This Month’s Food Storage Guidelines:
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This Month’s FOOD STORAGE 52 Week Acquisition Plan to Acquire One Year’s
Storage:
Week 1. Grain - wheat (50 lbs.)
Week 2. Dry mixes - pancake, breads, cakes, cookies, other
Week 3. Clothing and bedding - evaluate and update
Week 4. Condiments
Week 5: Water (14 gal per person is 1 week supply.)
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Shelf Life & Date Codes for This Month's storage items:
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Wheat (5 1/2 years without oxygen absorbers, indefinitely with oxygen
absorbers)
Betty Crocker Cake Mixes (8-12 months)
Pillsbury Cake Mix (18 months)
Frosting Mix (9 months)
Corn Meal (18 months)
Pancake Mix (6-9 months)
Pie Crust Mix (8 months)
Pudding Mixes (12 months)
Most Powdered Sauces, Gravies and Soup mixes (12 months)
Most Busquit, cake, muffin, brownie mixes, pancake mixes (9 months)
Most cake mixes (12 months)
Angel Food Cake Mix (9 months)
Jiffy Baking Mixes (12-24 months) L8234 = 8 is year, 234
is Julian year.
Krusteaz (18-24 months) Baking Mixes AB8543 = 8 is year, 543
are month and day.
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This Month’s LDS Monthly Plan to Acquire Food Storage and 72-Hour Kit
in One Year (with Monthly Goals)
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"The time will come that gold will hold no comparison in value to a
bushel of wheat." President Brigham Young
Spiritual Goal---Have personal prayers and scripture study every day.
Provident Living Goal---Make a goal to reduce your family garbage by recycling more.
Storage Goal:
100 pounds wheat per person
1 #10 can juice mix with vitamin C per person
Hand/shower soap
light bulbs
At least one month prescription ahead for all doctor prescribed medication.
72 hour kit:
soap
toothbrushes and toothpaste
shaving supplies
infant needs
feminine needs
disinfectant
aluminum foil
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This Month’s Cooking with Food Storage Ideas:
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Wheat in a Thermos
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½ cup wheat kernels
1 qt. Boiling water
Place wheat in thermos and pour water to fill thermos.
Screw on lid. Sit 2 hours or overnight. Strain.
- from “Cookin’ with Home Storage” by Peggy Layton http://www1.icserv.net/D100001/X100043/books.html
Serve with honey or sugar as breakfast cereal.
Whole Wheat Bread (in Breadmaker)
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1 3/4 cups water
2 T. oil
1/4 cup sugar
2 T. applesauce
4 1/2 C. whole wheat flour
1 T. gluten flour
2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tsp. yeast
Place all ingredients in bread pan in the order listed.
Place pan in bread maker and close lid. Set bread to cook on Whole Wheat
setting. Remove from pan when done.
- from http://lds.about.com/culture/religion/lds/library/foodstorage/blrecipes.htm
Cream of Wheat or Oatmeal Breakfast Cereal
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2 cups freshly ground whole wheat berries or oat groats
3 cups 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
Fruit Cobbler
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2 cans of pie filling
1 white or yellow cake mix
4 T butter or butter flavor Crisco
Melt butter in Dutch oven or cast iron skillet. Add pie
filling and bring to boil. Mix cake mix according to package directions,
substituting powdered milk and Just Whites or powdered eggs for fresh if
necessary. Pour evenly over fruit. Cover and cook at medium low for
30 minutes or more until done. Serves 6-8
- from Y2K Kitchen http://www.y2kKitchen.com/
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This Month’s Suggested Books:
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"Food Storage for the Clueless" by C. Kidd
ISBN: 157008680X
"15 Minute Storage Meals: Quick, Healthful Recipes and Food Storage
Handbook" by Jayne Benkendorf
ISBN: 0965199029
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This Month’s Frugal Living Tips:
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Natural Homemade Household Cleaners
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All Purpose Cleaners:
1) Vinegar and Salt. Mix together for a good surface cleaner.
2) Baking Soda. Dissolve 4 tablespoons baking soda in 1 quart warm
water for a general cleaner.
3) Baking soda on a damp sponge. Baking soda cleans and deodorizes
all kitchen and bathroom surfaces.
4) Use liquid castile soap and baking soda or Borax in different ratios.
Use a little soap and soda/borax with lots of water on floors, walls and
counters. Use more soap, soda/Borax for tubs sinks, cat boxes, anything
that can be well rinsed.
5) For a general, all-purpose cleaner, try a paste made from baking
soda and water or mix salt and water with a little vinegar.
6) 3 tbsp. vinegar, 1/2 tsp. washing soda, 1/2 tsp. vegetable oil based
liquid soap, 2 cups hot water. Mix ingredients in spray bottle or
bucket. Apply and wipe clean.
Disinfectants:
1) Regular cleaning with plain soap and hot water will kill some bacteria.
2) Borax has long been recognized for its disinfectant and deodorizing
properties. Mix 1/2 cup Borax into 1 gallon hot water or undiluted vinegar
and clean with this solution.
3) Mix a half-cup of borax with 1 gallon hot water. Add a few sprigs
of fresh thyme, rosemary or lavender. Steep for 10 minutes, strain and
cool. Or add essential fragrant oils instead of fresh herbs. Store in a
plastic spray bottle.
4) 2 tablespoons borax, 1/4 cup lemon juice, 2 cups hot water. Combine
the borax and lemon juice with the water in a spray bottle. Use as you
would any commercial all-purpose cleaner.
5) Isopropyl Alcohol is an excellent disinfectant. Sponge on and allow
todry. Use in a well-ventilated area and wear gloves.
Scouring Powders:
1) Use a non-chlorine scouring powder such as Bon Ami
2) Baking Soda or Dry Table Salt. These are mild abrasives and can
be used as an alternative to chlorine scouring powders. Simply put either
baking soda or salt on a sponge or the surface, scour and rinse.
Toilet Bowl Cleaners:
1) Baking Soda and Vinegar: Sprinkle baking soda into the bowl, then
squirt with vinegar and scour with a toilet brush. Cleans and deodorizes.
2) Borax and Lemon Juice. For removing a stubborn stain, like toilet
bowl ring, mix enough borax and lemon juice into a paste cover the ring.
Flush toilet to wet the sides, then rub on paste. Let sit for 2 hours and
scrub thoroughly. For less stubborn toilet bowl rings, sprinkle baking
soda around the rim and scrub with a toilet brush.
3)1 cup borax, 1/2 cup white vinegar. Flush to wet the sides of the
bowl. Sprinkle the borax around the toilet bowl, then spray with vinegar.
Leave for several hours or overnight before scrubbing with a toilet brush.
4) Denture tablets are an excellent substitute for toilet cleaner.
Drop two tablets into the bowl and clean as you would with toilet cleaner.
5) Liquid castile soap and baking soda or Borax, scrub with a toilet
brush.
Drain Cleaner:
For slow drains, use this drain cleaner once a week to keep drains
fresh and clog-free.
1/2 cup baking soda
1 cup white vinegar
1 gallon boiling water
1/2 a used lemon
Pour baking soda down drain/disposal, followed by vinegar. Allow the
mixture to foam for several minutes before flushing the drain with boiling
water.
Tub And Tile Cleaners:
1) Baking Soda. Sprinkle baking soda like you would scouring powder.
Rub with a damp sponge. Rinse thoroughly.
2) Vinegar and Baking Soda. To remove film buildup on bathtubs, apply
vinegar full-strength to a sponge and wipe. Next, use baking soda as you
would scouring powder. Rub with a damp sponge and rinse thoroughly with
clean water.
3) Vinegar. Vinegar removes most dirt without scrubbing and doesn't
leave a film. Use 1/4 cup (or more) vinegar to 1 gallon water.
4) Baking Soda. To clean grout, put 3 cups baking soda into a medium-sized
bowl and add 1 cup warm water. Mix into a smooth paste and scrub into grout
with a sponge or toothbrush. Rinse thoroughly and dispose of leftover paste
when finished.
5) Rub the area to be cleaned with half a lemon dipped in borax. Rinse,
and dry with soft cloth.
- from http://geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/8088/clngrn.html
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