The Prudent Homemaker

I glimpsed through a blog about a sister that feeds her family of eight for less than five dollars a day (her blog was recently featured in the BYU alumni magazine).  She highly recommends food storage and shows you how to use it effectively.  I'm looking forward to learning more about what she has to share.  The blog is here:  The prudent homemaker.

President Benson taught the basics of food storage

"From the standpoint of food production, storage, handling, and the Lord’s counsel, wheat should have high priority. Water, of course, is essential. Other basics could include honey or sugar, legumes, milk products or substitutes, and salt or its equivalent." – President Ezra Taft Benson

Canning Chicken

Midland 2nd ward recently held a meat canning class.  Good idea!   If you'd like to learn about canning chicken you might like to check out an online tutorial posted on the hugs and giggles blog and her chicken canning post found here.  Canned chicken can be used in any recipe that calls for cooked chicken.

More Information on Long Term Food Storage

I found another website that offers some great information on long term food storage.  Utah State University offers an extension service that includes great info on storing food.  The website is here.

Storing Water

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has a web page with information on how to correctly store water.  For more information click here

The following information (found at the website named above) may be helpful for those storing water in pop bottles:

If storing water in plastic soda bottles, follow these steps


Thoroughly clean the bottles with dishwashing soap and water, and rinse completely so there is no residual soap.Sanitize the bottles by adding a solution of 1 teaspoon of non-scented liquid household chlorine bleach to a quart of water. Swish the sanitizing solution in the bottle so that it touches all surfaces. After sanitizing the bottle, thoroughly rinse out the sanitizing solution with clean water.


Filling Water Containers


Fill the bottle to the top with regular tap water. If the tap water has been commercially treated from a water utility with chlorine, you do not need to add anything else to the water to keep it clean. If the water you are using comes from a well or water source that is not treated with chlorine, add two drops of non-scented liquid household chlorine bleach to the water.Tightly close the container using the original cap. Be careful not to contaminate the cap by touching the inside of it with your finger. Place a date on the outside of the container so that you know when you filled it. Store in a cool, dark place.Replace the water every six months if not using commercially bottled water.

Relief Society & their history of storing wheat

For a very interesting short story about how Brigham Young put the Relief Society in charge of storing wheat (and why there are stalks of wheat on the RS seal) click here.

Food Storage Starter Kit & Water Purification Bottle

If you are interested in purchasing a food storage starter kit ($31 includes shipping )  click here.

If you are interested in purchasing a water purification bottle that will clean 100 gallons of water- removing 99.99 % of all pollutants and contaminates ($22 includes shipping)   click here.