PREPPERS' FOOD STORAGE: What I needed more of!

[@maranscandy9350]

This would be an excellent time to become acquainted with fasting and its health benefits even if it’s only 1 day a week or 1 weekend a month.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Mom always had a meal on our table, no matter how little we had, I remember when fridays mom would buy an 8 pack of bottle of cokes and she'd open ONE bottle and we'd all get a small juice glass (glass from those cheese spreads) ...with a spaghetti or homemade pizza meal. I remember splitting a huge steak with the bone, six ways on Sunday nights-- or a roast and potatoes! If we were good at Church, we'd get breakfast/lunch after church at BURGER CHEF! Hamburgers were only .35 each and you could have all the pickles and ketchup your bun would hold! YUM! My dad only cooked a few times for us, when mom was in hospital. We got a cold opened can of uncooked WHOLE POTATOES and a cold can of green beans. Needless to say, we were glad mom lived through her surgeries! LOL! We were so skinny; other kids made fun of us; but I thought we ate like royalty, sharing food portions, I thought was normal growing up. I never had a steak or lobster out until I was of dating age; my first date was a trip to Red Lobster and I had no idea how to get the meat out of the tail so I ordered it shredded on a salad as not to embarrass myself! LOL! PIzza King was a treat too! That was on movie night matinee where we got to see KING KONG and the BLOB at the theater! Our cell phone was a phone booth at the downtown IGA parking lot! You rode 6 blocks to get there and usually it was faster to just ride your bike back home and tell mom what you needed! LOL!

[@lemoncrinckles]

Some of us can't fast for medical reasons.

[@robinjordan6582]

@@OurLittleHomestead I remember mother buying the big can of ravioli and she would make a bowl of mashed potatoes. We each got 3 ravioli except daddy. He always got the 1 left after dividing because he worked so hard to buy it. After church we had peanut butter sandwich on mother's homemade bread.. Yummy!

[@Angel-nu7fm]

Yes, seeing my prepping mistakes also. Freeze milk and juice in ziploc bags instead of cartons, lay flat. Twice the storage. Put in less milk than the bag can hold to squeeze the air out and making it flat easier (it will swell). Shred cheese vs freezing in blocks. Don't forget back up can openers. Try to get as many flip top cans you can. If you can't grow, buy and dry - get a dehydrator

[@OurLittleHomestead]

All excellent tips!! Thank you for sharing and caring!

[@wingabouts]

My understanding is that those flip tops often fail before the exp dates. Having a couple extra manual can openers should get you by ok.

[@JustJudy1979]

Almond milk in the juice section (not cold section) have like 6 month expiration dates

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Good tip! My daughter is on Keto and drinks Almond milk. I've still not acquired a taste for it yet...lol..

[@JustJudy1979]

Our Little Homestead! It’s good with a shot of chocolate or strawberry mix, I cook with it some too and can’t tell the difference. Thank you for responding,. Means a lot 💕🙏

[@BootsAndBonnetWithChrisChristy]

It was interesting what we used and what we didn't. Things I thought we needed was really not as important as I thought it would be. I've learned to do dry canning and recreate more recipes. Blessings from Texas ❤️

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Thanks for sharing!

[@anchorageprepper9008]

Thanks for the review. It’s good to look back and learn 👍

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CamppattonFamilyCompound]

This was a wake up call. We need to be better prepared and supplied.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Yes, every life lesson is a wake up call to be ready for the next big emergency. But when prepared, it just becomes second nature to conserve; to be relaxed in our daily life knowing we have it together and no panic is needed! NO rush to buy tpaper; I had 140 rolls of toilet paper in storage over the last 8 years. I let those who didn't stock up have it when I went to the store...other than what I bought to give away to those who could not get out. I gave all my last minute 'hoarding' preps from that video away to ppl porch boxes. I only kept a few items I knew I was low on. I couldn't believe this happened in the middle of selling our home. We'd just gotten an accepted offer and all our things were put in a warehouse! I had to go dig some items out, like masks and gloves...etc... it's been real, for sure! But no panic here, we had everything we needed to stay indoors till we knew more about what was really happening. You just never know.

[@allthingselderly]

Yes, we are always in a constant state of reevaluating our PREPS. Thanks.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

You bet!

[@midsouthhomestead9180]

Do you get credit for us watching your videos more than once? I listen while cooking and cleaning. Lol! May the Good Lord Bless and Protect your FAMILY! Rhonda

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Love that! LOL! I do the same thing with my favs here too!

[@Triplemoonwitch]

I just recently subscribed to your channel. So far I'm enjoying it. I watched your video on the cookies and just did 12 jars today. This is all new to me so I'm fast learning everything. We planted a huge garden and have 8 chickens for eggs. Which we should start getting eggs by August. I'm also new to canning and what you can can. So I'm open for all your knowledge. I'm thinking about making my own soaps and such. Many blessings to you and yours and I look forward to more of your videos. Also what are the other books you spoke of? I just ordered the welcome to the farm book as i was watching this video.

[@connierathbun2189]

Anna Holley I froze eggs and I’m having a issue with them. Seems the yolk won’t blend together, so I have tiny bits of egg yolks when using them in baked goods. Does anyone have a remedy for this? Thanks 😊

[@ruthm4749]

See if you can get your son-in-law to try drinking iced brewed tea. You heat a quart of water in a pan, til almost boiling., drop in 5 or 6 plain black tea bags, turn off the heat, and let it steep 5 min. Remove the tea bags and pour into a gallon jug, fill up the gallon jug with more water. Chill in fridge. They have flavor drops you can add to sweeten, or you can use the mini individual flavor drink mix to add as well. I like the raspberry flavor drops.

[@ruthm4749]

I learned how to drink plain tea without sugar to save money.

[@MsCarringHeart]

all these recopies sounds great and I am looking forward to these future videos.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Yay, thank you!

[@bettypierce5323]

My Dollar Tree had ice trays with lids. I bought 1 to try out freezing eggs.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

awesome!

[@firstlast-wz1pu]

I did this too. Have a Ziploc full in the freezer, and need to try them out in recipes. I found that one egg took up three cubes in the tray.

[@barliegirl5374]

P Pierceo I tried ice cube trays but they were too small. Started to freeze in muffin trays.....PERFECT SIZE!

[@MJYouAreNotAlone1]

I just froze a ton of eggs tonight. I do not have Room in my freezer for ice cube trays what so ever so I put mine in snack baggies, several of the baggies I put three eggs in, several of the bags I put two eggs in, and several of the bags I put one egg in. Then i consolidated them to a large Ziploc bag According to how many eggs were in each little individual snack baggie. I laid them flat and several fit in my freezer.

[@kimbucha2949]

I use the silicone muffin liners. perfect size and they peal right off when frozen.

[@iamtheirishgirl2]

Always love it when you share this type of video. Thank you !

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nonakellerman4591]

I just watched your 5/5/20 video. Loved it. We are still waiting for our governor to day what's up in NV. I live in Northeastern Nevada in a small rural town. We've been prepping since Y2K. We have seen where our holes are in storage these past two months. Thanks for your time and ideas.

[@jsmythib]

Im canning diy cream of mushroom soup right now! I cannot find it at the store anymore. I went the homestead route. I am repopulating my chicken shed with 25 birds. Rototilled almost my total backyard (about 1000sqft)...Trying to focus on supplies, and seeds in case thats all I have, or can afford. Food, herb seeds for tea, health, cooking and spare parts and backups for close to everything. I probably wont last long, so- supplies at my house! :)

[@lindawilson5937]

the can thing you get from the stores can the be long food storage, like some things store bought,

[@patticuva1281]

A lot of the things you are out of, except for tomatoes, are processed foods and dairy- try eating without them- or try shelf stable oat, almond or organic soy milk instead of dairy. canned soups are full of sodium and preservatives. you can make non dairy cheeses quite easily with raw nuts, especially cashews and you can probably dry can them or store in freezer. Your videos have encouraged me to think more critically about items i should keep on hand- especially when I an't shop every week for fresh veggies and fruit.

[@sandydarroch27]

Loved the tape. For your lactose free milk check into the A2 milk. When I was a small girl on the farm we used Jersey cow just found out it is an A2 cow.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

That is interesting! What does the A2 mean?

[@sandydarroch27]

@@OurLittleHomestead It is the milk that is different. I am not an expert, but it seems that most American Dairy have both A1 and A2 protein. It is the A1 that most people have an allergy to. When I tried the A2 kind I did not notice any problems. When I did the reading I got the message that A2 also comes from other manuals like goat and bear and etc. So I thought that is why in the earlier days, if a baby could not drink cow's milk, they were advised to drink goat's milk. Please you look it up to see if you come to the same conclusion. I did a lot of reading and when the A2 (the name on the carton) came to the grocery store I jumped at the chance to try it. I quickly noticed a difference. Hopefully you will too.

[@riverramblings4843]

Many of your restocks are similar to mine in my ling term pantry. This was a good chance to learn more!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

That's great! I don't feel alone now! LOL! Without a farm animal to give milk...the store is still an issue when it comes to milk and meat.

[@suet.r.4815]

You can buy Liquid Lactase Enzyme drops to transform regular milk into lactose free milk. I always keep some on hand because everyone in my family has an issue with lactose except me. I keep them in the fridge and they do keep very well, unopened. To use it, you do have to mix it in a larger container of milk and allow it to work for at least 24-48 hours. Or you can treat a serving of milk at a time to use immediately.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Thanks, I've done a liquid version, do you have a brand name that works for you?

[@suet.r.4815]

@@OurLittleHomestead I've had good results with 'Seeking Health' in the past(purchased through Amazon). I admit, though that it has been a year since I've bought any (I had found that lactose-free milk lasts much longer in the fridge than regular milk and so I had taken to buying it instead and keeping the drops for emergencies). You reminded me to replenish, in fact, and low and behold, they've changed the strength of the drops! (Reduced by half for about the same price! - -Grrr!) I don't know how well this will work, now. I suppose that it will work roughly the same, but take twice as much. - -Not very cost-effective. I'm very annoyed. Good luck and God bless!

[@JustJudy1979]

Do you have Sjogreans? You had mentioned an autoimmune problem and eye doctors, I have to go to.... Freeze the inside of the banana. Cut and freeze and put in a ziplock bag , the insides or oranges or the little ones too freeze in ziplock bags wonderfully, just let thaw a few minutes, I freeze cheese .

[@OurLittleHomestead]

No, I have always been visually impaired; -10 to a 12.5 but my eyes are finally improved and holding last few years at a -9.5. My I am getting floaters or something going on...grey cloudiness and such in the eye fluids. I am being tested this month for colon cancer. My dad died of colon cancer 10 years ago. Now, I'm having same issues. But God is great and I believe he's healing me every day. I can feel it!

[@patriciaj4401]

So helpful and lovingly shared, do you suggest a freezer? Patricia in NYC

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Yes I do!

[@lindawilson5937]

what i didin 3 days My List of Canning vacuum sealed. Pop Corn 1 qt. jar 5-10-20 Hamburger Helper mix, 4-pint jars. 5-11-20 Cake mixes, 4 qt. jars 5-11-20 Stove top stuffing mix, 1-pint jar. 5-11-20 French onions 1-pint jar 5-11-20 Spaghetti 3-pint jars 5-11-20 Hungry Jack mash potato’s 2-pint jars Corn Meal. 1-pint jar 5-11-20 Sugar 4 qt. jars, 5=11=20 Powder sugar 2 & ½ pint jars. 5-11-20 Cocoa 2-pint jars 5-11-20. 9 qt, and 17 ½ jars canned today. Today 5-12-20 Frosted flakes cereal 3 pint Shredded Wheat cereal 1 qt.& 4 pint.

[@lindawilson5937]

@Amanda D yes get what you eat and start canning.

[@lindawilson5937]

@Amanda D you are Welcome,

[@connierathbun2189]

So good to see you, thanks for all your wonderful information 🥰

[@OurLittleHomestead]

You are so welcome!

[@Rocky1765]

YT turned off my bell notifications. Grrr Thanks for sharing your experiences.

[@arcangelmiguel9320]

May you post the picture of the Books or the names please and thank you

[@OurLittleHomestead]

How about I make another video and show it there? I forgot to make part 2 of video anyway== what I 'did not' use like I thought I would...part. So, I have to make that part of video and post. I will give the info on books again there, but better! okay, hon?

[@ilovecharleston2]

This is the most recently dated video I can find of yours. I have a question: Watching the meal-in-a-jar videos, you use sour cream powder, butter powder, maybe cream cheese powder. Would you mind telling me what company you prefer to buy these items from? I've never bought any and would like your opinion.

[@aneweratas3932]

Wonderful info..thank you!💙🌷us subscribers give you a platinum button award!😁😁we enjoy your channel so much.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Wow, thank you! That is so sweet! I forgot to tell all the things we had stored but did not use! I'll have to make a part 2! LOL!

[@lindawilson5937]

List of what we eat. And need to make it. My grocery lists Sit down with your family and do it. Dishes you make and what you need to make it.( Like)Meat Loaf/ 2 Pound Hamburger bag of Bread Crum’s, or oat. Onions soup mixes, Catsup meat package loaf mix. 2 eggs Get extra Can foods, like mackle, beef Stew, meat ball sp. All the foods Snack drinks you use. Get cans, Nonfood Items for cleaning like for washing dishes, Landry Bathroom cleaners Paper Items house cleaning Health & Self need. For our Dogs & Cats Needs Birds Needs Thing we wear for all of you. Like under wear Canning, / Jars & lids, Mixes, Jar labels When you can get thing on sale get it. And store it. Put your dry foods in jars, watch the you tube I posted, be prepared

[@samanthahillburhop581]

LOL on week five. Washington state is on week 10 & 5 more to go.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Yeah, I'm playing catch up on my video edits...a few weeks behind Washington, but central Indiana is getting hit hard now as well. Crazy stuff going on today; but this too will pass. They are still planning on lifting the businesses so they can stop losing money.

[@rough-hewnhomestead5737]

New sub here. This is the first video I've seen (of yours) and like what I'm hearing! God bless you!

[@theresajukiewicz3092]

Thank you!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

You're welcome!

[@charlenecole1840]

Enjoyed your video! Thanks for the update!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Thanks for watching!

[@sammia4227]

Hello from North Central Indiana 👋

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Hello, Sammi! I hope all is well up near Lafayette? I'm in Westfield area with daughter but new farmhouse is going up in Kirklin area. I love this part of Indiana, and we have the BEST state parks! Don't you agree?

[@sammia4227]

Our Little Homestead! I’m further north in a town called Plymouth- about 35 miles south of South Bend. The area of IN that you are in is surely beautiful. I grew up in Porter County, and spent so much time at the Dunes. That to me feels like home and is truly beautiful ❤️

[@terraranch1459]

The book from the Elliots is fabulous. They have a KZbin channel that is great. It is the Elliot Homestead. Hugs❤️

[@OurLittleHomestead]

I will check it out

[@deedeemooreco.2304]

I just made my own Greek yogurt. I’d love to see how you make cottage cheese.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Oh-- I made greek yogurt a few times, hung it from my kitchen cabinet door overnight; was so good...added fresh strawberries and blueberries. Do you add anything? Honey??

[@deedeemooreco.2304]

Our Little Homestead! Yes, berry, honey, chia seeds, many different things.

[@tgwel4839]

How did you make your own Greek yogurt

[@heatherlovesdeuteronomy]

Please do share

[@juanitaabner3467]

Hi Janie and subscribers. When you freeze eggs do they get rubbery? Do I have to pressure can milk or can I put it in my waterbath canner?

[@OurLittleHomestead]

You must pressure can milk at 10 lbs pressure for 10 minutes...it's more like carnation millk. To be honest I just bring it up, steam vent for 10 minutes, let the 10 lbs come to a jiggle for a few minutes, cut the heat and leave it on the burner, let it come down naturally. It is really good in quarts that way. There are some other videos on youtube about canning goat's milk and cow's milk...watch a few and see what you are comfortable with doing. Eggs do not taste rubbery. They taste fresh if you use them up quickly (within 2 months or so)

[@K4Kale]

I tried my hand at dry canning. I did 4 cases of dry bean and rice. I had moisture on the inside and re did several jars. Most of my lids didnt seal so I re did all those. I must have tried 3 times to get things right. Well there wasn't any more moisture but still a lot didn't seal. Also I didnt like killing all my beans and rice. Would it be better to freeze my dry goods and then vacuum seal the lids. Can I vaccum seal the flour? I'm pretty disappointed. But this is my first round. I don't can so I thought I'd start with something easy. Will my beans and my rice still be good? Also I don't have a vaccum sealer. Any suggestions on a good one? Thank you for your videos. You thought me so much!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

I wonder why they did not seal? I've not had anyone with a problem; some moisture in jars is okay...it re-absorbs. I wrote about that issue in the UNDER VIDEO section of the video. Yes, sounds like you are in an area with issues; I would go ahead, freeze the items for a few days, remove them and let them come to room temp naturally, cutting holes in bag to let moisture escape bags, and then spread out on cookie sheets for a few hours, let them dry out really well, then put in jars and seal with vacuum sealer or 02 absorbers. Either works. The point is to kill them larva that hurt your food stores now so they don't haunt us later! Your beans and rice should still be good. Best way to check is to cook up a small batch of both and see. Beans and Rice together make a complete protein. You can also grind each into GF flours. Which is why I store them for GF bread. I have a FOOD SAVER brand with the BALL CANNING JAR LID ATTACHMENT kit with HOSE. Make sure the food saver has a HOLE in the unit for a hose to the jar vacuum sealer kit. It's about 1/4' in size hole in vacuum sealer. Not all of them have the hose att. hole. I bought two alike for a back up in case one fails. I paid (used) about $25 for each unit off ebay. Nothing fancy is needed. The plastic freezer rolls for food saver I buy off ebay as well in gallon size bag rolls.

[@robinjordan6582]

@macks Smith may I ask where can I get the freeze dryer?

[@doncastro7726]

Can you de-thaw meat from freezer and then can it 1. To make it long term and 2. To make room in your freezer??

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Yes! Thaw, prepare and put in your portion sizes if needed, and can at 10 lbs of pressure for 75 minutes pints and 90 minutes quarts. Put in soups and stews and do the same pressure times. Meats in meals go the max pressure canning times. Meats must be pressure canned. They are low acidic. If you are OVER 1000' above sea level then go 15 lbs of pressure for the same amount of times.

[@doncastro7726]

@@OurLittleHomestead sweet! Thank you very much for your prompt response! I'm a pretty prepared person but need to re- remember what great grams taught me MANY MOONS ago on Canning. She canned everything from my paps garden.

[@lindawilson5937]

Today 5-14-20 Pressure can Beans and Ham, Pints, 18 Vacuum sealed 5 qt. of pinto beans and still have more to do. going out tpday and getting more Jars.

[@angelabottorff1592]

I made your home made dish soap it got hard what did I do wrong

[@OurLittleHomestead]

reheat and add more water. Sounds like you used too much zote or another bar brand. It doesn't take much.

[@jengoods2246]

Great video Janie, I understand the moving and letting your food diminish, I’ve been crazy canning, trying to builds my garden, I’m stacking food to the rafters, there is going to be a second wave of this wuhan virus, it’s going to be worse than the first, Australian has been very lucky this first time round, not sure why, but now we are beginning to open up, anything can happen, hubbs is 70 in July so have to keep him safe, I buy blocks of cheese and grate myself and bag and freeze, I freeze all kinds of cheese, stay safe chicky ❤️❤️❤️

[@terryrobinson8975]

You haven't been lucky, your government was smart they shut down early and they got the tests earlier than the US. Count your blessings.

[@shikhalemuel6802]

Can you send the link for Chinese eating dogs? I searched all over and can't find that.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Sure, here it is from CBS News: www.cbsnews.com/news/china-slaughters-50000-dogs/ Here is the link from the Guardian: fromwww.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/02/china.jonathanwatts April the 09th, 2020, China outlawed eating of dogs and cats; but when they killed the 50k stray and starving animals they let loose due to 'transfer of virus' scare, they culled the streets of the now stray pets; here is a link from PETA, that they are still eating dogs today: investigations.peta.org/indonesia-thailand-wet-markets/ kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaHWo2Zpl7Nnpa8

[@donnasmith5697]

His article was published in 2006.

[@grampawterry8957]

We learned alot too from the stay at home . Went to store this morning at 6am (only 10 people in the store), first time in two months . Bought 75 pounds of pet feed . Not much meat in the store ,no pork at all .

[@OurLittleHomestead]

You can stop by a farm that butchers along the road sides...we still have some good butchers here that sell their farmstead meat for good pricing.

[@Angel283]

Where do you buy salt in bulk?? I can find it but the shipping is outrageous.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

I actually buy mine off Amazon in bulk. But it's cheaper to buy several salt boxes out of walmart or DG and just store in a 5 gallon bucket.

[@wendydriggs1539]

Sam' s Club and Costco.

[@lindawilson5937]

I have a 6 page list of what we eat and what I need to fix it, and all the things we need to use, and I'm still adding to it.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

I keep adding to it as well. I was actually surprised by what we were eating when we though food was going out of stores vs what we normally eat. LOL!

[@michellefraze9987]

Thanks for this knowledge 🌷 You are right, we need to share our wisdom to survive. To God be the glory💜

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Yes we do

[@southsidecarly7427]

Great video! I hope you get at least 2 goats because they are herd animals, and if you only get 1 it may cry all the time😁

[@OurLittleHomestead]

That explains why "BILLY" bayed all night every night. He was friendly enough...but he was destructive when I was in school! LOL

[@TheMountainbobcat]

Walmart GLASSES, please do you have issues with their lenses scratching up before the years out?? do they have cresol lenses do you know? crisol.?

[@OurLittleHomestead]

I pay for the better lenses when offered with scratch resistance. This last pair is over a year old in my purse, no scratches. My last pair 8 years ago, got scratches everytime I dropped or hit them. I have no clue about cresol. Sorry!

[@TheMountainbobcat]

thankyou a lot ! I did get scratch resistant lenses, used their white wipe clothes, and very super careful, sick of the cost, and still scratched, so either I have Arnold schwartzneger cleaning grip or its their quality. thanks a lot. goat milk, do you chill it immediately in an ice bath ?

[@heatherlovesdeuteronomy]

Lebanon NH?

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Indiana

[@heatherlovesdeuteronomy]

@@OurLittleHomestead I see, Im in NH, new subscriber, I enjoyed your last video. God bless

[@debbiecrouch709]

Good info!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gloriapeel6887]

Get what you can while you can!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

I have a warehouse full of items...this happened while we were moving ... ugh!

[@ndruark]

String cheese is mozzarella, but it is cut differently.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

I see, so it's temp stage is the same, it's in how you cut it in the pot when cooling?

[@ndruark]

Our Little Homestead! Possibly... I haven’t made it myself so don’t know the exact details. If you buy a 4 or 5 lb block of mozzarella at a Sam’s club or Costco(I forget what size they normally are), you can see that mozzarella has the same stringy consistency. For string cheese, they cut the cheese along those strings instead of against them.

[@robertneville8709]

I learned to have basic home repair items

[@kiwi-bp6uo]

Enjoyed your video...👍

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Thank you 😊

[@blackwaterprepper]

Carla Emery's book "encyclopedia of country living " best book of all time

[@OurLittleHomestead]

I'll check it out! Thanks! Where did you get your copy?

[@blackwaterprepper]

Lehmans

[@Species710]

Just saying, you forgot the link to the waxed cheese. Sure, I can find it, but just wanted to point that out since you mentioned it.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Thanks, I had to upload then scurry off to work. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXKcanqPoZVsoLM

[@lindawilson5937]

Sample, MY Grocery List do not lose. List of what we eat. And need to make it. My grocery lists Potato Soup / Potato- celery, onions, can celery Soup, & Mushroom Soup can a milk. For 1 egg filter eggs and flour. Chilly Soup/ 2 beans Kidney & Chilly, dice Tomato w/ chili ready W/ Onions & dice mango. Tomato Juice, 1/ 2-pound roll Hamburger onions package chilly mix. Vegetable Soup/ mix vegetable, Dice tomato, mango, celery & onion, beef cubes, beef Broth, tomato Juice, Cabbage.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Oh yummy! I love soups and we eat a lot of soups here too!

[@marianeudorf7524]

Hello from Canada 😊🙏🏻

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Good morning, from Indiana!

[@firstlast-wz1pu]

Loved feeling validated by watching your video...If you want more Jello in bulk or less processed, consider purchasing a variety of freeze dried fruit, and powder it, and mix it along with bulk beef gelatin and your favorite sweetener for lower sugar varieties. Makes for a great cooking ingredient (especially in low carb or egg free cooking). Stay Well!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Thanks for the tips!

[@gonefishing3644]

So far, I have not had to use much of my long-term food storage. I have been using regular pantry food (cans, jars, boxed mixes) and some home-dehydrated veggies I had not yet packaged for longer term storage. Here in southern Nevada I have been able to get fresh dairy products, green salads, fresh fruits and veggies and some pantry food delivered through Prime Pantry and InstaCart. Commercially canned tomatoes, whole kernel corn and green beans have been hard to find and have about doubled in price when they can be found. Supermarkets and Amazon are putting a limit on how much of these canned veggies a customer can buy at one time. I wish I had bought more of these products at the start of the pandemic. I have been able to get fruit Jell-o cups and boxes of individual chip/snack bags through Amazon/Prime Pantry to go with sandwiches made with packets of Starkist and Bumble Bee brands of tuna salad, salmon salad and chicken salad. I had a good supply of PPE at the start of the pandemic plus was able to add some additional canisters and spray cans of Lysol and Clorox disinfectants when news first broke of the pandemic in China. In hindsight, I wish I had bought more so I could have shipped more of these products in care packages to two unprepared households. From my long-term food storage, I have been using Nutrisystem individual freeze-dried cooked beef patties (bought on discount from Big Lots in 2014) to make some cheese burger meals and I opened a vacuum-sealed quart jar of pecan halves from 2014 to go with breakfast cereal. When our freezer no longer has any packages of bacon, I will start using my supply of Yoder's canned bacon. Still have plenty of Spam and Vienna sausage as well as frozen cooked sausage patties for breakfast meats. I am down to one canister of biscuit dough, so soon I will be using Heart Smart Bisquick that I vacuum canned in 2013 and commercially canned sausage gravy to make biscuit and gravy breakfasts as a breakfast treat. I have not yet started using my pizza crust mixes and bread machine mixes because I can still get frozen pizzas and loaves of bread delivered to my home. So far, not dining in restaurants and making all our meals at home mostly from pantry food is more of a fun challenge than a hardship. We have enjoyed homemade Seafood Gumbo with Rice, Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Crinkle Fries, and Beef and Veggie Stroganoff that were as tasty as any restaurant meal. Every day I am very grateful that I have a deep pantry as well as long-term food storage as insurance against hunger. I have no regrets that I bought what seemed at the time to be very expensive #10 cans and buckets of food storage when I now see how the prices of these products have doubled and tripled when they can be found for sale.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

GOOD GIRL! I Loved this!

[@1fanger888]

Hello. I have been without a refrigerator for a few years. Have you done any reading regarding a movement that advocates this. I am of the opinion that refrigerators have contributed to Americans` poor health. We have plans to build a cold room downstairs. Have you done a video on this? Thanks, Joe

[@OurLittleHomestead]

You know, it's funny, my husband and I were just discussing a milk/cold trough with natural spring running through it for saving energy on cold storage. I found a refriderator and freezer that were 'separate' as well This would eliminate our second refridgerator, by having cold storage in under our porch...since it's a walk out basement, I was thinking a cold celler/milk house type think next to the basement...I talked to my friend and he thinks it would work out great with earth and cement on 3 sides of it. I need to do something with the all that porch concrete pour that goes up 8' out of the ground and on the slope side of house. Just in the planning stages... but it would be great for all our veggies I don't get canned up.

[@brendastratton1306]

@@OurLittleHomestead My grandmother had a root cellar she used until she passed away. It was mounded earth on 3 sides, then the front side had a door and concrete steps leading down to the bottom...never mind the snake that wandered in once. (I never heard of her having a bad problem with them, though.) That's where she kept all of her canning, potatoes, etc. Stayed dark and cool all year round. Didn't have a spring in it, though.

[@robertneville8709]

Good hot wash / AAR

[@lindawilson5937]

I got 12 cans of manwish for our pantery

[@rosannab2882]

I searched for the process to make string cheese. Hope this helps! www.culturesforhealth.com/learn/cheese-recipes/make-homemade-string-cheese/

[@AffordableREI]

You seem extremely nice

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Thank you! I appreciate the sentiment! Blessings!