Erbswurst as a survival food
I am always interested in various types of food products that our ancestors, made and used for survival rations. Â Recently I ran across Erbswurst which was developed in 1867 in Prussia and was soon adopted …
Recipes
Portable Soups as Carried by Lewis and Clark and How to Make It.
Portable soup was a concentrate that made a dried stock similar to a bouillon cube.  It was used in the 18th and 19th centuries and was also known as pocket soup or veal glew. It was …
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Conversion Chart for Powdered Milk
Powdered milk is a basic part of most people’s food storage pantries. If you are just building up your food storage or want a reference guide for what to include, this list will help. When …
How to Make Bannock Bread
As my wife will verify, I do a lot of things in the kitchen, but baking is not normally one of them. Well yesterday, I felt like baking some fresh bread so I decided to …
3 Other Ways to Use Wheat Besides Bread
Lots of us like to store wheat as part of our long-term food storage. It has a long shelf life, it’s nutritious, and you can use it to make that beloved staple of Western Civilization: …
Meatless Recipes for Hard Times
This morning I was looking through a recipe book that was written during the First World War like this one. It contained a number of meatless recipes that are designed to serve as a substitute …
Pancakes Made from Scratch
Have you ever made pancakes from scratch? You are missing out by using the mix out of a box. Yes, I have used them too, but anything you get frozen or out of a box …
5 Pioneer Recipes Our Ancestors Made
When we have to live off our food storage, we will have to adapt to a diet that is similar to what our pioneer ancestors ate. Since we will not have the prepared, convenience foods …
Corn Pone, a Pioneer Staple
What is corn pone? Corn Pone is a form of cornbread normally made without milk or eggs. It can be baked or fried. Where corn pone came from is contested in the history books. It …
Grits a Southern Food that Will be Good for hard Times
I am always looking for new ways to use foods that are easy to grow and prepare. I recently become interested in grits. Now grits are very popular in the South, two thirds of the …
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