The newest addition to my kitchen library is the very complete “The Dehydrator Bible” by Jennifer MacKenzie, Jay Nutt & Don Mercer. I love my food dehydrator, but never felt like I was making the most of it. Sure, I dehydrated fruit for snacks and trail mix, and I make KILLER Beef Jerkey… but I always …
Category: Food Storage
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Aug 12
Saving Seeds
Saving seeds from your garden is a great way to insure that you have a great supply of seeds for next year. But… how do you do it? Note- It is very important that the vegetables be mature before you harvest them for seeds. I know the 2 foot zucchini tastes bland, but you can’t …
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Aug 06
Waterbrick Review – do you need this in your cache?
You can have all the food, knives and Paracord in the world, but without water, you will die. The recent water issues in Toledo, Ohio remind us how incredibly precious this essential item can become. If, from one day to the next you couldn’t drink the water coming out of your tap, would you be …
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May 06
Can Rotation Shelves
Keeping your Pantry Organized is incredibly important. The best designs will allow you to see at a glance what you have so you don’t keep buying what’s already there. There is a running joke in my family about tomato paste. Every week for a month, I would buy tomato paste. Why? Because when I bought it, …
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Apr 30
Beans As a Survival Food
Beans are one of the most versatile, and healthy foods to have in your Prepper Pantry. They are loaded with nutrients, full of fiber, and a great source of protein. Beans can be eaten fresh, or dried for later use. Make them into soups or stews, eat them as a side dish, mash them into …
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Apr 24
Secret Rooms – Keep Your Food Storage and Survival Supplies Safe and Hidden
Stockpiling food and supplies for your family is the right thing to do. The question is, do you want to share with everyone you know? If people see that you have food, medicines and important tools to get through an emergency situation, where do you think they will head when trouble starts? Suddenly, you have acquaintances and strangers …
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Mar 27
Home Made Kettlecorn Recipe
You don’t need to go to the Fair to enjoy delicious Kettle Corn! If you have a Whirly Pop Popcorn Popper, you can be munching on Home made Kettlecorn in minutes! Ingredients- ¼ cup Oil (some people like peanut oil, others claim coconut oil is the only way…vegetable oil works) ½ cup Popping Corn ¼ cup …
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Mar 20
Dry Ice Method for Sealing a Food Bucket
Sealing a food bucket using dry ice If your plan is to store buckets of grain for the long term, you need to insure that your precious stockpile is not affected by oxygen. You can use Oxygen Absorbers for small packets, but if you want to efficiently remove the oxygen from a bucket, there is a more …
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Mar 19
Six Essential Items for Food Storage
There’s no point in stocking up your pantry if you don’t store your food properly. Before you buy that 25 pound sack of oatmeal or you harvest all those vegetables from your garden, think about how you plan to keep it safe for the long term. None of these supplies are particularly expensive or difficult I’ve listed these …
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Mar 14
Grain Mill Review for Preppers
Wonder Junior Deluxe Hand Grain / Flour Mill by Wondermill Stocking a pantry with grains is an important part of creating an emergency stockpile and for becoming more self-sufficient. But, how do you convert the grains like Oats, Millet and Rice into flour? Flour is an essential ingredient in many of our foods. We use it for …
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