We all know that nothing is free, especially food storage, finding foods that are cost effective, and long storing generally means you have less of the two V’s – Variety and Vitamins. Sprouting wheat and weans is a way to add both. I used to associate sprouts with homeopathic medicine practitioners, vegans, and yuppie soccer moms, […]
Category: Cooking & Food Storage
Various articles on food storage, food preparedness, cooking, and general kitchen stuff
How Much Water Can You Get From Snow?
I recently did a little experiment during our winter weather. The premise was, if we were to lose utilities from an extended amount of time (or I was lost outdoors) and I needed to melt snow for water, I needed to know how much water can you get from snow. I have heard and […]
How to Make Homemade Honey Butter
This is a simple recipe for homemade honey butter does not quite make it into the storage meals category because its a condiment, and fresh butter really isn’t a part of my food storage larder. However, condiments are important, and your going to need something besides plain beans, rice, and bread if your going […]
How to Easily Dehydrate Frozen Vegetables
I am a firm believer in redundancy. If the unprocessed manure ever is flung into the air oscillating device its going to be a bad day. As such, it’s not a stretch to think that some of your safety net may acquire some holes. While I do have canned food in my pantry. Canned […]
How to Make Homemade Cream of Wheat
Like all good preppers, I have a substantial store of wheat berries dutifully packed away in Mylar bags and nitrogen packed buckets. However, its a lot easier to buy and pack wheat than it is to cook with it. Because of this I have been purchasing wheat cookbooks and messing around trying to find recipes that work well with my lifestyle. On of the very first workable recipes I found was homemade cream of wheat.