Free Food Storage Resources

I have copies of food storage recipes, pamphlets, water storage, even a few on sewing tips, and household projects. I have multiple copies (and I can make more if needed). They were put together by another stake but they had extras. If anyone is interested please let me know and I will make sure I have enough on Sunday. Here are the titles of the packets & handouts I have.

New Ideas for Cooking with Basic Food Storage

Home Storage Ideas, Sources and Recipes

2 papers on Water Storage

Instructions on making a Hand Towel Bib and a Grocery Bag Holder

Sewing 101 (including tips on using sewing machines, and basic sewing stitches

Water Storage

Why Store Water??

Natural disasters such as floods or earthquakes may pollute or disrupt water supplies. Water is more essential than food in sustaining life. It is wise to have an emergency storage of at least 14 gallons of water per person. To protect the quality of the water it must be pure to start with, treated to prevent microbial growth, and stored in clean, food grade containers. Tap water from a treated municipal water supply does not require further treatment when stored in new containers.

Pre-Storage Treatments
To Prevent build up of bacteria and/or algae, use these treatment guidelines:

* Household bleach (Sodium hypochlorite)
8 drops per gallon or 1/2 teaspoon per gallon, if clear
16 drops per gallon or 1 teaspoon per gallon, if cloudy
Let stand for 30 minutes before use. (Water taste can be improved by pouring it back and forth several times between two containers to dissipate chlorine and aerate the water)

* Iodine (Solution)
12 drops per gallon, if clear.
24 drops per gallon, if cloudy.
Let stand for 30 minutes before use.


Pre-Use Treatments
If the water is not pure, use one of the following treatment methods:

* Filtration - There are many good water filters on the market. The activated charcoal type can also remove bad tastes. Some models also add chemicals to kill bacteria.

* Chemical - In addition to the ones listed in the pre-storage treatment paragraph above, other good treatment chemicals may be acquired from most outdoor supply stores.

* Boiling - Boil water for three to five minutes, depending on elevation (the higher the elevation, the longer the water should be boiled)

* Distilling - This is the most effective method of water purification. However, it is slow and the equipment required is expensive. If you plan to use this method, advance preparation will be necessary.


Water Storage Containers
Good water storage containers are airtight, resistant to breakage and heavy enough to hold water. They need to ahve a lining that won't rust or affect the flavor of the water. The following containers are commonly used.

* Plastic or soda bottles - clear plastic containers made of P.E.T.E plastic. Used containers should be food containers that are thoroughly cleaned and rinsed prior to filling.

* Heavy Plastic Buckets or Drums - Should be food grade

* Water Heater - Close the inlet valve immediately after the water supply is disrupted.

* Water Beds - A double waterbed holds about 200 gallons of water. This water contains an algaecide. DO NOT DRINK IT. For non-food usage only, such as laundry and cleaning.

* Bleach bottles - Not food grade plastic. For non-food useage only. This type of bottle tends to turn brittle over several years and is likely to leak.

Container Storage Note:
Plastic water storage containers should be protected from light and heat. Freezing may be damaging to some types of water storage containers. Storage should be in areas where potential leakage would not cause damage to the home.

Food Storage Resources

I recently found a bunch of free handouts on food storage and thought it might be helpful to all of us that are trying to get a better storage figured out for our families.

One Month Basic Food Supply for one Adult
(these are all measured in #10 cans - the size that comes from the church cannery)

Wheat - 3 cans
White Flour - 1 can
White Rice - 2 cans
Quick Oats - 1 can
Macaroni - 1 can
Pinto Beans - 1 can
White Sugar - 1 can
Powdered Milk - 1 can
Shortening - 1 can
Salt - 4 (4 oz ) shakers or 1lb.


Suggested Amounts of Basic Foods for One Adult for One Year
Grains - 400 lbs. (Includes wheat, flour, rice, corn, oatmeal and pasta)
Legumes - 60 lbs. (Includes dry beans, split peas, lentils etc)
Powdered Milk - 16 lbs.
Cooking Oil - 10 quarts (16 pounds of shortening equals 10 quarts of oil)
Sugar or Honey - 60 lbs. (67 lbs of honey equals 60 pounds of sugar)
Salt - 8 lbs.
Water (2 weeks worth) - 14 gallons


Useful Websites for Preparedness:
(Note I was given this list I have not had a lot of time to check out all the items listed for all sites)

www.bulkfoods.com - source for bulk foods, can purchase gelatin by the pound

www. bluechipgroup.com - located in Salt Lake City - Source for food storage items, grains, dehydrated eggs, butter powder, dehydrated peppers, celery etc. Also sells a couple of grain mills.

www.waltonfeed.com - Idaho company, a source for grains and other food storage items.

www.backwoodshome.com/articles/ - recipes for grains and beans, sprouting wheat

www.lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciq_dry_beans.html - Nutritional value and recipes for beans

www.pleasanthillgrain.com - source for food storage and Berkey water filters

www.fema.gov/kids - games for kids that teach preparedness (FHE lessons?)

www.ricegourmet.com - rice recipes from all around the world

www.karenskitchen.com/a/recipe_oat.html - Description of different types of oat products and recipes for oats

www.chefnoah.com - emergency preparedness, first aid, cooking with dried foods, uses for everyday items

www.aaoobfoods.com - emergency preparedness supplies, grain and bean grinders

www.crockettscorner.com - mostly wheat and food storage, cook books for sale

www.wholefoodsmarket.com - recipes and information on whole grains and beans - do a search for desired product

http://openclue.org/tag/food%20storage/ - June 6, 2008 and March 9, 2008 posts - Ideas on food storage and instructions for building a rolling can shelf for #10 cans

http://cdc.gov - do search for water purification and storage.

www.mormonchic.com/recipe/recipebox/pages/foodstorage.asp - Food storage recipes and links to other sites

www.beprepared.com - Emergency essentials Store - Freeze-dried and dehydrated foods

www.sixdominoes.com/resources/pdfs/stockingup.pdf - Food storage info, sprouting, suggested books and links

http://survivalacres.com/information/prudentfoodstoragefaq.pdf - pdf file - everything you ever wanted to know (and probably didn't know to ask) about food storage

www.healthyharvest.com - sells food, 72 hour kits, garden seeds, kitchen equipment, emergency supplies. They have canned cheese and butter with a long shelf life. Other companies also sell these. Do a search for canned cheese and canned butter.

www.suvivalist.info - lots of links (many government sources) for info on emergency preparedness, water storage, 72 hour kits, national emergencies, sheltering in place, homeland security, and army survival field manual.

www.preparetodaynewsletter.blogspot.com - articles on preparedness.

www.ldscatalog.com - you can order cases of wheat, oats, rice and pinto beans to be delivered to your door but a little more expensive than going to the cannery and doing it yourself.

www.lds.org - Click on Home and Family preparedness information

www.mredepot.com - also sell food storage items. They have canned cheese and butter, plus canned meats and freeze dried items - reportedly you can use the discount code WARRIFLES for a 21% discount through 2008 - good luck.


Food Storage Cook Books

The Amazing Wheat Book by LeArta Moulton

Country Beans by Rita Bingham - cooking with bean flours

Fagioli: The Bean Cuisine of Italy by Judith Barrett

The Essential Food Storage Cook Book by Girsberger and Peterson

Cooking with Home Storage by Layton and Tate

366 Ways to Cook Rice, Beans and Grains by Andrea Chesman

The New Book of Whole Grains

The Bean Bible - The Legumaniac's Guild to Lentils, Peas and Every Edible Bean on the Planet
by Aliza Green

Magic Beans by Patti Bazel Geil

The Bean Book by Roy F. Guste

Easy Beans: Fast and Delicious Bean, Pea, and Lentil Recipes by Trish Ross and Jacquie Trafford

Greatest Little Bean Cookbook by Tom Chosuk

Amazing World of Rice by Marie Simmons

The Complete Sprouting Cookbook by Whyte - from 1973, but can find it used

The Essential Rice Cookbook by Wendy Stephens

The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook by Beth Hensperger

Apocalypse Chow - How to Eat Well When the Power Goes Out by Jon Robertson

The New Passport to Survival by Bingham and Dickey - What and where to store, equipment, recipes, gardening and sprouting, sanitation, heating, lighting, cooling and emergency doctoring

Natural Meals in Minutes by Rita Bingham - Cooking with grains, beans, powdered milk, and other stored food

Wonderful Opportunity to Serve & Help Children

*** Please forward on to anyone in our ward I might have missed or other friends who might want to participate***

Tomorrow and Saturday we have a wonderful opportunity to serve that normally most of us wouldn't have the chance to participate in. There are 6 area children that are in need of bone marrow transplants to save their lives. Bone marrow transplants are the only treatment for diseases like lymphoma and leukemia as well as other very serious diseases. Imagine what it could mean to these children and their families if a match is found this weekend because of this drive. Imagine what you would be feeling if this was your child or a child in our ward waiting for a match.


Zappos.com (the cute shoe store) is paring with the Cancer Society to do a drive to find matches for these children and many other people. It is just a simple swab of the inside of your cheek and normally it would cost over $50 to be tested, but for the next two days Zappos.com is going to cover the costs of the testing. Please take a few minutes, get tested and get your husband tested...(Good excuse to go shoe shopping as well...tell your husband its for service!!)

Here's a brief description of times & locations:

Bone marrow testing

Sept. 12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Zappos Corporate Headquarters, 2280 Corporate Circle, Suite 100, Henderson
• Sunrise Children's Hospital Lobby, 3186 S. Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas

Sept. 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• Zappos.com Outlet Store, 601 Mall Ring Circle, near the Galleria at Sunset, Henderson
• Zappos.com Outlet Store, 3860 S. Maryland Pkwy.
• Las Vegas; Sunrise Children's Hospital Lobby, 3186 S. Maryland Pkwy., Las Vegas
• Las Vegas Athletic Club, Eastern Avenue and Interstate 215
• King Ranch Market, 840 N. Decatur Blvd., Las Vegas, 1570 N. Eastern Ave., and 2475 E. Tropicana Ave.

For more information, Call the Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation at 735-8434 or visit www.nvccf.org

For more details on the testing and other information here's a link to the Las Vegas Sun article written about the drive.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2008/sep/10/bone-marrow-drive-aims-help-6-kids/