it won’t go bad so quick. Love the fact you can put it on a shelf without refrigeration. It takes a little work to make it more palatable, but it is very healthy, and fills our bellies. I would much rather have a block of government cheese, than Velveeta.
You can buy ground beef, hamburger, chicken and ham like that. But you got a deal 👍 for that price. Great deal. If not canning your own a good way to buy and use. No refrigerator required and easy to make meals from. ❤️
I’d try it! As the daughter of a rancher, it may be a little hard for me to stomach- but I also know that home canned stew meat looks absolutely scary… but it is amazing!!! So, yes! I’d try it.
I grew up all that stuff and I love the beef and the pork, what I do with it, I don't wash mine off, I just go ahead and throw it in the PAN, melt all the grease off of it. And then add barbecue sauce to it and make sloppy Joes out of it or something like this. It's really good adds. Ome garlic to it, salt and pepper. It's great. I loved never had the canned chicken.The beef and the pork I have had several times😊
Thank you Tessie for this video I always had a hard time getting this meat to taste like " regular" food. I am on a limited budget and am grateful for this food. Please keep informing us many of us need this information.
Hey Tessie many years ago(I am 68) we got govt.issue food and the canned meat was very much like Spam.My mom would cube it and fry it with peppers and pineapple (canned) and soy sauce.It was delicious.The govt also gave away great cheese and peanut butter.She would serve her dish over rice.
I canned some ground beef. I discovered that if I cooked it first, it kept a bit more consistency doing it dry canned when partially cooked than raw packed. The raw pack does have an alpo consistency. I decded I would can about 20 pounds for tacos and sloppy joes in case the price rose too high for me to buy fresh.
I did not grow up on this but I have some of those brands from the food pantry. I have no problem with the food or taste. I appreciate the suggestion of rinsing off the meat after getting the extra fat out. I use it in casseroles or sauce all the time. I have small cans of Crider solid white chicken meat and find it very tasty and versatile. I also have canned raw pack chicken as well as breast chunks. When I found an exceptional buy on ground beef I ended up canning 12 cans of ground beef. Slightly sauteed it before hot packing it so this ground beef will stay separated. You have been so helpful in all that you share!
Yes I would eat and have eaten canned government meat, cheese, peanut butter etc. my grandmother received commodities and she shared with us when I was a child. We always looked forward to receiving the cheese especially.
I remember growing up my Parents got the cheese,peanut butter,pork,powdered eggs,they were very good and powdered milk,Mom's gravy using it was deliscious,i've never heard of the beef or chicken.
Yes I was raised on this meat my mother use to put the pork in spaghetti sauce as well my daughter is 21 and she still talks about how good it was. I receive those can now and I make pork tacos, beef and gravy with rice and veggies, BBQ pulled pork it works. Creativity is key and some cook time in great seasoning will make a big difference...Thanks for the memories ❤️
Thought you'd like this recipe for your ladies 🐔 Ingredients: 3 cups rendered grassfed tallow. 2 cups Chicken scratch or mixed bird seed. 1 cup dry corn. In a saucepan, melt tallow on low heat. Once it is liquid, mix in corn and scratch. Fold together until well blended and all seeds/kernels are coated in tallow. Press mixture into a silicone muffin pan. Work quickly before it hardens. They would LOVE to have a treat 😍
I have to draw the line sometimes. I have health conditions and the reason I spend so much on organic food. I get sick otherwise. Be safe folks. 🙏. I don't mean to criticize sister. I understand folks are in tough spots and am thankful I am blessed at the moment.
hello again Tessie👋🏼👋🏼I help at our local food truck and have used this meat many times. Just a couple days ago I made a casserole with it. I sauté onions and garlic in butter then add the meat along with some spices and heat it up then dump a can of peas and thicken the sauce. We love it over pasta noodles with grated cheese over the top. YUM YUM
I just found this government version 😳 At my 99 cent only store and it was $1.99. Rung up as $2. I quickly bought 5 cans of ground pork. That's all that was available. But canned meats are significantly more expensive. So this goes into my emergency long term stockpile.
I've never had access to the government supplemental meat/cheese products, Tessie, but I can believe that the quality would be good because there are bound to be quite a few quality-control regulations involved. (At least that was the case in health care when Medicare was supplying funding for some types of home care and nursing home care in my career. There were lots of rules and there were government inspectors who visited to make sure they were carried out!) I wouldn't hesitate to try these products. After all, if we knew what we were eating in some fast food (and slow food) restaurants, we might be surprised! Others have mentioned these options, but besides spaghetti sauce, this looks like it would make really good tacos, tamales, lasagna, chili, stuffed cabbage and sauce for chili dogs. When there's a hungry family to feed, those options would be pretty popular in many households. I can imagine a grilled government cheese sandwich along with a bowl of chili on a cold day. Yummy!
Budget tip! Warm it up for a few minutes in a pan. Pour the fat off into a small bowl and once it has cooled you have a fat source to use for frying other meals later on in the week. Then add to your sauce, or season as desired. The fat is also delicious on a slice of bread, seasoned with salt. An old timey snack called "bread n dripping."
I used to know this lady that collected all the chicken skins and make oil or fat chicken butter. She would cook, bake, make breakfast eggs, muffins etc. .. But never throw away the chicken butter away(skins). She had bad spider veins all over her body, mostly on her legs (except her face) I attributed all that to eating chicken fat butter.
As a child, my mom would occasionally receive commodities. The meat was not labled. So we called it mystery meat. Mom would open a csn and then plsn a meal around that. Sometimes a 5 pound brick of cheese was included. The meals she could come up with were amazing!
My Mom used to bring home a bunch of government (welfare cheese) and stuff. But.... The long block of cheese.... YUMMY!!!! I really liked grilled cheese sandwiches with it.
Testing, this was amazing. I've gotten this before...rinsed it! And tried using it for tacos..it worked..ish. Didn't waste it regardless but it is so good if you to show folks ways of using these types of foods. I've got several cans of the beef and pork my husband bought for our stick and no clue what to do. More of these please!!!👏👏
I bought a bunch of Keystone canned meat when the pandemic started. I have not tried any yet. If it is anything like what you showed, I will be doing just what you said to do. Thanks.
I remember people giving this away because they said it tasted bad my folks would gladly take and my mom would cook some really good meals!❤ great video Tessie.
Dr. Ken Berry and others say eat the fat, up to two times fat per 1 time meat! Of course that's on the carnivore diet, but the lard is particularly tasty in meat. We've been lied to for a long time concerning fats. The chickens will stay warmer from eating the fat.
I have eaten government issued, and it is better that eating cardboard or styrofoam. My only question IS...if it is true government food, why is it being sold? I think the ideas you shared on what to do with this stuff are amazing! I was born in Maine, and by the grace of God, I live in SC now. If it wasn't for for this stuff back in the 1960's and 70's, we would have starved. The US is way too picky, and are a very wasteful country. GREAT VIDEO!!!! ❤️👍🏻🙏😍
When i was little i remember my mom getting commodities. It was government issued meat, peanut butter, rice and cheese. I dont remember the ground beef, but i do remember the pork and chicken. We would get one slice of pork and all the vegetables we could eat! My mom had a HUGE garden. I also remember mom mixing the oil in the peanut butter....lol. The cheese was the best!!
My mom referred to chewy, fatty bits in the meat as gristle. My maternal side is Pa. Dutch and they had dairy farms in Lancaster. I think that's part of why I love watching you so much, a lot of what you talk about is familiar & comforting to me!
Tessie,you look beautiful today! Love those colors on you. I prefer the chicken because it doesn't have the fat issue, I also can't find canned pork or beef really, I can find some ham but it's quite expensive ($3-3.50, $4) so I just get the canned chicken. I do wish I could find some canned hamburger but the shelves are just empty. I tried ordering some cans of things and out of 6 cans, 4 were dented to a dangerous point so it isn't cost effective to order online! We don't have such pantries here, to use the salvation army you have to have a special note from DSS to use. My point is, I am happy some people are able to get canned meats. I hope it is a blessing to them in their boxes and discount hauls! You are helping so many people with this video, I know it. I used to look down my nose at canned chicken but I had a chicken chili soup my friend made at a gathering and it was so good! Now I know that canned food is a viable option. I buy a few cans every time I go
Thank you for showing me what to do with these items!! I have several cans on hand but had no idea what to do with it. I have a lot of ground pork and not sure what to do with that?
I actually do the same thing as with the beef chili spaghetti sloppy joes if it doesn't taste beefy enough for you add a little beef base or beef bouillon to it but watch it that's very salty
I use it all the time..I've used the beef for many things,the pork makes an awesome BBQ pork..and as far as the fat I use a little bit of it I think it gives lots of flavor
Put it in the fridge, after one day the fat has set and can just be dipped right off. Then rinse in warm water, pat dry with paper towel! My Grandma use to get commodites, and I knew people who would pay "big" money for the cheese they gave. It was really good, my Grandma would be so upset because people would sell the cheese and their children needed it! Blessings
I buy this meat as there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. With the ground beef I make poor man beef-n-noodles, with the pork I make Shredded BBQ sandwiches, and with the chicken I make Shredded chicken sandwiches. All these make wonderful casserole dishes too.
Thank you Tessie for another good video! I grew up with the government food and was very excited about receiving it. My mother must have known how to cook the meat because I always thought it had a lot of flavor! ❤️
Thank you for sharing Tessie. The more I watch these kind of videos the more eye opening it is for me. We had a winter store last year here in Texas which was a big huge mess. We were not prepared and everything was chaotic . I went more than 24 hrs without electricity and it was 45 inside my home. Water and food was flying off the shelves and I can say I was not prepared for any kind of catastrophic event. I am now ! Thank you again Tessie. Happy new year
We call it Commodity meats. You can use the hamburger in a number of dishes, including sloppy Joes, soup, and hamburger helper. Pork for bbq sandwhiches, and soup. Canned chicken, in chicken salad and soups. I personally am not a fan of it, but will eat it occasionally. (I have food texture issues) You are correct, it is grisley meat. Often the discarded meats are used in canned meats, hotdogs and lunch meats. Removing the fat, and rinsing it does help with flavor, plus it removes the saltiness! One thing about most meats is they are versatile. Canned meats can be used in a variety of casserole type meals also.
Our local Dollar Tree sells the Crider products in smaller cans. Why would people in the south not like you saying not to eat the fat off of that meat? 🤔 That meat is like the Keystone that so many preppers stock up on. Cheaper on their website though than resale online stores. Tfs! Blessings!
Tessie you look so pretty today. Thanks for sharing about the canned meat. I had never seen it or heard of it. If I do have the occasion to find it somewhere in a discount grocery, I won’t be afraid to try it because of your tips.
Having gone through tough times, my family is grateful for canned meats, of any sort. A great source of protein and there are so many recipes online to prepare it. Thanks for sharing Tessie.
I bought some of the pork at our discount store for an excellent price. I haven't opened any of it yet but I've really wondered how I was going to use it. Thanks for the hints!!
We hear on the Lakota reservation pine ridge, south Dakota love canned meat!!! We however use hot water to rinse the fat off. I've never seen it in spaghetti though lol...think I will try that! Thanks Teresa this was inspiring 🎉🎉🎉🎉
I will eat whatever I have to. I've learned through the years of my life you can make alot of things taste and look better. My family used to get the canned pork .
We always liked it. Other people would give it to us because they didn't like it so we would cook it up and eat it. The pork makes a great bar b que sandwich and the hamburger makes a good Sheppards pie.
Tessie,I have some of those in need and pork.I have a lot of it because never knew what it how to use it so this video was great one for me.I will have to try that spaghetti.guess hamburger helper would work to.thank you for this information.have a good night.love and hugs.see tomorrow
Yes, I remember the big cheese blocks and powdered eggs in big containers long ago. My mother was a genius at making any kind of food seem like a treat!
So I got the canned beef one from a food giveaway that we call commodities here.. The texture when it came out of the can was weird. This was my first time having it. well what I did is I put it in slow cooker with barbecue sauce and I made beef barbecues and I put them on buns and it was really good
We had canned meat, powdered eggs, cornmeal and cheese. I made cornmeal cookies and my kids loved them. We used the canned pork for pulled pork sandwiches. I was surprised when someone that is a picky eater said it was good. The only thing I don't like is powdered milk. But it works well for cooking. We get the canned pork, but I don't think we have ever gotten the beef. Thank you for sharing the tips on preparing the canned meats.
I'm 55 and Cherokee I grew up on this I have very fond memories of it I'd have the beef over egg noodles with garden grown tomatoes salt and pepper the pork I'd heat and pour off the fat and make white bread sandwiches with Mayo the luncheon loaf is fry with government block cheese sandwiches
Yes. The fatty juice/ tallow does stretch and make a tasty and filling noodles soup. Of course I add vegetables
If people get hungry enough, they will eat it! Too many spoiled people. We need to learn to be humble and thankful for our foods. Thank you for the tips! If I ever find any of this meat, I will now know how to deal with the excess fat.
You are so right Tessie. I was given some of this meat from a friend who said they wouldn’t eat it. I really like the pork. It makes great pulled pork sandwiches! Growing up my grandmother would get Government issued commodities. She was VERY thankful to get them because she was very poor. She could make any of it taste like a gourmet meal on her old cast iron wood cookstove. She would also plant her dried beans she was given and have a bumper crop of fresh beans. She was very smart and thrifty!!!
That canned meat is great in homemade Brunswick stew!
I didn't know you could plant dried beans! 🤯 That is awesome 😊
I think grandma's are really something special.
@@joellenbroetzmann9053 I agree!
I really like the pork also .. I cook mine with potatoes and sauerkraut. .. it’s 😋
I volunteer at a food pantry and people turn there noses up at that meat. I tell them to use it in recipes that are spicy like tacos. I like it and am happy for it.
This is the day the lord has made, I will rejoice and be glad in it. So many ungrateful people in this world. I pray they never have to face hunger.
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They will…..
Tip: Always rinse the top of canned food before opening the can. You never know where it's been or what's touched it. 😒
Good tip I do that with every can I have :)
Oh I always do that and I tell everyone to do it to
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Good idea!
ABSOLUTELY! Every canned item! I clean my drink cans as well! Back when I drank soft drinks I got one out of the machine with dip spit on it 🤢 haven't recovered yet 🙈
I live in the country so I also wash my utensils & pots & pans before using them! 😬
I have been cooking with those cans for many years. I live below poverty level on Social Security and I do go to the banks to make ends meet.
I have a can in my pantry I didn't know what to do with it
Thanks for sharing your comment, especially for our senior community on social security 😊😊😊
They recently closed our senior center to help the illegals, so I had gone 2 times I guess I dont know what to do with that meat, but what they had put in my box helped alot, and I don't think its right that they help the illegals over the vets, homeless, disabled and elderly, and for that reason I am voting in November for Donald Trump
I'm been in that same boat too! And yes you can make some great dishes with this, I just made tacos last week! And they were good!
I didn't know what to with it either but like I said I made tacos and I was quite surprised! As far as the fat ? I do clean it all off!
Many years ago ,my mom use to get what was called surplus food times were tough and she was a single parent...but that food was delicious, and thank goodness my mother knew how to cook with it and she loved to bake ,nothing was wasted,,..
Every once in a while my neighbor will give me a can of the beef. I add onion, frozen mixed vegetables, cabbage, a can of diced tomatoes, celery flakes, parsley and some garlic. So good 😋
Sounds really good.
That sounds delicious! Thank you! ❤
In the 60’s, my mom would get government canned meat, and cheese, and powder eggs. It always tasted good. This video brought back memories.💕😘
I loved the powdered egg I always add a real egg to it to make it better
@@angelaburse6485 never thought to add a egg.👍
I was given some cans of LAKESIDE Pork and Beef but don't see a date on it. How do I know it is still in date?
As a kid in the 80s, I remember the cheese being awesome, but, the most recent cheese in 2024 is like cream flavored soft rubber..
We were poor and we did get what back then was called Commodities. My mom could take anything and make it a feast, with a little imagination My friend Joe used to make a yummy green chili with the pork! I wish we would have known back then about washing it! because it is so salty. The thing is we think of ourselves as entitled in this Nation we forget to be grateful I am so grateful that for right now and this minute I am safe, free, I have a roof over my head and a warm bed to sleep in My heart breaks for the people who just underwent the devastating tornadoes in Kentucky! I bet they are in shelters with government-issued food right now and Thank God for it too!
I live in Murray, Kentucky
Hi Tessie, you're helping many people by showing this video. I grew up very poor and remember hunger during my youth. This would have been very welcomed at my table back then. Being creative in the kitchen certainly helps turn something that's mediocre into something that as you say is more palatable. Great job! God bless.
I have 28 cans of the pork, and 39 cans of the beef. I will say (to each his own) I never ever pull the fat out. I have made some great meals with some very cheap ingredients.
Tallow is the correct name for it. please stop apologizing, I follow you everyday your one of my favorite people on you tube . I get food from the food bank every month keep the videos coming from the food banks it helps me figure out what to do with some of the stuff I get. thank you for reading ,
@@runawayrose6320 yes
Have been eating canned meat for years. My children loved it. God has blessed us with so much. Always thankful for our food and staying warm and comfortable. God bless you Tessie, love your videos. So helpful!!
We didn't get commodities, but my grandma did, and an aunt. I learned to eat powdered eggs , by fixing them like scrambled eggs and adding a bit of bacon grease to them. Powdered milk is fine to cook with. The peanut butter and cheese are awesome. We sliced the canned pork, dredged it in flour and fried it. Its good with eggs, and can make a pretty good sandwich. We were taught not to waste and to be grateful for whatever we had.
We got it I'm 54 . And I never knew the difference. Powdered milk was made half n half with the regular milk from the store . My sister called it special milk and the kids loved it ❤️ . I would be ever so grateful if I could get some
I preferred powdered eggs baking cake; they produced better cakes than regular eggs.
Read the Grapes of Wrath. They set out on their long trek West on Route 66 with a large barrel of salted pork. Their food supplies ran short until they could find work. They would have loved a few cans of this pork
As a child we went to a place my parents referred to as the County Poor Farm and receive canned meat, cheese and powdered eggs . Possibly more,I was very young. My mom was very creative and made delicious meals . I am so happy I paid attention 😊
Thanks for sharing!
My mom used to make tamales with the pork meat....she used to add all kinds of spices to it ...i
they were very tasty
Thank you for this video Tessie. It brought back childhood memories-my parents struggled due to health issues in the late 60s and early 70s so I grew up on a lot of government “commodities” as they were called back then. My mom was such a great cook that we never thought the food we got was “yucky” (and we wouldn’t have dared say so even if we did feel that way!). We were taught to be grateful and thankful for what we received, and a lot of people are going to have to learn that lesson today. It was interesting to see ground beef-we always got shredded beef and it was great used in shepherds pie or just with nice thick gravy over rice. The shredded chicken was used over noodles with a while sauce with canned mushrooms. Mmmm delicious. 🙂
LOL I get it all the time at my food bank. So glad you showed me what to do with it.
Nobody can afford to be picky during these hard times.
Exactly. I feel fortunate when I get this..so much you can do with it!!
Agreed
I have never been picky!!lol!
Canned meat is expensive in grocery stores!
I used to love the government can pork especially when you're hungry and if you have bread you can make gravy and its really good... But no yeah thanks for sharing why it's so damn expensive why? Freaking Preppers! And how long does it stay good
I'm afraid some Americans are spoiled and would turn up their nose. America has more hungry people than most think. People need to get use to eating more plain, I'm afraid we might have hard times coming. We need people that know how to stretch a dollar, and cook good value meals to teach those that can't. Thank you Tessa for trying to help.
I'm not a picky eater, I try to eat healthy and I'm very frugal. I grew up in a health conscious household, my mother owned a health food store for almost 20 years before she sold it and retired. For those people that think this sort of thing isn't heathy, here are the ingredients: BEEF, SALT. I'm looking at a can of "Lakeside Beef with Juices" right now.
When you posted this comment 2 years ago, I was saying the hard times are here. Only gotten worse
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I agree things are far worse now than just two years ago when inflation was 9%. My light bill has tripled, car insurance way up..we had to quit driving our second car, and you know the prices of food and household items. I don't know how much more we can stand. I'm 67, hubby 73 living on social security. I'm having to work also just to survive.
We've already had a relatively hard time--COVID--and people panicked & horded. I'm afraid of what will happen if there is a full-scale emergency.
We usually put the pork or beef in a steamer basket and steam it for awhile to get rid of a good amount of the fat, then use it however we want. The pork is great with homemade taco seasoning and crisped up in a pan or the oven like carnitas and the beef we use in sauce like this or as stroganoff. It’s great!
I grew up with the government meat and cheese and anything else we could get including huge gardens and hunting. We didn't waste any food.
Also use tallow for homemade soap, along with woodash and rain water.
Bless us O Lord
In these thy gifts
Which we are about to receive
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Parents used to get it. Loved it . just a while ago hubbys dad gave us a few cans said he’d never use it . I made cottage pie with it and took some over to them they loved it .
Loved your comment about Southerners and throwing away 'fat'. I'm from the Deep South...personally, the Beef fat belongs in the trash. However, might be fight over the Bacon fats!!! 😂🤣😂🤣 👍👍😎💖💖
The pork makes the best barbecue sandwich. Got some years and years ago when hubby was out of work. YOU do need to heat it some to drain the juice off.
The colors you are wearing are beautiful on you! I used the pork canned meat into barbecue pork. My family loved it.
I grew up on this stuff but unfortunately, my mother didn’t know how to cook it! I remember one night for supper, she just plopped in onto a plate on the table! I think she might have been angry about something, but I never asked. After I got married, I had this several times over the years when it was given to me and as I recall, there was a recipe on the can on how to serve it. I followed the recipe on the pork can, and it was very good!
OH TERRY !! THE MEMORY :) I can just see it now !!!!
I just made tacos with that meat. Make pulled pork out of the pork, and chicken salad out of the chicken. We rejoice when we go to a food distribution and they have any of this meat. The fact that it is canned makes it even better knowing that it won’t go bad so quick. Love the fact you can put it on a shelf without refrigeration. It takes a little work to make it more palatable, but it is very healthy, and fills our bellies. I would much rather have a block of government cheese, than Velveeta.
You can buy ground beef, hamburger, chicken and ham like that. But you got a deal 👍 for that price. Great deal. If not canning your own a good way to buy and use. No refrigerator required and easy to make meals from. ❤️
I’d try it! As the daughter of a rancher, it may be a little hard for me to stomach- but I also know that home canned stew meat looks absolutely scary… but it is amazing!!! So, yes! I’d try it.
I grew up all that stuff and I love the beef and the pork, what I do with it, I don't wash mine off, I just go ahead and throw it in the PAN, melt all the grease off of it. And then add barbecue sauce to it and make sloppy Joes out of it or something like this. It's really good adds. Ome garlic to it, salt and pepper. It's great. I loved never had the canned chicken.The beef and the pork I have had several times😊
Thank you Tessie for this video I always had a hard time getting this meat to taste like " regular" food. I am on a limited budget and am grateful for this food. Please keep informing us many of us need this information.
Hey Tessie many years ago(I am 68) we got govt.issue food and the canned meat was very much like Spam.My mom would cube it and fry it with peppers and pineapple (canned) and soy sauce.It was delicious.The govt also gave away great cheese and peanut butter.She would serve her dish over rice.
I canned some ground beef. I discovered that if I cooked it first, it kept a bit more consistency doing it dry canned when partially cooked than raw packed. The raw pack does have an alpo consistency. I decded I would can about 20 pounds for tacos and sloppy joes in case the price rose too high for me to buy fresh.
My grandma had this and would get the beef chunks. She rolled in flour and fried it. I loved it, especially when camping!
That's a good idea too!
I did not grow up on this but I have some of those brands from the food pantry. I have no problem with the food or taste. I appreciate the suggestion of rinsing off the meat after getting the extra fat out. I use it in casseroles or sauce all the time. I have small cans of Crider solid white chicken meat and find it very tasty and versatile. I also have canned raw pack chicken as well as breast chunks. When I found an exceptional buy on ground beef I ended up canning 12 cans of ground beef. Slightly sauteed it before hot packing it so this ground beef will stay separated. You have been so helpful in all that you share!
Yes I would eat and have eaten canned government meat, cheese, peanut butter etc. my grandmother received commodities and she shared with us when I was a child. We always looked forward to receiving the cheese especially.
When i grew up us kids LOVED that meat....my mom was very creative....
Love you sis !
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I'm in Canada and have never seen that before yes I would eat it I am grateful for anything the Lord provides.
Amen 😢
My grandparents got this and I thought it was great. Would eat it again today. Thank you for your videos. God Bless
I remember growing up my Parents got the cheese,peanut butter,pork,powdered eggs,they were very good and powdered milk,Mom's gravy using it was deliscious,i've never heard of the beef or chicken.
Yes I was raised on this meat my mother use to put the pork in spaghetti sauce as well my daughter is 21 and she still talks about how good it was. I receive those can now and I make pork tacos, beef and gravy with rice and veggies, BBQ pulled pork it works. Creativity is key and some cook time in great seasoning will make a big difference...Thanks for the memories ❤️
Thought you'd like this recipe for your ladies 🐔
Ingredients: 3 cups rendered grassfed tallow. 2 cups Chicken scratch or mixed bird seed. 1 cup dry corn. In a saucepan, melt tallow on low heat. Once it is liquid, mix in corn and scratch. Fold together until well blended and all seeds/kernels are coated in tallow. Press mixture into a silicone muffin pan. Work quickly before it hardens.
They would LOVE to have a treat 😍
WOW, What a Great Idea !! Thank you !!
I have to draw the line sometimes. I have health conditions and the reason I spend so much on organic food. I get sick otherwise. Be safe folks. 🙏. I don't mean to criticize sister. I understand folks are in tough spots and am thankful I am blessed at the moment.
I think i'd sear that meat a bit before going in the sauce, for flavor.
hello again Tessie👋🏼👋🏼I help at our local food truck and have used this meat many times. Just a couple days ago I made a casserole with it. I sauté onions and garlic in butter then add the meat along with some spices and heat it up then dump a can of peas and thicken the sauce. We love it over pasta noodles with grated cheese over the top. YUM YUM
I just found this government version 😳
At my 99 cent only store and it was $1.99.
Rung up as $2. I quickly bought 5 cans of ground pork. That's all that was available.
But canned meats are significantly more expensive. So this goes into my emergency long term stockpile.
We have used the pork many times to make tacos and enchiladas. They are great! 😂😋
I've never had access to the government supplemental meat/cheese products, Tessie, but I can believe that the quality would be good because there are bound to be quite a few quality-control regulations involved. (At least that was the case in health care when Medicare was supplying funding for some types of home care and nursing home care in my career. There were lots of rules and there were government inspectors who visited to make sure they were carried out!)
I wouldn't hesitate to try these products. After all, if we knew what we were eating in some fast food (and slow food) restaurants, we might be surprised!
Others have mentioned these options, but besides spaghetti sauce, this looks like it would make really good tacos, tamales, lasagna, chili, stuffed cabbage and sauce for chili dogs. When there's a hungry family to feed, those options would be pretty popular in many households. I can imagine a grilled government cheese sandwich along with a bowl of chili on a cold day. Yummy!
Budget tip! Warm it up for a few minutes in a pan. Pour the fat off into a small bowl and once it has cooled you have a fat source to use for frying other meals later on in the week. Then add to your sauce, or season as desired. The fat is also delicious on a slice of bread, seasoned with salt. An old timey snack called "bread n dripping."
Soon...people in this wasteful country will find out the hard way what it is like to swallow your pride and "make do" with what is left behind...
@@chivone21 Amen to that!
I used to know this lady that collected all the chicken skins and make oil or fat chicken butter. She would cook, bake, make breakfast eggs, muffins etc. .. But never throw away the chicken butter away(skins). She had bad spider veins all over her body, mostly on her legs (except her face) I attributed all that to eating chicken fat butter.
As a child, my mom would occasionally receive commodities. The meat was not labled. So we called it mystery meat. Mom would open a csn and then plsn a meal around that. Sometimes a 5 pound brick of cheese was included. The meals she could come up with were amazing!
Thank you for the tips. I volunteer at food pantry and have gotten some of this canned meat. Now I know how to fix it.
Tessie I never thought of feeding the scrapings to my chickens !!! They will love it !!!! Waste not .. want not !! Thank you for this video .. 💕
You can also mix the fat with bird seed. Helps keep them warm in the winter
Good Evening Tessie, Sisters, Brothers, and Friends:) Be sure to hit that like button Tessie will appreciate it greatly :)
@@MichaelR58 Hi Michael 58:) Stay safe and healthy my friend:) God Bless!
My Mom used to bring home a bunch of government (welfare cheese) and stuff. But.... The long block of cheese.... YUMMY!!!! I really liked grilled cheese sandwiches with it.
Testing, this was amazing. I've gotten this before...rinsed it! And tried using it for tacos..it worked..ish. Didn't waste it regardless but it is so good if you to show folks ways of using these types of foods. I've got several cans of the beef and pork my husband bought for our stick and no clue what to do. More of these please!!!👏👏
I bought a bunch of Keystone canned meat when the pandemic started. I have not tried any yet. If it is anything like what you showed, I will be doing just what you said to do. Thanks.
Keystone is high quality
That type of food bring back a lot of memories. I buy canned corn beef to keep it in my stockpile as part of my prepping. I appreciate this video.👍
I remember people giving this away because they said it tasted bad my folks would gladly take and my mom would cook some really good meals!❤ great video Tessie.
Dr. Ken Berry and others say eat the fat, up to two times fat per 1 time meat! Of course that's on the carnivore diet, but the lard is particularly tasty in meat. We've been lied to for a long time concerning fats. The chickens will stay warmer from eating the fat.
I have eaten government issued, and it is better that eating cardboard or styrofoam. My only question IS...if it is true government food, why is it being sold? I think the ideas you shared on what to do with this stuff are amazing! I was born in Maine, and by the grace of God, I live in SC now. If it wasn't for for this stuff back in the 1960's and 70's, we would have starved. The US is way too picky, and are a very wasteful country. GREAT VIDEO!!!! ❤️👍🏻🙏😍
Criders & other companies make some for government commodities & some for commercial sales. God bless.
Thanks hun. I would have browned an onion and added to it while browning though
You are so right we are so blessed we have to learn not to be so prideful. I grew up on government commodities and it keeper our family feed.
When i was little i remember my mom getting commodities. It was government issued meat, peanut butter, rice and cheese. I dont remember the ground beef, but i do remember the pork and chicken. We would get one slice of pork and all the vegetables we could eat! My mom had a HUGE garden. I also remember mom mixing the oil in the peanut butter....lol. The cheese was the best!!
My mom referred to chewy, fatty bits in the meat as gristle. My maternal side is Pa. Dutch and they had dairy farms in Lancaster. I think that's part of why I love watching you so much, a lot of what you talk about is familiar & comforting to me!
Tessie,you look beautiful today! Love those colors on you. I prefer the chicken because it doesn't have the fat issue, I also can't find canned pork or beef really, I can find some ham but it's quite expensive ($3-3.50, $4) so I just get the canned chicken. I do wish I could find some canned hamburger but the shelves are just empty. I tried ordering some cans of things and out of 6 cans, 4 were dented to a dangerous point so it isn't cost effective to order online! We don't have such pantries here, to use the salvation army you have to have a special note from DSS to use. My point is, I am happy some people are able to get canned meats. I hope it is a blessing to them in their boxes and discount hauls! You are helping so many people with this video, I know it. I used to look down my nose at canned chicken but I had a chicken chili soup my friend made at a gathering and it was so good! Now I know that canned food is a viable option. I buy a few cans every time I go
Thank you for showing me what to do with these items!! I have several cans on hand but had no idea what to do with it. I have a lot of ground pork and not sure what to do with that?
I actually do the same thing as with the beef chili spaghetti sloppy joes if it doesn't taste beefy enough for you add a little beef base or beef bouillon to it but watch it that's very salty
You can use pork in cabbage rolls, BBQ, stir fry dishes, terriyachi, pretty much any dish you add pork to. God bless.
I use it all the time..I've used the beef for many things,the pork makes an awesome BBQ pork..and as far as the fat I use a little bit of it I think it gives lots of flavor
Put it in the fridge, after one day the fat has set and can just be dipped right off. Then rinse in warm water, pat dry with paper towel! My Grandma use to get commodites, and I knew people who would pay "big" money for the cheese they gave. It was really good, my Grandma would be so upset because people would sell the cheese and their children needed it! Blessings
I buy this meat as there is absolutely nothing wrong with it. With the ground beef I make poor man beef-n-noodles, with the pork I make Shredded BBQ sandwiches, and with the chicken I make Shredded chicken sandwiches. All these make wonderful casserole dishes too.
Thank you Tessie for another good video! I grew up with the government food and was very excited about receiving it. My mother must have known how to cook the meat because I always thought it had a lot of flavor! ❤️
Thank you for sharing Tessie. The more I watch these kind of videos the more eye opening it is for me. We had a winter store last year here in Texas which was a big huge mess. We were not prepared and everything was chaotic . I went more than 24 hrs without electricity and it was 45 inside my home. Water and food was flying off the shelves and I can say I was not prepared for any kind of catastrophic event. I am now ! Thank you again Tessie. Happy new year
The cans look better than years ago- white cans with black letters. I received the cheese once many years ago and was grateful for it🙂
We call it Commodity meats. You can use the hamburger in a number of dishes, including sloppy Joes, soup, and hamburger helper. Pork for bbq sandwhiches, and soup. Canned chicken, in chicken salad and soups. I personally am not a fan of it, but will eat it occasionally. (I have food texture issues) You are correct, it is grisley meat. Often the discarded meats are used in canned meats, hotdogs and lunch meats. Removing the fat, and rinsing it does help with flavor, plus it removes the saltiness! One thing about most meats is they are versatile. Canned meats can be used in a variety of casserole type meals also.
Our local Dollar Tree sells the Crider products in smaller cans. Why would people in the south not like you saying not to eat the fat off of that meat? 🤔 That meat is like the Keystone that so many preppers stock up on. Cheaper on their website though than resale online stores. Tfs! Blessings!
Yes we are very blessed.
Never had the meat. For a short while I did receive government cheese, powdered milk and rice...when my son was very young.
Tessie you look so pretty today. Thanks for sharing about the canned meat. I had never seen it or heard of it. If I do have the occasion to find it somewhere in a discount grocery, I won’t be afraid to try it because of your tips.
Yes, we are a spoiled country. We don't realize how God has blessed our country.
Having gone through tough times, my family is grateful for canned meats, of any sort. A great source of protein and there are so many recipes online to prepare it. Thanks for sharing Tessie.
Can meat is fine/ long term food storage is a blessing. Great video Tessie😁👍
I bought some of the pork at our discount store for an excellent price. I haven't opened any of it yet but I've really wondered how I was going to use it. Thanks for the hints!!
Hi, Tessie! I hope you are having a great week!😊
You too!!
We hear on the Lakota reservation pine ridge, south Dakota love canned meat!!! We however use hot water to rinse the fat off. I've never seen it in spaghetti though lol...think I will try that! Thanks Teresa this was inspiring 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Interesting video. I've heard of this, but never had it.
Good to learn something new.
Have a blessed week ahead.
Thanks for the info that’s good to know about washing it ❤️❤️❤️
I will eat whatever I have to. I've learned through the years of my life you can make alot of things taste and look better. My family used to get the canned pork .
In the old days our grandparents used lard to can meat! It surrounded the meat to preserve it!
We always liked it. Other people would give it to us because they didn't like it so we would cook it up and eat it. The pork makes a great bar b que sandwich and the hamburger makes a good Sheppards pie.
I've never seen that type of canned meat before. Thanx for the info. I learned something new today. God bless, dearheart.
Tessie,I have some of those in need and pork.I have a lot of it because never knew what it how to use it so this video was great one for me.I will have to try that spaghetti.guess hamburger helper would work to.thank you for this information.have a good night.love and hugs.see tomorrow
Love you making a candle out of the can. It will be a lovely candle.
Yes, I remember the big cheese blocks and powdered eggs in big containers long ago. My mother was a genius at making any kind of food seem like a treat!
So I got the canned beef one from a food giveaway that we call commodities here..
The texture when it came out of the can was weird. This was my first time having it. well what I did is I put it in slow cooker with barbecue sauce and I made beef barbecues and I put them on buns and it was really good
We had canned meat, powdered eggs, cornmeal and cheese. I made cornmeal cookies and my kids loved them. We used the canned pork for pulled pork sandwiches. I was surprised when someone that is a picky eater said it was good. The only thing I don't like is powdered milk. But it works well for cooking. We get the canned pork, but I don't think we have ever gotten the beef. Thank you for sharing the tips on preparing the canned meats.
I purchased the cooked ground pork at our local Amish store. Thanks for the rinsing tip.
It's food. It will be there when the store is scarce.