Some posts may contain affiliate links. Vegetables For a Fall Garden I was almost disappointed when I first learned that there were vegetables that should be planted in the fall! I thought I was being the super urban homesteader by keeping up with a summer garden, a full time job, and 5 children! Now, I …
Howling Jack Recipe Another cost-effective method of preserving some of your pumpkin harvest. We see a lot of mead and alcohol recipes on homesteading and prepper pages for a reason. First and foremost, of course is that they taste good! Even if you don’t partake of alcoholic beverages yourself the odds are that you have a friend or …
Shelf Stable Recipes First it is important to know what ‘shelf stable’ means. We have here the definition from Oxford Dictionaries able to survive long periods on store or home shelves without spoiling: Many of the items that homesteaders and preppers stock up on are shelf stable foods. However, now that you have them, do you know …
Smoked Coffee Jerky INGREDIENTS 1 cup brewed strong coffee or espresso, cold… 1 cup cola 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon Morton Tender Quick® curing salt (optional) 1-1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon hot sauce 2 pounds trimmed beef top or bottom round, sirloin tip, …
MIY Flour at Home If you want to eat healthier, save on grocery costs, become more self-sufficient, or even just practice your scratch cooking skills. Making your own home milled flour is a great place to start! Flour is one of those commodities that it is hard to store enough of due to the sheer volume …
No Pectin Gingered Rhubarb Jam Vintage recipe with no added pectin By Diana Rattray Southern Food Expert Ingredients 4 cups diced fresh rhubarb 3 cups sugar 3 tablespoons finely chopped candied ginger 2 tablespoons lemon juice red food coloring, if desired, for color (I don’t use this, and it leaves the jam a little …
Items NOT to Can Like most new canners when I begin canning, I wanted to can anything and everything that would fit in a jar! I was soon disappointed to learn there are items it simply isn’t safe for ME to can. There are a lot of differing opinions in regard to what can and …
Off-grid When the Stockpile Is Gone Stockpiling some food products is only smart for a long- or short-term crisis scenario. Many people disagree saying that for the long term a stockpile will do you no good. It will eventually run out and then where will you be? I both agree and disagree with that statement and …
MIY Canned Raspberries I love raspberries!! Around here they grow like weeds and it’s like being given a tasty gift. I also believe in waste not want not and have learned how to can them for the off season. Here is how! Ingredients: 4 cups water 1 cup to 4 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/2 …
Old West Food Preservation & Cooking Ever wonder as we scramble around today attempting to find the most economical and safest way to preserve our garden harvests how they did it back in the “ole days” prior to mason jars, dehydrators, freezers, food savers and zip lock bags? How did they feed themselves when the …
