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Canning: DO’s and Don’ts
Do not use overripe fruit. Canning doesn’t improve the quality of food, so if you start out with low quality, it will only get worse in storage. Plus Do not add more low-acid ingredients (onions,...
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Emergency Preparation: Emergency Evacuation
Have you ever wondered what you would do if you had only a few minutes to leave your home knowing that you may not come back? What wold you do? (1) Have a family evacuation plan. (2) Have an emergency...
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Emergency Preparation: Travel Tips
First, you should have a good car kit in every vehicle you own. Take it out and place it in the back seat of the car, especially if you are taking a trip where you may encounter snow. If the road is...
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Emergency Preparation: 10 Things to Know about 72 Hour Kit
1. 72 hours in not long enough. We have learned in every disaster since Katrina that these kits should be 120 hours, at least. 2. Your kit should be kept in a location near an exit door but away from...
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Food Storage Tips: Types of Canned Milk
Liquid Milk Preserved liquid milk comes in a number of forms, none of which are very similar to each other. The most common forms of these packaged milk are as follows: Canned Milks These are commonly...
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Food Storage Recipe: Dr. Pepper Roast
Ingredients: Roast (approx. 1.5 lbs roast per quart sized jar) 1 can Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup 2 cans Campbell’s cream of potato soup 2 cups Dr. Pepper (we joke that the caffeine cooks...
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Emergency Preparation: 72 Hour Kit
If you haven’t started your 72 hr. kits yet, here are some great items to start with. If you have started, GOOD FOR YOU! But, you might see some items here that you don’t have yet. The one item that...
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Food Storage Tips: Storing Honey
Honey is much easier to store than to select and buy. Pure honey won’t mold, but may crystallize over time. Exposure to air and moisture can cause color to darken and flavor to intensify and may speed...
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Emergency Preparation
If you are putting together an emergency-preparedness kit, it is important to remember that you need to have more than just freeze-dried foodand other food items packed away in storage. After all, the...
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Emergency Preparation: Be Prepared
‘Tis the season to make resolutions; recent polls show that Americans are making a surprising resolution – they are vowing to save more money and be more prepared. It seems we’ve learned the hard way...
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