A while back I wrote a post on Desiccated vegetables as used During the Civil War. Desiccated vegetables were used as rations by both side during the civil war. Ever since I have been meaning to try and …
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The other day I wrote an article on Pioneer cooking, one of the things that was mentioned was making do with what you have. So today, I am going to post some faux recipes (fancy …
Everytime I go to visit my daughter I look forward to eating her good homemade whole wheat bread. She makes it from scratch, starting with whole wheat and grinding it herself. This is my daughter’s …
I see a lot of discussion of pemmican on the internet and quite a few recipes being distributed. Now pemmican is a great survival food. It is a concentrated mixture of fat and protein. It was used by the native peoples …
Bulgur (also Burghul, bulghur, burghul or bulgar) is a cereal made from whole wheat. It is common in European, Middle Eastern, and Indian cuisine. The advantage of bulgur wheat is that is shortens your cooking times because it only needs to be re-hydrated rather than …
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During the Civil War, the Union Army rations were not up to today’s standard. However, the troops managed to get by on them, the rations consisted mainly of salt pork (often bacon) or beef, hardtack, …
I have been seeing some great deals on Russet potatoes at the store, mainly at the discount stores. A $1.99 for 10 pounds is a great price. So I bought some bags and decide make dehydrated …
Well even after all these years, I can still be surprised by some of the ways to cook wheat. Most people have no idea how to cook wheat other than, use it for a breakfast …
I found the recipe that I wrote an article about several weeks ago Dill Pickles. This dill pickle recipe is the one I asked if any one knew about. It was given to me many years …
Recently I did a post on nixtamalizing corn to prevent pellagra, in that post I told you how to add lime water or lye to whole corn to make Masa. Today I will post directions …
