for another source of Sugar you have Maple. which is plentiful in the North East particularly in Pennsylvania it take a while to boil the sap down to sugar but it is common enough that it is a reasonable source for rations. also it can be used to make a form of wine the same as a great many fruits and flowers. and as apple wine is most commonly used to produce vinegar pickleing would very likely become a common for of preservation even after better methods become available simply because of availability.
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the best course of action when all is against you is to slow down and think critically about the situation. this way you are not blindly rushing into an ambush and your mind is doing something useful rather than getting you killed.
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