The pros and cons of different preservation methods
This article was originally published by RJ Jhonson on www.bugout.news Food preservation is one of the most important life skills, particularly if you live off the grid, are...
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6 Ways Our Ancestors Made Dangerous Food Safe
This article was originally published by Carmela Tyrell on www.survivopedia.com The day you cannot go to McDonalds and consume their salads for fear of contracting a food borne...
5 Rationing Strategies You Must Know
This article was originally published by Chris Black on www.survivopedia.com If you’re old enough or if you’re a student of history, you may know about wartime rations....
5 Steps to Start a Homemade Cheese-Making Routine
This article was originally published on morningchores.com Got Milk? If you have a dairy herd or are thinking about it, summer and fall are prime time for...
How to Make Moonshine the Old-Fashioned Way in 6 Easy Steps
Have you ever watched the show “Moonshiners?” Personally, it’s one of my guilty pleasures. I love the humor the cast finds in one another and...
Back to History: Top 9 Civil War Survival Recipes
The Civil War was brutal. That’s all there is to it. If you’ve seen The Free State of Jones, even the first fifteen minutes of...
1816 – Year Without A Summer – Massive Crop Failure, Food Shortages
A big preparedness lesson from history is the summer of 1816 – the year without a summer. Apparently Spring seemed normal that year. But as...
[Recipe] The Best Pioneer Survival Food
When cowboys hit the trail for a cattle drive, they had a long journey ahead of them. Many drives took months, taking the crew into...
Great Depression Cooking – The Poorman’s Meal
As we walk through the air conditioned aisles of today’s grocery stores filled with countless varieties of every type of food imaginable, it’s hard to...
Back To Basics: How To Preserve Food In Lard
When I was growing up, it was a given that the bacon grease would be sitting by the stove in Grandma’s tin canister. Or maybe...
Peasant Communities Survived On This Simple And Nutritious Food For Centuries
Peasant food, while simple and frugal, has been around for centuries – in every culture around the world. Using fresh roots, herbs, and foods available...
Freezing and Food – Do They Go Well Together?
One of the biggest problems we have with our food supply in the summer is that the heat makes storage of fresh meat almost impossible...