Storage Closet Tools
One day when my youngest daughter was still at home, she asked me why we didn’t keep a can opener in the closet where most of the canned goods were stored. I didn’t have an answer for that one, so…
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Tag Canned Food
Canned food as part of home/food storage
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…
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…
The Self-Reliance Skill of Frugality
Several years ago, I read a newspaper article on how much the food stamp program, SNAP, was helping people unemployed or underemployed by the COVID-19 pandemic. I am glad there was some help for them. I am glad there were…
Hurricane Supplies
Which help for other emergencies, too! Hurricane Season began June 1 but the peak months for the Gulf Coast are August and September. Are you ready? We were without power for 16 days after Hurricane Ike in 2008. Here are…
Vitamin A Foods for Storage
Long-term storage foods, with only a few exceptions, do not contain either Vitamin C or Vitamin A. Vitamin C was addressed in February. Now it’s time to take a look at Vitamin A. Vitamin A• Supports eye health• Contributes to…
Jerusalem Dinner
In 2025, I decided to serve a Jerusalem Dinner on the Thursday before Easter. The idea comes from a story in the children’s magazine, Friend, published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In it, a Jerusalem Dinner…
Vitamin C and Food Storage
Oranges were rationed in England during World War II. They were supposed to go to the children, but Vitamin C deficiencies will be manifest in all ages, so they were often given to adults, too. Vitamin C• Aids healing• Improves…
Pull-Top Lids
I wiped off the top of a can of chili that had a pull-top lid in preparation to open it for dinner. I didn’t notice anything out of the ordinary. As I started to open it, though, I noticed a…