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 […]
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Using a steam juicer and a Squeezo [/caption] A friend gave me about 20 pounds of apples that were ripe and ready to be preserved. So yesterday, we decided to run them through a steam
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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
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I have been spending some time studying the effects of EMP (Electromagnetic pulse) and now I am more confused than ever. There are so many conflicting theories that I have come to the conclusion that
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They take some getting used too. Most of you probably have at least one kerosene lantern, if you don’t you should. Kerosene lanterns were in common use prior to the advent of electricity. They provide good
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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
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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
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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
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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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Using your own two eyes. I see articles all the time about how important night vision devices are and I agree. The problem for most of us is the cost to get a really good
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