How to make a sourdough starter With so few ingredients used in sourdough starter, it’s essential that the ingredients that are used be of the highest quality. To make a truly good sourdough starter you need just three things: flour, water and time. It’s easy, but there’s a few things you should keep in mind …
Food Safety during power outage Never place all of your trust in foods that require refrigeration or freezing. Long-term power outages can occur at any moment with no warning, and it is essential that alternative food sources are available during these times. Most perishable items need to be kept at a minimum temperature of 40 …
How Safe Are Your Stores of Supplies? Ok, so you’ve spent thousands of dollars, hundreds of hours and a lot of brain power on developing a personalized and optimal storage system. How safe is it? It is really easy to get lulled into a sense of complacency or false sense of security as we personally …
Long-Term Food Packaging: Mylar Bags vs Cans Mylar bags were initially used by NASA for a number of purposes, including food storage for astronauts. They are essentially a special form of polyester that is incredibly airtight and water resistant. They are light-weight, incredibly strong and create a nearly impenetrable barrier that protects contents from oxidation …
Get Calcium From Eggshell Powder Calcium is an essential nutrient that we need for a range of biological processes in addition to maintaining strong bones and teeth. During a survival situation, supplies of supplements as well as milk or dairy products may be scarce. You can turn eggshells into a potent and easy to absorb …
Building Barrel Root Cellars This is a project building small root cellars out of 55 gallon plastic drums patterned from the information in Purdue Extension Application note HO-125. This is my nephew Ben lending me a hand. It is January and they are working great. Additional info: You do have to put a drain hole …
Baking Bread in a Coffee Can Can bread has been around for a long time, but it seems that this tried and true method has been forgotten by the masses. However, this is one recipe that can be used even if you don’t have access to a kitchen, which makes it the perfect cooking enhancement …
Published on Nov 7, 2015 This is how to make your own Aquaponics system for fish and plant production at home. I built the unit from easy to find materials and cost only $25.00 to build. I use Crayfish instead of fish for my tanks as the produce more fertilizer than fish.
How to Pickle Veggies Pickling Dos and Don’ts • Don’t be lured by “European-style” canning jar marketing — these options will only make the process more difficult and expensive. • Don’t buy new cookware if your jars are too big for your largest pot; buy new jars instead. Jars are far less expensive and …
