Monday, October 18, 2021

Monday Message

"Included in the year’s supply of basic foods should be life-sustaining foods that store well for a long time: grains (wheat, rice, corn, or other of the cereal grains); dried milk, dried fish or protein vegetables such as beans and peas and other fresh, canned, dried, or pickled fruit or vegetables; sugar or a sugar substitute such as honey; some form of fats; salt; and water. Fresh taro or sweet potato, and live pigs, chickens, or fish might be considered as a supply in some areas of the world where it is difficult to store food. Remember that regular use of whole grains is important in building a digestive tolerance for roughage." (Barbara B. Smith)

If you store grains, do you have a grain mill? You should work on getting one... This always makes me think about the book, The Long Winter by Laura Ingalls Wilder. They had to use a coffee mill to grind wheat and this took long days of grinding. They said they must never stop, so they had enough to make what they needed per day. I am thinking what a miracle it was that the little coffee mill did not break down. Imagine it being purchased in our time. Most everything is not made very well and breaks down quickly.  

I remember my sister-in-law worked in a factory and they asked her to go faster and she said it was as fast as possible already because of each thing that needed to get done. They said no, keep it going, if it doesn't get done it will be tended on the other end - meaning you buy it and discover it doesn't work and have to go through hoops to get one that is correct. Hmmm for how long? 

I don't know what company she worked for but it makes me think how hard it was for us to get a microwave. We had to keep taking them back after not having them a full day, grrr. When we took it back the last time we bought a whole other brand but we had to pay more for it. When we were there the lady helping said this was happening a lot with that brand. I can't remember the brand but it was hard, heavy work to unpack and rearrange counters to find out it did not work then to pack it back up to go all the way back an hour round-trip and longer in the store all during a pandemic. If I were a store where people were returning a product over and over I would stop carrying it.

So that was a long winded way of saying if you store grains, you need a grain mill. If you have an electric grain mill you need one that is not electric as well for just in case. While we have that one, I hope the day never comes that I have to solely rely on it. That said, it makes the best ever cracked wheat. Just something to think about.

I am drying the last of the parsley from the garden. I still have the beans I am drying for seed, a few green tomatoes, and a watermelon left in the garden. Fall is here. The squirrels are burying walnuts that they never will find causing me work next year when walnut trees start to grow. Are you squirreling away food for the winter? And beyond?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9lAFTdJdF0&t=3s - powdered milk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaUoiyj5reA - make your own freezer rolls.

With prices going up this is perfect - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnhFAhtmEUw. I hope you are paying attention to all her tips.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVFKQj3iimw&t=125s I love finding organizing tips, she has a lot here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih1XIyg3-f4 - how to make the magic mix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGKaqxjh1dI&t=2s. This is using the magic mix to make chocolate pudding.

I tried to pull a variety out of her videos that her site had, there are many more great videos on her site though so be sure to look through them. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVdjcMKTZOyw-MwEJfA7CQ. She is one of my favorites.

Pumpkin Pie Spice

1/2 c. cinnamon

1/4 c. ginger

2 Tbsp nutmeg

2 Tbsp cloves

I put this in small canning jar, shake and label. I keep this on hand at all times

Pumpkin muffins are one of our favorite fall recipes! Tip: I mix all the dry ingredients the night before for a head start in the morning.

Pumpkin Streusel Muffins

I mix and set aside the topping:

1/3 cup flour

3 Tbsp brown sugar

2 Tbsp cold butter

In bowl, mix well:

1/4 cup soft butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup pumpkin

1/2 cup milk (I add tsp of vinegar to it)

2 eggs

1 Tbsp molasses

Then, don’t stir again until all dry ingredients are measured in.

2 cups flour

1 tsp dried orange peel

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice (recipe above)

1/4 tsp salt

Then, stir well and fill 12 regular muffin cups. I use liners, but it's not necessary.

By spoon, divide topping over all evenly. Bake in preheated oven at 375 for 20-25 minutes. Delicious!

Missy says stay safe, only go out when you know you are taking safety measures.

Gus says he wants you to keep wearing masks and be safe.

8 comments:

  1. How could you not wear a mask after seeing that sweet face of Gus telling us to wear one?

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    1. Gus says if he ever goes out he wants a mask too

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  2. my aunt worked in a factory where they sewed clothing. She said if the order was for 1000 in each size and they finished up a one size and ran short on another they just sewed in the wrong size label or if they ran out of sleeves in one size and had extra on another size they just put them together with another size body. She said to never buy clothes without trying every single piece on. And this was actually decades ago!

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    1. Oh dear it pays to learn to make our own that explains why certain sizes don't fit depending on the brand incredible....like that tshirt the yellow one I redid the front neck because it was like the back piece....it probably was.....

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  3. HOLA BECKY ¿COMO HAS ESTADO? QUE BUENO QUE EL OTOÑO ESTE CERCA, HA SIDO UN VERANO CALUROSO PARA USTEDES, AQUI LA PRIMAVERA ESTA ALGO CAMBIANTE, HAY DIAS FESCOS Y OTROS UN POCO CALUROSOS, TODO PASA TAN RAPIDO. QUIERO PREGUNTATRTE ¿TU LE PONES HOJAS DE LAUREL A LOS GRANOS DE CEREALES O A LA HARINA QUE GUARDAS PARA USAR EN OTRO TIEMPO? MIRE UN VIDEO EL OTRO DIA, QUE USABA LAUREL PARA QUE NO SE DESARROLLEN LOS BICHITOS LLAMADOS GORGOJOS,QUE SE COMEN TODAS LOS ALIMENTOS, ¿TU LO HAS HECHO? ¿DA BUEN RESULTADO? BUENO, ME ALEGRO SABER DE TI, SIGUES DANDO SIEMPRE BUENOS CONSEJOS. BENDICIONES¡¡¡¡¡¡

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    1. I use Bay leaves which I looked up are the laurel leaves you mention. I have used for many many years like forty and yes they work great I have never had an issue except one time I got a bag from store of flour I always check before I dump in a bucket it had bus and I took it back to the store which leads me to mention never store the flour or grain in the bags they come in they sometimes have them in the paper also if you have to store in the paper bag don't stack on or near each other as all could get contaminated. I store in five gallon buckets and I put two Bay leaves on top of flour or grain then put on the lid label and date the reason I put two Bay leaves is what I do so I know to locate the two and remove before using do not get rid of those leaves they are good to put in your cupboards but rub the two together this makes them potent again you reuse them over and over. Now i put wheat wheat in a jar as my using jar i put the leaves in on top of that as well and with all my jars that are user jars the rest is in buckets. Things i put Bay leaves in. Whole wheat berries white flour..pasta...rice...popcorn...cornmeal any flour any grain i hope that helps

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  4. THANK YOU BECKY, SI ES DE GRAN AYUDA. BENDICIONES.

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