Scripture / Quote of the Month
"And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts
of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to
make ready a people prepared for the Lord." Luke 1:17
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! This new year is going to bring each one
of us new challenges – some which perhaps we can predict are coming, and
some which we cannot. With these new challenges we have two options:
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we can look forward to them and accept them and be grateful for
the opportunities for learning and growth, and in this way be a happy
people that look forward to the coming of the Savior,
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or, we can say "why me", and look at our challenges with anger and
frustration, blaming God or others and allowing these challenges to
make our lives miserable
I am choosing to see the good in the challenges. For the Lord is preparing
a people that will be ready for Him when He comes, and we, have the
choice, to be a part of that people. Make it a GREAT year! And PREPARE!
MY GOAL THIS YEAR AS YOUR WARD PREPAREDNESS PERSON ......
to use the time that has been alloted to us as a people, wisely by:
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sharpening our home making, survival, educational, spiritual, social,
physical, and all types of preparation skills
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fine tuning our storage by discovering what we like to eat and
learning how to use our storage, using new recipes, and finding out
what we really need
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practicing emergency techniques, and emergency drills
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sharing recipes, stories, and testimonies of our success' and our
failures, for we learn and grow from each other
I believe that the day has come for us to no longer ignore the
words of the prophets concerning being a prepared people.
DO
IT
FOR
YOUR
FAMILY
...
THEIR
FUTURE
DEPENDS
ON
YOU
Please feel free to share stories and recipes and whatever you feel
would be of benefit to others in our quest for being obedient, and
being prepared. djatwood@shaw.ca
Beans and Rice
Beans and rice are great additions to your food storage. They are nutritious,
delicious and inexpensive sources of protein and fiber. Don't forget to attend
our Magical Beans class this month to learn more, gather recipes, and be
inspired!
How many beans to store??
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60 lbs per person per year.
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This will provide about ¼ cup cooked beans per day and about 150
calories per day.
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They can be stored in glass jars, buckets, #10 cans, mylar bags, or
other air tight food storage containers, and when kept dry, they will last
for years.
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Eating one cup of beans every day means you should have 365 cups of
beans which is equal to 25 gallons or 5 gallon buckets.
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For four people this would give you ¼ cup beans per day per person.
Do the math if you want more than your ¼ cup.
Bean Facts
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1¼ cups of cooked beans will provide the same number of
calories as in a 3-oz steak and yet deliver 50%
more usable protein
with NO cholesterol. Most beans contain at least 20% protein.
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Most beans are high in carbohydrates, which provide long-lasting
energy. In addition, beans provide essential B Vitamins, Iron, and they
are one of the richest sources of fiber.
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Beans ground to a fine flour can be whisked into boiling water and
seasonings to make an almost instant soup or thickener in
only 3
minutes
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Bean flour can be used in any recipe calling for flour by replacing up to
25% of the wheat flour with any variety of bean flour
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Bean flour stores for up to 6 months on the shelf, 1 year under
refrigeration, and is great to have on hand for "instant" soups, sauces,
dips, sandwich fillings and gravies, and to add to almost everything you
cook or bake.
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Legumes and grains, eaten as much as 2 days apart will still combine
properly as a complete protein, as the body extracts and stores the
amino acids from the beans and combines them into proteins as a
variety of foods are eaten.
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Beans mixed with grains form a high quality complete protein that can
be tolerated by people of all ages, even infants
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A pound of dry beans ground to a fine flour measures approximately 5
cups.
For more information on using food storage, and just plain
getting back to the basics of life, check out my new blog. It will be full
of links and great information to help us be a more self-sufficient people.
RICE
Rice is an extremely healthy food for a number of reasons. Rice is a complex
carbohydrate, which means that it contains starch and fiber. Complex
carbohydrates are digested slowly, allowing the body to utilize the energy
released over a longer period which is nutritionally efficient. Rice has low
sodium content and contains useful quantities of potassium, the B vitamins,
thiamin and niacin. An average portion of rice (50g) provides about 11% of the
estimated average daily requirement of protein.
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There are about 12.5 cups of rice in a #10 can
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A #10 can contains about 5.5 lbs
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1 cup of white rice weighs 7 oz
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1 six gallon bucket of rice contains 44 lbs
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1 six gallon bucket of white rice = 8 #10 cans
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1 six gallon bucket contains 100 cups
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one serving is approximately ¼ cup dry rice (1.75 oz)
Use these numbers to figure out how much rice your family should store for
one year.
Example:
A family of six eats rice twice a week using a total of 4 cups of dry rice per
week. Eating 4 cups per week for 52 weeks, they would need
17 #10 cans
.....or.......
1 six gallon bucket plus 9 #10 cans
This is equal to 30% of the recommended amount of grain to store for one
adult per year
Example #2:
Plan for 2 oz of rice per person per day. A family of six would need to store
6 people x 2 oz x 365 days = 4380 oz rice 4380 oz rice = 274 lbs rice for one
year. This is equal to.....
6 six gallon buckets plus 2 #10 cans or 50 #10 gallon cans
These numbers can a also be used for brown rice, with the exception that
brown rice does not store as long as white. White is better for longer term
storage.
RECIPE
Berry Bean Blast – Serves 4
1 can Navy beans – drained and rinsed
1 ½ cups orange juice
2 cups strawberries sliced
2 tbsp honey
1 ½ tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
6 – 8 ice cubes
Process all ingredients except ice cubes in blender until smooth. Add ice.
Process until smooth. Serve in glasses. If you use frozen fruit instead, ice
cubes will not be needed. You may need to add a bit of water to adjust the
consistency. A very healthy way to serve smoothies to your family.
Healthy Living Tip
Spices that kill 100% of bacteria in food, are garlic, onion, allspice and
oregano. Thyme, cinnamon, tarragon and cumin kill 80%. Hot chillies kill
75%, and ginger, anise seed, celery seed, lime and lemon juice kill 25% of
bacteria in food.
Great Value In Disaster
Thomas Edison's laboratory was virtually destroyed by fire in December, 1914.
Although the damage exceeded $2 million, the buildings were only insured for
$238,000 because they were made of concrete and thought to be fireproof.
Much of Edison's life's work went up in spectacular flames that December
night.
At the height of the fire, Edison's 24-year old son, Charles, frantically searched for his
father among the smoke and debris. He finally found him, calmly watching the
scene, his face glowing in the reflection, his white hair blowing in the wind.
"My heart ached for him," said Charles. "He was 67 – no longer a young man – and
everything was going up in flames. When he saw me, he shouted, "Charles, where's your
mother?" When I told him I didn't know, he said, "Find her. Bring her here. She will
never see anything like this as long as she lives."
The next morning, Edison looked at the ruins and said, "There is great value in
disaster. All our mistakes are burned up. Thank God we can start anew."
Three weeks after the fire, Edison managed to deliver his first phonograph.
By The Sower's Seeds
from A 3
rd Serving of Chicken Soup for the Soul
Copyright 1996 Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
Long Term Storage Goals: Rice and Assorted Beans
Grocery Items
10 bars of soap per person
Non-Food
With your family designate an emergency meeting place with maps and escape plans
72 HR Kits
Mylar blanket for each person, Plastic tarps enough to cover tents,
Immunization Forms up to date for everyone
– think long term seed storage – heritage seeds
Prepare for tomorrow by working today.
