Dry Packing Nuts
In the process of reorganizing my food storage in 2018, I found a hidden jar of pecans that had been dry packed in December 2011. (They had been stored for 7 years.) I opened them to see if I could…
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Key Home Storage Principles
“Key home storage principles include the storage of food, the storage of water, and the storage of other necessities based on individual and family needs, all because “the best storehouse” is the home, which becomes the “most accessible reserve in…
Dollar Tree as a Food Storage Source
I decided to visit my closest Dollar Tree to see what shelf stable foods they had available for food storage. Then I went to my HEB across the street to compare prices. Here’s what I found: Name brand items are…
Making Reusable Sterile Dressings
We have found that when there is a need for gauze pads, sterile dressings, and bandaging materials, we don’t usually have enough. Even when we think we have plenty stored, we end up not having enough. What if you found…
Kid Medicines
Children need child-size doses of over-the-counter medicines. In preparation for stocking a vacation home I asked some of my children what medicines they like to have on hand for their littler kids. Here is a list of things they include:…
Canning Chili
Canned chili has been getting increasingly expensive. So much so that I began to wonder if home canned chili was less. I can chili using the chili recipe in Ball Blue Book: guide to preserving but I use less salt…