tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48605467394034395592024-02-20T08:18:52.961-08:00The Art of Self-RelianceJerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-4981428011377507552015-06-29T10:04:00.001-07:002015-07-02T10:49:37.258-07:00Family Disaster Plan<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a sunny Tuesday afternoon, your children are in school, your spouse is at work, so you take the opportunity to run some errands. You've been to the post office to mail a letter to a dear friend, stopped by the dry cleaner, and have just placed the last item on your grocery list into your shopping cart, when you feel the ground beneath you move. A 7.2 magnitude earthquake has just struck. You somehow manage to make it safely out of the grocery store and realize with terror that your cell phone has no service and the roads are so damaged you can't possibly drive home. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How will you communicate with your family to find out if they are okay? How will they know that you are okay? And how will you reunite with them? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is important to make sure that the entire family is prepared and informed in the event of a disaster or emergency. You may not always be together when these events take place <span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.5px;">and should have plans for making sure you are able to contact and find one another.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">̶ Right outside your home in case of a sudden emergency, such as a fire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">̶ Outside your neighborhood, in case you cannot return home or are asked to evacuate</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If your community has experienced a disaster, register on the American Red Cross <a href="https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/index.php" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgb(180, 213, 255); border-image-outset: initial; border-image-repeat: initial; border-image-slice: initial; border-image-source: initial; border-image-width: initial; border: 0px; color: #3c7fad; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Safe and Well website</a> to let your family and friends know you are safe. You may also call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) and select the prompt for "Disaster" to register yourself and your family.</span></div>
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Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-88269069592445235522015-06-09T19:01:00.002-07:002015-06-09T19:01:56.284-07:00Food Storage- What's for Dinner?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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By now I'm sure you have all heard about what I will call the 'old way' of doing food storage. You may have even found a food calculator that told you how many pounds of each grain, beans, flour, powdered milk, and sugar you needed. But WHAT are you going to make for dinner with those items?<br />
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I had the same dilemma, I was storing the basics as I was guided to, all the while wondering what on earth I was going to make for dinner if that was all I had. Enter the 'new way' of doing food storage. And by 'new way', I mean the way that I will forever do food storage. There is no right or wrong way, but this 'new way' makes sense and works for my family.<br />
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This system is based on a survivable worst case scenario, meaning no running water, no gardens, no grocery store and you could still feed your family. This system will allow you know exactly how much food you will need for a year's supply. <br />
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Write down 7 breakfasts and 7 dinners that you would like to have once a week for a year. There are 52 weeks in a year, so you will be having these meals 52 times. After deciding on meals, write down everything it takes to make the meal and multiply that by 52. Don't forget to <b>add the water </b>you will need for cooking. My personal food storage has 7 breakfasts( x 52 weeks), 14 dinners(x 26 weeks), a daily loaf of bread (x 365 days), and a variety of desserts. This is a very simple system that saves time and money because you only store what you need and know you will eat. It can easily be adapted for those with food allergies. </div>
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Now you may be saying, "What about lunch?" Well, if I'm in a situation to NEED to be living on my food storage, I'm going to sleep late and go to bed early. We won't need lunch. And meals will take longer to cook without modern conveniences. If you would like lunch, feel free to add that. </div>
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A few examples of meals and the total needed for a year of that meal. </div>
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Let's say you choose spaghetti as a dinner and it takes 1 pound of spaghetti noodles and 1 jar of spaghetti sauce to feed your family. You would need 52 pounds of spaghetti noodles and 52 jars of spaghetti sauce to have that meal once a week for a year. </div>
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Or maybe you chose Taco Soup ( makes 9-10 cups) </div>
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1 pint (home canned) ground beef x 52 weeks =.........52 pints ground beef</div>
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1 can kidney beans x 52 weeks = ................................52 cans kidney beans</div>
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1 can corn x 52 weeks =...............................................52 cans corn</div>
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1 29 oz can tomatoes x 52 weeks =.............................52 cans tomatoes</div>
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2 cups water x 52 weeks =...........................................6 1/2 gal. water</div>
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3 T taco seasoning x 52 weeks =.................................2 1/2 pounds of taco seasoning</div>
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Everything should be looked at for long shelf life. Many of your favorite recipes can be converted into food storage recipes. Instead of frozen hash browns, try dehydrated <a href="http://theartofselfreliance.blogspot.com/2012/05/potato-slices-and-potato-shreds.html" target="_blank">potato shreds</a>. </div>
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Once you have decided on your meals, written down all the ingredients and tallied a total for all ingredients keep that list with you at all times. Put it in digital format if that is more convenient. Then watch for sales and in a timely manner buy your food storage. </div>
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To ensure that the food you store is still safe to eat, you must rotate the store food prior to its expiration date. With this system, rotation is simple. Get a small notebook and as you buy your food storage write down what your bought, when you bought it, the expiration date, and where in the house that food is stored. Each year look at your book and determine what is near expiration. If something will expire within that year, buy/can a new item, take the old item out of storage and place in your pantry to be used in your weekly meals. Then replace that item with the new. Be sure to record the new expiration date in your book. </div>
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Soon you will have a full year's supply of meals that you KNOW your family will eat. Rotation will be a simple task that you may even look forward to. </div>
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Additional food storage tips can be found <a href="http://theartofselfreliance.blogspot.com/2015/06/food-storage-tips.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-59688699506283669752015-06-09T18:56:00.000-07:002015-06-09T18:56:02.276-07:00Food Storage TipsThis list is a general overview of things you may find helpful in storing, using, and acquiring your food storage.<br />
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shortening (butter flavored works) ½ tsp salt, 1 2/3 c condensed milk<br />
Whip the shortening and the salt until light. Add the condensed milk a little
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sticks of butter. Home canned works too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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canned</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Check the internet for best prices. A Velveeta tasting
hard cheese that can be shredded or sliced, comes in an 8 oz can. Minimum 5
year shelf life. Freeze dried cheese is great too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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syrup</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 1 c sugar + 2 c water. Cook in canning jar in solar oven
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unflavored gelatin (Knox): Buy in bulk at bulkfoods.com. In all the recipes in
this book I have substituted unflavored gelatin for the eggs. The gelatin is
less expensive than powdered eggs (as little as 3 cents per tsp) and has an indefinite
shelf life.<br />
1tsp gelatin =1 egg, 1 oz gelatin = 12 tsp, 1 pound gelatin = 192 eggs.<br />
Making one egg: Combine 1 tsp of unflavored gelatin with 3 Tb of cold water and
stir until dissolved. Then add 2 Tb of hot water and stir. When using your own
recipes, decrease the liquid called for in your recipe by about ¼ cup to
compensate for the added water from the “egg”. I have already done this for the
recipes in this book.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ingredients and water to wet ingredients<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fresh eggs for up to 1 year. Rub warmed mineral oil on your hands and coat the
entire surface of the fresh egg with the oil. Replace egg in carton with the
point down. In cold climates they can be stored in a cool, dark place. In
warmer climates, place in the refrigerator. Rotate once a year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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milk</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ½ c hot water, 1 c sugar, ¼ c dry milk, 1 c water. Place
in canning jar with lid and shake until thoroughly blended.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Brand</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 1 c hot water, 1/3 c corn syrup,1 2/3 c sugar, ¼ tsp
vanilla, pinch of salt, ½ c butter, 2 c dry milk. Place all ingredients except
butter in canning jar with lid and shake until well blended. Gradually add the
butter and shake each time until well blended.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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c water, 2/3 c dry milk. <i>Whole </i>1 c water + 1/3 c dry. <i>Skim: </i>1c
water + ¼ c dry milk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the shelf</span></i></b><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">:</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> Technology has given us real milk that sits on the shelf
and has at least a 1 year shelf life. It comes in quart containers, available
in whole, 2%, vanilla soy, almond and rice milk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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butter:</span></i></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> 2 c peanuts and 4 Tb honey OR 2 ½ c peanuts and 2 Tb
butter - salt to taste. Blend until smooth. This really needs an electric
blender but it can still be done without one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have substituted shortening for the oil in all my recipes because of the longer
shelf life. Oil has about a 2 year shelf life, unopened shortening has 10+
years. If you can still find the hard lid shortening (not foil lids) they have
an indefinite shelf life. Store shortening in a cool, dark place. Opened
shortening has a less than one year shelf life. After opening shortening, melt
it in the microwave or solar oven, pour it into mason jars and vacuum seal it
for a longer shelf life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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powder:</span></i></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Verdana",sans-serif; font-size: 8.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> ½ cup powder mixed with 1 cup water =1 c tomato sauce.
Less water makes tomato paste and more water makes tomato juice. Shelf life is
10+ years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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foods with high oil or high sugar contents cannot be stored in #10 cans because
of the interaction with the metal (Chocolate chips, nuts and raisins for
example). You can significantly increase the shelf life of your foods by
placing them in mason jars and using a Food Saver and a Jar Sealer attachment
to vacuum the air out of the jars. Put your ingredients in a mason jar, put a
lid on the jar, place the jar sealer attachment over the lid and start the
machine. If a jar won’t seal, try placing one lid down and one facing up or
heating the lid in boiling water. The jar can be opened and resealed over and
over. If you take the lids off carefully, they can be reused indefinitely. You
can seal nuts, raisins, chocolate chips, brown rice, cornmeal, candy bars, egg
noodles, poppy seeds, dried apricots, malt-o-meal, cookies, granola bars...just
about anything in the pantry. Shelf life should be 3 years or more if you keep
the foods cool. Remember, the warmer the temperature, the shorter the shelf
life.<br />
You cannot vacuum seal foods that need refrigeration…only foods that sit on
your pantry shelves.<br />
Don’t vacuum fine powders….they gum up the works of your machine. If you want
to seal powders, put a plastic or zip lock bag in your jar, fill the bag,
express the air, zip lock it then vacuum seal.<br />
A new Food Saver can be expensive. Used ones are easy to find online and are
very inexpensive. Just be sure it has the port hole on top of the machine where
the jar sealer attaches. Jar Sealer attachments come in regular and wide mouth.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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store water in the 55 gallon plastic barrels. You can add 1 tsp of household
bleach for every 5 gallons of water, but most city water supplies already add
sufficient chlorine. 2 - 3 of these barrels per person will fill most water
needs for cooking. Store in the garage or on the north side of the house. Do
not place directly on concrete. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has an indefinite shelf life in your freezer or one year on the shelf. ALWAYS
test your yeast before adding it to your dry ingredients. Add the yeast to warm
(not hot) water and wait a few minutes. The mixture will start to bubble and
smell good. Add this to your dry ingredients.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A well-stocked first-aid kit can help you respond effectively to common injuries and emergencies. Keep at least one first-aid kit in your home and one in your car. Store your kits someplace easy to get to and out of the reach of young children. Make sure children old enough to understand the purpose of the kits know where they're stored.</div>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Adhesive tape</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Elastic wrap bandages</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Bandage strips and "butterfly" bandages in assorted sizes</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Nonstick sterile bandages and roller gauze in assorted sizes</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Eye shield or pad</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Triangular bandage</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Aluminum finger split</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Instant cold packs</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Cotton balls and cotton-tipped swabs</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Disposable nonlatex examination gloves, several pairs</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Duct tape</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Petroleum jelly or other lubricant</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Plastic bags, assorted sizes</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Safety pins in assorted sizes</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Soap or hand sanitizer</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Antiseptic solution and towelettes</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Eyewash solution</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Thermometer</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Turkey baster or other bulb suction device for flushing wounds</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Breathing barrier</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Syringe, medicine cup or spoon</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">First-aid manual</li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Pain relievers, such as acetaminophen (Tylenol, others), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) and aspirin (never give aspirin to children)</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Hydrocortisone cream</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Cough and cold medications</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Personal medications that don't need refrigeration</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Auto-injector of epinephrine, if prescribed by your doctor</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Essential oils such as <a href="http://theartofselfreliance.blogspot.com/2015/03/top-10-essential-oils-for-emergency.html" target="_blank">these</a></li>
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<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Medical history forms for each family member</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Small, waterproof flashlight or headlamp and extra batteries</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Waterproof matches</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Small notepad and waterproof writing instrument</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Emergency space blanket</li>
<li style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Cell phone with solar charger</li>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419; font-family: Arial, 'Arial Unicode MS', Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any type of crisis creates a significant amount of stress. If you have spent time developing a variety of alternative energy cooking skills, you will have one less thing to worry about. So the power is out ... sounds like a great excuse to Dutch oven or barbeque. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1419;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Develop a series of cooking options that will ensure you will be able to cook in several emergency situations. Consider evacuation, indoor, outdoor, sheltered, flameless, cold weather, and hot weather as you plan. Carefully plan how you will safely store the fuels that you need. Fuel conservation is a high priority. Storing enough fuel safely to last for a year is absolutely possible, if you practice conservation. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be wise (translated that means, "don't do stupid things!"). Please be safe! What an incredible tragedy it would be to survive an initial disaster only to harm your loved ones through a tragic mistake in judgment. Store fuel legally and very carefully. Never burn anything indoors that is intended for outdoor use. Be very careful with any open flame. Err on the side of caution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When it comes to cooking without power, you have to have a fuel source. That fuel source may be in the form of the sun, propane, butane, </span><a href="http://store.foodstoragemadeeasy.net/product_p/instafire.htm" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Insta-fire,</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> charcoal or a variety of other fuels.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recommend working on building, and using food storage in cases where you have power, then gradually start learning about, and implementing powerless cooking tools.<br />There are a variety of make-you-own cooking tools out there. They are good for short term emergencies, or to practice and get your feet wet if you have a smaller budget. As you're able to allocate more of your budget to powerless cooking tools, I recommend getting more durable tools.<br />One thing to consider is that while there are many options for cooking outdoors, it may not always be feasible to do so (i.e. a huge snow storm). So make sure you have some back-up plans in place to cook indoors or have some meals that do not require cooking at all.</span>Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-25385947596034034392015-04-08T13:51:00.001-07:002015-04-08T13:51:49.982-07:006 Reasons to add egg shells to your Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> The shell of a chicken egg is comprised of about 96% <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_carbonate">calcium carbonate</a> (CaCO3) crystals which are bound together by proteins. Common commercial methods for disposing of eggshells include use as fertilizer or as a source of calcium in animal feed, but the average consumer typically drops them into the kitchen waste bin or down the garbage disposal. If you are among this group, please read on to discover six creative uses for eggshells that will benefit your garden.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Eggshells are a great way to add calcium to your compost. Because shells have a very high surface area to volume ratio, they decompose very quickly. Don’t even worry about sterilizing or grinding them up. Just toss your shells on the pile or into the barrel and turn them under.<br /><br />Alternately, you can incorporate crumbled eggshell directly into the bottoms of your planting holes in the spring.<br /><br />During the winter months, distribute your shells over the garden area where you will plant come springtime. Once the ground warms up, you can till the shells into the soil. If you are adverse to the idea of having eggshells on the ground all winter, you can also clean and store the shells until planting season rolls around.<br /><br />While calcium is considered a secondary nutrient for plants, your garden will certainly appreciate the added minerals, especially if you grow tomatoes or peppers as these plants are the most easily affected by calcium-deficiency.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you have problems with slugs and snails in your garden, try sprinkling coarsely-crumbled eggshells around the plants where these slimy little pests like to dine. The shells’ sharp edges deter snails and slugs that attempts to cross the barrier. Most snails and slugs will quickly leave your garden in search of easier pickings.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Because eggshells quickly biodegrade when introduced into soil in the garden, they also double as the perfect seed-starter pots. When you open your eggs to remove the contents, try to break just a small hole at the narrower end of the shell. Clean the inside of the eggshells (boiling water works well for this) and puncture a small drainage hole in the bottom of each empty shell. You can then place them back into the carton, fill each shell with moist potting soil, and add your seeds. Once the seedlings outgrow their “pots” you can transplant them, shell and all directly into bigger pots or out into the garden.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Both before and after laying eggs, mother birds need more calcium in their diets. Sterilize your eggshells by baking them at 250°F for about ten minutes so the shells are dry, but not brown on the inside. Then crumble your eggshells well and place them outdoors (in a feeder or even just on the ground) during the spring and summer. You can also mix the eggshell crumbles with birdseed, suet, or mealworms in an existing birdfeeder. Either way, your healthy mama birds just might thank you by also dining on insect pests that may otherwise damage your garden.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">If you have deer visiting your garden as if were their own personal buffet every night, scatter some eggshells around the plants they’re munching on the most. Deer hate the smell of albumin and tend to stay away from an area that smells like raw eggs. Just be careful using this method as the smell may actually attract smaller vermin like rodents who like to eat eggs.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 22.5px;">Wash strawberries:drain. Remove stems. Crush strawberries one layer at a time. Combine strawberries, pectin, and lemon juice in a large saucepot. Brig to a boil; stirring occasionally. Add sugar, stirring until dissolved. Return to a boil. Bring to hard 1 minute boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary. Ladle hot jam into hot jars, leaving 1/4- inch headspace. Adjust two piece caps. Process 10 minutes in a boiling- water canner.</span></span></div>
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Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-50752593281887076072015-02-12T13:58:00.000-08:002015-02-12T14:01:06.364-08:00Water storage containers: Pros and ConsWhen it comes to emergency preparedness there is no "one size fits all" solution. Water storage is one of those items each family must determine the best solution for them. You can read my previous post about <a href="http://theartofselfreliance.blogspot.com/2011/06/water.html" target="_blank">water storage</a>. Here are more details on different solutions to help you decide which solution will work for you.<br />
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– Essentially FREE if you buy them anyway or get from someone else<br />
– Convenient size for smaller water emergencies<br />
– Easy to store anywhere in the house<br />
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<b>Cons</b><br />
– Must rotate every 6 months to 1 year<br />
– Hard to clean out enough so the taste isn't “off”<br />
– Concern about bacteria if not cleaned out well enough<br />
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– 72 Hour Kits<br />
– People on a tight budget<br />
– Small spaces storage solutions</div>
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– Great tasting<br />
– Easy to rotate through the individual bottles<br />
– Easy to store anywhere in the house<br />
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– Must rotate every 6 months to 1 year<br />
– Price per gallon can be fairly expensive<br />
– Difficult to store in large quantities<br />
– Bottles will freeze in winter, and chemicals can leach into them in severe heat, so not ideal for car kits in extreme conditions<br />
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– 72 hour kits<br />
– People concerned with taste of drinking water<br />
– Small emergencies<br />
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– 5 year shelf life!<br />
– Awesome for 72 hour kits<br />
– Water typically won’t freeze in the pouches or small water boxes<br />
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– Expensive storage method<br />
– Not ideal for large quantities<br />
– Not available in local stores everywhere<br />
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– 72 Hour Kits<br />
– Car kits<br />
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–<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Datrex-Emergency-Survival-Water-Pouch/dp/B00ANY4EXM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1423776358&sr=8-2&keywords=water+pouches" target="_blank">Datrex Emergency Survival Water Pouch</a><br />
– <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Aqua-Blox-Emergency-Water-Containers/dp/B00PB0VX64/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1423776761&sr=8-5&keywords=aqua+carton" target="_blank">Aqua Blox Emergency Water Containers</a></div>
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– Decent price per gallon<br />
– More convenient size than large barrels<br />
– Pretty easy to empty and rotate<br />
– Easy to find in the camping section of most stores<br />
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– Many of these jugs end up having problems with cracking and leaking so beware<br />
– 5 or 6 gallon jugs can be HEAVY if you are trying to pour with them and haul them up and down stairs by yourself<br />
– Must be rotated every 6 months to 1 year<br />
– Take up a lot of space in storage since you can’t stack them<br />
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– Smaller storage spaces<br />
– Tighter budgets<br />
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– Good price per gallon<br />
– Stackable up to 3 boxes high<br />
– Only have to rotate every 5 years<br />
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– A little bit complicated to set them up and fill them<br />
– Wasted space in your storage room above the stack of boxes<br />
– Not very convenient for accessing small amounts of your water storage<br />
– Not available in local stores everywhere<br />
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– Larger quantities for people who don’t like rotating<br />
– Great for sliding under beds or sticking on closet shelves<br />
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<b>Pros</b><br />
– 3.5 gallons per brick makes it more manageable than 5/6 gallon containers<br />
– Stackable from floor to ceiling!<br />
– They are safe to freeze so can be stored outside<br />
– Great size to stash under beds, in closets, etc.<br />
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– A little more expensive per gallon<br />
– Not available in local stores everywhere<br />
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– Storage rooms where space is an issue<br />
– Shorter term water emergencies for drinking and cooking<br />
– People without considerable budget restraints<br />
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– <a href="http://www.amazon.com/WaterBrick-1833-0001-Stackable-Container-Products/dp/B00QL17UIW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1423777508&sr=8-1&keywords=water+bricks" target="_blank">Water Bricks</a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Water Barrel</b></span></div>
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– Best solution for storing LOTS of water<br />
– Available in multiple sizes from 30 gallons up to 250 gallons<br />
– With additives, can extend rotation needs to every 5 years<br />
– Great use of floor space in a storage room with a water barrel tower<br />
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– Slightly difficult to fill and rotate<br />
– Not very accessible when you have to actual USE the water<br />
– Not an ideal solution in small homes/storage areas and can’t be stored outside<br />
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– Longer term water shortages<br />
– Large quantities of water storage<br />
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<b>Found Online</b><br />
– <a href="http://beprepared.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=water+barrels#1&profile=Products" target="_blank">Water barrels from emergency essentials</a><br />
– <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006OW4FVI/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1944687582&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0007VSMES&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=168X1FA59KPG266HJW7Z" target="_blank">Water Barrel</a><br />
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There are larger water storage containers available as well. If you have the space available they can be a great option. I use a combination of these containers. Find what works for you and get started on your water storage today!</div>
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24 hours after the sting. Swelling is reduced.<br />
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Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-30100174973415881032014-04-24T14:56:00.000-07:002014-04-24T14:58:41.028-07:00Emergency Food BarI was looking for lighter and easier food options for my 72 hour kits. I bought a couple emergency food bars to test and see if the family liked them before I bought a lot and filled our kits. I bought the <a href="http://beprepared.com/2400-calorie-mainstay-food-bar.html#product-reviews-list">Mainstay Food Bar</a> and the <a href="http://beprepared.com/1200-calorie-s-o-s-food-bar.html#product-reviews-list">S.O.S Food Bar</a>.<br />
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They both came vacuumed sealed in a mylar bag. They both have a 5 year shelf life. And they both have a 'tear here' notch making them simple to open with no tools.<br />
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S.O.S Emergency Food Bar 1200 calorie</div>
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The SOS bar has 3 individually cellophane wrapped 400 calorie bars. Making it very easy to have a bar a meal. When I first opened it, I was very skeptical about how it would taste, but I was quite surprised. It tastes slightly of coconut and has the texture of a cookie or dry biscuit, without being dry. There is a slight grit to the texture, but it is pleasant. There were a few crumbs, but breaking a bar was simple and nearly crumb free. I had a bar for lunch and found that I was satisfied and didn't need to drink a gallon of water after. In fact, I didn't even have a drink with that "meal".<br />
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Mainstay Emergency Bar 2400 calories</div>
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The Mainstay bar was not sealed inside the mylar bag, but was portioned out. Breaking a square off was simple and relatively crumb free. The description says a 'pleasant lemon flavor'. It must be very mild, as I didn't notice lemon at all. It was like biting into a sugar cookie. It was very rich and turned slightly creamy as you chewed reminding me of cookie dough. I had intended on having this also for a lunch (on a different day), however after the second bite I started to feel like I had eaten too much raw cookie dough and couldn't finish eating it. I didn't feel hungry or thirsty though. It was too sugary/rich for me.</div>
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The SOS food bar was the clear winner for the kids.<br />
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The Mainstay bar was much thicker than the SOS and the kids couldn't get their small mouths around it. They had to bite the corners and that made for a lot of crumbs.<br />
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Both of the bars had great taste, but the <a href="http://beprepared.com/3600-calorie-s-o-s-food-bar.html">S.O.S 3600 calorie</a> is the bar that will be joining our 72 hr kits. I will be putting them inside a ziptop bag to keep them from getting wet or lost once opened.Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-88040011352200975712014-03-26T09:36:00.000-07:002014-03-26T09:36:22.071-07:00Dehydrating Frozen VegetablesI'm always looking for ways to preserve food and save money. I like to save the freezer space for items that can't be preserved to be shelf stable.<br />
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I picked up a bag of frozen peas and diced carrots<br />
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Placed them directly from the bag onto the dehydrator.<br />
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A few hours later, I have dehydrated peas and carrots.<br />
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I was so excited I tried it with a bag of mixed vegetables.<br />
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Four cups of frozen vegetables.<br />
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To reconstitute, add enough warm water to cover desired amount of vegetables. After a few minutes vegetables plumb back to normal and are ready to be used in your meals.</div>
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Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-89719673063189114162013-11-07T13:07:00.000-08:002013-11-07T13:09:46.086-08:00Roasted Pumpkin SeedsAfter I made a bunch of pumpkin puree, I was left with a lot of pumpkin seeds that I couldn't let go to waste. So, I turned to my favorite chef, Alton Brown, for a delicious recipe.<br />
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Place the seeds into a paper towel lined bowl to wick away excess oil. Store seeds in an air tight container. Consume with in a week or freeze up to a month. Good luck getting them to last that long. My toddler was eating these by the handful. </div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Choose a pumpkin<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444;"> <span style="line-height: 18px;">that feels firm and heavy for its size. </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; line-height: 18px;">Look for soft spots, mold, wrinkles or open cuts that would indicate damage or early spoilage. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; line-height: 18px;">Choose a pumpkin with a solidly attached stem. Preheat your oven to 375°.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> 1 cup whole wheat flour</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> 3 cups sugar</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> 2 tsp. baking soda</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> 2 tsp. cinnamon</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> 1 tsp. nutmeg</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> 1 tsp. salt</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> 16 oz fresh pumpkin puree</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> 1 cup oil</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> 4 eggs</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit; line-height: 18px;"> 1 cup chocolate chips</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #2c1809; font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Preheat oven to 350°. Mix flours, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. In a separate bowl mix the pumpkin puree, oil, and eggs. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and blend well. Add chocolate chips. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">Bake for 60-70 minutes. </span><br />
(if you use canned pumpkin puree, (this won't taste as good) you will need to add 2/3 cup of water to the above recipe.)<br />
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I have made multiple recipes of dill pickles over the years and I think this recipe is my new favorite.<br />
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The recipe is on the back of the Ball Kosher Dill Pickle Mix.<br />
For every 2 quarts of pickles, you will need: 3 1/2 lbs pickling cucumbers<br />
2 cups water<br />
1 cup vinegar<br />
1/4 cup ball Kosher Dill Pickle Mix<br />
2 quart jars with bands and lids<br />
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This recipe worked well for me this year as I was growing my own cucumbers and rarely had a large batch to do at once. Wash and cut the ends off the cucumbers. You can cut them into spears, sandwich slices, halves etc.<br />
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Combine water, vinegar, and pickle mix in a medium sauce pan. Heat to a boil.<br />
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Pack sliced pickles into hot jars. Ladle hot pickling liquid over cucumbers leaving 1/2 inch headspace.<br />
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Remove air bubbles, wipe rims, and center lids on jars. Apply bands and adjust to fingertip tight.<br />
For preserving up to 1 year process in a water bath canner for 15 minutes. For best flavor, allow pickles to stand for 4-6 weeks.<br />
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Processed pickles ready to eat within 4-6 weeks. Waiting is the hardest part :)Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-29596720270513114432013-09-10T09:26:00.002-07:002013-09-10T09:26:42.883-07:00Green Beans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The wonderful thing about being back in the Northwest again is that I can grow a lot of fruits and vegetables right in my own backyard. The Territorial Seed Co. Blue Lake Pole Beans have done exceptional in my garden this year. I have already picked 20 pounds and they are still producing. I have jarred the beans, so I may enjoy them year round. Here's how:<br />
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Pick your beans when they are about the diameter of a pencil, but you cannot yet detect the individual beans inside the pods. The Blue Lake variety will be about 6-7 inches long. <br />
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Wash the beans in cool water.<br />
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Pack beans tightly into hot jars, leaving 1-inch headspace. If desired, add 1 tsp. salt to each quart. <br />
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Ladle boiling water over beans leaving 1-inch headspace. Remove the air bubbles. Adjust the two-piece cap. Hand tighten the ring and place in your PRESSURE canner. <br />
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Process quarts for 25 minutes at 10 pounds pressure in a pressure canner. <br />
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<br />Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-53013420931313777252013-09-10T09:20:00.000-07:002013-09-13T13:35:33.512-07:00CrafternoonStar Lake Ward Relief Society Meeting Tuesday October 15, 2013 5-9pm <br />
Orders and money are due by September 29, 2013. Sign up sheets will be at church. Money will be given to Sara Miller or placed in the sign up sheet binder. <br />
Please bring your favorite fall treat (and the recipe) to share. <br />
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Burlap Wreath- Free Tutorial (bring own supplies) (One 14" Styrofoam wreath, 2 yards burlap (any color-Hobby Lobby has a good selection) cut into 4"x4" squares for quick assembly, 90-100 quilting pins, Any desired embellishments(fabric will be available to make flowers)<br />
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Pop Can Ornaments- Free limit 2 (bring own pop cans)<br />
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I Spy Bag- $6.50<br />
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Family Blocks- $5 Bring 4 photos size 3x3.<br />
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Holiday Frame-$3 Paint colors and printables vary (all are Christmas related) <br />
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Movin' to the country I'm gonna eat a lot of peaches <br />Peaches come from a can they were put there by a<strike> man </strike>woman. :) <br />
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You don't have to move to the country in order to eat a lot of peaches. And they don't have to come from a can in a factory downtown either. If you preserve them correctly you can eat peaches everyday. <br />
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Alright, enough with The Presidents of the United States and onto canning peaches.<br />
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Blanch the peaches in boiling water for 20-30 sec. <br />
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Immediately place them in an ice water bath<br />
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To remove the skin I cup the peach in my hands and twist in opposite directions. The skin just falls off. Other suggestions are to use a rag to do the same thing. That might give you a better grip. <br />
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Cut the peaches in half and remove the pit. If you made sure to get cling free, or freestone peaches this task is simple. <br />
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Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-82241953790882653172013-08-28T14:11:00.002-07:002013-11-07T13:10:29.051-08:00 Regrowing Green OnionsI had heard that green onions, even from the grocery store, will continue to grow once you have harvested the main stem. I decided to put it to the test. <br />
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I purchased these green onions from Winco and used them for our dinner. Normally, I would compost this, thinking it was waste.<br />
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This time I put it in a dish of water. Daily I replaced the old water with fresh water. Within 3 days I noticed that the green onion was GROWING. <br />
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After a few cuttings from the "new" green onion I put it in a pot of miracle grow soil. That made it really happy. I have since moved the green onions into my herb garden. The same bundle I bought from Winco has been growing new harvestable green onions for 3 months now. <br />
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I wasn't able to successfully move the plant out into the garden, but I did get 2 cuttings off of each one. It didn't grow as tall or as thick as it originally was when I bought it, but I consider it a win that I didn't have to buy additional lettuce as often.Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-66447165809108707562013-08-28T13:51:00.001-07:002013-08-28T14:13:56.251-07:00Plums (Italian Prunes)A wonderful lady in my church let me pick plums from her tree. My parents had the same type of plum tree in our backyard growing up. I was so excited to be able to have a little bit of my childhood back :) <br />
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I picked a 5 gal bucket with the help of the kids.<br />
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I washed them in cool water.<br />
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I cut them in half and removed the pit.<br />
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I gave them a quick dip in a lemon juice/water bath to help prevent browning.<br />
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Then I laid them all pretty like in my dehydrator. <br />
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<b>This order is replacing our Stove Tec Rocket stove order.</b> <br />
Unfortunately, Stove Tec was unable to fill our order for rocket stoves after a month of waiting.<br />
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Fortunately, we found <a href="http://www.silverfire.us/">SilverFire</a> and they are able to fill our order.<br />
We are giving another 2 weeks for anyone else who would like to buy a stove. The order deadline is July 25. Money will be due by Aug 1st. Checks will be made payable to "Josi Rust".<br />
Here is the break down on prices. <br />
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4. New 5 prong pot supports on cast iron top, from current 4.</div>
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5. Fuel Gauge added to stove door, to remind folks only small diameter fuel required and provides a second option to open stove door easier.</div>
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Here are a few reviews:<br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxnpSZ6kKp0">Survivor </a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nYfOksooxU">Survivor </a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6INwqvS0z0w">Hunter </a><br />
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2aLz98QYuM">Scout </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DwT-Vqy_Uc">HERE</a> is a comparison between Stovetec and Silverfire<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">To sign up please email your name, phone number, type of stove, and how many. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">For those of you in <b>Oregon</b> contact Josi at tinkctr@hotmail.com</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">For those of you in <b>Washington</b> contact Jeri at jericolburn@gmail.com </span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">WE WILL CONTACT YOU WHEN SIGN UPS ARE COMPLETE TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THE STOVE WILL BE.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: medium;">SIGN UP DEADLINE JULY 25</span><br />
<span style="font-size: medium;">PAYMENT DEADLINE AUGUST 1</span><br />
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SilverFire Clean Cooking Products<br />
Showroom / Warehouse<br />
777 Washington Street<br />
Eugene, Oregon 97401<br />
USA<br />
Sales: 541 222 9212 Pacific Time Zone<br />
Warehouse: 541 485 7114 Pacific Time Zone<br />
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM <br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">The pears are from Medford, Oregon pear orchards. There is a sweet crop this year.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Anyone is welcome to order as long as you are able to pick them up at my house in Kent, send this to your neighbors & friends.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">We will have a week’s notice before delivery.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">FAQ- Check out </span></b><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><a href="http://www.thepearguy.com/" target="_blank">www.ThePearGuy.com</a></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 14pt;">Pears come in 40 lb boxes for $25 per box, only 62.5¢ per lb</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Arial;">(If I have to deliver the boxes to you the price goes up to $26/box and a requirement that a minimum of 50 boxes be delivered to that area.)</span></b></div>
<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;">MONEY AND ORDERS ARE DUE BY <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1803632195" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">AUGUST 1, 2013</span></span></span></b><br />
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ordering pears you are responsible for reading your email and keeping
informed of the date for pick up and any changes that may occur. If you
are not able to pick up your pears you must find someone else to pick
them up for you. The pears won’t last long in a hot garage. </span></b></span></span></span></b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 18pt;"><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1803632195" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ"><b><span style="color: #7030a0; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: black;"><b><span style="color: red; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">email <a href="mailto:jericolburn@gmail.com" target="_blank">jericolburn@gmail.com</a></span></b> I will then reply with my address so you can drop off cash, mail a check, or money order payable to 'Jeri Colburn'. I will hold all the checks until the pears are delivered, then I will write one big check to 'The Pear Guy'.</span></span></b></span></span></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong>For your convenience I can now</strong> <strong>take</strong> <strong>payment via paypal to the email </strong><a href="mailto:jericolburn@gmail.com"><strong>jericolburn@gmail.com</strong></a><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
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Breaking new ground for my garden<br />
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Having spent the last 4 years in Las Vegas I am so excited to have a house with a large yard in Washington for my garden.<br />
There are four very important things to consider before beginning your vegetable garden.<br />
1) Soil<br />
2) Fertilizer<br />
3) Sun<br />
4)Water <br />
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<b>Soil- </b>An easy way to determine the type of soil you have is to dig a hole about one foot deep. Scoop up a handful and squeeze it into a ball. If it crumbles and falls apart it is loam-based soil. That is great! If it stays a solids ball that is slick, then you most likely have clay based soil. Add organic matter to clay soil to break it up and keep it from clumping together. I like to add peat moss or coconut fiber mulch. It helps keep the soil moist in between watering and does a great job of loosening clay base soil. King County has a free soil testing program for anyone living in King County. They are able to test the soil for the major nutrients N-P-K, pH, organic
matter, and other micro-nutrients. The lab will send back
recommendations specific to your plant needs. For information about soil testing in King County click <a href="http://www.kingcd.org/pro_far_soi.htm">HERE</a>. For soil sampling instructions click <a href="http://www.kingcd.org/pub_soil_soilsam.htm">HERE</a>.<br />
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<b>Fertilizer- </b>Natural organic or slow-release fertilizers provide nutrients in small
amounts over time - just the way your plants need them! Quick-release
fertilizers are highly soluble, and water and rain can wash them right
down the storm drain - directly into local waterways where nitrogen
causes algae to grow, depleting oxygen and suffocating aquatic
wildlife. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">N = nitrogen, P = phosphorous, K = potassium</span></h3>
Nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium are three major nutrients that
are important for the growth of healthy plants. All plant food
(fertilizer) needs to have a healthy balance of nutrients.<br />
In the Pacific Northwest, the optimum ratio of N, P and K is <b>three </b> parts nitrogen to <b>one </b> part phosphorous to <b>two </b> parts potassium: <b>3N-to-1P-to-2K. </b><br />
A<b> </b>great article about <a href="http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/lanb003/lanb003.htm">soil management</a> from Washington State University.<br />
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<b>Sun- </b>Sun is vital to the proper growth of your crops. Plan out your garden before planting. Watch the sun in the area you want to put your garden to determine which places get the most.least amount of sun. Plant your taller crops on the north side of the garden so they don't shade the other crops. There are a variety of garden planning website like <a href="http://gardenplanner.territorialseed.com/">this</a>, some are free for a trial and others you must pay for. I found it very helpful to remind me when to plant, harvest, fertilize, and where I planted crops previous years. <br />
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<b>Water-</b> Establishing the correct water-air relationships in the soil is
essential for the best growth of all plant types. Oxygen in the soil is
necessary for plants to grow. Watering too often or too much is likely
to exclude the necessary oxygen from the soil pore spaces. Without
enough oxygen, plant roots suffocate and die. Plant parts above ground
exhibit symptoms of this stress: wilting, yellowing, and drying foliage,
leaf drop and twig die-back may all occur. Constant over-watering kills
most plants.Check out <a href="http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/lanb002/lanb002.htm">this</a> article for great watering tips.<br />
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For more articles on general vegetable gardening in Washington visit <a href="http://gardening.wsu.edu/text/veges.htm">this</a> website.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Gardening is an
essential part of emergency preparedness. It is much better to learn how to
keep and grow a garden now, while it may not be needed, than waiting until it
is an emergency. Besides being healthier and better for you, you will find that
freshly grown vegetables taste much better than store bought. </span></div>
<br />Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-22115032234015096592013-04-04T20:35:00.001-07:002013-07-12T12:29:19.853-07:00Rocket Stove Group Buy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<strong><span style="font-size: large;">UPDATE: Effective July 12, 2013 this order has been cancelled and replaced with <a href="http://theartofselfreliance.blogspot.com/2013/07/silverfire-stove-group-buy.html">SilverFire</a> stoves. All checks/cash are being returned. Stovetec was unable to fill our order after a month of waiting.</span></strong> <strong><span style="font-size: large;">I apologize for the inconvenience. </span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My sister Josi and I are organizing a group buy for <a href="http://stovetecstore.net/index.php/">Stovetec</a> 1 and 2 door stoves<span style="font-size: large;">, carry bags, water <span style="font-size: large;">pasteurizers</span>, and super pots.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;"> Not sure why it won't load from<span style="font-size: small;"> here.</span> Click the youtube button on the bottom to be directed to the video. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;"> More demo videos may be found on their youtube channel <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/stovetecstoves?feature=watch">HERE</a>. And their website <a href="http://stovetecstore.net/index.php/product-videos">HERE</a>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">Dr. Larry Winiarski, Mech. Eng. and Technical Director of Aprovecho Research Center, invented the "Rocket Stove" </span><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">and
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">Here is the break down on prices:</span></span><br />
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2013 Dealer Pricing</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">48 Qty <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>96 Qty <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>MSRP</span>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Economy 1 Door Stove <span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>$46.64 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$41.46 <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>$82.95</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Eco Ceramic 1 Door Stove <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>$57.92 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$51.48 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$102.95</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Deluxe Metal 1 Door Stove <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>$67.48 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$59.98 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$114.95</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Eco Ceramic 2 Door Stove <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>$61.98 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$54.98 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$109.95</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Deluxe Metal 2 Door Stove <span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>$73.10 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$64.98 <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$124.95</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Stainless Steel Water Pasteurizer -<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span>$39.99 ea. <span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>$55.95</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">Stainless Steel Super Pot<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span> <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>$39.99
ea. <span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>$59.95</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">StoveTec Carry Bag<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>$44.95 ea. <span style="mso-tab-count: 3;"> </span>$64.95</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The 1 Door Stove burns wood and biomass ("burnables" such as pine cones, corn husks, dry grass, etc). This also makes charcoal from the wood embers so you have "biochar" to put in your garden as a soil amendment. The 1 Door Deluxe Metal Stove is the best, most versatile stove they make.</span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">The 2 door Stove burns burns wood and charcoal. Has better combustion and it's "left overs" are very fine ash. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;">As long as we have 48 or 96 of ANY combination of stoves or accessories we will qualify for the discounted price.</span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: black; font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">To sign up please email your name, phone number, type of stove, and how many. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For those of you in <b>Oregon</b> contact Josi at tinkctr@hotmail.com</span><br />
<br />
<span style="font-size: large;">For those of you in <b>Washington</b> contact Jeri at jericolburn@gmail.com </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">WE WILL CONTACT YOU WHEN SIGN UPS ARE COMPLETE TO LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH THE STOVE WILL BE.<span style="font-size: large;"> Checks wil<span style="font-size: large;">l be made payable to "Stove<span style="font-size: large;">Tec".</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;">SIGN UP DEADLINE MAY 20</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">PAYMENT DEADLINE JUNE 3</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;">For more information, or if you would like to speak with Todd, the owner of StoveTec: <br />
<br />
StoveTec Stove Store<br />
3400 Franklin Blvd<br />
Eugene, OR 97403 USA<br />
+1-541-515-4394</span><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;"> Store phone: 1-541-741-4108</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: garamond,serif;"><a href="http://stovetecstore.net/index.php/">http://stovetecstore.net/index.php/</a></span></span><br />
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We made whole wheat bread from the recipe found <a href="http://www.theartofselfreliance.blogspot.com/search/label/bread">here</a>.<br />
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Augason Farm Honey Powder-<br />
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We reconstituted honey powder. <br />
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Slowly add 1/4 cup of cold water to 1 cup of honey powder.<br />
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Mix Well<br />
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Heat on low to dissolve sugars. <br />
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Place in a covered jar and cool. Use as you would fresh honey.<br />
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The taste of the honey was very sweet. It was rather syrup like, even after sitting on the counter over night. I put it in the fridge for a couple hours and that helped it gain more of a honey consistency. Overall I would use this product again. It can be used as a sweetener. Substitute for sugar or honey in recipes cup for cup. For liquid honey substitution 1 cup of liquid honey is equal to 1 cup honey powder and 1/4 cup water.<br />
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Augason Farms Butter Powder-<br />
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I made oatmeal cookies using this. The consistency of the cookie turned out alright, but the nasty smell of the butter powder overpowered the cookie. I threw the entire batch away and remade them with real butter. <br />
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Reconstituted it tastes nothing like butter. Even in the can it doesn't smell like butter, more like sour milk. I would not recommend this brand's product.<br />
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Augason Farms Dried Whole Egg- <br />
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This soup was delicious. It had great flavor, little chunks of potatoes, and it is MSG free. I will be adding more cans of this to my food storage.</div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. Combine one cup Spiff-E-Whip dry mix with 8 oz ice water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. Beat on high speed for 3-5 minutes until peaks form.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">For Frosting: “Just add water”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. Combine 1 cup Spiff-E-Whip dry mix with 4 oz. water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Beat on high speed until smooth.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Chocolate frosting: Add 1 tsp of cocoa and 1 tsp of powdered sugar or add to your favorite cocoa drink mix.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fruit flavored frosting: Add 1 package dry flavored drink mix such as strawberry, cherry, etc.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mousse:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">1.<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Combine
1 cup Spiff-E-Whip dry mix with 2 tsp of cocoa, 2 tsp of powdered
sugar, and 1 tsp of corn starch with 5 ounces of water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">2. </span>Beat on high speed until smooth</div>
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<br />We made whipped topping. I made it ahead of time and allowed it to cool in the fridge for an hour. We put this on our oatmeal cookies and it was absolutely amazing. I will be stocking up on this product for sure. </div>
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Fruit Drink Mix from LDS dry pack cannery-</div>
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1 cup of fruit drink mix and 2 quarts of water. The drink was good. I thought it was very sugary, but I don't drink much soda or juice. I watered mine down even more and it was much better. If you had water that tasted funny, this would be the perfect "cover up".<br />
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We had a great evening and learned a little more about food storage and which items we would incorporate into our year's supply and which items we would pass on. I look forward to doing this again in the future.<br />
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<br />Jerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00241398867511727227noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860546739403439559.post-87245450080077932982013-04-01T14:32:00.000-07:002013-04-01T14:34:59.774-07:0072 hour kits 6 month rotationGeneral conference is this weekend and that is my reminder to look at my 72 hour kit.<br />
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Food- Here is all the food that needed to be rotated in my kit. I also needed to add baby food back into my kit and change the type of food I had for my toddler.<br />
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Here is the food that is in my kit now. I divided the food up by days in plastic zip top bags.<br />
For the adults- Day 1 Breakfast- Oatmeal<br />
Lunch - Bumble Bee chicken salad with crackers<br />
Dinner- Mountain House Chicken and rice<br />
Snack- Clif bar, 2 werthers original, jerky<br />
Day 2 Breakfast- Oatmeal<br />
Lunch- Bumble Bee tuna salad with crackers<br />
Dinner- Mountain House Beef Stroganoff with noodles<br />
Snack- Nature Valley Protein Bar, 2 werthers original, jerky<br />
Day 3 Breakfast- Oatmeal<br />
Lunch- Bumble Bee tuna salad with crackers<br />
Dinner- Mountain House Chicken with noodles<br />
Snack- Mojo bar, 2 werthers, jerky<br />
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The Mountain House are just add water meals and the pouches I bought are a 4 person serving. <br />
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For the kids- Toddler- Day 1 Breakfast- Oatmeal<br />
Lunch- Chicken salad with crackers<br />
Dinner- Sharing the adults Chicken and rice<br />
Snacks- Zbar by clif bar, 2 fruit snack pouches<br />
Day 2 Breakfast- Oatmeal<br />
Lunch- Tuna salad with crackers<br />
Dinner- Sharing the adults Beef Stroganoff with noodles<br />
Snack- Austin peanut butter crackers, 2 fruit snack pouches<br />
Day 3 Breakfast- Oatmeal<br />
Lunch- Chicken salad with crackers<br />
Dinner- Sharing the adults Chicken and noodles<br />
Snacks- Zbar, 2 fruit snack pouches<br />
For the infant I have a variety of jars and pouches of baby food. I am going to replace the jars with all pouches though since they are lighter. I will have a total of 9 pouches of food. He is still nursing also.<br />
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Water- I dumped out the "old" water and refilled my bottles with fresh water.<br />
Clothing- I replaced winter clothes with summer clothes and I vacuum sealed them to create more space in my kit. I vacuum sealed the diapers as well.<br />
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Medicine- I rotated any OTC medicines that were near expiration. I added infant gas-x, and rotated children pain medicine. I rotated our vitamins as well. Take a look at your first aid kit and ensure that those items are still fresh and sterile.<br />
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Entertainment- I rotated the toys that I had for the kids to age appropriate items.<br />
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I replaced the pocket rocket stove, fuel, and pots and pans for a Jetboil<br />
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The Jet boil is lighter, takes up less room and can boil water faster than the pocket rocket.<br />
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As always my diaper bag is stocked with toys, diapers, some food, blankets, and a change of clothes. <br />
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