Regular Maintenance
Where I live in the South, it’s time for the annual maintenance check on our air conditioning units. Yearly checks have allowed our condensers to last long beyond their expected life. The last one replaced was 48 years old. We…
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Rotating Canned Foods
If you are concerned about rotating your canned food, there are creative ways to keep it fresh: • Try a completely new recipe using canned foods. A new recipe means you don’t have a previous version to compare it to.•…
Canned Food – A Convenient Nutritious Option
There are many who are concerned about storing a supply of canned goods thinking that they are storing a nutritionally inadequate supply of food. Several respected universities have researched this issue. A study conducted by the University of California –…
Dry Packing in Applesauce Jars
Many applesauce jars are PETE plastic and have a leak-proof lid. The lid is often like a 2-piece canning lid with a lid and ring but locked together. Both the PETE plastic and the leak-proof lid should make these jars…
Dry Packing Stuffing Mix
The fall and winter holiday season is a great time to stock up on foods, such as stuffing mix, that don’t often go on sale at other times of the year. I like to have stuffing mix on hand for…
Routine Medical Appointments as Part of Preparedness
The General Handbook: Serving in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints instructs members of the Church in their duty to be self-reliant. In section 22.1 it says: “With help from the Lord, members build self-reliance in the following…
Hurricane Harvey Remembered – Part VI
The newspaper article “Damage outside flood plain exposes flaws” was printed in the Sunday, April 1, 2018 Houston Chronicle. The following quotes are from that article: “Hurricane Harvey damaged more than 204,000 homes and apartment buildings in Harris County, almost…
Canning Cherries
There are a number of recipes we like that require canned cherries, either tart or sweet. Canned cherries are quite expensive at the grocery store, if you can even find them. Fresh cherries can be expensive if you don’t live…
A Three-Month Supply Southern Style
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduced the idea of a Three-Month Supply in 2007 in the pamphlet All is Safely Gathered in: Family Home Storage. The pamphlet encouraged members to: “Build a small supply of food that…