Today While The Sun Shines: December 2013

Food Storage Amounts

1 gallon = 7 lbs wheat, rice or sugar
1 gallon = 5 lbs powdered milk or flour
1 gallon = 4 lbs macaroni
1 gallon = 3 lbs potato flakes, oatmeal, or instant milk
5 gallons = 35 lbs wheat, beans, rice, or sugar
5 gallons = 25 lbs powdered milk or flour
5 gallons = 20 lbs macaroni
5 gallons = 15 lbs potato flakes, oatmeal, or instant milk
55 gal drum = 400 lbs wheat, beans, rice, or sugar
55 gal drum = 275 lbs powdered milk or flour
55 gal drum = 225 lbs macaroni
55 gal drum = 160 lbs potato flakes, oatmeal, or instant milk

Substitutions

Cream Cheese: cottage cheese blended smooth with butter or milk

Eggs: 1 tbsp soy flour and 1 tbsp water or 1 tbsp ground flax and 3 tbsp water

Milk / Cream: 1 cup milk = 1/3 cup dry milk plus 1 cup water or 1/2 cup evaporated milk plus 1/2 cup water

1 cup buttermilk = 1 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar plus enough milk to make 1 cup, let stand 5 min

1 cup heavy cream = 7/8 cup whole milk plus 1 1/2 tbsp butter

Sugar: 1 cup granulated sugar = 1 3/4 cup powdered sugar or 1 cup packed light brown sugar or 3/4 cup honey

1 cup brown sugar = 1 cup sugar plus 2 tbsp molasses

Misc:
1 pkg yeast = 1 tbsp bulk yeast or 1/2 cake compressed yeast
1 tsp baking powder = 1/4 tsp cream tartar plus 1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tbsp lemon juice = 1/2 tbsp vinegar
1 cup butter / margarine = 7/8 cup vegetable oil
1 cup dark corn syrup = 3/4 cup light plus 1/4 cup molasses
1 chopped onion = 1 tbsp instant minced
1 clove garlic = 1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 cup tomato sauce = 3/4 cup tomato paste plus 1 cup water
1 tbsp prepared mustard = 1 tsp dry mustard plus 1 tbsp water

Sunday, December 29, 2013

New Year's Goals

I thought I would share some of the top goals for preppers for the New Year. Life has been a bit hectic for me lately, but I have started a few blogs, as you can probably see from my sidebar, and one of my goals is to write everyday on at least one of them. As I look to the new year, and my prepping, I have some goals that I have set, and I am still in the planning of how to make them happen. I have listed the top New Year's goals in general, on A List or Two blog, and here are the top Prepper Goals that I could find. Hope you can set one or two that maybe you haven't already accomplished, and have great success this year in getting your family more prepared for whatever may come your way!

Get water storage
Set up a weekly preparedness buying plan - you could read further on this blog because I have that all right here for you
Set up a monthly preparedness plan - one month heating, one water, one shelter, etc
Food storage
Including family and friends
72 hr emergency kits
Organize storage room - this is one of my big ones!
Gardening
Making home made items - like cheese
Learning a new skill
Beginning - make a plan to get prepared
Learning to can
Install a wood burning stove - also one of my goals
Learn some self defense
Purchase a generator - learn how to use it
Go camping more - to practice skills
Get physically fit - to endure more
Make a bug out plan
Practice more with preparedness tools
Put together a preparedness binder of info and personal info
Plant some fruit trees
Raise chickens or goats
Set up a bug out location
Alternate forms of medication
Take a first aid class
Purchase some good tools
Get it all organized

Well there you have some great goal ideas for the coming year! I will try to be much more faithful at keeping this blog full of information for you all, and myself as I work on my own goals. Good luck with the New Year 2014 and may you NOT have to use all of the preparedness tools and supplies that you have worked so hard to get!