MIY Natural Cordage There are many times in a survival situation where cordage could literally save your life, but you may not always have easy access to it. So, knowing how to MIY (make it yourself) could be a viable option for lots of reasons like a fall hiking, a broken tent line, etc… To see …
Hundreds of Free Canning and Preserving Recipes! If you are anything at all like me and many other canners you are always looking for new canning recipes, methods and ideas on making it easier and tastier! I worked hard … ok my son worked hard on our garden this year and I want to make …
MIY Super Easy Survival Bread This bread recipe is just plain awesome, probably the easiest bread you could ever make. It’s that simple you can even throw it on the hot coals to bake if you don’t mind crunchy bits in the bread!. It’s called super easy survival bread because it can be made without …
MIY Cheese from Powdered Milk I have tons of powdered milk stored. I used it all the time in baking and cooking, but I am not real fond of the taste of reconstituted commercial powdered milk for drinking. So, I can’t wait to try making this cheese from powdered milk! Especially as cheese is one of …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY – Homemade Butter There is nothing better than fresh creamy butter on a thick slice of homemade bread! Make that with homemade MIY (make it yourself) butter and you really have a delicious treat. Butter and cheese making have been lost arts that are becoming popular again simply because they are …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Remove Mold & Mildew Naturally Tea tree oil is a natural anti-bacterial and has anti-fungal properties as well. Mainly used for health and beauty products but it can also be used for cleaning purposes! Ordinarily I would never recommend you put anything used in a cleaning product on your …
MIY ChapStick Although ChapStick is actually a brand name, like many other products the original producer’s brand has become the common name for the product itself. The basic recipe for store bought lip balm contains camphor, beeswax, petrolatum, menthol, vitamin E, phenol, aloe, and oxybenzone. If like me you don’t know exactly what each of those …
MIY Pot Roast in a Jar, Canning Roasted Beef Another way to preserve meat! I love jerky and smoked meats but sometimes we just want good old fashion roasted beef! A great way to stock up when on sale, or after hunting, and still leave some room in your freezer or for a time when …
MIY Vanilla Extract From Scratch It’s easy to imagine that a lot of the kitchen items we now take for granted will be scarce if SHTF and since I like to bake, it’s important to me to know how to make some of my own staple ingredients so that I’m not left in a lurch. …
160 Uses for Coconut Oil Offering a myriad of health benefits, coconut oil is affordable, readily available and completely natural. You can use it for EVERYTHING. I buy it in 5 gallon increments and keep it all over my house. It is one of my staple prepping items because of its incredible versatility. It doesn’t …
