I'll bet she meets us at the door of heaven with a big pitcher of water, and a lot of buckwheat cakes, hot, and toasted on both sides, like Bob and me was fond of. How long will it be first?
So people's response to this economically risky situations is to stock up on some of their key staple goods things like buckwheat, sunflower oil and sugar and flour.
" What devils these quartermasters are! See, the fifth company is turning into the village already, they will have their buckwheat cooked before we reach our quarters."