MIY Butter With a Kitchen Mixer Warm homemade bread and a dollop of fresh made butter, there is nothing like it. When I think of making butter I see the old butter churn on the front porch and someone tasked with the tiresome job of churning and churning and churning. It may not be the …
Apple Pie Moonshine Apple Pie? and moonshine? Oh must be too good to be true! Even if you aren’t currently one to have a cocktail now and again, spirits are a good barter item that will come in handy in just about every SHTF scenario as there will always be people to whom a good stiff drink …
Potatoes as a Survival Crop Growing and storing your own food crop is the best way to guarantee a consistent supply. Even in the worst crisis. Potatoes have been known throughout the ages as the survival food. Easy to grow, easy to store and everyone loves a good spud. Learning different techniques for growing is essential. …
Dry Herbs Without A Dehydrator Dry your own herbs more frugally without a dehydrator. If you should choose to be off grid or have to be off gird in a SHTF scenario you may need to do your own preserving of herbs for flavor and a healthy immune system. Any herb with a stem can …
Rediscover Haybox Cooking As the crock pot queen of cooking, when I came across this pioneer version of the crock pot the haybox. I had to share it with you. It is literally the nonelectric version of the first slow cooking device. Better still you can make your own and slow cook on camping trips …
Baking Without an Oven Traditionally when we think of cooking over an open fire or on the stove top we think grilling, frying, boiling or simmering and not baking! However, with the help of a Dutch oven we can actually bake without an oven too. This article gives instructions and recipes for baking in your …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Beef Jerky Recipes Drying meat has been a simple method of preserving meat for centuries in many cultures and a staple in a prepper’s pantry. Besides who doesn’t love jerky! The link featured below gives us 20 different recipes for making it yourself. Not only is variety the spice of …
How to MIY Pectin Homemade pectin is usually made from apples or crab apples, both of which have an abundance of pectin. Making homemade pectin is one of those things you can do to save some money and to learn as a self-reliance skill. If there was ever a time when the stores are closed …
DIY Cob Oven Many folks love having an outdoor kitchen or barbeque oven and simply go out and purchase one. But there are those who want to be off the grid and a cob oven can do just about anything that an indoor conventional oven can do. After a SHTF event most kitchens could end up being outdoors …
Medical Uses for Garlic I came across this article from Garlic Central and thought I would share it with all of you because not only do I love it, but I do believe we can in many cases eat ourselves into an unhealthy physical state. I do not ever recommend using holistic or natural medicine over the advice …
