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4 Things That Affect Your Food Storage
Food storage and its shelf life is affected by temperature, moisture, atmosphere, and the container itself. Here’s more detail about it…
How to Know your Freezer Lost Power and Thawed While You Were Away
Check out these simple tips how to know if the food in your freezer actually thawed while you were away when the power went out…
Tuna in Oil vs Water | Best for Preparedness Pantry
Which is better for the preparedness deep pantry? Tuna in oil? Tuna in water?
Pros – Cons of Freeze-Dried, Dehydrated, Canned, Grains, Legumes
A pros and cons list of the various methods and types of food for deep pantry storage that you may consider in your overall diversified preparedness plan. Freeze-Dried Food Pros Long shelf life. Very lightweight. Very low moisture. Reconstitutes quickly. Best...
Dehydrate Strawberries with Excalibur Food Dehydrator
When strawberries are in season, take advantage of it! Buy on sale when the market is flooded with fresh strawberries and use a food dehydrator to preserve them for later! Strawberries are a great 'sweet tooth' addition to your preparedness deep pantry. When...
Whole Wheat Homemade Bread Recipe & Tips
Making your own wheat bread from scratch can be so much healthier than processed bread. You will control and know every ingredient that goes into making a loaf, without any of those unpronounceable ingredients listed on store-bought loaves... There are countless bread...
Food Storage – It’s NOT Just For the End of the World
A deep pantry of food storage for survival & preparedness' is more than just a backup plan for 'the end of the world'. In reality, there are other practical reasons to have so called survival food on hand - reasons that may actually be put to use! After all, 'the...
Recipes for Flavor Enhancers, Condiments, Spicing up Boring Food…
You know all those condiments (flavor enhancers) that people buy in the grocery store? Things like ketchup, mustard, mayo, relish, dressings, sauces, spices, syrups, and all other things like that? Well, did you know that you can make your own? And maybe homemade is...
White Sugar Clumping – Why, How to UnClump, & Prevent
We try not to consume too much white sugar. But it's a good food storage prep to have in bulk. It will last indefinitely. However, there is a problem I've had... I have stored white sugar in a 5 gallon bucket (actually we had two). We had bought bulk bags and dumped...