Thread: BASIC LIST / SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR LONG TERM SURVIVAL

Sourdough Danish Pastries Recipe & How to Fold Them

Categories: Desserts, Recipes
by admin
November 3, 2013



korena in the kitchen

Korena In The Kitchen website shares a three part series on sourdough danish pastries.

The first part of the series is how to make the sourdough pastry dough recipe.

Part two and three are about the different folding methods and patterns plus toppings.

This very similar to the cream cheese filling pastries they sell at Costco in the fresh bakery section.

Click here to read the sourdough pasty dough recipe:

http://korenainthekitchen.com/2012/05/20/sourdough-danish-pastries/
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Click here for the Cream Cheese Filling pastry filling recipe & 4 folding methods:

http://korenainthekitchen.com/2012/05/24/sourdough-danish-pastries-part-ii/

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Metric Equivalents

1/4 teaspoon = 1.23 milliliters

1/2 teaspoon = 2.46 milliliters

3/4 teaspoon = 3.7 milliliters

1 teaspoon = 4.93 milliliters

1 1/4 teaspoons = 6.16 milliliters

1 1/2 teaspoons = 7.39 milliliters

1 3/4 teaspoons = 8.63 milliliters

2 teaspoons = 9.86 milliliters

1 tablespoon = 14.79 milliliters

2 tablespoons = 29.57 milliliters

1/4 cup = 59.15 milliliters
1/2 cup = 118.3 milliliters
1 cup = 236.59 milliliters
2 cups or 1 pint = 473.18 milliliters
3 cups = 709.77 milliliters
4 cups or 1 quart = 946.36 milliliters
4 quarts or 1 gallon = 3.785 liters


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How to Make Mittens from a Sweater in Minutes – Project

Categories: Crafts, Needlecraft, Sewing
by admin
November 3, 2013

saartjeknits

cremedelacraft.

Creme De La Craft website shares how to upcycle an old sweater into an awesome pair of mittens that will keep your fingers nice and warm.

Click here to read a step by step tutorial:

http://www.cremedelacraft.com/2013/01/DIY-Make-Mittens-Old-Sweaters.html


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Small Space Food Storage Ideas

Categories: Build It, DIY Projects
by admin2
October 26, 2013

My Family Essentials shares some of the ways the make room for food storage even in small spaces. I love the rotating can rack on the wall.

photo credit myfamily-essentials.com


http://www.myfamily-essentials.com/category/grocery-savings/



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Cedar smokehouse construction DIY Project

Categories: Build It, DIY Projects
by admin2
November 4, 2013

Atcnick built and shared a tutorial for building your own cedar smokehouse. Really nice DIY project and he has many many pictures to walk you through how he built it. Build your own and you can start smoking your meats.

photo credit atcnick


http://www.smokingmeatforums.com/t/130460/cedar-smokehouse-construction


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3 Vintage Emergency Preparedness Posters – 1959

Categories: Emergency Preparedness
by admin
October 24, 2013



Civil Defense Museum website shares three vintage (1959) emergency preparedness posters that have information that is still worthy wisdom that is valid today.

Yes, we have learned how to expand and upgrade of level of prepping skills but it is interesting to see what generations before us were educated with.

Click here to see the posters in a LARGER SIZE:

http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/southrad/canada-cd-book-1.html



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Homestead security for women

Categories: Homesteading
by admin2
October 28, 2013

Donna Insco shares tips and advice for women alone weather for hours or all the time. She gives a lot of advice on how to stay safe. Read her advice over on Backwoods Home.

photo credit Donna Insco


http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/insco143.html



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7 Ways to Bring Solar Lighting to Your Home

Categories: Homesteading, Solar
by admin
October 21, 2013


Popular Mechanics website shares some excellent suggestions how to bring solar lighting into your home with having to go off the grid.

A lot of people would like to embrace the idea of using solar lighting as a supplement to electrical lighting.

These are great ways to sample solar lighting without having to make a huge substantial upfront investment.

Click here to read the article:

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/improvement/energy-efficient/7-ways-to-bring-solar-lighting-to-your-home#slide-1

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Frostfire 16 Bright LED Wireless Solar Powered Motion Sensor Light (Weatherproof, no batteries required)

Paradise GL28100BS6 Low Voltage Metal Deck Light, Brushed Stainless Steel, 6-Pack

Solar Rope Tube White 50 LED String Garden Light Inside/Outside 23 feet long total length

Sunforce 82156 60 LED Solar Motion Light


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Lawn mower generator with 12 volt battery and inverter

Categories: Build It, DIY Projects
by admin2
October 28, 2013

Wegfam shows us how to make a lawn mower generator with a 12 volt battery and an inverter. Pretty cool.

photo credit Wegfam




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How to Make Naturally Delicious Sweet Apple Cider

Categories: Beverages, Food Storage & Skills, Recipes
by admin
October 26, 2013

instructables

Instructables website shares a step by step process of making naturally delicious sweet apple cider.

Apples are is season and are being harvested now in different parts of the country.

This tutorial is a simple method that does not require any special equipment.

Click here to read how to make delicious apple cider:

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-make-cider/?ALLSTEPS



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Buried Treasures — Three Roots to Harvest This Fall

Categories: Wild Food Foraging
by admin2
November 3, 2013

Cheaper Than Dirt has an article to help you learn how to dig roots from 3 wild plants in the fall that are useful for natural remedies and or cooking like this one. Horseradish is delicious with meats. but has medicinal benefits as well.

photo credit cheaperthandirt.com


http://cheaperthandirt.com/blog/?p=50227



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