SHTF! Prepping for flavorful meals!

[@norahbradley5138]

You can turn the rice and beans into patties too. You can turn that bean soup mix into a beans. Thank you for showing people this. Btw I still think starting with beans and rice is best because it's the cheapest and easiest way to do it. I'm going to suggest buying a dehydrator and dehydrating bags of frozen vegetables too. Stock oatmeal, boullion, pancake mix, canned maple syrup, powdered milk, pasta sauce, and powdered drink mix with vitamin c. For the kids people might want to stock up on school workbooks at each grade level to in case they need to homeschool. Also stock bigger sizes for kids or you'll be sorry. If you garden grow herbs like stevia, chocolate mint, garlic, ginger, oregano, basil, fennel, etc. If you are afraid to can then dehydrate. Plant fruit trees and nut trees if you can. On a side note stock up on something to treat head lice, fleas and worms.

[@71160000]

I would stock up on canned fish. Tuna, salmon, sardines. All are cooked and edible right out of the can. I keep a large shelving unit filled with can goods that I rotate as I use so that at any given time there's canned food with several years of shelf life available. As a matter of fact most canned meats are edible right out of the can. I keep lots of cans of vienna sausages, ham, sandwich spreads, chili, stew, hash, soups, beany weenies, chicken, roast beef, tamales. Lot's of choices to go with rice and beans. If you have chickens you have a steady supply of eggs that can be preserved to last a year or more. Mix in the fresh vegetables you raise at home and you're likely to be better fed than most others.

[@Groovyman-je6yb]

Beans and rice and water need to be the foundation to any emergency food preparation. Low cost and long term viability are key. Great 2nd tier foods are powdered milk, instant oats, powdered eggs, pancake mix, canned veggies, and soups. Of course veggie seeds are important too for the real long term. Have a nice day.

[@Vicki-sq4jw]

Groovyman 1968.......It's better to can the beans and precook at least some rice and dehydrate it to save water and fuel, these items need water and time to cook and beans need at least some soaking, then a longer time cooking so I throw half cup of dried but washed beans to a pint canning jar fill to one inch with water and pressure can for 45 minutes. That way if I'm desperate I can eat them out of the jar, again I only can pints and half pints so there is no waste since keeping things from going bad might be a problem.

[@Patriot1459J]

@@Vicki-sq4jw great idea What about canning ham? It's precooked. Still 90 minutes pressure

[@oldtimerlee8820]

@@Vicki-sq4jw Cook the rice. Cook the beans. Dehydrate both. Easy to have a variety of beans along with the rice. Black beans, blackeye peas, green peas, etc. Don't need a lot of water. Roughly a cup of hot/boiling water for each cup of dried food. Much, much less than cooking dry beans from scratch. As to canning dried beans and peas, I like to do that too. For the reasons you mentioned. However, I prefer to follow the tested/approved guidelines. If pre-soaked overnight, rather than doing the "quick" soak, very little additional actual personal time is needed to remove doubt about the end product. It's better to be safe than sorry, especially during times that try the souls of mankind. Like you, I prefer to can in pints, too. Opened jars can be consumed before food spoils in grid-down.

[@Vicki-sq4jw]

@@Patriot1459J I don't eat pork so can't help you but I canned chicken and beef and lamb in pints. Some stews, some plain, some soup. I'm on my own so I can only pints plus I only have a small canner that will only take a certain kind of quart jar which I can't get any more. All canning jars are getting hard to get too.

[@Vicki-sq4jw]

@@oldtimerlee8820 If we have problems getting water and grid goes down and I have no way of cooking/heating anything. I can eat canned beans/meat etc as is better than going hungry. I am scared of those canister things for a stove, (always been a chicken that way) and I'm on my own, don't know if I can get help either. I do have freeze dried food and if worse comes to worse but we still have hydro and water, I'll start with those and anything from the freezer I might have left. No sun oven here, I live in Canada, I'll have a very long wait to "cook" anything in that in winter.

[@jaredsartori7711]

YOU COULD BUY PACKETS OF PARMESAN CHEESE,WHICH DOESN'T HAVE TO BE REFRIGERATED UNTIL AFTER OPENING. IT LASTS A LONG TIME UNOPENED. THANKS FOR THE IDEAS.

[@bloodeagle2234]

Jared Sartori every time i get pizza I get loads of cheese and Red pepper flakes packets.

[@denisedurham9385]

I can guarantee that if all you had to eat was beans thats what you will eat because you will be hungry. Been there done that. But yes, variety is the spice of life.

[@cablegirl90]

I use pintrest for finding copycat seasoning mixes that I can make in bulk .

[@solanisomeni]

I also can (pressure canning) potatoes. I put up 40lbs this past week in jars that are large/small enough for just us 2 ppl. If more ppl are here, we can open more than one jar. So, I highly recommend canning smaller jars as keeping leftovers cool will be a problem. Spices and a large variety of them is an absolute necessity. If for no other reason, when our regular preps are low and we just might have to eat things that we normally most likely wouldn't look at as food, or know that our kids would have a total meltdown eating, I at least want to be able to make whatever it is, taste good... It's all in the spicing if you are going to enjoy your meal, regardless of what it is you are eating. As well as it really helps to keep your spirits up being able to have variation. PLUS spices will most definitely be a huge barter item, same with salt. I have also put away many lbs of canning salt, along with my canning preps. Canned rendered beef and pork fat, both for food preps, soap making, lighting and more. We are fortunate in that we already live off grid and have our permanent food storage in place but, we also have stocked several caches, if we for some reason would have to vacate in a hurry.

[@rosaliamartinez8956]

Thank you ,you gave me some great ideas . I plan to buy different packets of beans and mixing them to make my own 5 or 7 bean mix.

[@Rocky1765]

We keep the next 5 sizes of shoes (sneakers) for our daughter. Parents seem to forget this prep. Likewise, we keep the next 4 or 5 sizes of panties, t-shirts, pants, and socks for her.

[@donnabullock5761]

Ninja 87 great ideal!!!

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Storing spice is a must in my prepps. Walmart sells a beans and greens seasoning mix that would be my go to. I am storing some for the long term use but also stock for everyday use. Heck try taco seasoning..almost anything you can think of. Salt and pepper with a touch of butter....yummy...test this now so you know what you like..

[@davidexton877]

I recently packed my first 5 gallon bucket of beans & rice, seasonings, & canned chicken. While doing so it dawned on me that cooking for 20-30 minutes, 3 times a day would not only get old fast and require a lot of fuel for cooking, but also increase the chances of being discovered by looters, opportunists, or worse. So now my take on this is to either add beans & rice to the menu slowly throughout the week, or to simply keep them stored for an absolute worst case scenario. Having a diverse range of foods that can be cooked quickly or simply reheated could very well limit a life or death situation. Just some thoughts.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

soaking your beans wil help with the cook times..

[@donnabullock5761]

David Exton go ahead and can your beans so you only have to heat. Having the jars will also be really helpful when your garden comes in. Don't forget extra lids for your jars!!!

[@dtec30]

meal in a jar is probably a good idea too

[@bradhuntington9161]

@@donnabullock5761 Great advice Donna, We all learn by sharing knowledge like this. Thank you

[@LeeEngle]

Cheese is available freeze dried - I get mine from either Thrive Life or from Emergency Essentials - Augason Farms has some good cheese, too. I order one can of meat, one of cheese, and one of eggs every month.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

We recently started with Thrive food and love it. We also get a monthly shipment. We also bought some dried butter and cheeses.

[@allthingselderly]

If your hungry, andvthere is no other food available, you will eat that food...staying alive is vital. Yes, variety is good.

[@lisamargaret6751]

Thank you thank you !! I’m a new subscriber!! Keep up the great work !! We Love you!!

[@TheLeslie244]

I've almost always added ham and carrots to my 15 bean soup. And Navy beans go very well in stretching your salmon chowder :)

[@genegleeson979]

great video, I will start to stock up some flavor packets ..thanks

[@davemcavene]

Great tips thanks for sharing. Always great to pick up new ideas.

[@survivalmom1968]

I get the rice a roni and the knor rice packages. You can add a can or 2 of beans to it and make a meal. I get the little packages of tomatoe soup you can add those to just about anything to give it flavor. Use your imagination. Also I practice that now so I know what I can and can not do.

[@survivalmom1968]

ALso check the clearance. I got small bags of dried mushrooms for .50 cents I bought about 20 of them. mix with the brown gravy mix throw in some rice and you have a meal.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

to me it is just part of prepping is cooking these food now and then just so adjusting time is not horrible. But with our orchard and gardens we hope to be eating very well if SHTF happens.

[@srl2634]

Garden & hunting& fishing are great skill to think about for survival.

[@pokeypuppy2083]

An old Mexican guy told me if you eat a lot of black beans you should keep Beano on hand. BTW the chili on rice is great. It's also very filling.

[@rosrychaplet]

Soak the beans overnight or for at least 5-7 hours. Dump the water use fresh water to cook the beans.

[@justmona9647]

All pasta must be put in a glass jar with the a seal. You can take all of your individual packets of flavoring and put them in a plastic container as long as you put in a package of silicone to keep moisture out. The lid must be tight and the silicone will not affect the taste since you're packages are sealed.

[@zecekobold2140]

So... I should store some spices to go with my 13,265 pieces of hardtack?

[@ellenfisher6341]

I use leftover chili to make beef/vegetable soup, or can it. Is this BL Holland from the Hagmann family? Good video! Also can the ham bones to season those brown beans with.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

+ellen fisher Sorry No idea who that family is..The Hollands that I married into are out of Ohio area..if that helps. I love cooking new meals with leftovers..:) If hubby doesn't eat it for lunch we reheat and repurpose . But Thank you

[@ellenfisher6341]

Sorry - I thought I had seen you in the Hagmann & Hagmann.com chat room. Enjoying your videos. I felt for you when you did the 1 on the pond update & got emotional. This gov't has gotten so immoral & communistic it's heartbreaking. Keep your chin up, THE LORD will see us thru this. Your videos are helping a lot of people. Thank you.

[@catbaril9072]

Oatmeal goes with pretty much anythings sweet or savory. Like literally anything.

[@vikakoshkaskaya7811]

Indian spices are very flavorful and good for you, too.

[@Jaybird196]

About the bean soup: apart from flavor, are there any differences/benefits to the other kinds of beans? Thanks.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

beans can be a meat replacement as they are a good protien source.

[@loistreadway3974]

@@hollandspinehaven2634 I heard that you have to eat both corn and beans to make protein.

[@CasonovaCorkClub]

Before u store stuff like those packs of Mushroom gravy mix, LONG TERM, .. should u put them in the fridge OR freezer, to kill any lil possible critters, before putting them away?

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

R.I.P. Democrat Party yes you can freeze them, also rice..before storing...

[@rneedham667]

@@hollandspinehaven2634 well you just lost a much alive democrat Subscriber. I came here to learn about prepping, not to hear you're political views!! Have a great day.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Well the video had nothing to do with politics. Getting offended from the comment area is on you...

[@Preppergirl10]

I would say add play doh cheap brand. I agree on stocking up on stuff like that who knows when you will get bored.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

My favorite go to is building puzzles..

[@Preppergirl10]

Hollands Pine Haven I like that too

[@sarahbarber5418]

Learn how to make homemade playdough

[@BloodEagle1583]

I put back over 500 canning seals. Will also be a great barter item.

[@oldbaldfatman2766]

Rice & beans only? Kind of crazy. I have rice, beans, spaghetti/sauce, pancakes, instant gravy, tuna fish, Ramen noodles, etc. Hit the dollar stores for a large variety of spices, many I've never used, but better to have it and not use it.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Oh if you following my channel you should know we are prepping far more than rice and bean.. Keep watching more videos..

[@allthingselderly]

A years worth of preps is great.

[@Vicki-sq4jw]

What about stocking up on yarn and knitting needles/crotchet hooks and patterns? and I can etc. I hate flipflops but I wear those plastic crocs (not sure what you call them) I live in Northern Ontario so I have lots of extra clothing and down coats etc just to survive in my less than "as warm as I'd like it home" since our heating fuels keep going up in price so we have to keep it cooler which doesn't suit me at all. I do have enough heat so I don't freeze and neither will my pipes, that would be a disaster I can live without. Thanks for the ideas too. I know lots of people who absolutely will not cook, they just go to the restaurant or buy boxed and canned etc. I cook from scratch, bake, garden and can and have been trying to educate these people to no avail. Well, we do need to lose some weight so I guess these people are going to do just that, me included.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

We stock totes of extra clothing! Living in Florida we do not have the fridged colds of up north. As to stocking yarns and other items I no longer can use my hands doing those types of activities. We just donated garbage bags full of yarns. I still have all the knitting needles, crochet hooks and quilting materials. Even cross stitch items. Sadly with getting older my hands have limited my abilities to craft like I used to..

[@Vicki-sq4jw]

@@hollandspinehaven2634 I have terrible arthritis in both my hands especially in my right hand (I am right handed) had a horrid bout of what has been identified as gout in both my hands both were swollen like a couple of ham hocks, the pain is beyond belief, I just didn't know where I could put my hands especially in bed. If i put them up, down, sideways, across my chest they hurt like hell, literally. I will not give up my crafts, I just crocheted a full length coat, a sweater and several of these damn masks which I can't wear, I also paint. I just don't do too much of anything anymore, I am 75.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Have you tried moringa and turmeric powder for your hands. I use it daily and it has helped my bad hand and any flair ups I get with my tennis elbow.

[@Vicki-sq4jw]

@@hollandspinehaven2634 I have been using both for several months along with massage and MSM, still have pins and needles in both hands, worse in my right hand. I also wear arthritis gloves at night.

[@daniellemarceaux5395]

Happy to see that you are better than last time i saw u video have been doing about stocking up but it is hard for me because i get so much money and that is it

[@luisagreen9394]

bean burgers are good too , spice it up .

[@michaelbauer7052]

I usually just buy canned beans cuz it takes to dang long to cook hard beans, soak all night and then cook all day in the crock pot with some smoked turkey neck bones if u have a couple days yummmmy!!!! and onion,jalapenos, canned tomatoes!!!

[@rosaliamartinez8956]

I found if you fry your beans with real lard it will give those can beans a great flavor . Bacon greens also great flavoring for ant type of beans. I know not the healthiest but in a SHTF scenario you may need that extra protien

[@daniellemarceaux5395]

good point about the shoes will have to get more socks too

[@CasonovaCorkClub]

I LOVE Northern Beans, .. being a guy, if I were to store Northern Beans for a SHTF situation, what is the SIMPLEST way to cook them? .. Do I just throw them in water with some chicken Bouillon? ... I'm looking for the simplest & least ingredients, .. because i'm just a simple guy, .. that can't cook.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

R.I.P. Democrat Party personally I would soak them in warm water a few hours then add things like chicken, ham with loads of veggies. make it into soups or just to serve with rice or pasta.

[@CasonovaCorkClub]

What if u have no Chicken, Ham, or Veggies? ... Is there anything DRY i'd put in them, that would store just as long?

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

I would suggest some bouillon and spice mixes. Both are dry ingredients that store well.

[@71160000]

Even if you can't cook there are videos on making pemmican. It will last forever and a bit of it added to your beans will give them a lot of flavor and an infusion of minerals that you need.

[@rosaliamartinez8956]

Add some dry onion,powered garlic ,oregano and beef or chicken bullion.

[@subreniajohnson4509]

Do you think you could use the inner pot from a crock put to cook on with an open fire?

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

I have never tried. But please be very careful if you try it. Personaly I woud not do it.

[@kaydewitt2807]

I wouldn't recommend it. I am thinking that the crock will crack.

[@guadalupediaz7772]

I do just about everything u do. I did more ideas from u. The funny thing is that i also ware my tennis till the end and then some. U do have to wash them. Great ideas thanks

[@leslieortiz7495]

I store bullion’s but the additional seasoning packets a great idea... off to Wal Mart.

[@lisamargaret6751]

Those spice packets are a great idea!!i have lots better of spices ,,but these are great for long term . I’m going to get the great value packets!!

[@justjim2693]

People will eat sh#% on a shingle if they're hungry and want to live. If you put down beans and rice after four days, let me know where you live and I'll pick up the extra.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

great point, that's why I stock so much more then rice and beans..

[@pinehawk9600]

Put some wild scallions in them beans n rice

[@kalinrivera9297]

can you do a video on bake beans pretty pretty please

[@waynerogers1254]

Thank you this helps

[@awake6472]

I have freeze dried cheese and Parmesan cheese

[@thesquirrelyprepperlifesty5523]

I am going back to review your prepping videos...I forgot how much we have in common..

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Penelope Jackson I'm hoping to start doing more prepping video soon.. this new homestead keeps us so busy..new chicks hatching today...lol

[@thesquirrelyprepperlifesty5523]

I am expanding my videos to more prepping as well as frugal/couponing ...join me..lol collab.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Penelope Jackson I'd love to do a collaboration with you..

[@danjames5552]

Your going to have no way to cook this food except over open fire , because before the food runs out the means to cook them will go well before. And you grow what you want , but i bet your garden gets robbed well before you get to pick anything.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

so we have been campfire cooking for almost 40 years... anything else you want to TEACH ME?

[@ranihs]

you forgot decicant with your clothes to prevent mold

[@s46500]

great tips thank you

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Your Welcome, hope to get more videos up on prepping real soon..

[@s46500]

thank you I'll be looking forward to them

[@goodman854]

I need food that last 25

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

I will get you a link to my thrivelife store..25 year shelf life no additives..basic ingredients

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

bholland.thrivelife.com/index

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

We love the meats..

[@ronniebowers1241]

Stock piling is a wast of time when it gets real I am coming to your house and take everything do you understand so you should prepare for a bug out situation but thanks for the video

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

take this warning very seriously anyone tries to invade my property to steal will be meet with guns loaded with hollow point bullets to do the most damage so you do not walk away the bodies then get fed to the gators down the road...

[@newworld81]

you can prepare and can cheese and butter.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Yes, it can be done. But not recommended..we stock powdered butter and cheese.

[@icequeen6267]

One tip on the clothing learn to hand sew

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

I have been hand sewing since middle school.. but yes it is a most know skilll set.

[@dazywings]

Keep in mind, those canning seals expire- they have a date on them for a reason-as my MIL found out. All her canning jars were sealed, cooled, and after a week stored. 3 months later, she was getting a bad smell from the storage room, canning seals had started releasing and food spoilage everywhere. She has been canning all her life. All these different foods, different batches were now inedible due to using seals past their expiration date (only one year past date!). She always thought those dates were pointless, not anymore! They dont make them the way they used to!

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

I have canned foods from 5 yrs ago still sealed and safe. Failures can happen. Every jar opened needs to be checked by smelling it. Sounds like she had a bad batch of lids for sure..

[@dazywings]

@@hollandspinehaven2634 seems to be more of a "use the seal before it dries out" problem. After the seal onto the jar is created, yes, it keeps "forever", but the brand new sitting in a box lids don't keep unused for extended periods of time. So, the lid/seals kept for SHTF, should also be rotated stock, like food is rotated.

[@FadedHolySoldier]

U still prepping?? This video is 4 years old.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Yes still prepping and homesteading too..

[@donnalindsey611]

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[@peggythornton5372]

Use DS instead of the other name for Disaster Strike

[@meicollins1367]

learn how to cook over a open flame. or wood stove.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Mei Collins I've been cooking over a campfire since I was a kid and this last winter cooked on my woodstove for months. I also cooked with an Ozark camp stove for over 3 months as we set up our off grid home..

[@justinelynch5816]

Oh come on you are not cooking from scratch if you need chilli packets or condensed mushroom / chicken soup. If your grid goes down. Anyone will be grateful for anything. Not that I believe it will

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

My goal is to be prepared. Adding flavor to boring rice and beans may mean the difference of someone eating or not. Did you know our country has had 3 attacks on different power plants in the last 3 years? When Hurricane Irma came through here we did not need anything from any stores due to our supplies. Prepping is for many reasons.

[@Brett235]

All of these people storing this canned food... SMH. The salt alone is going to kill you and it makes you drink more. Y'all better learn to live off of the earth and what she has to offer while you still can.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Canned foods are only 1 small part of prepping... the rest is rice, beans, pasta, sugars, freezed dried foods...homegrown veggies or foraging, hunting, fishing are going to be the bulk of what you should be planning. You can't cover it all in one video. I would rather someone stock canned foods then no foods..

[@debifunkhouser9635]

WOW 😱 Your spending a fortune on toxic food! The additives in those prepackaged spices, gravies, extra $$ just for a different spice in 15 beans. SMH JUST BUY THE SPICES SEPARATE!! I pressure can things like taco meat (using my own spices), beans (all varieties & different flavors) plus I dry can pasta, beans, flour, etc. When cooking a meal, cook extra, freeze dry, package single serving like MRE.

[@hollandspinehaven2634]

Debi Funkhouser unfortunately most people do not know how to make their own spice mixes. In a SHTF any food will be good food! Yes, there are things in these mixes that are not the best for us, but is sure makes them last years longer...

[@skbigsexy]

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