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Canning Homemade Dog Food DIY Recipe

September 22, 2018

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If you do your own canning and have dogs either for working or as pets you should try and can your own dog food. Dogs will still need to eat if an emergency happens. Plus if you make your own, you know what is in the food.

Canning will preserve the dog food for years and will taste as fresh as the day you made it. See the full article below

Canning Homemade Dog Food DIY Recipe

(Photo Credit: canninggranny.blogspot)

Filed Under: Cooking, General Prepping, Homesteading, Self-Sufficiency

How To Make Root Beer

September 21, 2018

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Making root beer at home is easy once you gather all of the necessary supplies. It’s a great family project and a way to teach kids that not everything tasty comes from an aluminum can. No matter what root beer history story you believe, root beer is an original brew that predates colas and other sodas. Brew your own, and relive its historical origins today!

There are loads of way to make root beer on the web, but my Favorite so far is the one linked below. It has a great picture tutorial and great information on how to D.I.Y

How To Make Root Beer

(Picture Credit: ieatfood.net)

Filed Under: Cooking, Homesteading, Recipes, Self-Sufficiency

5 Benefits of Making Preserves

September 20, 2018

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For hundreds of years the art of making preserves was not only a necessity in families, but it was also considered a fun event that could be enjoyed by the whole family and friends as well.

Although making preserves may be a declining art it is certainly not a dead one. There are many benefits you can reap by practicing this homey food tradition. This will also save you money, as you make lots of batches all at the same time.

5 Benefits of Making Preserves

Picture Credit: naturehacks.com

Filed Under: Cooking, Homesteading, Self-Sufficiency

The Definitive Guide to Traditional Food Preparation and Preservation

September 20, 2018

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Before huge multinational corporations did it for us, humans had to figure out how to turn raw, unrefined formerly-living things into food that could be cooked or eaten.

If it was going to hit the fan, we would have to do this eventually. Your stored food will only last you so long. This is all great knowledge to learn and if you even take a few of these ways you will do far better than most.

The Definitive Guide to Traditional Food Preparation and Preservation

Photo Credit: marksdailyapple.com

Filed Under: Cooking, General Prepping, Homesteading, Self-Sufficiency

Recipes For 30+ Different Species Of Wild Animals

September 19, 2018

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In a SHTF situation, pretty much all the food available will be gone. Eventually all of your stored food will also be gone. You will need protein in your diet and the only good source of protein will be wild animals that you can find around your bug in or out location. The most popular most likely will be squirrel and small birds and mice.

I wanted to get a wide range of different animal recipes, I spent sometime looking at different websites and eventually found a great collect of recipes for wild animals that you maybe able to catch. From alligator to woodcock.

Recipes For 30 Different Species Of Wild Animals

(Picture Credit: huskerhunter)

Filed Under: Cooking, Hunting & Fishing, Recipes, Self-Sufficiency

8 Great Ways To Cook With No Power

September 18, 2018

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It is always good to have options in everything you do in life, cooking is no exception. What would you do if you lost electricity or gas in your house? How would you realistically cook food for your family?

Making a plan for powerless cooking as part of your prepping will help ensure you’re not eating all your food storage cold and raw. Even canned meals and MRE’s taste better warmed up.

8 Great Ways To Cook With No Power

Photo Credit: foodstorageandsurvival

Filed Under: Cooking, General Prepping, Homesteading

3 Different Ways To Make Survival Smokers

September 14, 2018

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If you found your self in an emergency situation or you were out camping or even bugging out and food is sporadic, the  purpose is to preserve these protein-rich foods, which would otherwise spoil quickly, for long periods.

You can smoke pretty much any red meat and fish. I found a great article showing you how to make 3 different styles of smokers, dependent on what you have available. Obviously there are other ways to smoke meats too but this is great knowledge to have stored just in case you need it.

Photo Credit: meatsandsausages.com

3 Diffent Ways To Make Survival Smokers

Filed Under: Cooking, General Prepping, Self-Sufficiency, Wilderness Survival

How To Make An Aluminum Bottle Alcohol Stove

September 11, 2018

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There are plenty of aluminum can stove designs out there. This one is different in that it is not made from aluminum cans but rather from aluminum bottles (aluminum beer bottles to be specific)

These stoves are easily made and work very well, in an emergency situation you could make one of these stoves and cook or boil water so its safe to drink.  I really like the design of this one and what more unique is that its not make from a can.

Photo: hpstoutharrow / instructables

How To Make An Aluminum Bottle Alcohol Stove

Filed Under: Cooking, General Prepping, Tools & Gear

Dehydrating Tomatoes 101

September 9, 2018

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Dehydrated tomatoes taste amazing!  The problem is when you grow your own tomatoes the year usually goes  like this – nothing, nothing, nothing and then loads of tomatoes in one go!

Tomatoes are so healthy, tasty and versatile it is a crime to ever waste them. Sure you can make sauces etc but I think one of the best ways to preserve tomatoes is to dehydrate them. If you don’t have a dehydrator because you think they are too expensive, then get one of these at just $35. For the price is has amazing reviews…

Below is an awesome tutorial on how to dehydrate tomatoes from Bev Cooks, check it out and the next time you have a glut of tomatoes or they are on offer at the store, get dehydrating!

Dehydrating Tomatoes 101

(Photo from: Bev Cooks)

Filed Under: Cooking, Homesteading

How To Make Your Own Vinegar (So easy to do & loads of varieties to make)

September 8, 2018

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Personally I think vinegar is under valued, it is used in so many different ways to flavour our food and it is also great for preserving food via pickling.  Apart from food/cooking uses vinegar also has a whole load of other uses in and around the home.

Something most people don’t realize is that you can make 100s of different types of vinegar, ranging from very basic vinegar right through to gourmet vintage vinegars.  If you can make a fruit/flower wine (or mead & hard cider!) from it, you can make vinegar from it, so the vinegar you make is only really limited by your imagination.

And yet another thing most people don’t realize is just how easy vinegar is to make!  Time is what you need to make vinegar, not skill… Below is a great tutorial on how to make: apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar, raspberry vinegar, honey vinegar, clover vinegar, dandelion vinegar and some gourmet vinegars.

How To Make Your Own Vinegar

(Photo by: Chris Adams)

Filed Under: Cooking, Homesteading

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