Shelf Life of Red Feather Butter and Bega Cheese

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

The other day I received the following question. 

We have some canned Bega processed cheddar cheese and some Red Feather pure creamery butter.  They were bought in 2000.  They taste fine and look fine.  How much longer could they last?  …

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Cooking Times for Grains

Posted on May 23, 2013 by

How many of use remember how to cook all the different grains we have stored.  Of course, if you use the grains all the time it’s easy.  But if you only use them once in awhile it’s hard to remember …

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Emergency Weather Alert Radios

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Two years ago this month I posted a blog on emergency radios; a lot of this information is a repeat of what I discussed then.  As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog you need a radio that is NOAA equipped.  After …

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How to Protect Yourself from Tornadoes

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

Watching the tornado in Oklahoma reminds me of when I lived in the Midwest (Michigan and Illinois).  Every summer we would worry about the thunderstorms and the tornadoes that went with them.  While our home was never hit, I spend …

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Drying Herbs

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Buying herbs in the grocery stores are very expensive and you don’t get a very large amount.  So now is the time to start planning what you want to grow and dry.  Are you planning on using herbs for cooking, …

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Oxygen Absorbers: Getting the Most Out of Your Food Storage

Posted on May 19, 2013 by

Here is a guest post by Lee Flynn

Although it is impossible to predict what the future holds, there are certainly things that can be done to be as nearly prepared as possible. Emergency preparedness might require some investment (both …

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An Inexpensive Way To Pasteurize Your Water

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

I have often felt after talking with people that water purification is a major weakness that many of us share.  In my family, we have the capability to treat large amounts of water.  We have several good quality gravity filters …

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A Good Face Mask by Breath Healthy.

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

I get to see and play with many preparedness products and most of them will serve their intended purpose.  So its pretty rare when I get excited over a product, especially one as simple as a face mask.  The other …

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The Storage Life of Seeds

Posted on May 16, 2013 by

I spent part of today talking to a retire Professor from the California University system.  His expertise is in plants, particularly tomato plants.  The subject we discussed was the long-term storage of plant seeds.  Based on his many years of …

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A Question for Our Readers.

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

Periodically I like to ask my readers what they want to see in this blog.  Since its conception, we have posted almost 900 articles on a variety of subjects.  Some time it is a challenge to find subjects that we …

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