Simply Preparing

Survival blog for disaster and emergency preparedness.

Food Storage

Preserve blackberries for long term storage

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I love to preserve blackberries.   It's so easy to insure the great taste of summer in your food preps with just a small amount of work.  Rich in bioflavonoids, vitamin C and antioxidants, blackberries are nutritional power houses perfect for long term food storage pantries.   Here are my favorite ways to preserve blackberries. How To Freeze Blackberries One way to … [Read more...] about Preserve blackberries for long term storage

5-Gallon Food Grade Buckets

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I received a bit of a jolt when entering a local food storage store in search of 5-gallon food grade buckets for several bags of rice and beans I recently purchased for emergency prepardedness.   Over SEVEN dollars for a bucket and lid.  And we aren't talking gamma lids, here.  Nope.  We are talking just the plain old hammer it down with a rubber mallet type of lid. As I … [Read more...] about 5-Gallon Food Grade Buckets

How To Make The Most Of Survival Seeds

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"I bought these survival seeds so that I can grow all my own food when the SHTF". I hear this a lot.   Often from people who have never planted  a seed in their entire lives.   Experienced gardeners must be doing a terrific job of making their work look super easy for so many people to figure that if the world were to explode, they could just till up a little bit of dirt, … [Read more...] about How To Make The Most Of Survival Seeds

How to tell if your baking powder is still fresh.

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You are right in the middle of creating a culinary master piece.  Your mouth is watering as you reach for the last ingredient your recipe requires.  In your hand is a container of baking powder, recovered from way in the back of your cupboard. You find yourself  wondering when you used this stuff last.  Heck, you wonder when you bought it.  How long does baking powder last, … [Read more...] about How to tell if your baking powder is still fresh.

Freeze Dried Meals in a Jar: Sausage Potato Soup

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Freeze Dried Meals in a Jar provide nutrition, convenience, and long term storage ability to your food storage plan.   Boil a pot of water, dump in the ingredients, and viola!, dinner is served in record time. Even if that dinner was made a YEAR ago! Why I Love Freeze Dried Meals In A Jar What makes Freeze Dried Meals in a Jar so fantastic?  Imagine coming home too tired to … [Read more...] about Freeze Dried Meals in a Jar: Sausage Potato Soup