Thread: BASIC LIST / SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR LONG TERM SURVIVAL

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Fresh Fruit Popsicle

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Buttermilk Banana Muffins

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Zesty Ceasar Salad

Recipe Submitted By: Kreative Creationz
http://foodies.ewave.tv/zesty-southwest-caesar-salad/

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Homemade Marshmallow Fluff

Recipe Submitted By: Spend with Pennies
http://foodies.ewave.tv/homemade-marshmallow-fluff/

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Pistachio Thumbprints with Homemade Blackcurrant Jam

Recipe Submitted By: Karen Ahmed for Kravings Blog
http://foodies.ewave.tv/pistachio-th...ckcurrant-jam/

Mason Canning Jars What Size To Use For Different Foods

Categories: Canning, Food Storage & Skills
by admin
January 30, 2014

Many people are starting on the journey of learning the old homesteading skill of water bath canning and are asking the question “What size do I use for different types of foods ?” This is a basic guideline to different jar sizes and jar mouth openings. Using the right jar can help make the canning process easier and help food not to be wasted.

There are some many reasons to start water bath canning foods: creating food storage, save money against rising food prices, higher food quality, knowing exactly how and what is in your food, minus the chemical preservatives and being able to customize each recipe to your family’s taste buds.

runninghutch.

Click here to read the article: http://runninghutch.com/the-main-course/canning-class-adventure/


http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/maso...rs-size-foods/

How To Build a Plastic Safe Room

Categories: Disaster Reality, Emergency Preparedness
by admin2
January 28, 2014

Find out if you live close to a chemical producer that could cause deadly spills into the air. Then see how Urban Prepper Chick is prepared to survive a spill by turning a room into a safe place to wait for help. I had never thought of all the things she mentions. I know we have seen in movies with radiation catastrophes where the put plastic and duct tape on doors and windows but there are many other things to seal. Check out her article.

urbanprepperchick.blogspot.com

http://urbanprepperchick.blogspot.com/2012/08/no-romance-in-chenicals-only-death.html

http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/buil...tic-safe-room/

Preserving Meats without Refrigeration

Categories: Food Storage & Skills
by admin2
January 30, 2014

Good information on the various ways to preserve meat. From drying to canning Prep For SHTF shares the many different ways to preserve meats without refrigeration. There are quite a few different methods.

prepforshtf.com

http://prepforshtf.com/preserving-meats-without-refrigeration/#.UumSDvv3WmM

http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/pres...refrigeration/

Build Your Own Earthbag Root Cellar

Categories: Build It, DIY Projects
by admin2
February 3, 2014

Find out how to build your own earthbag root cellar. I love the way this looks inside and out. Most of the walls are made of bags of earth so your costs wouldn’t be super high and it looks reasonably easy to build. Wilderness College shares a pictorial and tells us how to do it.

wildernesscollege.com

wildernesscollege.com

http://www.wildernesscollege.com/earthbags.html

Tags: build, DIY, DIY project, diy root cellar, earthbag, root cellar

http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/buil...g-root-cellar/

DIY Valentine: Pomegranate Seed Ice Cube Hearts

Categories: Holidays
by admin2
February 3, 2014

Make these pomegranate seed heart shaped ice cubes for your Valentines day or evening, then pour your favorite over them and enjoy as the ice melts leaving you with the yummy seeds. Even the kids could have some of these in their juice or water and imagine how special it would make them feel. 17Apart shares how to make them.

17apart.com


http://www.17apart.com/2013/02/diy-valentine-pomegranate-seed-ice-cube.html

http://thehomesteadsurvival.com/diy-...e-cube-hearts/