tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83842525822343303942024-03-13T23:26:16.533-07:00Living Providently TodayFood storage shouldn't just wait for a catastrophe. It can help our lives become easier every day. Learn how to include it in every day meal planning and preparation as you simplify your life.Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.comBlogger125125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-13129606180752912952016-06-02T09:47:00.003-07:002016-06-02T09:47:31.948-07:00On Being Provident and Teaching our Children<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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To be provident means to plan with the future in mind.<br />
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It is
not just about food storage. Living these principles prepares us to be of
better service to our Father in Heaven. If the choices we make today relieve
stress tomorrow or in the future, then we are much more capable of reaching out
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Learning skills and getting good at doing things
builds confidence which also makes us more able to serve. These principles are
so important for us as adults to learn, but also for us to teach to our
children. Here is a list to get you thinking about what you could do with your children to teach them some of these priniciples.</div>
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<b>1.</b> Bread making or pizza dough from scratch.</div>
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<b>2.</b> Make pancakes, cupcakes, cookies, or no-bake items from scratch,
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<b>3.</b> Make lasagna, manicotti, or baked ziti. Make a couple of extra
batches to share with new moms in your ward that they can freeze and use when
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<b>4.</b> Have a baking talent show
complete with judges. Youth bring items they have baked as entries.</div>
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<b>5.</b> Create a recipe collection of simple, easy to make recipes that
youth can take with them on missions or to college. These recipes should be
from scratch using basic ingredients available in all countries. This could be
something done over a few months. Each month, one or two youth could teach how
to make a certain item and the class could include it in their books. These
need to be main dish items, not just desserts.</div>
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<b>6.</b> Teach basic laundry techniques. Create a game out of seeing how
quickly they can sort the clothes into loads. Teach how to do laundry at a
laundry mat or in a bin full of water knowing that many will serve missions
where washing machines are not available.</div>
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<b>7.</b> Basic sewing skills can be taught. How to sew on a button,
repair a seam, hem some pants, etc. This could be done in stations at an MTC
night. Include some basic cooking, cleaning, ironing, and laundry stations in
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<b>8.</b> Sew quilt squares together to make a humanitarian quilt or tie a
quilt already put together.</div>
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<b>9.</b> Sew aprons out of dishtowels or scripture totes out of
placemats.</div>
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<b>10.</b> Sew simple skirts with elastic waistbands or PJ shorts.</div>
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<b>11.</b> Learn basic car, bike, or home repairs.</div>
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<b>12.</b> Create a sample budget for meals for 1 week for 1 person. See
if you can come up with nutritious meals for $30 or less. This is a good limit
to set when serving a mission or in
college. It is possible!</div>
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<b>13.</b> Have a financial discussion showing what happens when you take
out a loan or use a credit card. Perhaps invite a special speaker. Discuss
creative ways to get through college without any debt and why that would be
such a blessing.</div>
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<b>14.</b> Have a career night. Talk about what a minimum wage job will
allow you to have in life. Talk about what the minimum salary is to be able to
pay tithing and have a basic home, proper insurances, a reliable car, buy
groceries, etc. Then invite members of your ward to talk about what they do and
what the expected salaries are in their fields.</div>
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<b>15.</b> Build basic 72-hour kits for youth to take with them to
college.</div>
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<b>16.</b> Put together backpacking food for high adventure. Young men can
help dehydrate snacks or price check pre-made meals compared to inexpensive
alternatives from the regular grocery store.</div>
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<b>17.</b> Repair or clean camping supplies after the big event, including
seasoning the Dutch ovens.</div>
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<b>18.</b> Have the youth plan meals and rotate through cooking and
cleaning assignments at camp. Some of them can be paired with leaders to help
purchase items and stay within the budget.</div>
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<b>Remember that it takes a little more time and planning to teach the
youth these skills instead of just doing it for them, but they will be better
off their whole life through because of the lessons learned!<o:p></o:p></b></div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-7243678802785393102016-06-02T09:36:00.001-07:002016-06-02T09:36:38.196-07:00FREEZING FRUITS AND VEGETABLES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Freezing is one of the simplest and least time consuming
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Select fully ripe fruit that is not soft or mushy. Carefully wash and sort fruit. Trim and discard parts that are green or
bruised. Peel, trim, pit and slice fruit
as desired. Prepare fruit by packing
with or without sugar or syrup. Pack in
containers and store in freezer. To
serve, thaw fruit at room temperature or in the refrigerator. Serve while a few ice crystals remain.</div>
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Any fruit can be frozen without sugar. However, the texture may be softer than that
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Some fruit such as berries, cherries, and grapes may be
frozen in a single layer on cookie sheets before packing in containers. This prevents them from sticking
together. Serve them frozen as snacks or
thaw and use as a topping for salads or desserts.</div>
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A water pack (without sugar) can be used for fruit such as
peaches. Fruit juice can be used. Orange and berry juices are suitable.</div>
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Fruits can be packed in syrup made from sugar, corn syrup or
honey. Light syrup is made from 4 cups
water to 1 cup of sugar. Medium syrup is
4 cups water to 1&3/4 cup of sugar.
Allow about 2/3 cup of syrup for each pint of fruit. Dissolve sugar in hot or cold water. If hot, cool before using.</div>
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Juicy fruit and those that will be used for pies or other
cooked products are often packed in sugar.
Use about 1 cup of sugar for each 2 to 3 lbs. of fruit. Sugar and fruit should be gently but
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Ascorbic acid can be added to light-color fruit to inhibit
browning. For syrup or liquid packs, add
½ tsp. powdered or crushed ascorbic acid to each quart (4 cups) of cold
syrup. For sugar or sugarless packs,
dissolve ½ tsp. ascorbic acid in 3 Tbs. cold water and sprinkle over 4 cups of
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Select top-quality vegetables. Prepare them as soon as possible to avoid
loss of quality. Wash and sort
vegetables in cold running water. Peel
trim, and cut into desired pieces.
Prepare vegetables for freezing by blanching. This stops enzymes that cause changes in
flavor, texture, color, and nutritive value.</div>
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Put water in a large kettle with a tight-fitting lid and
bring to a rolling boil. Put a small
amount of vegetables in a wire basket, strainer, or cheesecloth bag, and
immerse in water. Cover and boil at top
heat for required time. Time varies from
2 to 5 minutes depending on type and size of vegetables. Don’t over cook. Vegetables should be heated through and
slightly tender. Check a manual or on
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Cool immediately in cold running water or ice water for
about the same length of time used for blanching. When thoroughly cool, drain and pack.</div>
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Put 1 inch of water in a kettle and bring to a rolling
boil. Put a small quantity of vegetables
in a steamer basket or in a colander with legs.
Suspend over boiling water. Cover
kettle and heat vegetables for required time.
Steam blanching takes longer than water blanching. Cool immediately in cold running water or ice
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Food should be packed in suitable containers for
freezing. Plastic freezer bags, vacuum
packaging designed for freezing, rigid plastic containers or even glass canning
jars with wide mouths can be used.</div>
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Pack foods tightly into containers. Allow ample headspace between the food and
the lid to allow room for expansion during freezing. To keep fruit covered with liquid, put a crumpled
piece of waxed paper between the fruit and the lid. This will keep the surface from darkening and
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When food is packed in freezer bags, squeeze out as much air
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product, type of pack (sugar, syrup or
ascorbic acid) for fruit, and date.</div>
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Load food in the freezer soon after packaged. Put no more unfrozen food into a home freezer
than will freeze within 24 hours. After
freezing, packages may be stored close together.</div>
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Most fruits and vegetables maintain high quality for 8 to 12
months. Unsweetened fruits lose quality
faster than those packed in sugar or syrup.
Storage for longer periods will affect the quality of the frozen foods,
but they will be safe to eat.</div>
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Dating packages will help to rotate the supply.</div>
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Drying is a wonderful way to preserve excess garden
produce. It is a low cost method to
preserve and requires less storage space than other methods.</div>
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<u>Electric dehydrators</u> produce the best quality dried
products. They don’t depend on dry,
sunny days or take over your oven.
Drying in the sun requires proper screens, and insects can cause
problems. Oven drying uses a lot of
energy and can cook food instead of drying.
Food dried in an oven takes longer and usually ends up more brittle,
darker and less flavorful than food dried in a dehydrator.</div>
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Electric dehydrators should have a heat source, a thermostat
with dial setting between 130 to 150 degrees F., and some method of air
circulation. Shelves should be made of
stainless steel (galvanized screening is not food safe) or food-grade
plastic. A manual with directions for
your specific dehydrator is also very helpful.</div>
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<u>Select</u> high quality fruits that are firm and fully
ripe. Use overripe or bruised fruits in
leathers. Vegetables should be fresh,
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<u>Prepare</u> fruits and vegetables by gently washing in
cold water just before drying to remove dirt, bacteria and insects. Don’t soak for an extended time because it
can cause nutrient loss and waterlog the fruit.
Core or pit the fruit and cut it into uniform halves, quarters or
slices. Trim away diseased or soft spots.</div>
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Many foods can be dried without <u>pretreatment</u>;
however, pretreatment generally improves quality and can make food safer to
eat. Treating fruits and vegetables with
an acidic solution (citric or ascorbic acid) or with sodium metabisulfite
solution helps destroy harmful bacteria.
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Pretreat with ascorbic acid/citric acid dip, salt solution,
syrup blanching, honey dip, or sulfating procedure. Soaking fruits in water solution will
increase drying time.</div>
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<u>Blanching</u> is the best pretreatment for
vegetables. It destroys the enzymes that
make vegetables deteriorate. Blanching
keeps vegetables from browning, becoming bitter or developing off-flavors. For water blanching, fill a kettle with
enough water to cover the food. Bring
water to a rolling boil and gradually stir in the food. Cover the kettle and boil. The water can be reused when blanching more
of the same food. Vegetables should feel
and taste firm yet tender, not fully cooked, but heated all the way through. Drain vegetables and put into dehydrator
immediately so drying can begin while vegetables are still warm.</div>
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<u>Distribute </u>food on trays in single layer, not
over-lapping. Dry similar sized pieces
together. Different food can be dried at
the same time. Strong foods like onion
or peppers should be dried separately.
Follow directions for your dehydrator for specific times. Generally, start with setting of 140-150
degrees F. After 2-3 hours lower temp.
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<u>Monitor</u> drying process and rotate trays. Drying times vary. Vegetables are dry when brittle or
leathery. Fruits are dry when pliable
and leather-like and have no pockets of moisture. Herbs are dry when
brittle. When you think food is
sufficiently dry, remove a piece and allow it to cool completely. Then check for dryness.</div>
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<u>Conditioning</u> fruits is a process of distributing
moisture evenly in the dried fruit. It
reduces the chance of spoilage. To
condition, loosely pack cooled, dried fruit in plastic or glass containers to
about 2/3 full. Cover container
tightly. Shake daily for 2-4 days. Excess moisture in some pieces will be
absorbed by the drier pieces. If you
notice water forming on the container lid, place food back in the dehydrator. Conditioning vegetables is not necessary.</div>
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<u>Containers</u> for dried food should be clean, nontoxic,
moisture resistant, airtight, and protective against light. One good method of storing dried food is to
place sealed plastic bags inside a larger glass or metal container with a
tight-fitting lid.</div>
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<u>Labeling</u> each package with the type of food,
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<u>Storage</u> area for dried food should be cool, dark and
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We have been blessed with having a church orchard close to us in
the Caldwell/Sunny Slope area on the way to Marsing. This orchard supplies our
cannery as well as other canneries with fruit for the church welfare program.
The fruit is used all around the world. Our stake does not have official
assignments with the orchard like we do the cannery, but we can still go out
and pick or purchase surplus fruit. This makes a great family or youth group
activity. Call first to see the hours they are picking and what the schedule
is. You can take your children out morning or evening depending on the shifts.</div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->Go up the road and you will find the packing
houses, orchard manager’s house, and paths to the orchards.<span style="mso-text-raise: -1.0pt; position: relative; top: 1.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Ranch 2 <span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(Robison Fruit Ranch
& Wholesale Packing House)</span> </div>
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<i>(Where you purchase already picked fruit.)</i> </div>
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15515 Frost Rd, Caldwell, ID 83605 (208) 459-3993 (The corner of Pear Ln. and Frost Rd.)</div>
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A few years ago the church bought Robison's orchards as well as
the packing house. This is used for a staging area for fruit brought from other
orchards and they do more of the church's pears.</div>
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<b>How do I find out what fruit is in season?</b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Call
the orchard answering machine 208-459-3993. They leave a message about the
picking schedule.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Go
to the website <a href="http://www.caldwellidahoorchard.com/"><span style="color: #000099;">www.caldwellidahoorchard.com</span></a>. They post what
is happening and what they are currently picking.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Go
to the facebook page. <span style="color: #000099;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/caldwellorchard">https://www.facebook.com/caldwellorchard</a></span></div>
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<b>What is a General Schedule for the Picking of Fruit?</b></div>
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<i>The actual schedule depends
on the season and weather. This is an approximate.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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Cherries--June 20-July 4 (<i>They
sell to public until gone. They do not process at canneries.)</i></div>
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Apricots--June 27-mid July (<i>They
sell to public until gone. They do not process at canneries.)</i></div>
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Plums--Mid August-first week of September (15, 30, & 70
cents/pound depending on grade)</div>
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Peaches--Mid August-Mid September</div>
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Apples--Mid August-November</div>
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Pear--Mid August-September (15, 25, & 35 cents/pound
depending on grade)</div>
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Typical Apple Season Order-- Gala>Jonathon>Golden
Delicious>Rome>a few Fuji</div>
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The orchard does not have a lot of peaches this year. However,
they just planted 8,000 trees and so there will be more peaches in future
years.</div>
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<b>How Do I Volunteer to Harvest Fruit?</b></div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Call
up and see what is in season and what they are picking and the hours of operation
208-459-3993.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Go
to the main sheds and see where they are picking. There is usually a sign
pointing the right direction or someone might be around.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Go
to the orchards that you are directed to go to. </div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Get
a picking basket for everyone picking. They are usually located in bins by the
areas where they are picking. </div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Ladders
and bins are usually where you are instructed to pick.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->6.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Pick
fruit and put into bins throughout the orchard.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->7.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Report
volunteer hours and number of people picking at the packing sheds buy the
house. This is important. They report this for tax purposes.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">How do I Buy Fruit for Myself?</span></b></div>
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<b>Buying Fruit I have Picked.</b></div>
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Ask someone who works there if you are allowed to purchase some
fruit you have picked. (This sometimes depends on how heavy the crop is and if
they will be able to deliver the quota they need to supply the canneries.) <b><u>After</u></b> you have performed your
volunteer hours, you can pick for yourself. Be sure to bring your own boxes. On
the way out you can stop at the packing shed and weigh your fruit. Be sure to
bring a check or cash to pay them. They do not take credit cards.</div>
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<b>Buying Fruit I have not Picked.</b></div>
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Go to the Pear Lane and Frost Location. They usually have pears,
plums, and a variety of apples. The hours are 9-4 M-F. Bring boxes. They have a
few boxes to purchase, but you can bring bags or other containers from home and
just fill them out of the large fruit bins.</div>
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<b>Can I Take the Fruit on the Ground?</b></div>
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After you have given volunteer hours, you are allowed to pick the
windfall or fruit that has touched the ground. Be sure to bring your own boxes.
Remember, however, that the reason you are allowed to take the “windfall” on
the ground is because it spoils faster because of possible bruising or being
contaminated by anything on the ground. That is why you cannot put it in the
bins. Much of it is still good fruit. You will have to sort through it more
regularly at home and will need to preserve or use it in a timely manner.</div>
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<b>Volunteer Opportunities</b></div>
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You can contact the orchard manager Steve Baird at 208-573-6400.
There are so many great opportunities for Activity Days, Scouts, Young Men and
Women, Priesthood, and Relief Society.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->1.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Planting
trees--March, They will be planting red delicious trees next spring.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->2.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Thinning
fruit--April on (We have taken Boy Scouts out to camp in the orchard. They
thinned the fruit the next morning. They had a great time.)</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->3.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Picking
Fruit--June 20 to November (This makes a great family and youth activity.)</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->4.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Cutting
Firewood-- They have wood 2-4 inches in circumference and about 4 feet long. It
is free - you must cut into shorter pieces. Scouts can cut wood to raise money
or supply a widow or people in need. People can get wood for themselves also.</div>
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<!--[if !supportLists]-->5.<span style="font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span><!--[endif]-->Eagle
Projects--Call Brother Baird for available projects.</div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-52380572542740157132015-07-06T14:32:00.000-07:002015-07-06T14:32:04.901-07:00Using Up Your Garden HarvestHere are a few tasty recipes to reduce your bounty of
tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers and yes, even zucchini. Your efforts in the garden have paid off, and
a bumper crop of vegetables is the reward for a job well done. If you’ve shared your green thumb jackpot
with family, friends, and neighbors, but the veggies keep coming, try these
tasty recipes that make the most of your end-of-the-season harvest.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Three-Hour Refrigerator
Pickles<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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This quick recipe uses regular cucumbers and can be done
without the hassle of canning. </div>
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<b>6
pounds cucumbers<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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medium onions<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>4
cups white vinegar<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>½
cup salt<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1-1/2
teaspoons ground turmeric<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1
teaspoon celery salt<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1 teaspoon mustard seed<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Slice the cucumbers ¼ in thick. Slice onions 1/8 in thick. Place both in a
large nonmetallic bowl. Combine the
remaining ingredients; pour over cucumber mixture. Stir well for 5 minutes. Cover and refrigerate 3 hours before
serving. Store in the refrigerator for
up to 3 months, stirring occasionally. <b>Yield</b>: 2-1/2 quarts. </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Three-Pepper Salad<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Fresh-picked peppers form the foundation of this colorful
salad. If you can’t find yellow peppers,
use only red and green varieties.</div>
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<b>2
medium green peppers, julienned<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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medium cucumbers, sliced<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>2
jars (4-1/2 ounces each) whole mushrooms, halved<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1
medium sweet red pepper, julienned<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1
medium sweet yellow pepper, julienned<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1
can (6 ounces) pitted ripe olives, halved<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>½
cup chopped onion<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>2/3
cup Italian salad dressing<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1
tablespoon lemon juice<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1
tablespoon olive oil<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>½
teaspoon seasoned salt<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>¼ teaspoon salt<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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In a large salad bowl, combine the first seven
ingredients. In a small bowl or jar with
tight-fitting lid, combine dressing ingredients; mix or shake well. Pour over salad. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, stirring
occasionally. Serve with a slotted
spoon. <b>Yield:</b> 16 servings.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Garden Casserole<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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This delicious cheesy casserole uses lots of veggies and
herbs from your garden. The dish
includes a sunny medley of eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes.</div>
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<b>2
pounds eggplant, peeled<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>5
teaspoons salt, divided<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>¼
cup olive oil<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>2
medium onions, finely chopped<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>2
garlic cloves, minced<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>2
medium zucchini, sliced ½ in thick<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>5
medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>2
celery ribs, sliced<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>¼
cup minced fresh parsley<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>¼
cup minced fresh basil or 1 tablespoon dried basil<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>½
teaspoon pepper<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>½
cup grated Romano cheese<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1
cup Italian bread crumbs<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>2
tablespoons butter, melted<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1 cup (4 ounces) shredded mozzarella cheese<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Cut eggplant into ½-in-thick slices; sprinkle both sides
with 3 teaspoons salt. Place in a deep
dish; cover and let stand for 30 minutes.
Rinse with cold water; drain and dry on paper towels.</div>
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Cut eggplant into ½ in cubes; sauté in oil until lightly
browned. Add onions, garlic and
zucchini; cook 3 minutes. Add tomatoes,
celery, parsley, basil, pepper and remaining salt; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10
minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in
Romano cheese. Pour into a greased 13-in
x 9-in x 2-in baking dish. Combine
crumbs and butter; sprinkle on top.
Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is
melted. <b>Yield:</b> 12 servings.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Broiled Tomatoes<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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This is a very quick and tasty side dish.</div>
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<b>Several
medium tomatoes, sliced ¼ in<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Spike
seasoning <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>Mozzarella, Pepper Jack, Swiss, Provolone cheese <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
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Cover a shallow baking pan with the sliced tomatoes. Generously sprinkle Spike on the tomatoes. Cover the tomatoes with squares of your
desired cheese. Low melting point
cheeses are best. Broil until the cheese
is lightly brown. Serve with your meal
or eat as appetizers.</div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Corn Salsa<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>1
½ cups frozen corn kernels, thawed (or kernels cut from 4 ears lightly cooked
fresh corn)<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1
cup minced sweet red pepper<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
<b>½
cup minced red onion<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>2
tablespoons lime juice<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>¼
to ½ teaspoon salt<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>2/3
cup peeled, seeded, minced cucumber<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>¼
cup chopped cilantro<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1
to 2 teaspoons sugar<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>¼ teaspoon ground red pepper</b></div>
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Combine ingredients
in a bowl. Makes about 3 cups. Eat with tortilla chips.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fresh Salsa<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b>2
cloves garlic<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>1
½ jalapeno<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b>I
lb. tomatoes, seeded and quartered<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
<b>½
medium onion, quartered<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: .5in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 0in;">
<b>¼
cup cilantro<o:p></o:p></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;">
<b>Juice of one lime<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<b><br /></b></div>
<br />
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Take garlic, onion, jalapeno and cilantro and blend in a
food processor or blender, then add lime juice.
Add tomatoes and lightly pulse.</div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-66867493681133945562015-05-03T08:05:00.002-07:002015-05-03T08:05:44.349-07:00Beans<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">What are beans:</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Beans are legume vegetables
that carry plant protein and fiber. They are versatile and commonly eaten in
many different ways. They are easy to
prepare and great to store. There are many different types and uses for them
and they provide great nutritional value.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Nutrition:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">They are low in fat and high
in fiber, high in protein, rich in vitamins and minerals. To meet the U.S. Dietary
Guidelines for Americans it is said we should eat 3 cups of beans each week. It
will help our body fight against obesity, diabetes, cancer, and heart disease. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Types:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Black beans, black-eyed peas,
cannellini, chick peas, great northern beans, kidney, lima, pinto, and navy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Storage:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Beans can be stored in many
different ways. Dry beans will last the longest and you get more for your
money. They can last 1 or more years in
the bag from the store. To store longer, package them in #10 cans with oxygen
absorbers. Doing so will allow them to last 30 or more years. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">For more information on
this visit</span></u><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">. (<u>Usu.edu/foodstorage/htm/dry-beans.org.)</u>
Type beans. Grocery stores have canned beans that will last 1 year. Once cooked,
beans can also be stored in the freezer. Defrost and use as needed. Pureed
beans can also freeze well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Cooking:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">All beans require rinsing,
soaking, and cooking. It is important to
do each step to help your body digest them better. The older the bean is, the
longer it will require to re-hydrate and cook. If they do not re-hydrate use
them for bean flour. Just grind in a wheat grinder. While rinsing, make sure
you look for rocks and broken parts to discard. Put beans in a large enough
saucepan because the beans will expand 3 times larger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 c. of dry beans to 3 c.
water.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">One 15 oz can= 1 1/2 c. cooked
beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">One cup of dry beans = 3 c. cooked
beans, drained<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 lb. dry beans=6 c. cooked
beans, drained<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Follow recommended cooking on
the back of the package. Or follow these simple instructions: <u>http://www.theleangreenbean.com/how-to-cook-and-freeze-beans/<o:p></o:p></u></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Uses:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Dry beans can be ground into
flour to add to baked goods.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Cooked beans can go in many
different styles of recipes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Puree beans to add to baked
goods for extra fiber, and protein. Pureed beans will replace oil and some of
the eggs. Using pureed beans, I like to use navy or great northern. They hide
in every recipe. You can use pinto or black beans for darker colored recipes
such as banana bread or chocolate cake. The pinto beans would hide well in the
bread and the black beans would hide in the chocolate cake. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Recipes:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Chickpea Stuffed Shells<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">18 cooked jumbo pasta shells 1/3 c.
grated Parmesan cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 can(15 oz) garbanzo beans 1
small onion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">2 egg whites 1 garlic clove,
minced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 carton (15) oz ricotta
cheese 1
jar (28 oz) spaghetti sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1/2 c minced fresh parsley 1 1/2 c.
Mozerella cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">In food processor, combine
beans and egg whites until smooth. Add ricotta, parsley Parmesan cheese, onion,
and garlic. Blend. Pour 1 1/4 c. spaghetti sauce in 9x13 greased pan. Stuff the
shells with bean mixture and place on top of spaghetti sauce. Once all shells
are stuffed, cover with remaining spaghetti sauce. Bake uncovered at 350° for
30 min. Sprinkle with cheese and bake an additional 5-10 min until cheese is
melted and bubbly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;"> </span><b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Quesadilla Casserole</span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 pound ground beef<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1/2 cup chopped onion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">2 cans (8 ounces each) tomato
sauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 can (15 ounces) black
beans, drained and rinsed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 can (8 3/4 ounces) whole
kernel corn, undrained<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 can (4 1/2 ounces) chopped
green chiles, undrained<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">2 teaspoons McCormick® Chili
Powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 teaspoon McCormick® Cumin,
Ground<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 teaspoon McCormick® Garlic,
Minced<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1/2 teaspoon McCormick®
Oregano Leaves<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Red
Pepper, Crushed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">6 flour tortillas, (8-inch)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">2 cups shredded Cheddar
cheese<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Preheat oven to 350°. Brown
beef and onion in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Add tomato sauce,
beans, corn and green chiles; mix well. Stir in all of the seasonings. Bring to
boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes. Spread 1/2 cup of the beef mixture
on bottom of 13x9x2-inch baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Top
with 3 of the tortillas, overlapping as needed. Layer with 1/2 of the remaining
beef mixture and 1/2 of the cheese. Repeat with remaining tortillas, beef
mixture, and cheese. Bake in oven for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and
casserole is heated through.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Zucchini Brownies<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1/4 c. oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">3 c. sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">4 eggs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1/2 c. black beans, pureed<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1/2 c. applesauce<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1/2 c. cocoa powder<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">3 t. vanilla<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">2 t. salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">3 t. baking soda<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">2 c. whole wheat flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">1 c. white flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">4 c. zucchini, grated<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">2 c. melted milk and semi
chocolate chips<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />
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<span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">Mix oil, sugar, eggs, beans,
applesauce, cocoa, vanilla, and salt. Mix well. In another bowl, combine
flours and baking soda, combine with liquid mixture. Add zucchini, and melted
chocolate chips until combined. Pour in large sprayed cookie sheet till desired
thickness. There is usually extra so I put some in a 9x9 pan to bake. Bake
350° 30-40 min. They are done when a tooth pick comes out clean.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-86078654173806102042015-02-10T12:19:00.003-08:002015-02-10T12:19:50.403-08:00Food Storage - Where do I begin?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Do you grow food in a
garden? Do you have an extra jar of peanut butter or an extra can of diced
tomatoes somewhere in your house? Do you have food in your 72 Hour Kit? If you
said yes to any of these questions, you’ve already begun your food storage! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">To me, there are two
sides to food storage: “insurance” food storage and “to live” food storage.
Both ways are good.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">What is “insurance” food
storage? “Insurance” food storage is buying a three month supply of food for
your family from an emergency preparedness type store (think MREs--Meals Ready
to Eat) and calling it good. You have your three months of food in case
something crazy happens and you are following the prophet. All is well.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">How to start “insurance”
food storage?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Look for Deals: </span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Some of the stores have newsletters or emails announcing
upcoming sales. Sign up for them.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt 48pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Try them</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">: If it tastes nasty, don’t buy a 3 month supply of it!</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 12pt 48pt; text-indent: -0.25in; vertical-align: baseline;">
<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt;">·<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">Make sure you have a way to eat them</span></b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">: Do the meals need water? Do they need to be heated? Will
you need/want utensils?</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">“To live” food storage is incorporating the bulk
(rice, beans, and grains) and canned foods you already use in your normal meals
into your three month supply. This method is more time consuming than
“insurance” food storage, but it usually costs less.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">How to start “to live”
food storage?</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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etc. Or build up one meal at a time. Work on having all the ingredients to make
spaghetti six times in three months. When you finish that, then work on having
all the ingredients to make tacos six times in three months, etc. Until you
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beans, learn how! Cooking or baking with whole grains takes a little practice,
but it is much healthier than processed foods. Did you know you can make your
own yogurt, evaporated milk, sour cream, etc. from powdered milk? You can!
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reserve supply in a crisis? Do you have a way to get the water out of your
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-16262184006709641452015-02-10T12:19:00.001-08:002015-02-10T12:19:38.848-08:00Freezer to Crockpot Creamy Chicken and Noodles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">It's basketball season at our house which means weeknights are a little more hectic as we try to get our boys to and from all their practices. Weekends are also crazy as we watch 3-4 ball games every Saturday. I am relying on my crockpot a lot to have a meal ready when we make it home, hungry and tired after it all. This freezer to crockpot creamy chicken and noodles is a new favorite.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">I pre-cook the noodles during the week when I have a little time. When they are done cooking, I drain and rinse them with cool water. Then I place them in a container and stir in a tablespoon or so of vegetable oil. The oil keeps them from sticking together while they are stored in the fridge. I store them unitl the night they are needed.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;">I get the crockpot going before we leave. When we get home, I pop the noodles in the microwave while I cut the chicken up and add the sour cream. The kids set the table and dinner is ready in about five minutes. Serve with a side salad and some crusty bread. Another side dish that works well is sliced, fresh fruit. It's simple, comfort food at it's best!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13.1999998092651px; line-height: 18.4799995422363px;" /><br />
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2 cans cream of chicken soup</div>
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1 tsp dried parsley</div>
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2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves</div>
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1 ½ lbs frozen mixed vegetables</div>
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Mix the cream soup and seasonings in a gallon freezer ziplock bag. Add the chicken and vegetables. Write directions on the bag and freeze. When ready to use, thaw overnight in the fridge. Pour into slow cooker and cook for 3-4 hours on high or 6-7 hours on low. Pull the chicken out and dice it. Add it back to the slow cooker. Stir in the sour cream, plain yogurt, or cream cheese. Spoon over cooked egg noodles to serve.</div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-730301998391934162015-02-10T12:15:00.003-08:002015-02-10T12:15:41.369-08:00Home Generators<div class="MsoNormal">
Even though a <i>generator </i>appears
on our Emergency supply list, its value seems to drop to the bottom of the list
of needed purchases after we have survived a power outage without loss of our
freezer foods; the furnace motor is still intact after the power surge; and we
seemed to have kept warm by layering with clothes and blankets as it was a
short power outage. We may look on this survival experience as luck, but this
is not true preparation. Being prepared is important, comforting , and
long-term. Home generators can be one of the most useful tools for our home and
family security as a temporary (or long-term) power source.<br />
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<b>Our needs determine the size, price and complexity of the generator required
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<b>our home.</b> Our first requirement is to assess the needs of our family in
the home. 1. Does our home have an alternate heat source – fireplace (wood or
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<b>WHICH GENERATOR DO WE NEED?</b> How much power do we need? How soon do you need to use it?
How often do you expect to use it and for what duration of time? Are you able
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<b>A. How many watts do we need?</b> Three general areas to address in an
emergency are Security, Food, and Information. - What appliances or devices
(home office, computers, medical) support is needed. A basic home requires
about 5,000 running watts (5 Kilowatts) Most appliance tags or the owner’s
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Generators </b>- quick way for power
back up. 1. Less expensive than standby (stationary) generators, and newer ones
are quieter, more efficient and safer for sensitive electronics like computers,
TVs, cell phones, etc. 2 2. Can be stored in garage but must be used outside
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<b>C. Home Standby (Stationary) Generators </b>are 24 hour protection 1. Will
run immediately within 10 seconds of power outage. 2. Heavy, permanent units
sit outside on concrete pads and run on your home’s natural gas or propane
lines. 3. Require licensed electrician to install and also a licensed plumber
to meet code. 4. More expensive than portable generators (much of the added
expense is in installation costs) but long-term advantages provide safe and
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<b>PRICE</b> After determining your family’s requirements which somewhat
determine the size of the generator of your choice and your budget, there are
many options and prices available to select the generator best for your needs.<br />
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<i>Consumer Report Buying Guide
2015</i>, pg. 59-6 gives a quick overview of
the portable and large and small stationary (standby) generators by brand,
price & other features. Figure on paying $600 to $1,500 for most 5,000 to
7,000-watt portables. $1,800 to $3,200 for similar-wattage stationary models,
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<b>NEW OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR GENERATORS </b>- Additional costs <o:p></o:p></div>
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A. Smart switches recognize overloads
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B. Mobile Link – remote monitoring
system for Honeywell from cell phones and devices <o:p></o:p></div>
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D. Smaller back-up generators are
battery powered providing uninterruptible power supply backup and surge
protection throughout the year. Multiple connection ports to power up various
devices including computers cable modems, etc.<br />
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A. Gas is not available at the
service station during a power outage if the station does not have generators for
their pumps and very few do. (We found that out the hard way – long lines and
then no gas. Lesson learned) <o:p></o:p></div>
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GENERATOR. QUESTIONS –CALL A PROFESSIONAL<b><o:p></o:p></b></div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-74143718313273656152014-10-12T20:29:00.005-07:002014-10-12T20:29:59.844-07:00Storable Snacks - dehydrating fruit and making granola bars<br />
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This has been a wonderful summer and looks as though we are heading into a beautiful fall! Each season brings so much to offer and to look forward to. Yay, it’s exciting!! At our house, we have transitioned back into the swing of school schedules, dance and soccer practices, music lessons and earlier bed times. Our days fly by!! I’m sure you can all relate this to your own schedules. Thankfully, I have found ways for us to save time and money using local and online resources. A little digging can go a long way. :)<br />
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Each morning I make lunches for my kids to have at school. I’m one of those “mean moms” who wants her kids to have a healthy, clean lunch and balanced snack. Mean, right? These lunches also need to fit within the guidelines for food allergies we’ve been tackling. But, like I said, a little digging can go a long way in finding healthy, alternatives to replace store bought, over processed items-that although still good and convenient, I find myself saving for emergency meltdown situations. <br />
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So, luckily I was asked to theme my newsletter around healthy storable snacks. How do you like that for timing? I’m not an expert in any way, but this is what works for us and if it works for you too then that’s GREAT!! <br />
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This season we have taken advantage of fruit and vegetable harvests and enjoyed trying lots of new projects and recipes. Usually I do several batches of canned fruit, but we still have so many jars that I didn’t can this year. Instead we dehydrated LOTS of peaches and pears. Great snack to store for long term or short term storage.<br />
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We also made several batches of peach fruit leather. There are various recipes and ways to make leather. I have made fruit leather before BUT this year what I did worked better than any recipe or technique. It was easy, tasty and just plain awesome! AND according to the National Center for Home Food Preservation, fruit leather will keep up to 1 month at room temperature and up to 1 year in the freezer. (Note from Tammy Price: Without humidity in Idaho, dried fruits and leathers will last a year or more just on your pantry shelf stored in an airtight container or ziplock bag.)<div>
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Preparation: <br /><br />Preheat your oven to 225°. Wash and cut peaches in half. Remove seed. Place unpeeled peaches and agave into a blender and puree until smooth. Pour mixture onto a sprayed baking sheet. Use a spoon or spatula to evenly spread with width and length of baking pan. Be sure to keep it even. Place in oven and bake for 5 hours. Cooking time will vary based on oven and thickness of leather. <br /><br />After baking the leather, I cut it with a pizza slicer and wrapped them individually and stored them for lunch or snack options. With three young kids, lunches, snacks and lots of little friends over, the leather lasted 30 days in our kitchen. The shelf life is longer but we ran out! <br /><br />Another great, healthy, storable snack to have on hand that you can make from home is granola bars. We loooove granola bars at our house! And now we make our own! My kids don’t ever prefer the store bought ones anymore! It’s great!! Granola bars are healthy, filling and you most likely have all the ingredients in your pantry to make some. Look online and scroll through recipes that fit your families preferences and tastes. There are SOOOO many out there! Whichever you choose, check the shelf or freezer life. It can range anywhere from a few weeks to several months. <br /><br />This last spring I stumbled across a recipe. We call them Sprinkle Granola Bars. They are simple no bake, gluten free, vegan, dairy free, organic, no sugar added, no oils, no bake and no salt added. What’s in them? Just healthy yumminess!! Try it if you would like.
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<br /><br />I add sprinkles for fun color which is why in our house they are called Sprinkle Granola Bars. But you don’t have to. :) Then I place them in the freezer to harden. After a few hours, I place them in freezer bags or containers and whala all done!<br /><br />When I pack lunches for school or soccer games, I grab a few and by the time we need them they are soft and chewy! I keep several in my freezer. They last for months. We go through them quickly and it’s so nice to be able to grab a healthy snack for on the go!<br /><br />I hope you have a chance to take advantage of the fall harvest. It truly is a blessing in our lives to have the resources to become more provident in our living. You can save time, money, and energy from running out to the store to buy the things you already have and that are hopefully healthier for your family in the long run. <br /><br /><br />Have a great fall season!!</div>
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We now have 35 quarts of home-canned spaghetti sauce from our garden. Because I chose to pressure can it instead of using a boiling water bath, I had more freedom in the recipe I used. This recipe is not safe for the water bath canning process because it is not acidic enough.</div>
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Wash and cut your tomatoes in half. Place in a large glass bowl and cook in the microwave to release much of their juice. This saves you from having to simmer your pot down for hours on the stove- a huge plus for me! When done, strain the tomatoes from the juice. Reserve the juice just in case.</div>
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Puree the tomatoes in the food processor - peels and all.</div>
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Chop other vegetables in the food processor as well.</div>
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Here's my cute little helper. She is my only one home in the mornings this year so she has become my number one "helper." Those of you with young children know that it slows you down to have such a "helper," but I know I'm teaching her important principles so I try to be patient through it all. Her favorite job is to push the buttons on the food processor. Thank goodness mine has a lock function so it won't turn on until the lid is locked in place or I would have a giant mess!</div>
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Mix everything together. Add spices to taste. It takes more basil and oregano than you think. I buy my spices in bulk at our local grocery store. Stir in tomato paste until it is as thick as you like. You can also chop fresh herbs if you have them. I ended up adding the tomato juice back in and using a little more tomato paste so I could have a larger batch.</div>
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Fill jars. Then pressure can at 12 pounds of pressure for 20 minutes.</div>
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I ended up with about 9 quarts of sauce with this recipe. If you don't want to pressure can it, you can freeze this recipes with perfect results.</div>
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18 cups tomato puree</div>
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3 large green peppers, chopped</div>
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3 medium onions, chopped</div>
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1 large zucchini, chopped</div>
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10 carrots, chopped</div>
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1/2 - 3/4 cup sugar</div>
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Reserved tomato juice, if needed</div>
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Wash and cut tomatoes in half. Place in a large glass bowl. Microwave for 12-15 minutes. This allows the tomatoes to release a lot of their juice. Strain the tomatoes from the juice, but reserve the juice in case it is needed later. Chop the tomatoes in a food processor. Chop peppers, onions, zucchini, and carrots in a food processor. Mix all the ingredients together. Use some of the reserved juice, if needed, depending on how much tomato paste you added. Fill jars and pressure can at 12 lbs of pressure for 20 minutes.</div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-3790463579127430452014-05-28T14:20:00.005-07:002014-05-28T14:20:59.112-07:00Ideas for Storing Grains<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-outline-level: 1; text-align: center;">
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Grains are the foundation of a wide variety of menus and recipes that you feed your family on a daily basis and should be a staple in your long term food storage plan.</div>
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Whole wheat is usually the primary grain most associated with food storage supplies.</div>
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But to prevent your family from getting bored eating wheat in every possible recipe, try storing grains of other varieties such as oats, brown and white rice, pearled barley, amaranth (an herb often used as a grain), flaxseed, corn, popcorn, buckwheat, millet, quinoa, rye, sorghum, spelt, and triticale.</div>
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Grains are an excellent food storage product for several reasons:</div>
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They have high nutritional value and protein levels.</div>
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Most varieties can be stored for 25+ years if packaged properly and kept in a cool environment.</div>
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Why rotate grains?</div>
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The best reason is to accustom your family to eating them. A sudden change in diet which includes mostly grains will upset their digestive systems. Gather recipes that include grains such as breads, cereals, and muffins.</div>
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If you do plan on storing grains to use in your daily or weekly menus, it's best to purchase them in #10 sealed cans. But if you choose to store them in 5-6 gallon buckets, an opened bucket will not store long term. Plan to use it within 6 months to a year and keep it closed tightly in a cool dark place, such as the pantry or the basement.</div>
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Uses - Breakfast cereal,
granola, cookies, filler in meat loafs or casseroles, thickener for
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Types - Quick rolled oats or
regular rolled oats. Quick oats cook faster but regular oats or steel cut
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Storage - If unopened, optimum
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Uses - Wheat grass (sprouting),
appetizers, desserts, breakfast cereals, crackers, brownies, tortillas, breads,
pancakes, muffins, cakes, snacks, in salads, to make vegetarian meat/protein,
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Types - Spring or winter, hard
or soft, red or white. Hard varieties have higher gluten (protein) and are
better for making breads. Soft varieties have lower protein and nutrients but
are better for pastries, pastas, and breakfast cereals. Experiment with
different varieties in your recipes to find out what works best for you.</div>
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Storage - If unopened, optimum
shelf life is 30 years or more. If opened will last about 3 years. You can add oxygen absorbers, bay leaves, or
dry ice to help keep critters out of your wheat.</div>
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Uses - Grits, cornbread/muffins,
mush, johnnycake, hush puppies, breading on fried items.</div>
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Types - Steel ground or stone
ground. Most common is steel ground which
has husk and germ almost all removed. It loses flavor and nutrients but
has a long shelf life. This is what you will find at the grocery store. Stone ground
retains more of the husk and germ but is more perishable. Cornmeal can be found
in white, yellow, red, and blue varieties. Yellow and white are the most
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Storage - If unopened, optimum
shelf life is 5 years. If opened cornmeal will last about 1 year. Whole corn,
either freeze-dried or dehydrated, will last as long as wheat - about 25 years.</div>
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Uses - Rice pudding, cereal,
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Types - Bleached or unbleached.
Both have had their bran and germ portions removed and are “enriched” by adding
back some of the lost nutrients. Bleached has been chemically bleached while
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Storage - If unopened, optimum
shelf life is 30 years. If opened, about the same.</div>
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Uses - Brown rice can be used
for any dish in which you would use white rice. The advantage to brown rice is
that it has more flavor (even without adding anything to it), and it's
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The bran layer contains a small
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white rice. </div>
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Storage - Store uncooked brown
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Uses - Thickener in soups and
stews, in sides or casseroles similar to how you would use rice.</div>
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Types - You can buy pot barley
which retains more of the nutritious germ and bran, but it has a shorter shelf
life. Pearled barley is recommended for long-term food storage.</div>
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Storage - If unopened, optimum
shelf life is about 10-15 years. If opened, it's good for about 18 months.</div>
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Sources: www.family-survival-planning.com and
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Spring is here and summer is just around the corner! That means gardens will be growing soon. I love salads - potlucks through the summer are my favorite since there are usually so many salads to choose from. It is no surprise to my family to have a salad of some kind on the menu most nights during the summer. Many times, I let it be the main dish. </div>
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Since we eat lots of salads, I like to have a lot of recipes to rotate through. Here is a new favorite! It will make great use of your salsa garden ingredients. I took some of our favorite homemade salsa ingredients and stirred them together with pasta then I created a dressing to compliment all the flavors. I took it to the first potluck of the season and had many requests for the recipe. I hope your family and friends enjoy it as much as mine do.</div>
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<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Southwest Black Bean Pasta Salad</span><br /><br /><b>Ingredients:</b><br />8 oz salad pasta of your choice, cooked</div>
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2–3 large tomatoes, chopped</div>
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½ cup chopped green onion</div>
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½ cup chopped green pepper</div>
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3 cups cooked black beans</div>
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1 ½ cups frozen corn, thawed</div>
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¼ cup lemon or lime juice</div>
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¼ cup vegetable oil</div>
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4–5 Tbsp chopped cilantro</div>
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1–2 tsp minced garlic</div>
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⅛ tsp cumin</div>
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Combine pasta, tomatoes, green onions, green pepper, and black beans in a large bowl. In a small bowl, combine the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over salad and toss to combine before serving.</div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-86986071243979681662014-05-02T10:16:00.000-07:002014-05-02T10:16:19.496-07:00FAMILY HOME EVENING IDEAS FOR PROVIDENT LIVING<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #232b2c; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Preparedness, when properly pursued, is a way of life, not a
sudden, spectacular program. We should
refer to all the components of personal and family preparedness, not in
relation to a disaster, but in cultivating a life-style that is on a day-to-day
basis its own reward. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>(Spencer
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provident living activities that will become life styles in your family. Following are a few ideas for this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #232b2c; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Make a couple of weeks of menus together and note what your
family likes. Be sure to include
breakfast and lunch as well as dinner.
If nobody will eat oatmeal for breakfast why would you store it? (Except
to make cookies). After you have looked the menus over, make a list of foods to
include in your storage. Teach your
children that it wouldn’t be provident to go out and buy everything on the list
all at once in the quantities that you would need for storage. Decide on one item to purchase by the case each
week to slowly build up your supply.
That evening you could go as a family to the store to buy your first
case of food for your storage. If you
already have some food storage you could make the treat for that evening using
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<span style="color: #232b2c; font-family: "Lucida Grande"; font-size: 11.0pt;">As a family look over what you have in your food storage. This would need to be done the night before
the meal preparation. Decide on a meal
that could be made from the items on hand and then have your children help to
make that meal for dinner. Be sure that
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that one (or more) of your children won’t eat.
The solution to this is to make your own snack mixes. First look in your pantry and see what you
might have on hand. Then take the family
and go to a store that has a good selection of bulk food and choose a few
things that go together and that everyone likes. Things that you might include are pretzels,
goldfish crackers, m&ms, cut up dried fruit, nuts, popcorn and cereal. Get snack sized Baggies and then divide your
snack items up into different combinations and bag them. You are set for individual treats in the car,
school lunches and after-school snacks – all at a fraction of the cost of
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main dishes, breads and desserts. Your
children can help put the food into the Dutch Ovens but an adult will need to
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- Purchase bags of potting soil.<br />
- Arrange bags so you can reach into the middle of each bag without stepping on the soil, about 4 feet maximum.<br />
- The best plants to start with are leafy vegetables: leaf lettuce, spinach, arugula, or Swiss chard. Use square foot gardening planting rates.<br />
- 1 plant per bag: tomato, pepper, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower 9 plants per bag: bush beans or spinach 12 plants per bag: arugula, leaf lettuce, parsley, Swiss chard 16 plants per square foot: kohlrabi or micro greens<br />
- Use duct tape on the out-side, seam edges and one strip around the middle of the bag to prevent breakage.<br />
- Make a hole in the soil by pushing the soil back just deep enough to cover the transplant or seeds. I found you do not need to remove the soil from the bag.<br />
- Put transplant or seeds in the soil.<br />
- Reach under the plastic and pull back the soil to cover the root ball or seeds<br />
- If you planted seeds, cut the plastic flaps off so the sun can help germinate the seeds quicker.<br />
- Water the plants as needed; ensure you have a good soil to seed or soil to root contact for a quick start.<br />
- After one 1 week or when the seeds grow 2 inches high make sure there is only one plant per hole. It is sometimes difficult to see the multiple plants.<br />
- Continue with regular water, sunlight, and weeding procedures until harvested.<br />
- For more information, visit vegetablegardener.com.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Advantages:</span></b><br />
Easy soil preparation – no digging, plowing, and tilling or sod removal.<br />
Space saving – all vegetables are concen-trated with no rows.<br />
Easy weeding – potting soil is free from weed seeds.<br />
Low cost – It cost me about $13 to plant one bag with Swiss chard transplants in March 2013.<br />
Minimal soil diseases and insects common to vegetables like tomatoes.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Disadvantages:</span></b><br />
Ugly bags – try covering with mulch.<br />
Water management is more involved with bags – regular soil has a deeper water reserve.<br />
Bag breakage – be careful with the mower and string trimmer.<br />
Not organic – no solution.<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Thoughts about gardening:</span></b><br />
The best place to find God is in a garden. You can dig for him there. –George Bernard Shaw<br />
Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God– Thomas Jefferson<br />
When the world wearies and society fails to sat-isfy, There is always the garden. — Minnie Aumonier<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Fun Facts: </b></span><br />
- There are 57 kinds of tomatoes.<br />
- Lettuce is a member of the daisy family.<br />
- The largest edible fungi was 8 feet 8 inches high.<br />
- The fastest growing tree grows 2.5 feet per month.Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-59841005749974742042014-03-16T15:04:00.001-07:002014-03-16T15:04:20.637-07:00Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These bars have the distinct taste of bananas - perfect for breakfast in my opinion! These have less sugar than many recipes since the bananas add moisture and sweetness. The bananas also work as an egg substitute allowing these to turn out great without any eggs.</div>
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Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bars work great for a make-ahead quick breakfast option or also go well as an after school snack. I hope your family enjoys them as much as mine!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">¾ cup brown sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">¾ cup plain yogurt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">¾ cup mashed bananas<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2 tsp vanilla<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2 Tbsp vegetable oil<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3/4 cup whole wheat flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3/4 cup all-purpose flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1 tsp cinnamon<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Mix brown sugar, yogurt, mashed bananas, vanilla and oil. Add dry ingredients and mix well. If mixture looks too dry, add 1-2 Tbsp milk. (The need for milk will depend on how thick your yogurt is. My<span style="color: #90272b;"> </span>homemade yogurt is thinner than store bought so I did not need to add any milk.) Add dried fruit or chocolate chips very last. Press into a greased 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 min. or until golden brown.Cut into bars. These freeze very well. Allow the bars to cool completely before placing in freezer bags or containers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-10998974695579013202014-03-16T14:58:00.000-07:002014-03-16T14:58:06.292-07:00Tips for S t r e t c h in g Our Money As We Stock Up<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Make a menu
and plan your grocery list from your menu. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Always shop with a list. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Distinguish your
needs from your wants.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Eat less
meat. Implementing 2-3 meatless meals
will give you more money for other items (and will be healthier).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Many meat
departments will discount meat early in the morning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When making
casseroles or soups, use ½ of the meat that is suggested.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Generally,
buying meat in bulk is less expensive. Place
in freezer bags and date. Freeze.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Milk can be
frozen. When you find a good bargain on
milk, buy several gallons. To allow for
expansion of the jug, use about a cup from each gallon before freezing. If you are going on vacation and you have
milk in the refrigerator that has not expired, put it in the freezer and use
when you get home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Whipping
cream and buttermilk can also be frozen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Consider
using powdered milk by itself or mixing it with regular milk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Grow your
own garden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Consider canning your
produce or dehydrating it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Freezing
fruits and vegetables is also another way to preserve foods. Buy, chop, freeze.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Buy cheese
on sale and freeze. I like to grate my
cheese before freezing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No need to
buy canned beans. Soak, cook dry beans
and freeze in baggies.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Limit your
eating out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Watch for
sales and stock up.</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">If you don’t take a
newspaper, you can go online to the various grocery stores and look at their
weekly ads.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Instead of
buying frozen waffles for your children’s breakfast, make your own and freeze.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Store what
you eat and eat what you store.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Grind your
own wheat and make your own bread.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you don’t
make bread, stock up on bread at the day old bakery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t shop for
groceries when you are hungry. If possible, leave kids home.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Eggs can be
frozen. When you see a good sale, buy
several dozen. Crack each egg into an
individual ice cube tray and freeze.
When they are frozen, take them out and store in a zip lock bag in the
freezer. (ice cube trays may be hard to find - check a thrift store.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Use coupons
if they work for you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Make your
own laundry detergent for pennies a load.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Rinse and reuse
zip lock bags (except for bags containing meat).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Invest in a
freezer and dehydrator.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Cook from
scratch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Eat food in
season.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Buy in bulk
when it makes sense.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Stock up
when things go on sale.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Buy store
brands. Most of the time store brands/generic
brands are cheaper.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Make a
budget and stick to it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Check out
Pinterest for money saving tips. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When baking,
cut down on the sugar. Less sugar will
also reduce your waistline!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t go
into debt for food storage. Remember,
one can at a time!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Believe it or not, provident
living and being self reliant is much more than collecting 5gallon buckets of
beans.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">A great quote I recently heard
is “Being provident means planning ahead so you don’t have to panic.” We all face adversity in our lives on a daily
basis. If we live providently, we will
be better prepared to deal with whatever comes our way.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">So what exactly is provident
living? And how do we know if we are living providently? The church has categorized self-reliance into
6 elements of preparation. They are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">* Physical Health<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">* Employment & Income<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">*<b> </b>Emergency Preparedness<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">*<b> </b>Financial Management<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">*<b> </b>Production and Storage of Food and Basic needs<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">*<b> </b>Spiritual, Social and Emotional Preparation<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">There is detailed information
on these 6 areas on <b>providentliving.org </b>If
you haven’t visited this website, it is a must!
You can find everything on there from budgeting worksheets to
determining your BMI (Body Mass Index).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Tammy Price, our Stake
Provident Living Specialist, said, “Our biggest hurdle in Provident Living is
to stop asking ‘do I really need to do this’ and start asking ‘how do I do this
for our family’?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Obedience is crucial, if we
choose not to heed the counsel of becoming more provident, we are denying the
Lord to perform miracles and magnify our efforts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Becoming more self-reliant
“looks” very different for each of us. Let
the spirit guide you as to what area you need to focus. One family might feel inspired to get out of
debt. Another family might choose to
focus on emotional health. And another
may choose to start exercising. This is
so individualized; the important thing is to prayerfully create a detailed
written plan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">We are asked to involve our
entire family in this process. H. David
Burton said, “Each generation must learn anew the principles of provident
learning.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This means it doesn’t matter
if your mother was really great at budgeting, or you father was perfectly
prepared for emergencies. We all must
learn to do it ourselves. We can’t stand
on the shoulders of those who came before us.
Nor can we expect our children to just know how to do this. Eventually we all must learn these
principles. As we become more provident,
let us take the opportunity to teach our children these skills. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">There is a caution we must
heed: Don’t do too much at once! These 6
areas are so all encompassing, so just pick one area, and work on it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Russel M Nelson said, “Be
patient with your self. Perfection comes
not in this life, but in the next life.
Don’t demand things that are unreasonable, but demand of yourself
improvement”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Year after year of making
little changes to improve our self-reliance, we will find we ARE living more
providently each year. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-14563300557501907832013-12-26T07:29:00.002-08:002013-12-26T07:29:21.728-08:00The Freezer - A Food Storage Tool<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, serif;">January 2014</span></div>
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Freezers:
they are in practically every house. Some houses even have two. But are you
using your freezer to its full potential?</div>
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First off,
do you know what’s in your freezer? Take fifteen minutes and organize it. Don’t
keep the box of 30 corn dogs if there are only 2 corndogs left. Consolidate.
Check the size of your containers, if you can move something into a smaller
container, DO IT! Throw out anything that your family won’t eat. Throw out any
meals over a year old or anything that has been destroyed by frostbite.<br />
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After you
have consolidated and chucked unwanted or old items, you need to layer your
food in a smart order. Raw meats should always go at the bottom of the freezer.
If for some reason there is a power outage or open door and they thaw they
won't leak juices onto other foods below. Cooked meats and meals should be
layered next. They might leak juices and ruin other foods if they thaw, as well.
Above those keep the fruits and vegetables. And finally put breads and baked
goods at the top, so they don’t get squashed.</div>
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Now that
your freezer is nicely organized, how full is it? <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span>Freezers work most efficiently when at
least 75% full. The less space available the less the freezer has to do to keep
the temperature down. If your freezer is less than 75% full, you can store
water in it to fill the space AND increase your water storage supply! Milk
jugs, plastic applesauce jars, soda bottles, etc. work great, but be sure to
leave some room at the top for the water to expand as it freezes. For those of
you who have a full freezer, make sure you can navigate through your frozen
goods. It shouldn’t take two minutes to position everything so you can close
the freezer door. It’s also recommended
that you label by listing the item, quantity, cooking instructions, and date.</div>
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There is no
One-Size-Fits-All Method to freezer cooking. Some people spend one
day--eighteen hours--cooking a month’s worth of freezer meals. Some people
batch cook, which is doubling, tripling or quadrupling a recipe that you’re
already making and freezing the extra “batches.” Again, there is no One-Size-Fits-All
Method to freezer cooking. If you don’t like casseroles, don’t cook them! Start
with recipes your family already loves and makes on a regular basis. Think
about how parts could be adapted and made ahead of time and stuck in the
freezer. Be realistic with your time, energy, and money. Choose a plan of
action and jump in!</div>
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The
following are recipes using food storage items that freeze great.</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Homemade
Refried Beans</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Turn the crockpot on High and dump
in the following:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2 1/2 cups pinto beans—previously
soaked for six hours or overnight<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 chopped onion<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1 tsp cumin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pour 8 cups of boiling water over
the ingredients in the crockpot. Cook on High for 6 hours. Then
remove most of the excess water. The more water you remove the thicker
the refried beans will be. Better to take out too much and then add some
back in than to leave too much water in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mash the beans. Add 2 tsp. of
salt. Add 1/3 lb. of cheese (cheddar, monetary jack, colby jack) cut into
cubes or shredded. Mash again until cheese melts. I serve the beans
from the crockpot to help keep them warm, but I do turn it off.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">These beans make a great dip
especially with a couple teaspoons of taco seasoning, but we usually make them
for burritos with the normal works: tortillas, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa,
sour cream, etc. I freeze the leftovers in one cup quantities and use them in
recipes requiring refried beans or spread them between corn tortillas. Yum!
However, I’ve only been able to test these beans in the freezer for 2 months.
They don’t last that long at my house! The consistency does hold up for two
months.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fiesta Chicken Enchiladas</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">½
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">3
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1
lb chicken breast, cooked and shredded<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1
cup salsa, divided<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">4
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1
tsp ground cumin<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1
cup black beans<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">½
to 1 cup quinoa, cooked<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">1
cup shredded cheese, divided<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">½
cup chopped cilantro<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Flour
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Heat
large skillet with oil on medium heat. Add onions and sauté until soft and
translucent. Add garlic and sauté for one minute. Add chicken, ¼ cup of the
salsa, cream cheese, cumin, black beans, and quinoa; mix well. Cook until
heated through, stirring occasionally. Add ½ cup of shredded cheese. Add
cilantro when cheese is melted; mix well. Pull off heat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray 9x13 pan and pour and spread 1/4 cup
of salsa on the bottom. Warm up a tortilla in a frying pan (lightly
sprayed with Pam) on both sides. Place slightly browned tortilla on a
plate and spoon about 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture onto each tortilla. Roll
up each burrito using the Taco-Bell-Bean-Burrito method (I learned this method
at BYU where I bought many a bean burrito) and place seam side down in the 9x13
pan. Continue to roll up the chicken mixture in tortillas. I make as many
as I can, usually around 10 or so. Pour remaining salsa over the
enchiladas and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Put into the oven until heated
through, 20-25 minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Energy Bites<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">¼
cup butter or margarine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">½
T chia seeds soaked in ¼ cup water for ten minutes<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1/3
cup sugar (or honey)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1
tsp vanilla<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1/3
cup whole wheat pastry flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1/3
cup ground flax seeds<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">1/3
cup whole wheat flour<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">pinch
of salt<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">½
cup chocolate chips<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In a large bowl combine butter, chia seed/water gel
mixture, sugar, and vanilla; mix well. Add dry ingredients and mix until
combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Scoop out on to a plate or cookie sheet like
you would cookie dough. Place in freezer to flash freeze<a href="" name="_GoBack"></a>
for 30 minutes or so. Place bites in an airtight container in the fridge or
freezer for quick and easy snacks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">You can use peanut butter as a substitute for the
butter and chia seed gel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-51706518263618346662013-12-08T20:24:00.002-08:002013-12-08T20:24:57.630-08:00Food Storage for College Students and Young Families<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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“Build a small supply of food from your normal, daily diet.
One way to do this is to purchase a few extra items each week to build a
one-week supply of food. Then you can gradually increase your supply until it
is sufficient for three months. These items should be rotated regularly to
avoid spoilage.”</div>
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<i><u>All Is Safely Gathered In ,</u></i> Food
Storage Pamphlet</div>
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Following these guidelines for food storage for a college
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1. Make a list of the “staples “
that your food storage should contain according to the foods you like to eat. Keep
a collection of your favorite recipes.
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2. Keep this list as a “Long Term
Grocery List” inside a cabinet door so you can purchase items as they are on
sale or when the food budget allows for extra purchases. </div>
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3. As your ” Staples” storage grows
move on to complete a full three-month supply.</div>
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Kathy Bray, co-author of <i>Not
Your Mother’s Food Storage, </i>suggests to “write down the date you open
something and then look at the date when you’ve used it up.” Just write it on
the packaging with a sharpie. This will help you know how quickly you use up
your staples and calculate how much you will need. For example, If you use one
jar of peanut butter in a week, you will need 12 jars for a 3 month supply.
This can be helpful when using a food budget and planning a monthly budget.</div>
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Food storage in an apartment or small living space can be
easier when think outside the kitchen. Start with a closet that can be used as
a “pantry”. Use plastic bins to hold homemade mixes. Place food under beds or
on shelves located in less conspicuous places. Keep food accessible so you can
easily rotate your storage.</div>
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An important part of food storage is budgeting. Building
your food storage on what you like to eat will reduce wasteful spending and
increase your ability to store food on your budget. Also, a storage full of
items you enjoy will lessen your desire to spend more on a fast meal elsewhere
also helping you stay on a budget.</div>
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Food storage can be helpful and less expensive by making
recipes for mixes made out of bulk items and stored in Ziploc bags, ie, noodle
mixes, brownie and muffin mixes, dry soup mixes. Included are some recipes.</div>
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Food storage can bring peace to your mind during any rainy
day, whatever your situation may be. It also allows you to serve your neighbor
on their rainy day. </div>
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Ready to make mix recipes:</div>
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<a href="" name="_GoBack"><b>Instant
Oatmeal Mix<o:p></o:p></b></a></div>
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13 cups quick cooking oats 1
cup brown sugar, packed</div>
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2/3 cup dry milk powder 1
Tbsp cinnamon</div>
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Mix dry ingredients together in a ziplock bag or ice cream
bucket. <b>To make 1 serving:</b> Mix ½ cup
of oatmeal with ½-1/3 cup water. Add any dried fruit you would like. Microwave
on high for 1 minute.</div>
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<b>Basic Muffin Mix<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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1 ½ cups all-purpose flour Add:
1 tsp vanilla</div>
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½ cup sugar 1 egg</div>
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2 tsp baking powder 2 TBSP oil</div>
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¼ tsp baking soda ¾
cup water</div>
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¼ tsp salt optional:
add berries, dried fruit, </div>
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2 ½ TBSP dry milk powder cinnamon
and sugar on top</div>
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Mix dry ingredients together in a ziplock bag. You can use ¾
c. wheat flour and ¾ c. white flour. <b>To
make:</b> Pour mix into bowl and add wet ingredients. Mix or stir together.
Pour into greased or paper lined muffin tins. Bake 400’ F 20-22 minutes. </div>
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<b>Basic White Sauce <o:p></o:p></b></div>
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3 cups non-instant dry milk powder , 2 cups all purpose
flour, 2 Tsp salt. </div>
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Mix together and store in an airtight container. Use in any
recipe that calls for making a white sauce using milk, butter and flour. It is
a completely fat free alternative and tastes great! It will store for up to 5
years on the pantry shelf.</div>
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<b>Homemade Mac and
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sure we are prepared for any possible severe winter storm. We are fortunate to live in an area that does
not get severe winter weather but there is no guarantee we won’t.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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storm actually heads your way. A few
basic things you can do to take the stress and worry out of winter weather are:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Store bottled water and food that does not
require cooking in case of a power outage.
Some ideas are tuna, cereal, canned or dried fruit, crackers, nuts,
peanut butter and jelly. Remember to store
things your family will eat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have sand or rock salt to make driveways and
sidewalks safer. Make sure your snow
shovel or other snow removal equipment is easy to get to and in good working
order.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you have a fireplace, make sure you have
wood that is in a dry, easy to access location.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">If you have a gas grill, make sure you have a full propane tank.</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">It may be possible to cook on your grill once
the storm lets up.</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">If you have a
generator, make sure you have fuel and that it works properly.</span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><b style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Only
use a generator outdoors.</b><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; text-indent: -0.25in;">Keep a
fire extinguisher on hand.</span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Learn to shut of your water main and gas
line in case there is a problem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Make a winter emergency kit for your
car. Include: window scraper, small broom, flashlight,
blanket, battery operated radio, snacks that provide energy, water, jumper
cables, small shovel, sand or cat litter for tire traction, hat, gloves, extra
socks, first aid kit and a piece of fluorescent fabric to use as a distress
flag.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If you have a baby or someone that requires
medication, make sure you have plenty of those extra things you will need on
hand.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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important to remain positive and use good judgment.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have a battery operated radio so you can
listen to weather reports.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Dress in layers of loose, lightweight warm
clothing. Your coat should be somewhat
water repellent. Wear mittens, they will
keep your fingers warmer than gloves.
Wear a hat and scarf. Use the
scarf to cover your mouth. This will
protect your lungs. KEEP DRY. Change wet clothes as quickly as possible to
help keep from losing body heat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Avoid overexertion when shoveling snow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Drive only when absolutely necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">If your power is out. Close off all unnecessary rooms and stay in
one main area. Eat regularly and drink
plenty of fluids.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Don’t forget about your solar lawn
lights. These can be left out during the
day and brought in a night. Several
together can give off a good amount of light.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have puzzles, games, books or any other
light activity you can do while you are homebound. Turn this into an opportunity to relax or
make it an adventure.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Tahoma","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">As tempting as it is to snuggle down and
sleep, it is important to move around occasionally. This will help you keep warm and keep you
alert.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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severe winter weather. But being
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It's hard to find someone who doesn't enjoy a great sloppy joe every now and then. Having the sauce all canned up using my garden produce is a treat. All I have to do is brown some hamburger and stir in the sauce and dinner is done!</div>
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I've never canned sloppy joe sauce before. I searched out a few recipes and played with the spices until I figured out one that I know we will love. (I only played with the spices which did not change the overall acidity of the product so this can still be safely canned in a boiling water bath.)</div>
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Mix all the ingredients together in a large pot. Then ladle into jars and cap with lids and rings.</div>
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Cook pints in a boiling water bath for 20 minutes.</div>
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10 cups tomato puree</div>
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2 cups chopped onions</div>
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1 cup chopped green peppers</div>
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1/2 cup tomato paste</div>
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1/4 tsp cinnamon</div>
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1/4 tsp ground cloves</div>
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1/2 Tbsp garlic powder</div>
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1 1/2 Tbsp celery salt</div>
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1 Tbsp soy sauce</div>
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1 Tbsp Worchestershire sauce</div>
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1 1/2 - 2 cups brown sugar</div>
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1 cup white vinegar</div>
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Make tomato puree using a food mill. To see how I prepare my tomato puree click<a href="http://allthingsprovident.blogspot.com/2012/10/canning-spaghetti-sauce.html" style="color: #757575; text-decoration: none;"> here</a>. (If you use the food processor, you keep all the seeds and tiny skin pieces - my family doesn't mind. If you use a food mill, the skins and many of the seeds are removed. It all comes down to preference.) Chop the onions and peppers in a food processor. Combine the tomato puree and the onions and peppers in a large stock pot and bring to a boil. Simmer for 30 minutes. Add remaining ingredients. Process pints for 20 minutes in a boiling water bath. To serve: Mix one pint of sloppy joe sauce with 1 pound of browned hamburger. Makes approximately 7 pints.<br />
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Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-39196166426189547922013-09-29T13:11:00.002-07:002013-09-29T13:11:43.425-07:00Freezer Jam with Ultra Gel<div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-6964968196421933702" itemprop="description articleBody" style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.4; position: relative; width: 510px;">
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8384252582234330394" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a>Freezer jam is my ultimate favorite. I always make a little cooked jam every year just in case, but my family prefers the fresh flavor of the freezer jam hands-down! Using pectin requires loads of sugar and is quite costly per batch. Years ago, my mom learned about another amazing thickener. It is sold under a few names - Ultra Gel, Ultra Sperse, Ultra Maxi-gel, and Instant Clear Jel. They are all the same product. It is an instant thickener made from corn which means any of you needing to avoid gluten will learn to love this stuff. It holds up very well in canning and also in the freezer. I use it in many recipes. For freezer jam, it costs about $.50 a batch where pectin is usually over $2.00 so it is quite a significant savings. </div>
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It is not available everywhere. You may need to search the internet for a source near you or just order some from on on-line retailer. I always keep a couple of cans on hand. I use it in all my jam and syrup making. I also thicken spaghetti sauce with it and anything else that is just a little too runny. Because it is an instant thickener, you can just add it to whatever you are making a little at a time. Mix it and then wait just a bit to see if it is as thick as you like. I also use it in many freezer meals I make to replace the cornstarch or flour that just don't hold up as well once frozen. </div>
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Anyway, on to making freezer jam - </div>
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My husband was so sweet to wash and prepare all the strawberries while I was at the dentist last week. After we put the kids to bed, he also helped me get 3 batches of jam completed. The food processor really helps to get the strawberries chopped quickly. You can use a potato masher. I have found it is much easier if you cut the strawberries into smaller pieces first. The kids love to help with the mashing!</div>
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Here is my can of Ultra Sperse.</div>
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My recipe calls for applesauce. We mix this will all the fruit we do. It stretches your fruit or berries and takes on the flavor of whatever else you put it with so no one ever knows it's in there.</div>
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Mix the ultra sperse with the sugar to make it easier to mix in. Without mixing it with the sugar, the ultra sperse will clump very quickly so you have to mix it in veeeerrrrrry gradually. By mixing it with the sugar, you can dump more in at once and not have it clump together.</div>
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Package the jam in reusable cottage cheese or sour cream containers. Label and freeze. It keeps for 1-2 years in the freezer. There you go, in less than 30 minutes we had 3 batches finished!</div>
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I love this recipe because it works with every kind of fruit or berry. The applesauce takes on the flavor of the other fruit and allows you to stretch your berries or more expensive fruit. You really just need 5 cups of fruit so if you have 4 ½ cups of berries, add ½ cup of applesauce, etc. This is a recipe my mom got years ago and our family has used it every year since. I make strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, peach and apricot freezer jams every year. The apricots I put in the blender, the strawberries I put in the food processor, all the other fruit I mash with a potato masher. This jam never needs to be cooked so it retains its fresh fruit flavor. You can also use frozen berries if you'd like. I save my sour cream and cottage cheese containers to freeze my jam in. They really work well. One note of caution, because this jam has far less sugar than many recipes it will spoil faster once it is thawed out. Knowing this, choose containers the appropriate size for your family so that it can be eaten in a week or two once it is thawed out. Enjoy!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Salsa<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">16
cups paste tomatoes</span></b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">,
chopped finely (I put mine through the food strainer with the salsa attachment </span><i><span style="color: #404040; font-family: "Georgia","serif"; font-size: 16.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">10 Anaheim peppers</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">, chopped finely</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
<b><span style="background: white;">9 jalapeno peppers</span></b><span style="background: white;">, chopped finely (I remove most of the seeds so
it's not too hot)</span><br />
<b><span style="background: white;">3 green pepper</span></b><span style="background: white;">s, chopped finely</span><br />
<b><span style="background: white;">3 yellow onions</span></b><span style="background: white;">, chopped finely</span><br />
<b><span style="background: white;">3/4 - 1 bunch cilantro</span></b><span style="background: white;">, chopped finely</span><br />
<b><span style="background: white;">4 tsp garlic powder</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background: white;">1 1/3 cups white vinegar</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background: white;">2 1/2 Tbsp salt</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background: white;">1 cup ultra jel or ultra sperse</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background: white;">1 Tbsp cumin, optional</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background: white;">2 Tbsp oregano, optional</span></b><br />
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<span style="background: white;">Combine all ingredients in a large stock pot.
(I used a food processor to chop all the peppers and onions.) I like to
add my ultra gel with everything in the beginning. Then bring pot to a
boil. Ladle hot salsa into clean jars and process for 20 minutes - timing
might need to be adjusted for your altitude. This will make about 6
quarts.</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<b><span style="background: white;">Processing Time:</span></b><br />
<span style="background: white;">20 minutes 1,001 - 6,000 feet</span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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*<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You
can chop tomatoes, peppers and onions as they are ready to pick from the garden
and then freeze until you have enough to make a batch. I usually triple the
batch and just get a bunch done in one day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>All Things Provident </i>by Tamara Price<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Salsa Verde<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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half pints<br />
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This spicy green tomato salsa certainly isn't a traditional salsa verde, which
is usually made with tomatillos, but we think it's every bit as delicious.
Enjoy it with grilled meats and fish or straight from the jar as a dip for
tortilla chips.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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7 cups chopped cored peeled green tomatoes (about 12 medium)<br />
5 to10 jalapeno, habanero or Scotch bonnet peppers, seeded and finely chopped</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
2 cups chopped red onion (about 2 large)</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
1/2 cup lime juice</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
1/2 cup loosely packed finely chopped cilantro</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
2 tsp ground cumin</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
1 tsp dried oregano</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
1 tsp salt<br />
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
6 (8 oz) half pint glass preserving jars with lids and bands<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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1.) PREPARE boiling water canner. Heat jars and lids in simmering water until
ready for use. Do not boil. Set bands aside.</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
2.) COMBINE tomatoes, peppers, onion, garlic and lime juice in a large
saucepan. Bring to a boil. Stir in cilantro, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper.
Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
3.) LADLE hot salsa into hot jars leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Remove air
bubbles. Wipe rim. Center hot lid on jar. Apply band and adjust until fit is
fingertip tight.</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
4.) PROCESS filled jars in a boiling water canner for 20 minutes, adjusting for
altitude. Remove jars and cool. Check lids for seal after 24 hours. Lid should
not flex up and down when center is pressed.</span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #414141; font-family: "Lucida Sans Unicode","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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*Use from 5 to 10 hot peppers to reach the level of heat you desire. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cups chopped green tomatoes or tomatillos<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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cups seeded, chopped long green chiles<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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cloves garlic, finely chopped<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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tablespoon ground cumin (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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tablespoons dried oregano leaves (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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teaspoon black pepper<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Yield:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">About 5 pints<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Caution:</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> Wear plastic or rubber gloves and do not touch your face
while handling or cutting hot peppers. If you do not wear gloves, wash hands
thoroughly with soap and water before touching your face or eyes.</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Preparing
Tomatillos:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Remove
the dry outer husks from tomatillos; wash thoroughly. They do not need to be
peeled or seeded. If using green tomatoes, just wash, remove stems and chop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Peppers:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">The skin
of long green chiles may be tough and can be removed by heating the peppers.
Usually when peppers are finely chopped, they do not need to be skinned. If you
choose to peel chiles, slit each pepper along the side to allow steam to
escape. Peel using one of these two methods:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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skins </span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
Place chiles in a hot oven (400°F) or broiler for 6 to 8 minutes until
skins blister.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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burner (either gas or electric) with heavy wire mesh. Place peppers on
burner for several minutes until skins blister.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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skins, place peppers in a pan and cover with a damp cloth. (This will make
peeling the peppers easier.) Cool several minutes; slip off skins. Discard
seeds and chop.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">The jalapeño peppers do not need to be peeled,
but seeds are often removed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Hot Pack:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan and stir frequently
over high heat until mixture begins to boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 2O
minutes, stirring occasionally. Ladle hot into clean, hot pint jars, leaving
½-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace if needed. Wipe rims
of jars with a dampened, clean paper towel; apply two-piece metal canning lids.
Process in a boiling water canner according to the recommendations in</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><a href="http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_salsa/tomatillo_green_salsa.html#tble1"><span style="color: #1e4f2f; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Table 1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Style
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Jar
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">0 -
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">1,001 -
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Above
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">15 min</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">IMPORTANT:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"><br />
The only other change you can safely make in this salsa recipe is to change the
amount of spices and herbs. Do not alter the proportions of vegetables to acid
and tomatoes because it might make the salsa unsafe. Do not substitute vinegar
for the lemon juice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 12.0pt;">Farmgirl Susan's No Sugar Green Tomato Relish</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #664c40; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;"> (Similar to Salsa Verde)</span></span><span style="color: #664c40; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt;"><br />
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<i><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #664c40; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Makes about 3 pints<br />
Recipe may be doubled; increase cooking time by 10-15 minutes</span></i><span style="color: #664c40; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 8.0pt;"><br />
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</span><b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #664c40; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">2 lb. green tomatoes</span></b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #664c40; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">, cored and chopped</span><span style="color: #664c40; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt;"><br />
<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1 lb. white or yellow onions</span></b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, chopped</span><br />
<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">3/4 lb. sweet red peppers</span></b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, cored and chopped</span><br />
<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1/2 lb. tart cooking apples</span></b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, such as Granny Smith, cored and chopped</span><br />
<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">6 garlic cloves</span></b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, finely chopped</span><br />
<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1 cup 5% acidic<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span></b></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D13%26ref_%3Dnb_sb_noss%26y%3D17%26field-keywords%3Dbragg%2520apple%2520cider%2520vinegar%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=farmgirlfare-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957"><b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #664c40; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt; text-decoration: none;">apple</span></b></a><b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #664c40; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> cider vinegar</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #664c40; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #664c40; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">(or less, see note
below)<b>*</b></span><span style="color: #664c40; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt;"><br />
<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1 Tablespoon kosher or sea salt</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">4 jalapeno peppers</span></b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">, cored, seeded if desired, and finely chopped</span><br />
<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro</span></b><br />
<b><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">1 teaspoon ground cumin</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> </span></span><span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">(optional)</span><br />
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Combine the tomatoes, onions, peppers, apples,
garlic, vinegar, and salt in a large, nonreactive pot and bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened,
about an hour.</span><br />
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Stir in the jalapenos, cilantro, and cumin and
simmer for 5 more minutes. Carefully purée the mixture using a stick immersion
blender or in a traditional counter top
blender, in batches if necessary, until still somewhat chunky. Don't over mix;
you don't want it smooth.</span><br />
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">If canning, return the puréed relish to a boil,
then ladle the hot mixture into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch head space. Process
15 minutes in a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/mn/search/?_encoding=UTF8&ajr=0&camp=1789&creative=390957&field-keywords=waterbath%20canner&linkCode=ur2&rh=n%3A1055398%2Ck%3Awaterbath%20canner&tag=farmgirlfare-20&url=search-alias%3Dgarden"><span style="color: #664c40; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">waterbath canner</span></a>.
Store in a cool, dark place.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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apple cider vinegar called for is to ensure that this is safe for waterbath
canning (green tomatoes are acidic, but the other vegetables lower the overall
acidity—1 cup is<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>plenty</i>),
but if you're planning to store yours in the fridge—where it will keep for
several weeks without processing—and are concerned it might be too much vinegar
for your taste, you can safely decrease the amount of apple cider vinegar to
1/2 cup, or even less.</span><span style="color: #664c40; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<span style="background: white;">If you want to give jars of green tomato relish
as a gift without having to process them, just make sure the recipients put the
jars directly into their refrigerator.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 9.5pt;">Tomatillo
Green Salsa (or use green tomatoes)<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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cups chopped tomatillos<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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cups seeded, chopped long green chiles<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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cup seeded, finely chopped jalapeño peppers<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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cups chopped onions<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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cloves garlic, finely chopped<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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tablespoon ground cumin (optional)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Yield:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">About 5 pints<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Caution:</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> Wear plastic or rubber gloves and do not touch your face
while handling or cutting hot peppers. If you do not wear gloves, wash hands
thoroughly with soap and water before touching your face or eyes.</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Preparing
Tomatillos:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Remove
the dry outer husks from tomatillos; wash thoroughly. They do not need to be
peeled or seeded. If using green tomatoes, just wash, remove stems and chop.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Preparing
Peppers:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">The skin
of long green chiles may be tough and can be removed by heating the peppers.
Usually when peppers are finely chopped, they do not need to be skinned. If you
choose to peel chiles, slit each pepper along the side to allow steam to
escape. Peel using one of these two methods:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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skins </span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">-
Place chiles in a hot oven (400°F) or broiler for 6 to 8 minutes until
skins blister.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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burner (either gas or electric) with heavy wire mesh. Place peppers on burner
for several minutes until skins blister.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">To peel,</span></i><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">after blistering
skins, place peppers in a pan and cover with a damp cloth. (This will make
peeling the peppers easier.) Cool several minutes; slip off skins. Discard
seeds and chop.<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">The jalapeño peppers do not need to be peeled,
but seeds are often removed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Hot Pack:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan and stir frequently
over high heat until mixture begins to boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 2O
minutes, stirring occasionally. Ladle hot into clean, hot pint jars, leaving
½-inch headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace if needed. Wipe rims
of jars with a dampened, clean paper towel; apply two-piece metal canning lids.
Process in a boiling water canner according to the recommendations in</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"> </span><a href="http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_salsa/tomatillo_green_salsa.html#tble1"><span style="color: #1e4f2f; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Table 1</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">15 min</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;">IMPORTANT:</span></b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 7pt;"><br />
The only other change you can safely make in this salsa recipe is to change the
amount of spices and herbs. Do not alter the proportions of vegetables to acid
and tomatoes because it might make the salsa unsafe. Do not substitute vinegar
for the lemon juice.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/can_salsa/tomatillo_green_salsa.html</div>
Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06273594524320703780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8384252582234330394.post-75812275259569404252013-09-29T13:01:00.001-07:002013-09-29T13:01:42.442-07:00All About the Garden City LDS Cannery<br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14.25pt;">604 E. 46th St. Garden
City, ID</span></div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(208) 375-7893<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; color: #444444; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We are some of the lucky
members who have a church cannery in town. Many members have never been to the
cannery so I thought I would do a newsletter to tell you all about it. Going to
the cannery should never be something that intimidates you - like any other
visitor's center or temple, there are plenty of kind people who will help you
find just what you need.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Storage Center</span></b><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hours - Dry
Pack</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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Tuesday Wednesday & Thursday</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Friday<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Thursday Evening by appointment only<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Morning by appointment only<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Drop in during any of their regular hours. If you need an
evening appointment, don't hesitate to call ahead. There are service
missionaries who are more than happy to meet you there in the evening. When
arriving, park on the east side of the building - it will be on your left as
you approach the river. (If you get to the river, you have just passed it.)
Look for the large, bright orange door. There is a door just to the left of the
orange door which is where you enter to be able to purchase items.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=8384252582234330394" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">When you first get there, you will be asked to fill out an order
form. Then the service missionaries will help you pick up whatever it is you
would like. (You can find current prices at providentliving.org - Just type "home
storage order form" in the search box.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You can purchase dry pack items whenever you want - there is no
need to perform service first by helping with the canning. They have bulk items
available or individual #10 cans full of product. To purchase wet pack items, you need to
perform service first and earn a "blue card." The card allows you to
return one time during the year to purchase what you would like.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You can also purchase empty #10 cans and oxygen absorbers from
the cannery and check out one of their dry pack canners. This way you can stock
up on dry pack items that may not be available at the cannery and still package
them up to make sure you can store them for long periods of time. I did this
with lots of different pasta shapes as well as the brand of powdered milk that
my family prefers since these products were not available at the cannery. We
did it all one weekend in the garage and got them all canned up. It was a great
way to include the kids in our preparedness efforts!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You can also check out wheat grinders from the cannery. If you
have a bunch of wheat stored and would like to start using it, don't hesitate
to borrow a grinder and grind a bucket full of flour. Then you can be ready to
add wheat flour to all of your home baked breads, muffins, cookies, and cakes.
Most all recipes work just fine if you replace 1/2 of the all-purpose flour
with whole wheat flour. You can significantly increase the whole grain in your
diet just by making that little switch. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The church announced recently that many of the food storage
centers would be closing. They assured us that the Garden City Cannery will
continue functioning as it has been. The following statement came from our area
leaders.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"Despite some Food Storage Facility Center changes,
the Garden City center will continue operations. They will begin
offering nine new pre-packaged items for purchase. Portable sealing
equipment will continue to be available for check out, and bulk product and
cans will be available for purchase. Detailed lists with changes and
products are available through the Garden City Center."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The cannery has a blog where they post updated information. The
following information I copied from their blog </span><a href="http://gccannery.blogspot.com/">http://gccannery.blogspot.com/</a> <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Check it out
for the most current information.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Purchasing Policy<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oct 2012<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">1.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You may
purchase bulk dry pack items as well as pre-packaged items at any time in</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
our Home Storage Center. We accept debit and credit cards, checks, money
orders, or</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
cash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">2.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">You may
purchase products for yourself, your family, or for personal gifts. (Ward</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
canning specialists may bring orders and checks for their groups to purchase
bulk</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
commodities and supplies only).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">3.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No products may
be resold to other individuals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">4.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">No returns or
exchanges will be accepted after the 1st 30 days.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">5.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All purchases
must have a fully completed order form.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">6.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 7.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We encourage
you continue using our dry pack facilities to package the dry products that are
available. </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">By packaging
your own product, you are providing for your family and practicing the
principles of self-reliance. Following your work here, we invite you to
purchase the wet pack product that is available. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is necessary during regular hours, but it is encouraged for large</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
groups. Special arrangements need to be made for evenings and Saturday
morning by calling the cannery. (208.375.7893)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are issued only to those who have worked a wet pack shift (church or family)
for a minimum of 2 hours. The cards are issued one per family and
surrendered at the time of purchase of any wet pack items (ie. peaches,
pears, etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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brought in for canning.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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cannery, however they can accompany their parents for shopping in dry pack
area. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 22.0pt; line-height: 115%;">How I use items from
the Cannery<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b>Hot Cocoa Mix </b> - I buy the 25 lb bags! I know many of you are
wondering how to use 25 lbs of cocoa. We bring it to all the family reunion
campouts, we mix it up at home when we want a cup full, we mix it and then
chill it and store it in the fridge in an airtight canning jar. When chilled,
it tastes just like the chocolate milk you can purchase by the gallon at the
grocery store. Mix 3/4 cup with 1 quart of extra hot water (it does not need to
boil.) Mix with a wire whisk. Serve immediately or allow to chill. As it cools,
the chocolate will settle some in the bottom, just give it a stir or if you
have moved it to a jar, shake well and enjoy. At the current cost of $39 for 25
lbs, it costs $1.56 per gallon for chocolate milk or less than $.10 per cup -
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<b>Potato Pearls</b> -
These are the best instant potatoes we've had. They are just add water - no
butter or milk required! I top shepherd's pie with them or make them up quickly
for a side dish. They are delicious on their own, but you can stir in a large
spoonful of sour cream and add some chives to dress them up a little. Or make
loaded mashed potatoes by adding cheese and bacon bits. They are a quick and
easy side dish.</div>
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<b>Powdered milk</b> -
We use the powdered milk in all our cooking and baking. It reduces the milk we
go through at home by at least 3 gallons a week. That means it reduces my trips
to the grocery store and gives me more time and money to do other things. It
seems a little expensive to buy the whole bag, but it ends up being about $1.88
per gallon. It is best to mix using your blender and adding warm water. Use 3/4
cup of powder per quart of water or 3 Tbsp per cup. If you don't have a
blender, whisk vigorously to get rid of all the lumps. Chill to allow the foam
to settle and then use like regular milk in all of your recipes. Once heated in
a recipe, you cannot taste any odd flavor at all. Even my cream soups are
delicious and no one can tell they are full of powdered milk!</div>
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<b>Dehydrated Carrots
and Onions</b> - These are great to drop into soups and stews. Simmering in
warm water for 15 - 20 minutes makes them just right. I save hours through the
Fall and Winter since I don't have to chop so many vegetables for making soup.
If I just want to use some of the onions in another casserole or with my
hamburger when I am browning it, I just put a tablespoon or 2 in a small glass
bowl and cover them with water. Heat in the microwave for 20 seconds and they
are ready to drop into whatever you are cooking.</div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Hopefully you feel a little more excited about using the
great resource of the church cannery. It is also a great place to take your
non-member friends so they can see a little bit about what the church welfare
system is all about. They can also purchase items there if they would like. I'm
sure that many of you have thought, "I should go to the cannery some
day." Stop hesitating and get it on your calendar today!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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