"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)
We need to learn and be able to manage with our skills and storage if any trouble strikes. There are so many who need help already. Be ready so we can help those in need.
Keep working on your storage and keep working on your basic skills.
I have a feeling that we will be in higher prices for a while, so we will need to learn to live with it for the long term. Brush up on your skills and learn new ones - now is the time.
One thing facing us is high-priced eggs and a shortage of them as well. Fortunately chickens grow fast but how long for the bird flu to pass??
So here are some egg substitutes to help...
Starting with my favorite one!
For one egg....
1 tsp unflavored gelatin, add 1/4 c. cold water, stir till dissolved. Then add 2 tbsp and 1 tsp hot water and mix. In the recipe you use, reduce liquid by 1/4 cup. I made oatmeal cookies as a test, one batch normal and one batch with this instead of the egg. I had to label the bottom of the container as I could not tell the difference. So this is for using in recipes.
For 2-3 eggs use:
2 tbsp water or milk
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp vegetable oil
2 tbsp of flour
Others I have found...
1/4 c. Club soda = one egg
1/4 c. Applesauce = one egg
1/4 c. Mashed banana = one egg
1 tbsp ground flax seed with three tbsp of water = one egg
1 tsp. Baking soda plus 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar = 1 egg
Nut butters...3 tbsp = 1 egg
1/4 c. Buttermilk or yogurt = 1 egg
1 tbsp unflavored gelatin plus 1 tbsp cold water mix and add 2 tbsp boiling water mix till frothy = 1 egg
These are the ones I have found, there are more I am sure.
Plus there are egg substitutes on the market.
Also you can find recipes that are eggless...
Eggless French Toast
Any sliced bread set out for an hour
2 c. Milk
4 tbsp cornstarch
2 tsp. Vanilla
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
Four to six slices of bread then mix it together, dip bread, make like normal.
So look around for some eggless recipes, try them out and save the recipes you like in a binder. Build that binder of thrifty recipes and shelf-stable recipes and store the ingredients.
For example, my mother-in-law's French dressing we love it so much:
1 c. Veg oil
1 c. Ketchup
1 c. Sugar
1/2 c. Vinegar
1/4 tsp each of:
garlic powder
celery seed
parsley
minced dry onion
Mix well and store in a quart jar with lid, shake well, and shake before using.
Lets talk about this recipe - if you are storing the basics you would already have these ingredients in your storage. Yes, you could just purchase dressing however you would pay more for something with unwanted ingredients and it would never taste as good.
So look at your recipes and what ingredients they take, then store those ingredients. Remember my telling you that I always have the ingredients for our favorite chocolate cake on hand? Get that recipe HERE.
Do some research on how to buy in bulk and again I have talked how to store things on past blog posts.
https://www.littlehouseliving.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-buying-in-bulk.html?utm_source=convertkit&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=You+Need+to+Know+This+Before+You+Buy+Food+in+Bulk+-+5848196 - she has many helpful things here.
If you do not already have a binder started for meal planning, this is a great place to start.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O55UYD9bJmY - these people share in this video how they go about meal planning, very helpful.
Remember, your skill building...
In this picture are mittens I am making from yarn I had. So doing mittens for free is a good skill to have. These are knitted but there are many mitten patterns for crochet and even sewing.
Brrr it is cold here where I live! That is why I am making mittens. But for you who are not cold, perhaps it is time to start seedlings and planting your gardens.
I do think we should try to grow some things even in pots if you have no room for a garden.
How are you coming with your bread making skills?? Check out THIS POST for recipes!
Remember, if you don't have a bread machine, no worries! Use the amounts and knead by hand or a machine. I have done it all ways and it's perfect every time.
Let us know what skills you are working on in the comment section below.
Missy says think outside the box on how to build storage and skills.
Tippy Longstockings says she can't bare to look at the high prices knowing they keep going up so find frugal ways to do things.
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