From Survival Blog – Ten Essential OTC Medications to Stockpile by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Are over-the-counter (OTC) drugs really worth stockpiling?  As a family physician my answer is a resounding yes.  Most of the following were actually prescription medications when first released.  (In higher dosages, several still are.)  Although other OTC drugs are worth considering, these ten have been selected due to their…

This has just become one of my emergency preparedness shopping lists.

From The New Old School – guest post: thoughts on self reliance

3 Tips to Self-Reliance, the Old Fashioned Way The thing about fashion is that it repeats itself – one look at the clothing industry should be enough to prove this point. What’s old-fashioned today becomes the rage tomorrow. Plan on it! There’s no harm in going retro, especially when [...]

Just a reminder. Technology may be awesome, but is in no way necessary for self-reliance.

From Survival Blog – Where

You don’t have to read many gun blogs before you are faced with discussion regarding Bad Guys (“BG’s”). The BG shorthand is the current forum-speak for “Bad Guy”. In these discussions you’ll find that BG’s are always in desperate need of having an end put to their pathetic lives, and that…

Good morals never go out of style. They are even more important in an emergency.

From Survival Blog – Get Your Soil Ready For TEOTWAWKI, by C.J.

A topic that seems to get little attention in the prepper community is your soil.  We spend countless dollars and hours preparing our homes, family, and arsenal for the coming catastrophes, but we do little to prepare our soil.  Many preppers store away garden seeds of heirloom varieties, but…

From The Survivalist Blog – How To Build A Solar Water Heater For $5

How To Build A Solar Water Heater  My trailer like most travel trailers it’s size comes equipped with a small water heater and while this is efficient for most of my needs, being a tightwad I’m always looking to save resources and free alternatives. I only need a few gallons of hot water a [...]

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From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Friday: Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Many of you may already be familiar with this recipe, but I had never made it before.  We try to keep food storage recipes pretty simple on here (mostly for our own benefits, I think), but I seriously don’t think it could get easier (or yummier) than this.  Ready?

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Friday: Pinto Bean Burgers

I saw this bean burger recipe on Kath Eats Real Food and it looked SO good. I don’t know why I’d never thought of using pinto beans before.

 

Something else to do with all those cans of beans you bought. I tried this one and it’s not too bad.

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Holiday Gift: Peanut Brittle

Here’s another idea for a gift you can make for your neighbors and friends using food storage items.

Ingredients: oil, vanilla, dry roasted peanuts, corn syrup, baking soda and sugar

Start by spraying your baking sheet with cooking spray. And please tell me that everyone’s pans look like this?

Mix the peanuts, sugar and corn syrup in a microwave safe bowl.

Stir to combine. It won’t mix completely and that’s okay. Pop it in the microwave for 6-7 minutes. I did 6 minutes.

Be SUPER careful when you pull it out of the microwave. The bowl will be very hot.

Stir it up and add the oil.

And the vanilla. Pop it back in the microwave for another two minutes.

When you pull it out this time, add the baking powder.

It will foam and bubble as you mix it up.

Pour it quickly onto the tray and let it cool.

When it’s all cool

Break it into buttery pieces with your fingers.

Delicious peanut brittle all from food storage!

It would be cute wrapped in a cellophane bag or in these cute holiday Tupperware you can find in the stores right now.

More holiday gift ideas from food storage here.

Microwave Oven Peanut Brittle
adapted from the Allrecipes.com recipe here

1.5 cups dry roasted peanuts
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1 pinch of salt
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda

Grease a baking sheet and set aside. In a glass bowl, combine the peanuts, sugar, corn syrup and salt. Cook in microwave for 6-7 minutes on high (700w); mixture should be bubbly and peanuts browned. Stir in oil and vanilla; cook 2-3 minutes longer.

Quickly stir in baking soda, just until mixture is foamy. Pour immediately onto greased baking sheet. Let cool 15 minutes or until set. Break into pieces and store in an airtight container.

From Safely Gathered In – Food Storage Friday: Pinwheel Cookies

This is the perfect recipe for all that leftover pie crust… and now I’m realizing that I’m about a week late posting it, since it would have been great to have this recipe when you all were making your Thanksgiving pies!  So, just make pie crust especially for this one (like I did), or make it next time you make a pie (Christmas?).  It’s definitely worth making a crust specially for this, though… I really liked these flaky cookies and will probably be making them again soon.

My mom actually did something similar to this when I was growing up, but she just baked the pie crust on the bottom of a pie pan, and sprinkled the sugar and cinnamon on top, and cut the pieces into wedges.  Perhaps you have your own version of this recipe?

From Survival Blog – Surviving in Caves, by Caver X. 

I got hooked on spelunking in the early 1990s in Tennessee. It was an adventure that would last for about 5 years and take me in several different caves including one that I went in between 35 to 40 times. There are basics to know when planning a cave trip…

Just in case you haven’t seen enough hardcore survivalist stuff around here recently.