Food and Pantry

Long Lasting Apple Recipes to Make This Fall

Everyone loves apples, they are a delicious fruit with many health benefits. However, you can do a lot more with apples than munch on them when you...

Canning Bone Broth That Lasts For More Than 2 Years

Whenever I see someone throw away a chicken carcass after making a nice roast, I cringe a little bit. Just because you’ve picked all the meat off,...

Foods You Shouldn’t Cook In Cast Iron

There are few things better than cooking with cast iron. It cleans up easily, we all know what it is and what it does, and there are few fumes from...

If You Don’t Have a Root Cellar Do This

Storing food for survival situations is essential for any homesteader. It's crucial you have enough food supplies to last until the next harvest or...

25 Pantry Foods That Actually Expire Quickly

Stocking up your pantry with a diverse selection of delicious eatables can be an exciting and rewarding experience. However, the real disappointment...

How To Make Condensed Milk That Can Last More Than 2 Years

When you start making lists and taking inventory of the products and foods you’ll want to have on hand in the case of an emergency, the items you...

Tomato Preservation Recipes

When we start to talk about preserving, we usually end up with a canner on our counter. That will be the case for this article, but I must note that...

Deinfluencing You: Stop Stockpiling These 14 Items Right Now

In light of recent unexpected events impacting the United States and the world, there has been a growing awareness among Americans regarding the...

How To Pickle Watermelon Rind The Amish Way

The Amish are famous for a few things: they live without modern technology, care about nature, and cook fantastic food. They lead a basic life and...

Corn Pone – The Pioneers Bread

This may differ from the food you eat regularly, but the classical Corn Pone should be on every homesteader's list of go-to recipes for various...

10 Civil War Foods Every Homesteader Should Know And Try

The American Civil War was fought between the North and the South, divided only by the Mason-Dixon line on a map. This war was a major turn in...

If You Have This In Your Pantry, Throw It Away Immediately

Having a fully stocked pantry for everyday life or for emergency situations is not always an easy task, there are often so many different variations...

Pioneer Recipes Every Homesteader Should Learn

Ah, howdy! I’m glad y'all just pulled your wagon on up and asked us for some cookin' advice. Okay, I can't write the whole post like that, but we're...

7 Foods You Can Cook From Scraps You Normally Throw Away

Did you know that each year, about 119 billion pounds of food is wasted in the US? That equals about 130 billion meals and $408 billion in food...

Why You Should Dry Your Food Instead Of Canning It

Being prepared for hard times is a vital part of homesteading. One way to store food for later use is to can it, but many of us are now turning to...

Pig In A Jar

Maybe you've just gotten a new canner or you're excited to see what your pressure cooker can do. I'm the same way when I get a new kitchen gadget: I...

What The Amish Ate During The Great Depression

The Amish people were known for their resourcefulness and ability to make do with what they had. During the Great Depression, when many families...

Haybox Cooking

Cooking can be an energy-intensive and time-consuming activity. Whether homesteading, or living off the grid, you always look for ways to save time...

How To Make The Hoover Stew Of The Great Depression

Feeding a family in tough times can be a difficult task. In the 1930s, during the Great Depression, people had to get creative to put food on the...

How To Preserve Foods In Honey

Honey has been used in food preservation for centuries for its many microbial-fighting properties that keep food from spoiling. Many people believe...