Learn about the Squeezo Strainer
Easy to use A while back, we obtained a Squeezo that came from a garage sale. Now I know that some of you may be asking what’s a Squeezo? A Squeezo looks like a big …
Food
Upright vs Chest Type Freezers
My wife wants to get a new freezer and she and I are having a disagreement over the type. I want her to get a box type freezer, she wants an upright model. Her reasons …
Make Your Own Pectin for Canning
Its easy and inexpensive We all go to the store and buy liquid pectin, but why it is so easy to make. Pectin is a natural substance that’s found in all fruits. Apples and crab …
Canning Hamburger is Easy
Cook it first The only difference between canning stewing beef is that hamburger needs to be cooked first. Sauté the hamburger and place it in a colander. Allow the fat to drain off. When the …
Mountain House vs Wise Foods
Oxygen levels and taste tests I received this post from Mountain House last night, it is more information on the tests both for oxygen content and taste that they had performed on Wise Foods. I …
How to Seal a #10 Can
Sealing Cans is easy. We sealed a 190 cans of wheat and legumes using a #10 can sealer belonging to the LDS Church. Five of us were able to seal these in just under two …
A good Source of Vitamins C and A
Pine Needle Tea One of the problems that can occur from living off long-term storage foods is lack of vitamin C. This is a simple problem to overcome in most of the US. Plain Pine …
Oregon State University test Mountain House and Wise Foods
See links to the actual test results I recently put up a post on Wise vs Mountain House foods. There has been quite a bit of concern about the claims made by Mountain House that …
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How are You Going to Cook After the Grid Goes Down?
Different methods of cooking. Something I have wanted to write about for a while is ways to cook when the power is out and you are dependent on what you have stored. The following is …
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We Spent the Day Solar Cooking
An opportunity to practice solar cooking Yesterday we went to the solar cook off in Nevada City. It was quite an enjoyable day and I learned more about solar ovens. Quite a few different types …