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Store Canned Foods that have Multiple Uses

One thing we have tried to do in our food storage is to stock items that store well and are versatile.  A good example is spam.  Hormel says that it will last indefinitely unless the cans are punctured or damaged.  …

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Making Bean Flour and Cooking with Old Beans

Earlier today, I received the following question on beans, it was in a comment on a post about bean flours.  I think it may be of interest to many of you. The question is “Can you use pinto bean flour …

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Food Allergy’s, Gluten, and Various Grains and Bean Recipes

We were visiting our daughter awhile back in Utah and  as always we got started talking about storage and all the wheat our families have.  All of us think that with wheat we can survive an emergency because we can …

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What do You do When Your Yeast Runs Out or Gets Old?

You are getting ready to make a few loafs of bread from your freshly ground wheat and you grab your yeast and see it is a few years old what do you do?  You don’t want to waste the food …

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Cooking with Bean Flours

Since our blog on grinding grains with the Wonder Mill Junior, I have been thinking about all the different legumes that can be used for flour.  Storing whole beans is as easy as storing whole wheat and can be used …

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Save Money by Using Leftovers

One thing about being a prepper is to utilize everything that is available.  Using leftover saves money, you can then use for other purposes.

We just recently had a family birthday dinner for two family members and I always try …

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Some Simple Rules for Using Honey in Cooking

Honey if correctly stored will last indefinitely, with age it may crystallize, but that is not a problem.  Having been raised overseas I never saw liquid honey until I came to this country.  You got it from the store in …

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The Wonderful Wonder Oven/box

My wife has been using a Wonder Oven or box for quite a few years with great success.  She uses them for cooking and transporting foods.  When we go on a camping trip or picnic she will bring something to …

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Making a Gluten Meat Substitute

For all of you who are storing bulk wheat, here is a handy recipe.  You can make gluten which is a meat substitute. The whole kernel contains starch and protein which can be separated after the wheat is ground into …

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A Good Recipe to Help you Stretch Your Meat After TEOTWAWKI

I remember having creamed beef over toast in the boarding school I went to and loved it. It was served with mashed potatoes and string beans. I thought it was great, but later I learned it was used to stretch …

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