This Month’s Plan to Acquire Food Storage and 72-Hour Kit in One Year
(with Monthly Goals)
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Quotation:
"...when we really get into hard times, where food is scarce or there
is none at all, and so with clothing and shelter, money may be no good
for there may be nothing to buy, and you cannot eat money, you cannot get
enough of it together to burn to keep you warm, and you cannot wear it."
(President J. Reuben Clark, Jr. - Church News, November 21, 1953, p.4.)
Spiritual Goal:
Read the Holy Scriptures daily and set aside family time for Scriptures
at least weekly. Plan the time and place for your scripture study, and
set a goal to study each day.
Provident Living Goal:
Develop a budget that is reasonable and responsible, and live within
your budget.
Home Storage Goal:
Flour – 25 lbs. per person
Sugar – 100 lbs. per person (includes honey, molasses, corn syrup,
etc.)
Potatoes – 25 lbs. per person (may include dehydrated flakes, pearls,
etc.)
Water (1 to 2 gallons per person per day) – 30 gallons per person
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72 Hour Kit Goal:
Cooking & eating utensils
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First Aid Kit Goal:
4 x 4 inch bandage pads – 10 per person
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Shelf Life & Date Codes for This Month's storage items:
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Sugar, Brown – 4 months
Sugar, Confectioners – 18 months
Sugar, Granulated – 24 months (indefinitely resealed in a food grade
container with an oxygen absorber or vacuum sealed in a food grade bag)
Syrups – 12 months
Potatoes, fresh – 4 weeks (Keep dry and away from sun. Keep about 50
degrees for longer storage.)
Potatoes, sweet – 2 weeks (Don’t refrigerate sweet potatoes.)
Potatoes, Instant – 6 to 12 months
Flour, White or Whole Wheat – 6 to 8 months
Flour, General Mills – 18 months
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This Month’s Cooking with Food Storage Ideas:
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Pancakes
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1 1/2 cups biscuit mix or pancake flour
3/4 cup potato flakes
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoon sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons soda
2 eggs
3 Tablespoons cooking oil
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup milk
Combine in mixing bowl biscuit mix or pancake flour, potato
flakes, salt, sugar, soda, eggs, and cooking oil. Add buttermilk
and milk. Blend thoroughly. Heat grill or fry pan to 375 degrees
F. Grease lightly. Pour batter onto grill or fry pan and brown
on both sides. Serve. Makes 12 medium pancakes.
- from Idaho Supreme Mashed Potato Flakes package
Basic Muffins
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1 ½ Tbs. Dried whole egg
4 ½ Tbs. Baking powder
¾ tsp. Salt
3 Tbs. Sugar
¼ C. melted shortening
1 2/3 c. water
¾ c. dried milk
1 ¾ c. flour
Sift together the dried egg mix, flour, baking powder,
salt and sugar. In a separate bowl, combine the shortening, water and dry
milk. Add to dry ingredients, stirring only enough to moisten. Fill greased
muffin pans two-thirds full with the mixture. Bake at 375 degrees F. for
20 minutes. Makes 12 large or 14 medium muffins.
Variations: blueberries, chopped nuts, bananas, carrots, apple dices,
raisins, or granola.
- from “Cookin’ with Dried Eggs” by Peggy Layton
http://www.ut-biz.com/homestoragecookin/
Potato Soup
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2 Tablespoons butter or margarine
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/3 cup chopped celery (optional)
4 cups milk
1 cup potato flakes
Salt and pepper to taste
Place butter in saucepan. Add onion and celery.
Cook until soft. Add milk. Use medium heat until milk is hot
but not boiling. Turn off heat and stir in potato flakes to desired
consistency. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Makes about
4 servings.
- from Food Club Authentic Mashed Potato Flakes package
Navajo Fry Bread
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Sift into a bowl:
4 ½ c. flour
½ tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Baking powder
Stir in:
1 ½ c. water
½ c. milk
Knead with hands. Pat or roll into circles approximately
5” diameter. With fingers make small hole in center. Fry in several inches
hot oil at 400 degrees (electric skillet is convenient). Dough will puff
and bubble. Turn when golden brown. Drain on absorbent paper and serve
hot with honey.
Options:
Use half whole-wheat flour.
Add ½ c. dry milk powder.
- from “The More-With-Less Cookbook” by Doris Janzen Longacre ISBN
0-8361-1786-7
White Sauce Mix
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Makes 3 cups mix
1 c. whole-wheat flour
2-1/2 c. nonfat dry milk powder
1 Tbsp. salt
Combine all ingredients. Store in a covered container
at room temperature. Shake well before each use to distribute ingredients
evenly.
To Make White Sauce w/Homemade White Sauce Mix:
Thin Sauce: 3 T. mix + 1 c. milk, water or combination
Med. Sauce: 1/2 c. mix + 1 c. water or equal parts milk and water
Thick Sauce: 2/3 c. mix + 1 c. water
Combine dry mix with enough of the liquid to make a smooth
paste. Stir in remaining liquid and cook over moderate heat continuing
to stir frequently, until sauce thickens and comes to a boil. Boil gently
for 1-2 minutes. -- Makes 1 cup sauce
- from American Wholefoods Cuisine
Whole Wheat Buns
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1 c. plus 3 Tbs. Warm water
1/3 c. oil
¼ c. sugar or honey
2 pkg. Yeast (2 Tbs.)
Combine the above ingredients. Let rest 15 minutes. (Mixture
will double).
Then add:
1 tsp. Salt
1 beaten egg
3 ½ c. whole wheat flour
Mix well. Roll ¾” thick and cut into 10-12 4” rounds.
Place on cookie sheet and let rise 10 minutes. Bake at 425 degrees for
10 minutes or lightly browned.
- from “A Century of Mormon Cookery” by Hermine B. Horman and
Connie Fairbanks
ISBN: 1880328232
Cream of Potato Soup
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1 ½ C. cubed potatoes *
1 Tbs. Onion (chopped)
¾ C. water
½ C. powdered milk
1 Tbs. Margarine
¾ tsp. Salt
2 C. water
1 Tbs. Flour
Cook the potatoes, onion, and salt until tender. Blend
the margarine and flour together and stir into the hot potato mixture.
Stir constantly while cooking. When mixture thickens add powdered milk
and water, and reheat. Optional (add beef or chicken bouillon to taste).
NOTE: * Dehydrated diced or cubed potatoes may be used. Rehydrate before
using by covering potatoes with water and letting them stand at room temperature
for 1 hour. To speed up reconstituting time, cook over medium heat for
20 minutes adding more water if necessary.
- from “Cookin’ with Powdered Milk” by Peggy Layton
http://www.ut-biz.com/homestoragecookin/
Emergency Substitutions:
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1 c. White Flour = ¾ c. whole wheat flour
1 c. White Flour = 7/8 c. rice flour
1 c. White Flour = 1 c. corn flour
1 c. White Flour = 1 c. corn meal
1 c. White Flour = 1 ½ c. rolled oats
1 c. White Flour = ¾ c. buckwheat flour
1 c. White Flour = ½ c. barley flour
1 c. White Flour = ¾ c. rye flour
- from “Cookin’ with Home Storage” by Peggy Layton & Vickie Tate
http://www.ut-biz.com/homestoragecookin/
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This Month's Spiritual Preparation Ideas:
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You can listen to the entire Bible on the Internet. You can also buy
“Audio Bible” as commercial software for your Windows PC or on cassette
tapes or audio CD. “Audio Bible” is the King James Version narrated by
Alexander Scourby. Listen online.
http://www.audio-bible.com/
Study the gospel with a powerful digital version of the Bible, the Book
of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. This
Internet edition of the scriptures contains the full text as well as study
aids. Study helps include: Bible Dictionary, Topical Guide, Index, Joseph
Smith Translation, and Footnotes. Additional helps include: Bible Maps,
Scriptural Photographs, Church History Maps, Church History Photographs,
and Church History Chronology.
http://scriptures.lds.org/
Make a list of scriptures to study, memorize, and ponder. Make a calendar
or schedule for your scripture study. LDS Scripture Mastery Lists for Seminary
are online at http://www.coolcontent.com/ScriptureMastery/
Seminary scriptures to master in memory and in meaning are below.
Book of Mormon:
1 Nephi 3:7; 1 Nephi 19:23; 2 Nephi 2:25; 2 Nephi 2:27; 2 Nephi 9:28-29;
2 Nephi 28:7-9; 2 Nephi 32:3; 2 Nephi 32:8-9; Jacob 2:18-19; Mosiah 2:17;
Mosiah 3:19; Mosiah 4:30; Alma 32:21; Alma 34:32-34; Alma 37:6-7; Alma
37:35; Alma 41:10; Helaman 5:12; 3 Nephi 11:29; 3 Nephi 27:27; Ether 12:6;
Ether 12:27; Moroni 7:16-17; Moroni 7:45; Moroni 10:4-5
Old Testament:
Moses 1:39; Moses 7:18; Abraham 3:22-23; Genesis 1:26-27; Genesis 39:9;
Exodus 20:3-17; Exodus 33:11; Leviticus 19:18; Deuteronomy 7:3-4; Joshua
1:8; Joshua 24:15; 1 Samuel 16:7; Job 19:25-26; Psalms 24:3-4; Proverbs
3:5-6; Isaiah 1:18; Isaiah 29:13-14; Isaiah 53:3-5; Isaiah 55:8-9; Jeremiah
16:16; Ezekiel 37:15-17; Daniel 2:44-45; Amos 3:7; Malachi 3:8-10; Malachi
4:5-6
New Testament:
Matthew 5:14-16; Matthew 6:24; Matthew 16:15-19; Matthew 25:40; Luke
24:36-39; John 3:5; John 7:17; John 10:16; John 14:15; John 17:3; Acts
7:55-56; Romans 1:16; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 1 Corinthians 15:20-22; 1 Corinthians
15:29; 1 Corinthians 15:40-42; Ephesians 4:11-14; 2 Thessalonians 2:1-3;
2 Timothy 3:1-5; 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 5:4; James 1:5-6; James 2:17-18;
Revelation 14:6-7; Revelation 20:12-13
Doctrine and Covenants:
Joseph Smith History 1:15-20; D&C 1:37-38; D&C 8:2-3; D&C
10:5; D&C 14:7; D&C 18:10, 15-16; D&C 19:16-19; D&C 25:12;
D&C 58:26-27; D&C 58:42-43; D&C 59:9-10; D&C 64:9-11; D&C
64:23; D&C 76:22-24; D&C 82:3; D&C 82:10; D&C 84:33-39;
D&C 88:123-24; D&C 89:18-21; D&C 121:34-36; D&C 130:18-19;
D&C 130:20-21; D&C 130:22-23; D&C 131:1-4; D&C 137:7-10
This Month’s Suggested Books:
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“Living Safe in an Unsafe World: The Complete Guide to Family Preparedness”
by Kate Kelly, Randall C. Duncan (Introduction)
ISBN: 0451409329
From the Publisher:
“Whatever emergency comes your way, Living Safe in an Unsafe World
is your guidebook on how your family can survive it. You'll read about
how to prepare for emergencies by developing ‘situational awareness,’ investigating
insurance coverage, posting emergency numbers, designating family ‘safety
spots,’ traveling safely, and more....” “’The American Red Cross believes
that everyone should be prepared for any possible disruption in their daily
lives that may be caused by disasters, from a home fire to something that
affects the entire community. The content of this book can help you and
your family be more prepared and safer should disaster strike. Most steps
recommended in this book are simple and easy to do with little time and
effort, yet will result in greater peace of mind for everyone in the family.’-Rocky
Lopes, Ph.D., Sr. Associate for Disaster Education American Red Cross Headquarters”
“To Your Health: Gospel Perspectives on Nurturing the Mind, Body, and
Spirit” by Brent Q. Hafen, Kathryn J. Frandsen, Keith J. Karren, and N.
Lee Smith
ISBN: 1577342992
From DeseretBook.com:
“We are constantly surrounded by disease-causing organisms, why then
are we not always sick? Is there any truth to ‘mind over matter’ when it
comes to health? Can living the gospel of Jesus Christ actually result
in better health? The answers to these questions, and the solution to total
health can be found in a revolutionary new book called To Your Health.
With quotes from LDS leaders and scientific experts, To Your Health will
forever change your perspective on health.”
Books suggested in Food Storage Newsletter, past and present, are listed on the NurseHealer.com Food Storage webpage at http://www.nursehealer.com/Storage.htm Information about each book, ordering information, and resources are provided as available.
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This Month’s Frugal Living Tips:
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Develop a budget that is reasonable and responsible, and live within
your budget in order to pay your bills, reduce or eliminate debt, and pay
your tithes and offerings. Provident living is being “wise, frugal, prudent,
making provision for the future while attending to immediate needs”, as
stated by Sister Barbara B. Smith (Ensign, May 1976, p. 118). Keeping such
a simple record of your finances can help you take responsibility for your
finances because you will know how much money you have; when it was received,
spent, or saved; and whether or not you are living within your budget.
(Suggestions from Young Women Manual 2, Managing Personal Resources,
Chapter 46: Financial Responsibility)
“Let us avoid debt as we would avoid a plague; where we are now in
debt let us get out of debt; if not today, then tomorrow. Let us straitly
and strictly live within our incomes, and save a little” (President J.
Reuben Clark Jr., Conference Report, Apr. 1937, 26).
Sample Budget Form:
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Total Income________________________
Tithing—10 percent___________________
Church Contributions_________________
Savings __________________________
Food __________________________
Clothing __________________________
Housing __________________________
Medical Expenses____________________
Transportation______________________
Utilities __________________________
Other __________________________
Other __________________________
Other __________________________
Total Expenses______________________
President N. Eldon Tanner stated, “Financial security and peace of
mind under any economic circumstances.” Those are the goals of financial
management. To help us achieve them, he introduced five guidelines: (1)
pay an honest tithing; (2) live on less than is earned; (3) learn to distinguish
between needs and wants; (4) develop and live within a budget; and (5)
be honest in all financial affairs. (General Conference, October 1979.)
A free pamphlet with step-by-step practical suggestions on sound financial
management is available through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day
Saints Distribution Center. The pamphlet is called, “One for the Money:
Guide to Family Finance” by Elder Marvin J. Ashton . The Salt Lake Distribution
Center is now online at http://www.ldscatalog.com/
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