Just a quick post today. My computer has some crazy virus, so it’s out of commission until we have our computer guy come cast some tech-geek-magic spell on it and hopefully it will be happy and work again. In the meantime, I almost had to go to the library to use their computer to post […]
Archives for January 2010
Got Old Oil in the Utah or Southern Idaho Area?
Want to donate some to a study on food storage oils at BYU? I love food storage experiments, so you know I’m letting them have some of my old stuff. If you’d like to help out the oil study, see the details here. They are looking for vegetable oils that have been in food storage […]
Canning Plum Jam
Cooked jams are not too difficult and a little bit of fruit can actually make more jam than you might think. And one of the best parts about making jam is that you can make “variations on the theme” jams that you’ll never find in a store, like cherry-strawberry or plum-pineapple or peach-jalepeno (hubby’s personal […]
Homemade Survival Bars Question
I had a question from a reader on my Homemade Survival Bar post: Is there something you can substitute for the jello that would be organic to use for flavoring? I plan to go with stevia and honey rather than the sugar, as stevia will hold up longer and it is much better for the […]
Emergency Radio Giveaway from Campingsurvival.com
Today we have another fun giveaway sponsored by campingsurvival.com! In an emergency, it’s nice to know what’s going on. If you’re stuck in your house with the power out and a blizzard raging and the power company knew they’d have power restored to your area within two days, wouldn’t you want to know? But if […]
Waxing Cheese Update
Had to use some of the waxed cheese from storage the other day and thought I’d update the cheese waxing post. Here’s some thoughts on the waxing cheese experiment: This was my first attempt at waxing cheese. It worked pretty well. To do it again, I’d skip the strings and just dip half the cheese […]
The Mom Tool: Leatherman Squirt P4 Review
In my front pocket every day (well, except when I’m wearing a dress) is a handy dandy little tool. It looks like this: It’s a Leatherman Squirt P4–a little “fits in your pocket or hooks to your keychain” style leatherman (only 2 1/4 inches long total) with the whole gamut of useful tools like pliers, […]
The Difference Between Instant and Non-Instant or Regular Powdered Milk and a Question for my Readers
Make sure you get to the question at the bottom of this post even if you don’t want to read about powdered milk :) I had a comment on the powdered milk post about the difference between instant and non-instant powdered milk. There are two basic kinds of powdered milks, instant and non-instant or “regular”. […]
Getting Preparedness Gear on the Cheap
You all know I’m cheap. I do not like spending money and rarely buy anything new. In the wake of the free canning jar episode, I thought I’d let you all in on some other methods of finding canning supplies without paying an arm and a leg, then I thought, heck, I’ve gotten gear outside […]
Making Canned Milk Products from Powdered Milk
Back when I started storing food I stocked up on some canned milk products like evaporated milk and sweetened condensed milk. I’ve found they don’t store very long–the expiration date on the can is pretty much all they’re good for and I don’t use them often enough to rotate through them quick enough. So check […]