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 …
Should You Have Cash in Your BOB? This a real common question and my answer is always the same… YES! More often than not if you need to bug out of a situation there has been an emergency that doesn’t, yet anyway, involve an economic collapse. Why do I say that? Because if you are …
A Prepper “Honey do” List Male or female whoever does the household repairs around your home knows what a ‘honey do’ list is. Unfortunately, around here that someone is me! Whether you are doing the upkeep or you have someone else who does it or helps do that, (in my case which ever child happens …
DIY Canning Pantry from Pallets You know we love a recycle project and this one is a sweet little pantry cupboard made from old pallets. These plans could be used even if you don’t have a country kitchen. Just paint the boards to match any décor. I however, love the raw wood look and if …
Stop Trench Foot Before It Stops You (Bug Out Crisis!) If you ask any solider or hiker, actually anyone who spends a lot of time walking, marching or running. They will tell you if you take good care of your feet, they will take good care of you. This is truer than most of us realize. …
50 Uses for an Emergency Blanket Just a few days ago we featured an article from Gray Wolf Survival with his opinion that the mylar emergency blanket wasn’t to his liking but had other uses. If you missed that posting, you can see it here>> Do Mylar Emergency Blankets Really Work? In that article he also …
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 …
DIY Generator to Home Hookup I live in an area where we have a number of natural and manmade occurrences that cause power outages. The first few times we simply roughed it out and kept the freezer and refrigerator closed as much as possible to retain the cool interior. Then we had a longer term …
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 …
