As you first start using whole wheat flour, you will find that it doesn’t quite “behave” like the flour you buy in the store. You may find the bread doesn’t rise as much as your white bread and you are left with a denser, heavier loaf of bread. What’s the problem? And, more importantly, what…
Put a little sweet in your life Admit it. We all have a sweet tooth. We really can’t do without our sugar. Well, we can, but who really wants to? But storing sugar as part of your food storage can be problematic. Even the slightest amount of moisture can cause sugar to clump. Too much…
If you are just getting started on building a food supply, the idea of stocking enough food for everyone might seem daunting. But don’t let that slow you down, because it really isn’t that difficult. Just follow these five steps. Each of these steps require very little time input. You will only need to visit…
The first step to setting your Preparedness Food Storage Goals is to decide how much food you need to store. Experts (such as the American Red Cross) advise you to start with a three-month supply of food that you use every day. Once you have a good three-month supply, you can start to work on…
Wait! What??? Doesn’t everyone have a stash of food in their closet? I talk about having food storage all the time like it’s something that all normal people do. I have to remind myself that the idea of having a food supply is alien to many and sounds very doomsday-zombie-apocalypse-ish. Why else would anyone have…
100 Things You’ve probably seen articles like 100 Things That Will Disappear when the SHTF . Or 72 Things To Stock Up On or 50 Things To Always Have on Hand, Take your pick, there are a lot of Internet articles along this vein. Well, here’s my list. But it’s not really a list for apocalyptic…