Get Prepared – 30 Day No Cook Menu Plan
It doesn’t take much to render us powerless . . . that sounds deeper than I mean. I am talking about electricity. One ice storm, one tornado, one well-placed lightening strike, and we are thrust...
View ArticleGet Prepared – 30 Day Emergency Menu Plan
In case of an ice storm, a tornado, or a major power outage, how long could you go without going to the grocery store? What would you cook? If you were to go shopping to stock up, what would you...
View ArticleGet Prepared – How to Store Grains
Survival Spot has put together a list of the first one hundred items that disappear quickly during a national emergency. That might be as big as a major terrorist attack or natural disaster, or as...
View ArticleGet Prepared: Protein Poisoning in a Survival Situation
Have you ever heard of protein poisoning? Me either! Protein poisoning is a condition that is not uncommon in long term survival situations. We’ve been talking about short and long term power...
View ArticleDIY: How to Can Cherries
Canning cherries at home is easy to do—a small batch can be finished in about an hour or two. The reward comes in both saving money (buying fresh cherries on sale is cheaper than buying canned...
View ArticleGet Prepared: Taking a Food Shortage One Month at a Time
The last two years have shown us major, nationwide droughts. That translates into rising food costs, and possibly food shortages. This could mean we have to live out of our own pantry for a month....
View ArticleDrying Sweet Basil in a Home Dehydrator
It was time to begin harvesting our sweet basil crop – this year I picked up a cheap dehydrator (not the brand I want for long-term use but it will work for now) to make preserving herbs a lot easier....
View ArticleHow to Make Easy, Delicious and Healthy Freezer Applesauce
During the fall, apples are in abundance and are typically very affordable, being a seasonal fruit. There are a lot of useful benefits to seasonal fruits and vegetables, and there are a few ways of...
View ArticleMake Your Own Pure Vanilla Extract
If you’re a baker (even if only once in a while), you know how important it is to have vanilla on hand. Oh sure, you can purchase the typical imitation vanilla or the commercial version of pure vanilla...
View ArticleGet Prepared (for Everyday Needs) – Preparing Meals in Advance
So far, our focus for getting prepared has been on preparing to live without electricity or contact with the outside world for 30 days. This most likely would only occur if there were a major storm or...
View ArticleEasy and Delicious Refrigerator Pickles
Canning intimidates me. I’ve been told many times that is SHOULDN’T…. but alas, I’m still intimidated. Enter the refrigerator pickle. We had a bumper crop of cucumbers this year and I didn’t know what...
View ArticleEasy Jelly for Hot Days
There was a conversation about making jelly the other day on social media. Someone wanted to make jelly, but it was a hot day and she really wasn’t feeling up to it. Jellies and jams can certainly be...
View ArticleHow to Can a Zesty Salsa Recipe in a Water Bath Canner
One of my favorite tastes of the summer is that of a fresh, homegrown tomato. And one of our family’s favorite ways to eat tomatoes during the year is in a delicious, chunky, salsa. Here’s a great...
View ArticleHow to Can Spiced Peach Slices in Light Syrup
Homemade canned peaches with a light syrup instead of a full sugar syrup are my favorite. Not only can I capture the sweetness of peaches, but I can make sure I’m not OVER-sweetening them. I found a...
View ArticleFood Preservation Recipe Master Index
Here’s a master list of Untrained Housewife Recipes and Tutorials for preserving food – canning, freezing and dehydrating. If you have a favorite canning or freezer recipe you would like to add to the...
View ArticleAugust Challenge – Can it, Freeze it, Dry it!
This year is all about embracing the journey and I’ve been doing that a lot for myself, and trying to encourage you guys to do the same. One of the things I’m doing is stepping outside my comfort zone...
View ArticleHow to Can Spiced Plum Preserves
I was inspired by this small batch canning recipe on Simple Bites but, true to form, did some minor adjustments using my Ball Canning Book as a basis for a lower sugar form. I also doubled this recipe...
View ArticleRenee’s Rose Garden Tea Jam
Canning became my obsession one particularly difficult winter out of boredom. I experimented with non traditional materials, and most were quite inedible. However, one turned out to be a huge hit; it...
View ArticleHelp for Learning How to Can + Giveaway!
It’s great to challenge yourself to learn new homesteading skills – something many people call reskilling. But when you’re starting out it can be tough to know exactly what to do. Here are some...
View ArticleHow to Can Mint Cinnamon Plum Preserves
Plum preserves are good enough on their own, but with cinnamon? Oh, man! And we wanted a little something special for the next batch of plum preserves so I added mint leaves to the plums during the...
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