Quotation:
“Should the Lord decide at this time to cleanse the Church -- and the
need for that cleansing seems to be increasing – a famine in this land
of one year's duration could wipe out a large percentage of slothful members,
including some ward and stake officers. Yet we cannot say we have not been
warned.” (God, Family, Country, p. 383.)
Spiritual Goal:
Fast in prayer with a purpose at least once a month.
Provident Living Goal:
Prepare and practice an emergency plan for your home and family.
Home Storage Goal:
Oats – 100 lbs. per person
Yeast – 1 lb. per person
Baking soda – 1 lb. per person
Water (1 to 2 gallons per person per day) – 30 gallons per person
NOTE: If your family doesn’t use suggested items, substitute foods
used.
- More Food Storage Ideas http://www.nursehealer.com/Storage.htm
72 Hour Kit Goal:
Sleeping bag; bedding; pen; paper
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First Aid Kit Goal:
Bandage scissors – 1 per person
- More First Aid Kit Ideas http://www.nursehealer.com/Guide.htm
Shelf Life & Date Codes for This Month's storage items:
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Oats – 24 to 60 months (indefinitely in a food grade container with
an oxygen absorber or vacuum sealed in a food grade bag)
Oats, groats - 1-3 Months
Oats, rolled (oatmeal) - 12 Months
Oats, Whole - 60 Months
Oatmeal – 12 months
Baking Soda – 24 months
Yeast - 24 months
Fleischman’s Yeast (800) 777-4959 Date is stamped. If you use it past the stamped date, you must first "PRROF" it. Proof it by bringing ¼ cup of water to the temperature in the instructions on the back. Stir in 1 tsp. of sugar and one packet of yeast. After five minutes it should begin to bubble. At the end of 10 minutes, it should have a rounded crown of foam on it. If this happens, yeast is active. (Be sure to deduct ¼ cup of liquid from your recipe)
- More SHELFLIFE information with lots of resources http://www.nursehealer.com/ShelfLife.htm
This Month’s Cooking with Food Storage Ideas:
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Fresh Homemade Cold Cereals
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2 c. flaked wheat berries
2 c. flaked rye berries
2 c. rolled oat groats
1 c. flaked barley
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Mix grains thoroughly. Spread
freshly flaked grains evenly on a baking sheet. Bake for 15 minutes stirring
twice. Remove from oven and cool. Store in a container.
- from “Cooking and Baking With Freshly Ground Grains” by Christine
Downs
Oatmeal Bread
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½ c. warm water
2 Tbs. Active dry yeast
¾ c. coiling water
¾ c. rolled oats
1 c. buttermilk
1/3 c. oil
½ c. honey
2 c. flour
1 Tbs. Salt
½ tsp. Soda
3 to 3 ½ c. flour
Stir yeast into ½ c. water and allow to stand and
bubble up. In saucepan mix ¾ c. boiling water with oatmeal and cook
a few minutes. Remove from heat and add buttermilk, oil, and honey. Sift
flour, salt and soda in bowl. Add yeast and oats. Beat well. Gradually
add flour to make a stiff dough. Flour a cutting board and knead for 10
minutes. Let dough rise 1 ½ hours. Punch down and form into loaves
and put in bread pans and let rise till double. Bake at 375 degrees for
45-50 minutes. Makes 2 loaves.
- from "Cookin with Home Storage" by Peggy Layton and Vicki Tate ISBN:
1893519015
Oatmeal-Raisin Bread
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2 c. hulless oats, sprouted 48 to 72 hours
½ c. raisins
2 tsp. Kelp or ½ tsp. Salt
½ c. chopped nuts (optional)
Fine-grind oats and raisins, add kelp and nuts. Mix and
knead until dough binds well. Make into log, set in sun for 4 hours or
leave uncovered at room temperature overnight. Refrigerate. Slice for serving.
- from "UNcook Book: Raw Food Adventures to a New Health High" by Elizabeth
& Dr. Elton Baker ISBN: 0937766054 OR 1579010091
Cream of Wheat or Oatmeal
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2 c. freshly ground whole-wheat berries or oat groats
3 c. water
Place water in saucepan. Add flaked wheat or rolled oats.
Bring to rolling boil. Reduce heat. Simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from heat
and let stand 5 minutes.
- from “Cooking and Baking With Freshly Ground Grains” by Christine
Downs
Cherry Crumb Cake
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1 ½ cups self-rising flour
2 cups quick oats
1 ½ cups brown sugar (or 1 c. brown sugar + 2 tsp. Sweet /N
Low Brown)
¾ cup liquid Butter Buds (or ¾ c. Promise Ultra Fat-Free
Margarine)
1 (21-oz.) can pie filling (strawberry, cherry, apple, or blueberry)
(regular or “lite”) (If using “lite” add 1 packet Sweet ‘N Low and 1 tsp.
Almond extract.)
Mix everything together, except the pie filling. Reserve
1 cup of the crumb mixture for topping. Pat into a 9 x 13 x 2-inch casserole
dish that has been sprayed with a non-fat cooking spray. Pour can of pie
filling on top of crumb mixture. Sprinkle the rest of crumb mixture (1
cup) on top of pie filling. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour in a slow oven (300
degrees F.) Serve warm with vanilla non-fat frozen yogurt or Dream Whip.
Sprinkle Grape-Nuts cereal on top if desired. Yield: 24 servings
- from "Butter Busters: The Cookbook" by Pam Mycoskie ISBN: 0446670405
New Fashioned Oatmeal
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1 c. sprouted oats
1 c. soaked pear or pineapple
¾ c. soak water from dried pear or pineapple
1 tsp. Oil (optional)
Blend well the oats, soak water, oil and half the fruit.
Serve with the remaining fruit on top. Serves 2 to 4.
- from "UNcook Book: Raw Food Adventures to a New Health High" by Elizabeth
& Dr. Elton Baker ISBN: 0937766054 OR 1579010091
“Olden Days” Wheat Crackers
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4 c. wheat flour
2 tsp. Salt
1/3 c. oil
1 Tbs. Yeast
2/3 c. powdered milk
1 ½ c. warm water
1 Tbs. Honey
Mix dry ingredients. Dissolve yeast and honey in 1 c.
warm water. Add this to dry ingredients. Add oil. Add remaining water.
Let rise 1 hour. Knead. Divide dough into fourths. Roll each piece as thin
as possible on floured surface. Place on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees
for 6 minutes. Turn crackers over and bake 2-3 minutes more. Cool and break
into pieces.
- from "Cookin with Home Storage" by Peggy Layton and Vicki Tate ISBN:
1893519015
Myra’s Bread Machine Bread
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If you don't mind the soy flour, here's the list of ingredient to add
to the bread machine:
3/4 cup lukewarm water
1 tablespoon butter or oil
1 egg, slightly beaten
1 cup vital wheat gluten
1/2 cup soy flour
1/2 cup oat flour
1 tsp. sugar (needed for the yeast) 2
tsp. or 1 package rapid rise yeast
White cycle, regular crust, small loaf (but use the extender, if you
have one, because this really rises well).
- from alt.support.diet.low-carb newsgroup recipes - Volume 2
Downloaded in Word 6.0 format http://www.camacdonald.com/lc/cookbookdownload.html
Flaky Raisin ‘N Nut Cookies
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¾ c. sugar
1/3 c. honey
1/3 c. margarine
2 eggs
2 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 ½ c. flaked wheat berries
1 c. freshly ground oat berries
½ tsp. Baking soda
1 c. raisins ½ c. walnuts, chopped
Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Beat sugar, honey and margarine
until light and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla and cinnamon; beat until well
blended. Gradually add combined flaked wheat berries, oat flour and baking
soda, mixing well. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Drop large spoonful of
mixture onto cookie sheet. Gently press to form circle. Bake 12 to 14 minutes
or until golden brown. Cook on wire rack. Store tightly covered.
- from “Cooking and Baking With Freshly Ground Grains” by Christine
Downs
Southern Soda Crackers
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2 cups flour (preferably whole wheat) 1/4 tsp.
salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
2 Tbs. oil
2/3 cup sour milk (or buttermilk)
Mix dry ingredients. Add oil and sour milk. With a fork,
stir to thoroughly moisten. Form a ball. Flatten and roll out on a floured
surface. Cut into squares and transfer to lightly greased baked sheets.
Prick crackers with a fork. Bake at 350 degrees for about 8-10 minutes,
watching vigilantly so as not to burn. Best served warm.
- from Emergency Food Preparation http://www.netside.com/~lcoble/dir6/food.htm
Old Fashioned Zucchini Bread
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3 eggs
1 c. cooking oil
1 ½ c. sugar
1 tsp. Baking soda
3 c. freshly ground wheat flour
1 tsp. Salt
1 tsp. Vanilla
2 c. grated zucchini (unpeeled)
1 c. chopped walnuts
Mix eggs, oil, sugar, soda, salt, and vanilla in a large
bowl. Mix in 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of grated zucchini. While mixing,
add in remaining flour and zucchini. Beat until blended. Add in nuts. Mix
well. Preheat oven at 350 degrees F. Lightly oil two bread pans. Bake at
350 degrees for 50 minutes. Test after 40 minutes. (After baking, just
slice and serve with butter or cream cheese.)
- from “Cooking and Baking With Freshly Ground Grains” by Christine
Downs
Amish Shoo Fly Pies
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Crumb Mixture:
2 c. flour
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. margarine
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
Syrup Mixture:
1 c. molasses
1/2 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 c. hot water
1 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in the hot water
2 unbaked 8" pie crusts
Mix crumb ingredients together until crumbs are formed.
In separate bowl, mix syrup ingredients together. Pour 1/2 of syrup into
each pie shell, then top each with crumbs, using 1/2 on each. Bake at 400
degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake for 50 more
minutes. Cool completely before cutting.
-from Nancy’s Kitchen http://www.nancyskitchen.com/
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This Month's Spiritual Preparation Ideas:
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Fast in prayer with a purpose. During your fast, pray for an answer
to a question that is concerning you or a resolution to a problem for yourself
or someone in need. Fasting exercises our spiritual strength in governing
the appetites and passions of our physical bodies. If done with the right
attitude, it humbles us and helps us be more sensitive to spiritual promptings.
Genuine fasting can bring great spiritual power and increased blessings
from the Lord. Fasting makes prayer more meaningful, and prayer makes fasting
more meaningful. Always have a purpose in fasting. Unless we fast with
a purpose, our fasting is nothing but hunger. If the only object is to
go without food, then food is what we concentrate on. On the other hand,
if our fasting has a purpose, even a simple one, the purpose becomes the
focus of our attention. Choose a specific purpose for fasting and make
prayer an important part of your experience the next time you fast. NOTE:
Some people may have to restrict their fast to only a few hours due to
medical reasons, such as hypoglycemia; but if your medical professional
approves, fasting may be spiritually enlightening.
This Month’s Suggested Books:
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“With the Grain: 200 Delectable Recipes Using Wheat, Corn, Rice, Oats,
Barley, & Other Grains” by Raymond Sokolov ISBN: 0788155490
From the Publisher: A cookbook that focuses on grain-based dishes,
low in fat, low in cholesterol, & high in fiber. The recipes use the
five major grains — wheat, corn, rice, oats, & barley — for starters,
the center of a meal, important accompaniments, or desserts. Also uses
the seven minor grains: amaranth, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, rye, tef &
wild rice. Includes information about the origins & cultivation of
different grains. A wonderful book that makes a genuine contribution to
the literature of food & opens new horizons for eating sensibly &
enjoying it. Illustrated. (268 pages)
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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Practice an emergency plan for your home and family. For example, make
a diagram of your home with fire escape routes, and have each family member
participate in a fire drill or other disaster drill. “Disaster can strike
quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood
or confine you to your home… Families can--and do--cope with disaster by
preparing in advance and working together as a team. Follow the steps listed
in this brochure to create your family's disaster plan. Knowing what to
do is your best protection and your responsibility.”
1. Find Out What Could Happen to You - Contact your local emergency
management or civil defense office and American Red Cross chapter--be prepared
to take notes.
2. Create a Disaster Plan - Meet with your family and discuss why you
need to prepare for disaster. Explain the dangers of fire, severe weather
and earthquakes to children. Plan to share responsibilities and work together
as a team.
3. Complete an Emergency Checklist
4. Practice and Maintain Your Plan
- from FEMA “Your Family Disaster Plan” http://www.fema.gov/pte/famplan.htm
More Emergency Preparedness info is at http://www.nursehealer.com/Safety.htm
Fasting has health benefits as well as spiritual blessings. Some people
may have to restrict their fast to only a few hours due to medical reasons,
such as hypoglycemia; but if your medical professional approves, fasting
may be beneficial. Fasting is an effective and safe method of helping the
body to detoxify itself and move through the “low cycle” caused by toxins
with greater speed and fewer unpleasant symptoms. Fasting is recommended
for illness because it gives the body the rest it needs to recover. By
fasting regularly, you give your organs a rest, and thus help reverse the
aging process and live a longer and healthier life.
During a fast:
1. The natural process of toxins excretion continues, while the influx
of new toxins is reduced. This results in a reduction of total body toxicity.
2. The energy usually used for digestion is redirected to immune function,
cell growth, and eliminatory processes.
3. The immune system’s workload is greatly reduced, and the digestive
tract is spared any inflammation due to allergic reactions to food.
4. Due to lowering of serum fats that thins the blood, tissue oxygenation
is increased and white blood cells are moved more efficiently.
5. Fat-stored chemicals, such as pesticides and drugs, are released.
6. Physical awareness and sensitivity to diet and surroundings are
increased.
“Due to these effects of fasting, a fast can help you heal with greater
speed; cleanse your liver, kidneys, and colon; purify your blood; help
you lose excess weight and water; flush out toxins; clear the eyes and
tongue; and cleanse the breath."
- from "Prescription for Nutritional Healing: A Practical A-Z Reference
to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs and Food Supplements"
by James F. Balch and Phyllis A. Balch ISBN: 0895297272
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