I have always wanted to learn how to make my own yeast!!! Check this site out!!!
Science behind Sour Dough Starter/How to make it.
AND don't forget to read the attached Newsletter!
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Here are some tips for using all of that extra Halloween Candy!
- You can freeze candy up to a year in the freezer.
- You can also put it up in Canning Jars with your Seal A Meal lids.
- Don't forget to buy discounted Halloween candy for Christmas stockings and parties. Most kids don't care if their Christmas candy is orange and black or if it has silver and gold wrappers instead of red and green.
- Use leftover Halloween candy in Christmas baking and for making gingerbread houses.
- Use grated or chopped chocolate in place of chocolate chips in cookies.
- It is easier to cut candy into pieces if you freeze it first.
- Break Butterfinger candy bars into peanut butter cookie dough.
- Sprinkle chopped chocolates on a white or chocolate frosted cake or use them to top ice cream and cheesecake.
- Mix leftover chopped chocolates into cake mixes.
- When making cupcakes, decorate the tops with one Hershey's kiss or a mini candy bar.
- Pour some leftover candy into a basket or pretty bowl to give to someone for a special gift.
- Even a Christmas bag full of an assortment of candies would be a gift that would delight anyone - kids, adults, co-workers or neighbors.
- When making apple butter, instead of your usual spices use 1/2 cup red cinnamon candies and 1 Tbsp. cinnamon for every 10 cups apples and your regular amount of sugar.
We talk a lot about what to do with leftover candy but don't forget you can also do nothing with it but eat it! :) :) ...my favorite thing! Stockpile bags of candy to use for school parties, birthday parties and so on. In my case, I have a huge candy jar I keep full for when the grandkids come to visit. I can go through pounds of it that way. It keeps forever so don't feel that you have to hurry and use it.
1. How much space will it take up?
Finding space for food storage is an important consideration. Many mistakenly feel that they don’t have enough space. That would be true if you are buying large bulky buckets and sacks of food. However, if you buy freeze dried food, not only will your food be light, it will also fit in a much smaller space. We package our cases with 6 #10 cans. This allows for a convenient slim box that is stack able. You can fit this box under the bed, or in the closet.
2. How long is the shelf life?
If you are stacking and storing away your food storage, you might be thinking “But how will I rotate it?” Freeze Dried Food can last for 20-30 years. Most people will never have to rotate it. You can see the dates on the cans that will tell you how much longer your food will last. This will let you store the food and forget about it until that job loss or natural disaster happens.
3. How difficult is it to prepare?
Imagine you are in a disaster situation. Do you really want to expend your energy grinding wheat and taking hours to prepare your meals? We didn’t think so. With freeze dried food you have have a delicious, nutrient dense meal in minutes. All you have to do is add water. Stir it up, and you are ready to eat. This will also help you conserve your fuel and other energy sources.
4. Will my family eat it?
Note: Do not buy food storage that your family will not eat. The food needs to be as close to your normal diet routine as possible so that your family will be able to enjoy it during hard times. It’s essential that everyone gets the right amount of vitamins, minerals and nutrients during and after a disaster. You don’t want unfamiliar food to be a road block in making sure your children are fed properly. Freeze Dried Entrees come in many of the meals you are already eating.
5. How does it taste?
Lastly, If it doesn’t taste good, you won’t end up eating it (unless it’s the only option). So make sure you only buy food storage that is delicious. One of the main problems you are going to have with Freeze Dried Food is that you won’t want to store it. You will want to eat it instead! My family uses it almost every day because it is so easy and it tastes so good. Don’t invest in food storage that you won’t wan to eat!
Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite interesting reading!
From the "Ready Store"
Alright by raise of hands whose ever been pulled over for speeding? And those of you who are raising your hand, after having been pulled over, since that time, have you ever gone over the speed limit?
I don’t think I’m going out on a limb here by saying that getting pulled over for speeding hasn’t stopped most people from speeding. It may cause some to slow down for a little while, but eventually we go back to our speeding ways. Why do we do this?
If the speed LIMIT is 50mph, most people will go AT LEAST 50mph, most will go 55mph and some will push 60mph or more. Somewhere in the human psyche we all find ourselves telling ourselves, “This rule doesn’t apply to me personally”.
From talking or texting while driving, to leaving your electronic devices on while taking off on a plane. There’s a lot of rules out there that definitely apply to everyone…but me.
Whether it’s man made law or natural law we humans seem to gravitate towards justifying ourselves as being above the law. And just like still speeding even after having been ticketed a lot of us have been through disasters unprepared, deal with the challenges that a scenario like that presents and yet we still seem to think that the need to get prepared doesn’t apply.
Certainly if you’re asked point blank, “Do you think it’s important to prepare for emergency situations?” Your verbal response will be something like, “Of course”. However, the voice inside your head responds, “Of course… and I’ll get to it when I have a little more time.”
Sadly that day rarely seems to come and so consciously or subconsciously we tell ourselves that the rules don’t apply to us specifically. With all things, there eventually comes a day of reckoning. Like the teenager who chose to hang out with friends instead of studying for the Calculus test on Monday you might be able to coast by occasionally but eventually the numbers work against you, trust me I know, I was that teenager who chose not to study for Calculus.
So why is this worth discussing? In short it really comes down to this, by recognizing our tendencies to justify decisions that may not be in our best interest we allow ourselves to do something about it. And while I don’t expect people to start driving under the speed limit (including myself) I am hopeful that people will take the time to consider the ramifications of what might happen if they keep with the mentality that the rule of “BEING PREPARED” doesn’t apply to them. The end result could very well be more serious than one more speeding ticket or one failed calculus test.
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SO..... If the Prophets tell us we should be self-reliant.... we better get there!!!!!
Get out of and stay out of Debt and a Years Supply of food and necessities! (Pay off your mortgage).
SPROUTED GRAIN METHOD:
Here is the method for making Sprouted Grain for 100% Sprouted Wheat Bread and other recipes. Large amounts of grain can be sprouted ahead, dried, and stored until needed.
SPROUTED GRAIN
Sprouted (or soaked) grain is used in four recipes in Yeast Breads: 100% Sprouted Wheat Bread, Sprouted Rye-Wheat Bread, Sprouted Oat-Wheat Bread, and Ezekiel's Bread. Sprouted grain can be used in other recipes as well.
Sprouted (or soaked) grain is used in four recipes in Yeast Breads: 100% Sprouted Wheat Bread, Sprouted Rye-Wheat Bread, Sprouted Oat-Wheat Bread, and Ezekiel's Bread. Sprouted grain can be used in other recipes as well.
Use one of these Methods To Sprout the Grain:
#1 sprouted grain gives the bread a distinct sweet sprouted grain flavor.
#2 Soaked Grain gives the bread a slightly "sourdough" flavor.
#2 Soaked Grain gives the bread a slightly "sourdough" flavor.
Preparation Tips: Part of the grain used in the sprouted bread recipes is used moist and part of it is used dried and milled into flour. Any amount of sprouted or soaked grain to be used dried and milled into flour can be prepared in advance and stored after drying.
For sprouted or soaked grain that is going to be used moist, make no more than will be needed within a day or two (1 cup dry grain= about 2 cups sprouted)
To Sprout grain use a Sproutmaster
1. Soak overnight:
4 cups whole wheat kernels
2 quarts water
2 quarts water
2. Drain, Saving soaking water to use as hot liquid in bread recipe (refrigerate until needed).
3. Sprout Grain for 1 day only for very short sprouts - 1/16" to 1/8" long; keep grain well drained, but damp, watering it twice.
4. Store 2 cups sprouted grain in refrigerator in tightly covered container until needed (not over a day or two).
5. Thoroughly Dry Out remaining grain. When thoroughly dried, mill into flour (any dried grain not to be used immediately may be stored in tightly covered container in cool place; do not mill into flour until ready to use). Grain may be dried in a dehydrator at low temperatures to preserve nutrients or in a warmed oven.
6. Use moist refrigerated grain and milled flour as directed in specific recipes.
METHOD #2 SOAKED GRAIN (For 1 Medium loaf of bread)
1. Using same amount of grain and water as step #1 above; cover container with loose fitting lid; soak for 3 days at room temperature.
2. Proceed with steps #2, 4-6 of Method #1 above.
The above information comes from p. 64 Yeast Breads by Sue Gregg of Sue Gregg Cookbooks. Used by permission.
Special class on "Want vs. Need" to be given on Sat. Oct. 23 at the Women's Symposium held at the Miami Lakes Florida Stake Center. Starts at 9:30am to 2:00pm. Other classes will be available also. See you there!
How Prepared are you? Have a budget? How is your storage? Learn how to become Self-Reliant!
FREE GROCERY for a YEAR" sweepstakes...I've never done this, but I'm starting now in this economy! Get great pasta coupons while you're at it.
Here is a report from our friends at Weston!
Get a FREE child's toothbrush here and a fun program to get young children to brush independently! NEW uses for old things...a new book is coming out by "Real Simple" look at these novel ways to repurpose. I think my favorite was to use old tissue boxes with which to store extra plastic grocery bags. I'm going to keep one in my car for car trash bags.
FREE download from Deseret Books "How Firm a Foundation", by MOTAB you have to login or sign up and login
PUMPKIN SWIRL BROWNIES...wow! THAT brownie mix required is BOGO this week (buy one get one free) These look AMAZING...be sure to print the coupons to get the boxes for 91 cents each.
Let me know how you all LOVED the new conference website. It's so awesome...remember to take advantage. http://new.lds.org/general-conference/sessions/2010/10?lang=eng
Publix was better last week...I hope you check out Southern Savers each week because I cannot always feature things, but there are usually GREAT deals on something for your 3 month supply or your long term storage. Last week they had the Nissan noodle packs for 11 cents each if you used the reference coupon. I stocked up on those, but not enough, I realized! You can add leftover chicken and frozen or blanched veges to these and make quick meals. This week they have Quaker oats, which aren't just for oatmeal, but also make a great filler to extend ground beef for meatloaf or meatballs and to use to make homemade granola. You can even grind it to use as flour, much more enriching than white, but you only use half and half because of gluten content and rising factors. ALSO, tuna is on sale. Pack some of that in your 72 hour kit with some fast food mayo and you have a quick emergency dinner that isn't half bad. Del Monte tomatoes are bogo PLUS have coupons from SEp19 that makes them 24 cents a can, this is the time to buy! There are also some pretty decent deals on Halloween candy that can be put up with the foodsaver in the jar system. Remember the "Wendy DeWitt series" that BYU TV ran last year? She did a section JUST ON food saver and how to seal using canning jars...It's on youtube, as we learned last year. LOOK HERE...she also has the whole system on youtube if you need to familiarize yourself with a great working food storage program. Chocolates are freeze able but why waste freezer space when you can double the life of your leftover Halloween candy and leave it on your shelf? This is such an excellent system for chocolate chips, nuts and all legumes and rice. I do freeze my brown rice, however; it goes rancid very quickly.
Makes 16 brownies
Filling
1 | package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened |
1/2 | cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix) |
1 | egg |
3 | tablespoons sugar |
1 | teaspoon ground cinnamon |
1/4 | teaspoon ground nutmeg |
Brownies
1 | box Betty Crocker® Premium Brownies Ultimate Fudge |
1/4 | cup vegetable oil |
2 | tablespoons water |
1 | egg |
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 9-inch square pan with shortening or cooking spray. In small bowl, beat all filling ingredients with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Set aside.
- Make brownie batter as directed on box, using 1/4 cup oil, 2 tablespoons water and the egg. Spread 3/4 of the batter in pan. Spoon filling by tablespoonfuls evenly over batter. Spoon remaining brownie batter over filling. Cut through batter several times with knife for marbled design.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted 1 inch from side of pan comes out almost clean. Cool completely. Cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.
Did You Know?
You can freeze brownies for up to six months. Wrap them up individually and they'll be ready for packing in lunches.
Nutrition Information:
Nutrition Information:
1 Serving (1 Brownie)
- Calories 210
- (Calories from Fat 70),
- Total Fat 8g
- (Saturated Fat 3g,
- Trans Fat 0g),
- Cholesterol 30mg;
- Sodium 140mg;
- Total Carbohydrate 33g
- (Dietary Fiber 1g,
- Sugars 24g),
- Protein 2g;
Special class on "Want vs. Need" to be given on Sat. Oct. 23 at the Women's Symposium held at the Miami Lakes Florida Stake Center. Starts at 9:30am to 2:00pm. Other classes will be available also. See you there!
How Prepared are you? Have a budget? How is your storage? Learn how to become Self-Reliant!
How To Roast A Pumpkin
You can only do this with a freshly carved pumpkin! Do not use on a pumpkin that has been carved and sitting out for several days.
To bake a fresh 6 to 7 pound pumpkin, halve the pumpkin crosswise and scoop out the seeds and strings. Place halves, hollow side down, in a large baking pan covered with aluminum foil and add a little water. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until fork-tender. Remove. When cool, scrape pulp from shells and puree, a little at time, in food processor or blender. Mix with a little salt.
To freeze pumpkin puree. Put 1-2 cups in freezer bags along with spices and use in pies.
To use pumpkin puree for recipes: Line a strainer with a double layer of cheesecloth or a flour sack dish towel and let the pumpkin sit to drain out the extra moisture BEFORE cooking with it. Pumpkin is very moist, so in order for your recipe to come out correctly, you MUST strain it.
Freezing Foods
Hope everyone is enjoying conference!
Here is another article on the "Canola Oil" scenario:
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Increasingly our personal preparedness focus should shift from physical to spiritual. It has simply become the 'window' through which we should see everything related to being prepared. So when we learn that a General Authority has recently counseled a region to study and understand the hymn How Firm A Foundation because it is relevant to our time - that should send us off to prayerfully read and ponder the hymn, too . . .and we should do so as part of our preparedness effort.
How Firm a Foundation
1.
How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in his excellent word!
What more can he say than to you he hath said,
Who unto the Savior, who unto the Savior,
Who unto the Savior for refuge have fled?
2.
In ev’ry condition—in sickness, in health,
In poverty’s vale or abounding in wealth,
At home or abroad, on the land or the sea—
As thy days may demand, as thy days may demand,
As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.
3.
Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
4.
When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not thee o’erflow,
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee, and sanctify to thee,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
5.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply.
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, thy dross to consume,
Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.
6.
E’en down to old age, all my people shall prove
My sov’reign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And then, when gray hair shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs shall they still, like lambs shall they still,
Like lambs shall they still in my bosom be borne.
7.
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose
I will not, I cannot, desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, I’ll never, no never,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!
1.
How firm a foundation, ye Saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in his excellent word!
What more can he say than to you he hath said,
Who unto the Savior, who unto the Savior,
Who unto the Savior for refuge have fled?
2.
In ev’ry condition—in sickness, in health,
In poverty’s vale or abounding in wealth,
At home or abroad, on the land or the sea—
As thy days may demand, as thy days may demand,
As thy days may demand, so thy succor shall be.
3.
Fear not, I am with thee; oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, upheld by my righteous,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.
4.
When through the deep waters I call thee to go,
The rivers of sorrow shall not thee o’erflow,
For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless,
And sanctify to thee, and sanctify to thee,
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress.
5.
When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie,
My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply.
The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design
Thy dross to consume, thy dross to consume,
Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine.
6.
E’en down to old age, all my people shall prove
My sov’reign, eternal, unchangeable love;
And then, when gray hair shall their temples adorn,
Like lambs shall they still, like lambs shall they still,
Like lambs shall they still in my bosom be borne.
7.
The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose
I will not, I cannot, desert to his foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, I’ll never, no never,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake!
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