Wonder Junior Mill discounted!

Wonder Junior Hand Mills are available from June 15th-August 15th 2009 with free shipping and also a 20 dollar rebate from the Food Storage Made Easy Website. The Wonder Junior Hand Mill is said to be "the best hand mill in the world."

Click here http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/ and here http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/products-we-recommend/grain-mills-wheat-grinders/ for info on the grinder.

The website is also doing a summer crash course which includes challenges, helpful information and prizes, so read up on it and if you are interested join in! http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/06/14/summer-crash-course/

Another Food Order Opportunity and Menu Plan for Your Year Food Supply

UPDATE****THIS ORDER IS STILL OPEN, SO IF YOU HAVE NOT YET ORDERED YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE!****(Updated on Aug. 6th, 2009)

Hey all,

Karen Wilkinson, who came to do the bread party, is having an order in a few weeks on different things (also found at Emergency Essentials) but take a look, compare, and if you are interested in ordering, follow instructions on her website! I am ordering a few things for my food storage.
Here is the link to the ordering information:

http://kneadfulthingsnow.com/currentpreorder.aspx

And also, she is doing what she calls Menu Madness, where she posts a new recipe every Monday and Thursday of June, July, August and September of 2009. Along with the recipe, is a years supply of ingredients, if you eat each meal once a month. This is what I have done for my 3 month food supply, so I am excited to use this resource to extend my menu for my year food supply! You can pick and choose what meals you would like to incorporate into your menu plan.
Here is the link:

http://kneadfulthingsnow.com/menumadness.aspx

(I have tried the taco soup and my family enjoyed it! Good luck!)

One more thing...I am planning a cheese waxing class and hopefully a class on canning our own meats, so I'll keep you posted on the details!! If you have any experience with either, let me know!

Just grindin some wheat!

Look what I did! I used my new Wonder Mill Grinder!! I just received it from our last months order from Emergency Essential (I was able to get free shipping too!) and couldn't wait to use it! I know I may sound like a geek, but it was really exciting!
Here it is!

It's so nice to know that I can use all that wheat I have stored!! I am also happy to say that I will not be joining the 90% of people that have wheat stored and DO NOT have a wheat grinder:)

And here is my first batch of wheat flour! The first bowl is my wheat and the second is my flour...made in like 5 seconds!
It was so easy! The grinder is really nice and I would recommend it to anyone. It wasn't too loud either. I actually did it when my little Noah was sleeping and Tayla wasn't scared when I turned it on! If anyone would like to come over to check it out before you purchase it, let me know. I'm happy to show you:)

Now I just need a hand grinder just incase there is no power...I'm hoping they go on sale soon! And of course, if they do, I'll be sure to pass on the info:)

Successful Bread Party

Karen Wilkinson did an awesome job teaching us her techniques on making bread and telling us the things that she does to get and maintain her food storage and also use it. A big thank you to her, for her time and talent!

Here is my loaf (it's a bit lopsided, but hey it was my first try!)

I am so happy for all those (there were about 20 people there) that were able to come to the bread party this last Friday. It was just fantastic and the several people I talked with that went and took part in this activity said they had a great time, learned so much about making bread and other loads of info on food storage, etc. and also have a much stronger testimony of how important food storage really is!! Yay!

The bread we made was delicious, and it really was the most moist bread EVER!

Here is Tayla eating her SECOND piece of "Mommy's yummy bread"! She helped me roll it out with the rolling pin and watched me bake it, so she was really proud of mommy's first bread made from scratch!

*****If anyone else is interested in having Karen come back for another bread party, or a food storage seminar, please contact me and I will be more than happy to arrange something!! I know that there were quite a few that would have liked to come, but couldn't*****

June Emergency Essentials Order

Dear Ladies,

I'm excited to announce that one of the Group Specials this month is Whole Egg Powder. These cans are normally $27.95 but are on sale this month through the group orders for $16.00 each. That's a 44% savings.
We need to have a minimum of 12 cans ordered to get this price. ****update****we DO have the minimum of 12 cans, so we for sure are getting the discount!

Also, the Complete Instant Mashed Potatoes are also on our group special. Regularly $12.95 on sale for $8.00 each. You just add water to these! We also need a minimum of 12 cans ordered to get this special.

Water barrels are on sale right now too. They have 55, 30, and 15 gallon drums on sale. It's a good time to take advantage of free shipping!!


Emergency Essentials is also having a sale this month on Mountain House products.
#10 cans of Beef Stew regularly $32.81 on sale for $25.99,
Chicken Teriyaki regularly $29.17 on sale for $22.99,
Beef Stroganoff regularly $26.20 on sale for $20.49.

Due date for June orders is Wednesday, June 24th.

There are lots of other items that are discounted this month. Please go to http://beprepared.com/ and check out the catalog.

Remember you are not limited to the group items, you can order anything you'd like. Please send me your order via e-mail then before the due date you can either send a check to my house or hand it to me at church. Please make checks payable to Emergency Essentials.

Recipes Compiled From Hurricane Prep and Food Storage Fair Taste Table

Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Brownies
1 C. Peanut butter
4 Tblsp. Shortening
1 C. Brown Sugar
2 eggs
1/3 C. flour
1 tsp. baking powder
½ C. Peanut butter chips
1/3 c. cocoa
¼ tsp. salt

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease 8 x 8 or 9 x 9 pan.
Cream peanut butter, shortening and sugar. Add eggs. Add vanilla. In another bowl mix dry ingredients. Pour into wet bowl. Mix until combined. Pour into pan. Bake 30 minutes.

Chicken Tortilla soup
1 can chicken
1 can black beans
1 Rotel tomatoes
1 can corn
2 tomato and chicken bouillion cubes
4 C. water

In saucepan bring water to boil. Add cubes. When dissolved add all remaining ingredients. Bring back to a boil. Then simmer for 30 – 45 minutes. Can also be assembled in a crockpot.

Spam and Pineapple on Rice
By Carrie DiVall
1 can Spam
1 can Crushed Pineapple with juice
Brown sugar
Corn Starch
Water

Cube Spam and brown in skillet. Add Pineapple with about half of the Pineapple juice. Add a few tablespoons brown sugar, about ¼ cup water, and enough cornstarch to thicken. Simmer just until heated through. Serve over rice.

Chocolate Chip Pudding Cake
By Jamie Smith
1 Chocolate Cake Mix
1 small package Chocolate Instant Pudding
1 ¾ C. Milk (used dry milk)
2 Eggs (substituted with food storage ingredients – see below)

Mix then add:
2 C. Chocolate Chips

Bake 50 minutes in bundt pan at 350 degrees
Cool 20 minutes
Invert cake. Sprinkle top with powdered sugar.

1 egg substitute:
- 2 Tbsp. liquid
- 2 Tbsp. flour
- ½ Tbsp. shortening
- ½ tsp. baking powder

Quick and Easy Homemade Wheat Bread
Combine in Mixer Bowl:
3 ½ C. whole wheat flour
1/3 C. gluten flour
1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. salt
2 ½ c. hot tap water

Let rest 10 min. Then add:
1/3 C. vegetable oil
1/3 C. honey
2 ½ c. wheat flour
2 tsp. salt

Mix or knead by hand 10 full minutes. Heat oven to warm 1 min. turn off oven. Divide dough into 2 even parts and place in 2 greased bread pans. Place pans in oven and let rise 30 minutes. Turn up oven to 350 and bake 30 minutes until golden.
Yield: 2 (8x4).

Hamburger Soup
(Provident Living 2004)
1 ½ lb. Hamburger, browned
¾ C. onion, diced
¾ C. dry soup mix (from the dry-pack cannery)
2 C. potatoes, diced
1 Tbsp. sugar
3 Carrots, diced
2 c. tomato juice
1 ½ qt. water
1 bay leaf
2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. garlic
1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
½ tsp. pepper
1 tsp. sage
Simmer 1 ½ - 2 hours

Italian Wheat
By Anne Prillaman
4 C. water
2 C. cracked wheat
2 cans tomatoes, chopped
1 tsp. Italian Seasoning
2 tsp. garlic
½ C. ketchup
1 ½ tsp. salt

Simmer in crockpot 4 hours. You can also add 1 lb. sausage. You can use wheat as you would rice for most recipes.

Idaho’s Pinto Bean Pie
By Tara Hart
1 heaping cup of mashed Pinto Beans*
½ C. sugar
1 C. brown sugar
½ cup butter
2 eggs, beaten
Unbaked pie shell

*1 ½ cup cooked beans equals about 1 cup mashed.
Blend sugars, eggs and butter until creamy. Add pinto beans and blend well. Pour into 9” unbaked pie shell. Bake at 375 F for 20 minutes, then at 350 for an additional 25 minutes or until inserted knife comes out clean.
Note: This pie tastes like Pecan Pie and can be served with whipped cream, non-dairy whipped topping or a scoop of ice cream.
Nutritional analysis per serving: 427 Cal.; 5.74 g protein; 20.5 g fat (42% cal. from fat); 57.25 g carb.; 83 mg cholesterol; 4.1 g fiber; 264 mg sodium

Recipes by Rebecca Chapman:

Apple Crisp
2 1/2 cups dehydrated apples (soak in 2 1/2 c boiling water for ten minutes)
¼ cup sugar
¼ cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tsp cinnamon
¾ cup quick cooking rolled oats (if not using quick cooking oats, just blend in a blender to break them up)
¾ cup all-purpose flour (white wheat)
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon ginger
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
●Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
●Measure out apples in large bowl. Add lemon juice and stir. Combine ¼ cup sugar and ¼ cup flour and mix well. Stir into apples. Transfer fruit mixture to a greased 9 inch baking dish.
●Melt butter in a saucepan and stir in brown sugar.
●Combine remaining ¾ cup flour, oats, spices and salt in medium bowl. Add butter and brown sugar. Stir together and spread over top of apples. This makes a very crisp topping.
●Bake 50 minutes or until golden. Let stand 15 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream or whip topping.

Homemade Noodles
I don't measure very much, so this is approximate.
4 cups flour (white wheat)
4 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
Knead well in mixer or by hand until smooth. If you need more moisture, add some milk, but give it time to come together before you add anything. It will surprise you.
Divide the dough into two or three batches. If you have a noodle maker, run the dough through the lasagna section, fold into thirds, and run through again several times. Then run through the noodle section. Drop into boiling broth or drape on rack to dry.
If you don't have a noodle maker, roll the dough out on a floured board, fold over, and roll out again a couple of times. Then roll out flat to a (roughly) rectangular shape. Next roll up the dough like a jelly roll. With a sharp knife, cut the roll into slices. Unroll the resulting "pinwheels" and drop into boiling broth or drape on rack.
For the chicken soup: It can be helpful to start this a day or so ahead and make a big batch to use for several meals.
Choose a whole chicken(s) or chicken parts (leg quarters, etc.), whichever is least expensive. Rinse, place in a large stock pot and cover with water. Add aromatics (fresh or dried onion, garlic, carrot, celery) as desired. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for at least four hours. Remove from heat and strain the broth. Place in refrigerator overnight, if desired, to make it easier to remove fat which rises to the top. Debone the chicken. If you are making enough for several meals, separate some of the meat and some of the broth into quart ziplock freezer bags and freeze.
When you are ready to put the soup together, bring the broth to a boil in a large pot. Add dried or fresh carrots or peas as desired. Add noodles. Add meat and warm through.Short cut: Use purchased broth or bouillon, and fresh, frozen, or canned chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces.

Carrot Cake
4 eggs
1 1/4 cups vegetable oil
2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour (white wheat)
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
3 cups grated carrots (reconstituted dehydrated)
1 cup chopped pecans

1/2 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS
To reconstitute the dehydrated carrots, put about 1 1/2 cups of dried carrots in a bowl with two cups water. Microwave for four minutes, and let stand for ten minutes.
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
2.In a large bowl, beat together eggs, oil, white sugar and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Mix in flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir in carrots. Fold in pecans. Pour into prepared pan.
3.Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
4.To Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat until the mixture is smooth and creamy. Stir in chopped pecans. Frost the cooled cake.

Thanks to all those that prepared something for the taste table. We do have quite a few recipes without names, so If you would like to let me know you made them, I will add your name to the recipe:)

Crystal

Bread Party Re-scheduled!!

Just wanted to inform you that Karen had no choice but to reschedule our bread party....so the new date (sorry, it's been changed a few times now) is FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH 6-9PM

The new date to have your money turned in to Crystal Petersen is June 3rd!! I will keep the money I have received for those that have paid, and if you are not able to attend this new date, I will give you back the money. Just contact me 435-764-8694 or email crystalcangel@yahoo.com and let me know! Sorry again for this change!

If anyone is interested in browsing her website, the link is here:http://kneadfulthingsnow.com/default.aspx

(or the link along with other website links along side the blog)

Hurricane Prep and Food Storage Fair Turnout

Thank you for all those that helped make the fair great!
We had some great visuals and tasted some awesome food using food storage. We appreciate all those took time to make something for the taste table, or offered their items to display!
Here are a few pictures I took of the food storage "booth" although it took up the nursery room. I was sad I didn't get some shots of all the taste table food we had..

I really wanted to give a visual of how much a basic recommendation for one adult would be. Looks easy enough right!! I also wanted to show that with the one year BASIC supply for one person, this is the only thing you would be eating every day! It doesn't hurt to get a little more once you have your basic supply:)

This picture you can see the canner, and home canning and preserving goodies
Here is a mylar sealer, oxygen absorbers, pouches, and a food saver (to preserve food)
Books, superpails, canned butter, cheese, beef, chicken, freeze dried and dehydrated foods, and wheat grinders.
Here is an example of a 3 month supply of food for 2 adults, which does not include baking ingredients and staples, or items for children.

We had price comparison charts, pamphlets, ordering process instructions, cannery info, cannery starter kit, a solar oven, which is used without power.

If you would like to see the pictures bigger to read the explanation card for each item, just click on the picture!

Preparedness Fair

The Preparedness Fair is coming up next week, so we really need people who would be willing to make something with their food storage to put on the tasters table at the activity on May 15. If you would be willing to make something, please contact Carrie Wells cbear1230@gmail.com.

If you are willing to make something and you don't have a recipe or have any ideas of what to make, let Carrie or I (Crystal Petersen) know and we can help you find something to make that will work for you.

It can be anything from chili, rolls, pies, cookies, beans, etc....anything goes!!

There will also be a sign up sheet Sunday to sign up to bring something.

May Emergency Essentials Group Order

Dear Ladies,
This is the first of our Monthly Emergency Essentials Group order. I will be sending an information e-mail the first part of each month. In this e-mail I will let you know what the group specials are through Emergency Essentials. You can also access their website at http://www.beprepared.com/ and I encourage you to do so. I am doing this as a service, I am not a distributor of their products nor do I get a percentage of the order. The only thing I am is a Group leader facilitating the orders each month. There are several companies out there that you can order food storage items from. This is one that I have worked with and am very satisfied with their service and their prices. It's totally up to you if you would like to place an order for their products. Please always feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. E-mail is the best way to contact me. Thank you, Carrie Wells

May Emergency Essentials Group Order :

******First thing I want to mention is that we are trying to get a discounted price on the Wonder Mill Wheat Grinder. The current price is $259.95. If you are interested in a group discount for this grinderplease let me know via e-mail by May 18th. Once I know how many are interested, I will call thecompany and they will tell me what kind of a discount we can get. So, please just send me a quick e-mail and let me know if you are interested. Thanks!*****

Some things to note on the group orders:
1) We just need to meet the minimum on one of the special items in order to get the free shipping.

2) Orders must be paid for by the due date. Please make checks payable to Emergency Essentials.

3) Please make sure you send me an e-mail (Carrie Wells http://us.mc460.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cbear1230@gmail.com) letting me know what you will be ordering as soon as you know so we can make sure we get the minimums ordered in order to get the best price and free shipping.

4) In addition to the group specials, you are welcome to order anything that is available through Emergency Essentials.

5) Feel free to forward this e-mail to anyone you may know that might be interested in ordering food storage from Emergency Essentials.

6) If you have any questions at all, feel free to e-mail me at http://us.mc460.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=cbear1230@gmail.com and I will respond.

This month the group specials are as follows:

Freeze-Dried Shredded Monterey Jack cheese $25.00 per can (44% discount)
(Minimum of 6 cans must be ordered to get this price)

Freeze-Dried Mozzarella cheese $25.00 per can (44% discount)
(Min. 6)

Freeze-Dried Asparagus Pieces $12.00 per can (40% discount)
(Min. 6)

Low-fat Granola Cinnamon Almond $8.00 per can (27% discount)
(Min. 12) **This is very good! We love it.**

Leather Gloves ( 1 pair) $2.50 each (Min. 20)

**There a lots of other items that are discounted this month. Please go to http://beprepared.com/ and check out the catalog. Remember you are not limited to the group items. **

***Due date for this month's order is MAY 24th. Please have all orders and money to me by this date. I will be sending the order and checks in next day air the following Monday, May 25th.****

You can bring your order by my house or just put it in the mail. Or you can hand it to me at church. My address is 12511 Brazos Bend Trail, Humble, TX 77346
**Disclaimer - This is NOT sponsored or endorsed by the LDS church or the Relief Society of the Eagle Springs Ward**

How Do I Order From The Cannery

Ordering Process for Cannery Orders
FOOD STORAGE

Cannery food storage order forms are located in the binders each Sunday. You can also go to http://www.providentliving.org/, to the left of the page, click on “Family Home Storage”. Then on the next page look to the right and click on “Home Storage Center order form.” There is also a link to the side of the blog.

You can either print the form and fill it out manually, or fill it out online and print it out from there. Keep the form with you for now. However, PLEASE let Crystal Petersen know what you are ordering by the end of each month via e-mail at crystalcangel@yahoo.com so she can send that information in to the stake so the cannery knows how much food is going out. Items will be available the second month after you submit your order. For example, orders placed to Crystal by the end of March will be available in May.

Do one of the following based on how you will be packaging your items.

Canning items on Stake Canning night: Bring your order form with you on the canning night. Please let Carrie Wells cbear1230@gmail.com or Crystal Petersen know you will be at the cannery. Be prepared to be on time, help others with their orders and also help clean up. You will pay for your order that night. Exact cash or check only, but keep your check blank until check out just in case the cannery does not have all the items you need.

2009 Kingwood Stake Canning Dates 6:00 to 9:00 pm

Tuesday, January 27
Wednesday, February 25
Tuesday, March 24
Wednesday, April 29
Wednesday, May 27
Tuesday, June 30
Wednesday, July 29
Wednesday, August 12
Tuesday, September 29
Wednesday, October 28
Wednesday, November 11
Wednesday, December 2

Bulk bags of product – If you are ordering your items in the bulk bags. Fill out your order form as above, letting Crystal Petersen know what you are ordering by the last day of the month. You can either go to the cannery yourself and pick up your items or you can coordinate with Carrie Wells or Crystal Petersen to see if you can have your items picked up by someone else who is going to the cannery, or by someone who is canning on Stake Canning nights. You will need to also order packaging items, ie: #10 cans, mylar bags, oxygen packets. If you are going to pick up your items yourself, please make sure you call the cannery at 281-537-1785 to make sure someone will be there to check you out. Again, your items will be available the second month after placing your order with Crystal. The cannery is located at 16333 Hafer Road, Houston, TX
In this case you will need to keep an eye on the emails or the Food Storage distribution list e-mails or check out the new blog to see where and when we will be packing at someone’s house with our ward sealer or canner, or contact Crystal Petersen for this information.

It's Time For Homeade Jam

Tara has been so nice and willing to share her talents:)

"If anyone is interested in learning how to make homemade jam, canning and processing, it now is the time to stock up on strawberries. It is the peak season and you generally won’t find strawberries much cheaper than they are right now. I have had several women talk to me about helping them make jam. If you are interested in having me help you with a batch or two please email me and we can set something up. If you are interested in just learning the ropes we can do that to. Once the interest is assessed I will let any of those interested know what the dates/times, etc are. Just email me at taralyn@juno.com."

Thanks Tara!

****UPDATE*** I just found this video showing you how to make freezer jam:)

http://everydayfoodstorage.net/2009/05/17/strawberry-freezer-jam-food-storage-recipes/food-storage-recipes

Here is a picture of my second batch of freezer jam! (I used a different type of pectin which didn't call for corn syrup or lemon juice, but whatever pectin you get, they come with easy instructions on what you do and what it calls for!) We have eaten so much of it already we thought we would make some more!!

Crystal

Hopeful

I have created a blog in hopes that information will be easily available for everyone wanting to be prepared. It's a great way to look on your own time and hopefully learn something new about being prepared:) We will be having all upcoming activities, orders, etc. posted here, so check back often! It's a work in progress, so thank you for being patient:) Please don't be afraid to contact me if you have any questions. I am here to help.

If you are interested in being added to the food storage email list, where you will receive emails on upcoming orders, special orders, and other food storage related activities and information, please email me at crystalcangel@yahoo.com.

Please do take some time and look at the links on the side of the blog. These websites are AWESOME and give you tons of information on anything you can think of related to being prepared. So please, check out the websites. Also on the side there are links to the online canning form and home storage pamphlet.

Crystal