52 Weeks, Week 34

 

52 Weeks to Family Preparedness for Two

Week 34

Spencer W. Kimball – We hope you are making this gardening project a family affair, with everyone, even the little ones, assigned to something. There is so much to learn and harvest from your garden, far more than just a crop itself. May 1979 Ensign

Food Storage and Preparedness Challenge Of The Week:

Food Storage Purchase 30 lbs Wheat or flour

Extra Item Purchase 30 lbs. Beans

Family Prep: Whistle, flashlight, and a blanket or two

Spiritual Preparedness: Pray for the missionaries in our ward. You can assist their work by carefully considering names of your friends. Pray for inspiration as to which of them is ready to hear the gospel message.

Spagetti Sauce

2 tbsp cooking oil 2 cups chopped onion

½ cup chopped fresh parsley or slightly less of flakes

2 cloves chopped or 2 tablespoons of garlic powder

1 quart chopped celery

1 ½ quarts skinned, chopped tomatoes

3 - 6 oz cans of tomato paste

1 ½ tablespoon salt ¾ tsp pepper

½ tsp oregano ½ tsp thyme

5 cups water. Heat oil, Saute the parsley, garlic, onion and celery until tender. Add rest of ingredients and simmer slowly 3-4 hours. Stir often to prevent sticking. Cook until it is the thickness you want. Seal in jars or cool and freeze. To seal, water bath for 10 minutes. Yield 6 pints. You can also add 1 cup chopped green or red peppers to this recipe.

Tomato Sauce for Canning

2 med onions chopped

2 tsp each of salt, sugar & oregano

½ tsp pepper ¼ tsp garlic powder

¼ c. parsley 2 - 8 oz tins tomato paste

5 c. tomato juice

Simmer 2 hours and seal 10 min in water bath.

Tomato Juice

1 - qt tomatoes blended ¼ c dryed onion

½ tsp garlic pwd 1 - 6 oz tomato paste

¾ c water 1 tsp sugar

1 ½ tsp salt ½ tsp pepper

1 ½ tsp oregano 1 bay leaf

Simmer uncovered for 30 min. Remove Bay leaf. Double or tripe the batch for larger quantities. Seal in jars by water bathing for 10 minutes.