Monday, July 13, 2020

Monday Message


"Let us be in a position so we are able to not only feed ourselves through the home production and storage, but others as well." (President Ezra Taft Benson)

Let us continue to stock up and to live frugally and learn skills that would help our family. We need to be mindful of others as well.

I keep saying this virus will be around for quite a while and we need to prepare for this.

I keep watching some shortages that are on going. Most people want to get out in the summer more than ever.  But we need to keep others safe and protect our family.

We keep seeing an increase in positive cases here in Iowa.

Soon people will lose unemployment benefits and things will be much harder.

This has already been here six months and we are getting worse.

I suggest having the basic staples on hand but also know how to use them.



If this keeps increasing the food chain will be more disrupted than it is now...

Meat is in shorter supply, we see it here so make sure your freezer is full. And stretch what you have...



Now is the time to dig out those cookbooks and spend time going through them...



https://www.food.com/recipe/substitute-for-buttermilk-124413 - this is a substitute for buttermilk.

I also will tell you it's good to have a few complete things on hand...

Pancake mix complete just needs water so if you ration your eggs this is good.
Muffin mix, again only water is needed to make.
Angel food cake mix, only add water.

I think having these items on hand in your storage is a good thing but get your scratch cooking very much down pat.


Missy asked me to say that we need to keep getting stocked up with food for our pets as well.

We can still stock up on storage and we should be.

While getting ready made is good, learn to make your own things too.

Click HERE for my favorite homemade pizza recipe!

The cost difference is huge.

Start learning to live on less than you make and just learn learn learn how to live frugally.

https://savorandsavvy.com/100-frugal-recipes/ - here is a good place to start.

https://www.frugalfarmwife.com/article/simple-chicken-rice-dinner-instant-pot-slow-cooker-and-oven-versions/ - here is an inexpensive meal, I like how she gives three ways to prepare it.



Gus is reminding everyone to wash their hands!

10 comments:

  1. That pizza looks delicious. I started using your crust recipe years ago and it is my go to for pizza. Thank you for reminding everyone to get in extra pet food.
    Ginger

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    1. Friday nite is pizza nite here I love dividing up and put in bags and freeze I pull out a bag and toss it on the counter until ready to fix at supper very easy

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  2. You are amazing, love all that you teach us about having food storage and canning and the like.

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    1. We all just have to stay on task if we can

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  3. I've already stocked up on clothes and shoes. Seems like a lot of that comes from China.

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    1. That is good that you are stocked it will be even a more trying times ahead I am afraid

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  4. QUERIDA BECKY: ESPERO QUE ESTES BIEN, NO TE HE PODIDO ESCRIBIR ANTES, YA QUE ESTAMOS VARIOS DIAS SIN SERVICIO ELECTRICO, SE CORTA BASTANTE SEGUIDO Y PARECE QUE NO HAY UNA PRONTA SOLUCION DE PARTE DE LA EMPRESA QUE SUMINISTRA EL SERVICIO. AQUI ESTAMOS BIEN, CASI NO SALIMOSA, NOS CUIDAMOS BASTANTE, EL VIRUS ESTA PEGANDO FUERTE AQUI EN MI PROVINCIA, ES DONDE HAY MAS CASOS, LA CUARENTENA ES BASTANTE DURA, NO SE QUE PASARA MAÑANA CUANDO HABLE EL PRESIDENTE DEL PAIS, HARA ANUNCIOS NUEVOS SOBRE QUIENES PODRAN SALIR O QUE NEGOCIOS PODRAN ABRIR, NO NOS PODEMOS QUEJAR, TENEMOS TODO LO QUE NECESITAMOS, DIOS ES FIEL. ¿PUEDES PASAR POR MI BLOG? ESTARE ENCANTADA DE QUE PASES Y LEAS MI PUBLICACION. BENDICIONES Y CUIDATE MUCHO, SE QUE TU PAIS ESTA SIENDO MUY CASTIGADO POR EL VIRUS, MUERTES Y DESEMPLEO. ABRAZOS A LA DISTANCIA.

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    1. Sorry you are still having electricity going off so frequently. I love seeing the things you make you really have great talent. It is so sad the virus just keeps on increasing I wish we could stop it in it's tracks. We too stay in as much as we can stay safe

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  5. Great post Becky. Disruption to supply chains has been on my mind on and off recently.I live in Australia and a lot of our sewing thread and yarn comes from overseas. Actually a lot of the things we use day to day comes from other countries. I have done some preliminary investigation into what things are produced in our state. Of course with supply chains being so long now days even local manufacturers will probably struggle to produce goods because the material they need to produce their finished products will not be readily available. Same goes for farming, which relies on many different types of inputs and technology.

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    1. Yes it is scary to think how fast things can go down. Things everyone thought would always be the same are not. I guess I never thought about thread I have plenty stored and don't think about everything but we really should be thinking of everything because if people get sick going to work they won't be going and if people are afraid of getting sick from work they won't be going thanks for your comment

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