Food and Water Storage

lundbaek · lundbaek

When fruit such as peaches, pears, apricots, and apples are canned, do they lose their nutrition value? I am also concerned about the amount of sugar used in the canning process, either in home canning or at a Church cannery. Anybody have insight into this?

arbilad · arbilad

Some Swedish inventor came up with bags for composting human waste. If he does manage to sell them for 2 or 3 cents a bag, you could easily get a year's supply of these things for when things collapse.If he does start selling them this summer, and you can buy them in the US, I will buy some.

lundbaek · lundbaek

Does anybody else detest gardening and do it just because it is a commandment? I can actually enjoy digging up and preparing the ground, and even hoeing the rows. But after that my wife, fortunately, takes over. She decides what, when and where to plant. She has to tell me when and how much to water...

lundbaek · lundbaek

"I should like to address a few remarks to those who ask, Do I share with my neighbors who have not followed the counsel? And what about the nonmembers who do not have a years supply? Do we have to share with them? No, we dont have to sharewe get to share! Let us not be concerned about silly thoughts of w...

bokbadok · bokbadok

Eight weeks ago today I received my shipment of chicks: 4 laying hens, 8 meat birds, and 6 extra male chicks to keep the rest warm. Last Saturday morning I butchered the first meat bird, and this morning I butchered the last. What a learning experience! And yummy too.

arbilad · arbilad

Farmers markets seem to be everywhere this time of year, and soon all sorts of pick your own opportunities will be appearing. Buy a lot of vegetables and can them while you can. It's very likely that food is going to get a lot more expensive this winter, and it'll be nice to have food already in the cupboar...

arbilad · arbilad

If you like milk fat, store cans of evaporated milk in addition to dry milk. If you add a cup of water to a cup of evaporated milk, you have something that is a lot like milk and has milk fat in it. This isn't as important for baking, where non fat dry milk is fine. But, for instance, if you want to add milk to you...

arbilad · arbilad

I don't think it would be news to anyone here to say that the church has been focusing a lot on preparation lately. But it was interesting to me that at a local faire the local wards got together and had a table on preparedness. Not just physical preparedness, of course, but spiritual and financial. Stil...

arbilad · arbilad

Here is a book on how to make your own traps, deadfalls, etc. It could come in handy to clear your garden of critters or to get some meat in a survival situation.

arbilad · arbilad

If you have a wet pack cannery near you, you might check into whether or not they're doing honey soon. My cannery is, and at $11 for a half gallon, it's really cheap.

historian · historian

On a prepper board that I belong to, people are discussing how to prep now that disaster seems to loom over us. How grateful I am that I heeded counsel and have worked at gathering supplies through the years. Yes, it has been a nuisance to haul it around when I've moved. Yes, it takes up space. Yes, I could h...

arbilad · arbilad

I love the canned cheese that you can get from MRE Depot, but I discovered something recently: It just does not melt. At all. Ever. We opened a can and used it for cooking. I spread some of it on a dish that we ate most of. Someone decided to reheat the leftovers and forgot about it in the oven. It was there for...

arbilad · arbilad

I think I've mentioned before that, if there's a soda bottling plant nearby (such as Coke or Pepsi) you can frequently get used 55 gallon food grade barrels from them. Another thing I discovered is that honey producers use 55 gallon food grade barrels as well. There is a honey producer in my area that se...

arbilad · arbilad

Anyone know the best way to go about making a rooster into a capon? The only stuff I've found so far is vague, saying that you remove the rooster's gonads either surgically or with an injection of female hormones. I got an order of chicks (I have 51 cute chicks in my house right now). Half of them are destin...

historian · historian

Just wondering if corned beef can be home canned and if so, what's the procedure? Can't find an answer in any of my canning books or online. I assume it could be, but am wondering if the spices would get too strong after awhile like sage in sausage. Could I cook it (at least 2/3 the way done), strain the spic...

arbilad · arbilad

Mirk has mentioned that he has overheard people talking about how they'll just take what they need by force if the situation arises. Well, while discussing the bailout at work, two of my coworkers, who are very liberal, started talking about what they would do if things got really bad. One said that he...

Cocobeem · Cocobeem

So... is anyone getting seeds for next year yet? Is anyone worried about that? I thought about getting a jumpstart on it... but they aren't exactly selling seeds at Wal-Mart this time of year. Maybe I'll look into some online places or catalogs...?

Jen · Jen

What do you do with apples as part of your food storage? We're going to the church farm to pick this week, and I anticipate gleaning a lot of them :). It doesn't make sense to me to make applesauce, when I can buy it at Costco in plastic bottles at a price I think is reasonable. I'm going to can some apple pie...

arbilad · arbilad

I just got an email sent out to my stake. Apparently the local church farm has produced some hard red wheat that they are willing to let the stake members buy for $10 for a 50lb bag. Obviously, if you're not in the Greeley stake, that doesn't help you much. But it might be a good idea to keep your eye out for ch...

arbilad · arbilad

I got an email recently from the local group that does bulk food purchases from Walton Feed. Apparently, someone back east has put in a massive order, and even though our local co-op is a large and regular customer, we can't get our semi-annual order filled until January. Normally we can get it filled i...

mirkwood · mirkwood

I am having a boring life Yesterday I was at Wal-Mart buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet Sheriff the Wonder Dog and was in the checkout line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had, an elephant? So since I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that...

hiccups · hiccups

I was at Sam's this morning and saw something that was great news for me. In addition to the #10 cans of Bakers and Chefs nacho cheese, they are now carrying plain cheese sauce as well. My short-term rotation food storage is much improved by this. At only $5.63 a can, this is a very afforable way to ensure w...

arbilad · arbilad

For three years now we've gone to a pick your own food farm during harvest. These are farms where you pick the vegetables yourself. Typically they give you a certain number of bags of vegetables for a flat price. You get a lot of vegetables that way. It's great for canning. Obviously, it's hard physical...

mirkwood · mirkwood

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arbilad · arbilad

While I do have yeast stored, I've been wanting for a while to get good at making sourdough. In the past I've always had to supplement with commercial yeast because my starters didn't work for me. But I got a good starter recipe at www.sourdoughhome.com, and it's been working great for me so far. I start...

arbilad · arbilad

Our ward canning specialist told us to get our dry pack orders in ASAP, because prices have been changing at the cannery weekly for some items. It's definitely still possible to get your food supply, but it's getting harder.

arbilad · arbilad

I got the following in an email from internet-grocer.net. They're out of a lot of stuff. Of course, lately I've been doing my shopping at mredepot.com, and only shop at internet-grocer.net when they have an item that mredepot doesn't. Out of Some Foods Until Harvest Our dehydrated foods cannery has...

mirkwood · mirkwood

http://www.thereadyproject.com/p-23-series-pack-rotating-monthly-auto-ship.aspx

hiccups · hiccups

So, I was at the cannery today planning to get some oxygen absorbers to use in storing some stuff in buckets and they told me that they do NOT recommend doing that. They said the oxygen absorbers are basically useless in the buckets and said to do dry ice instead. One lady said they had a guy who used the ox...

mirkwood · mirkwood

Get Prepared: Victory Garden Planting a Victory Garden by: Michael Glassman Back in World War II the United States Government urged people to plant food in order to help ease the burden on the nation's food supply during a very difficult time in the history of our nation. The resulting gardens were ni...

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	Question about canned fruit (Preview) When fruit such as peaches, pears, apricots, and apples are canned, do they lose their nutrition value? I am also concerned about the amount of sugar used in the canning process, either in home canning or at a Church cannery. Anybody have insight into this?	lundbaek	0	2457	Jan 8, 2011 by lundbaek
	Bags for composting human waste (Preview) Some Swedish inventor came up with bags for composting human waste. If he does manage to sell them for 2 or 3 cents a bag, you could easily get a year's supply of these things for when things collapse.If he does start selling them this summer, and you can buy them in the US, I will buy some.	arbilad	0	1394	Mar 8, 2010 by arbilad
	I hate gardening (Preview) Does anybody else detest gardening and do it just because it is a commandment? I can actually enjoy digging up and preparing the ground, and even hoeing the rows. But after that my wife, fortunately, takes over. She decides what, when and where to plant. She has to tell me when and how much to water...	lundbaek	1	1586	Feb 27, 2010 by Fregramis
	We get to share (Preview) "I should like to address a few remarks to those who ask, Do I share with my neighbors who have not followed the counsel? And what about the nonmembers who do not have a years supply? Do we have to share with them? No, we dont have to sharewe get to share! Let us not be concerned about silly thoughts of w...	lundbaek	14	3630	Feb 20, 2010 by mirkwood
	Meat Birds (Preview) Eight weeks ago today I received my shipment of chicks: 4 laying hens, 8 meat birds, and 6 extra male chicks to keep the rest warm. Last Saturday morning I butchered the first meat bird, and this morning I butchered the last. What a learning experience! And yummy too.	bokbadok	26	3520	Nov 24, 2009 by arbilad
	Stocking up on vegetables (Preview) Farmers markets seem to be everywhere this time of year, and soon all sorts of pick your own opportunities will be appearing. Buy a lot of vegetables and can them while you can. It's very likely that food is going to get a lot more expensive this winter, and it'll be nice to have food already in the cupboar...	arbilad	0	1502	Jul 30, 2009 by arbilad
	Food storage tip (Preview) If you like milk fat, store cans of evaporated milk in addition to dry milk. If you add a cup of water to a cup of evaporated milk, you have something that is a lot like milk and has milk fat in it. This isn't as important for baking, where non fat dry milk is fine. But, for instance, if you want to add milk to you...	arbilad	3	1772	Jul 16, 2009 by arbilad
	Church focus on preparation (Preview) I don't think it would be news to anyone here to say that the church has been focusing a lot on preparation lately. But it was interesting to me that at a local faire the local wards got together and had a table on preparedness. Not just physical preparedness, of course, but spiritual and financial. Stil...	arbilad	6	2233	May 20, 2009 by lundbaek
	Trapping book (Preview) Here is a book on how to make your own traps, deadfalls, etc. It could come in handy to clear your garden of critters or to get some meat in a survival situation.	arbilad	1	1623	Feb 24, 2009 by LoudmouthMormon
	Honey (Preview) If you have a wet pack cannery near you, you might check into whether or not they're doing honey soon. My cannery is, and at $11 for a half gallon, it's really cheap.	arbilad	0	1360	Feb 23, 2009 by arbilad
	Gratitude (Preview) On a prepper board that I belong to, people are discussing how to prep now that disaster seems to loom over us. How grateful I am that I heeded counsel and have worked at gathering supplies through the years. Yes, it has been a nuisance to haul it around when I've moved. Yes, it takes up space. Yes, I could h...	historian	1	1640	Jan 17, 2009 by arbilad
	Canned cheese experiment (Preview) I love the canned cheese that you can get from MRE Depot, but I discovered something recently: It just does not melt. At all. Ever. We opened a can and used it for cooking. I spread some of it on a dish that we ate most of. Someone decided to reheat the leftovers and forgot about it in the oven. It was there for...	arbilad	4	1598	Jan 10, 2009 by arbilad
	Water barrels (Preview) I think I've mentioned before that, if there's a soda bottling plant nearby (such as Coke or Pepsi) you can frequently get used 55 gallon food grade barrels from them. Another thing I discovered is that honey producers use 55 gallon food grade barrels as well. There is a honey producer in my area that se...	arbilad	4	1482	Nov 19, 2008 by LoudmouthMormon
	Capons (Preview) Anyone know the best way to go about making a rooster into a capon? The only stuff I've found so far is vague, saying that you remove the rooster's gonads either surgically or with an injection of female hormones. I got an order of chicks (I have 51 cute chicks in my house right now). Half of them are destin...	arbilad	4	1853	Nov 18, 2008 by arbilad
	Corned beef (Preview) Just wondering if corned beef can be home canned and if so, what's the procedure? Can't find an answer in any of my canning books or online. I assume it could be, but am wondering if the spices would get too strong after awhile like sage in sausage. Could I cook it (at least 2/3 the way done), strain the spic...	historian	3	1533	Nov 18, 2008 by arbilad
	An unfortunate trend (Preview) Mirk has mentioned that he has overheard people talking about how they'll just take what they need by force if the situation arises. Well, while discussing the bailout at work, two of my coworkers, who are very liberal, started talking about what they would do if things got really bad. One said that he...	arbilad	13	2909	Nov 5, 2008 by mirkwood
	Gardening when it counts (Preview) So... is anyone getting seeds for next year yet? Is anyone worried about that? I thought about getting a jumpstart on it... but they aren't exactly selling seeds at Wal-Mart this time of year. Maybe I'll look into some online places or catalogs...?	Cocobeem	3	1614	Oct 7, 2008 by mirkwood
	Apples (Preview) What do you do with apples as part of your food storage? We're going to the church farm to pick this week, and I anticipate gleaning a lot of them :). It doesn't make sense to me to make applesauce, when I can buy it at Costco in plastic bottles at a price I think is reasonable. I'm going to can some apple pie...	Jen	6	1767	Oct 2, 2008 by Jen
	Local church farms (Preview) I just got an email sent out to my stake. Apparently the local church farm has produced some hard red wheat that they are willing to let the stake members buy for $10 for a 50lb bag. Obviously, if you're not in the Greeley stake, that doesn't help you much. But it might be a good idea to keep your eye out for ch...	arbilad	8	2076	Oct 2, 2008 by coolcucumbers
	Continued food storage shortages (Preview) I got an email recently from the local group that does bulk food purchases from Walton Feed. Apparently, someone back east has put in a massive order, and even though our local co-op is a large and regular customer, we can't get our semi-annual order filled until January. Normally we can get it filled i...	arbilad	13	1994	Sep 30, 2008 by Cocobeem
	Purina Diet (some food storage levity) (Preview) I am having a boring life Yesterday I was at Wal-Mart buying a large bag of Purina dog chow for my loyal pet Sheriff the Wonder Dog and was in the checkout line when a woman behind me asked if I had a dog. What did she think I had, an elephant? So since I'm retired and have little to do, on impulse I told her that...	mirkwood	3	1627	Sep 23, 2008 by Jen
	Canned cheese sauce (Preview) I was at Sam's this morning and saw something that was great news for me. In addition to the #10 cans of Bakers and Chefs nacho cheese, they are now carrying plain cheese sauce as well. My short-term rotation food storage is much improved by this. At only $5.63 a can, this is a very afforable way to ensure w...	hiccups	2	3038	Sep 14, 2008 by hiccups
	Pick your own farms (Preview) For three years now we've gone to a pick your own food farm during harvest. These are farms where you pick the vegetables yourself. Typically they give you a certain number of bags of vegetables for a flat price. You get a lot of vegetables that way. It's great for canning. Obviously, it's hard physical...	arbilad	12	2237	Sep 6, 2008 by coolcucumbers
	Advisory: FALL FAMILY CANNING AT THE LINDON CANNERY (Preview) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------	mirkwood	9	8184	Sep 3, 2008 by historian
	Sourdough (Preview) While I do have yeast stored, I've been wanting for a while to get good at making sourdough. In the past I've always had to supplement with commercial yeast because my starters didn't work for me. But I got a good starter recipe at www.sourdoughhome.com, and it's been working great for me so far. I start...	arbilad	26	3463	Aug 18, 2008 by Cocobeem
	Cannery prices changing weekly (Preview) Our ward canning specialist told us to get our dry pack orders in ASAP, because prices have been changing at the cannery weekly for some items. It's definitely still possible to get your food supply, but it's getting harder.	arbilad	2	1450	Jul 27, 2008 by Cocobeem
	Internet-grocer.net out of many dry pack items (Preview) I got the following in an email from internet-grocer.net. They're out of a lot of stuff. Of course, lately I've been doing my shopping at mredepot.com, and only shop at internet-grocer.net when they have an item that mredepot doesn't. Out of Some Foods Until Harvest Our dehydrated foods cannery has...	arbilad	0	1344	Jul 25, 2008 by arbilad
	www.thereadyproject.com (Preview) http://www.thereadyproject.com/p-23-series-pack-rotating-monthly-auto-ship.aspx	mirkwood	0	1312	Jul 14, 2008 by mirkwood
	Oxygen absorbers and plastic buckets (Preview) So, I was at the cannery today planning to get some oxygen absorbers to use in storing some stuff in buckets and they told me that they do NOT recommend doing that. They said the oxygen absorbers are basically useless in the buckets and said to do dry ice instead. One lady said they had a guy who used the ox...	hiccups	16	3068	Jun 15, 2008 by Dyany
	Get Prepared: Victory Garden (Preview) Get Prepared: Victory Garden Planting a Victory Garden by: Michael Glassman Back in World War II the United States Government urged people to plant food in order to help ease the burden on the nation's food supply during a very difficult time in the history of our nation. The resulting gardens were ni...	mirkwood	9	4728	Jun 9, 2008 by mirkwood
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