The last few days my wife has been drying lemons and oranges. She has two dehydrators running, a Excalibur which she loves and an old Ronco 10 tray, which she dislikes. She slices the lemon […]
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Unlike what many people think ropes are not something that you just throw in the corner letting them get wet and dirty. They require maintenance and care. Ropes are not all the same. Climbing ropes
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[/caption] The other day one of our reader suggested that we do a blog on the Jarbox. I first discovered the Jarbox at a Preparedness Store in our area and have been using one for
A Handy Little Item, the JarBox Tote Read More »
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
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[/caption] The other day my wife was given a large amount of pig fat to render. She chose to use her crock-pot, but you could do it over an open fire without any problems.
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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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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[/caption] About 15 years ago, I purchased some 5-gallon Swiss Water Bladders. They are a heavy rubber bladder with a combination cap and faucet. Over the years I have used them for many things on
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Get a real shammy made of chamois leather not one of the new synthetic imitations. First, a shammy can be used to collect water or dew off plants in a survival situation. But probably the
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