tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48803296709572989042024-03-13T20:32:01.046-07:00Preparedness and Survivalhabeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-49447684777855085632013-07-24T06:15:00.002-07:002013-07-24T06:15:50.932-07:00How to Cook a Whole Ear of Corn<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 2;">
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Okay, I’ll admit that corn recipes are some of my biggest culinary weaknesses. I’ve had a love affair with corn for as long as I can remember. It’s something I really miss when I’m on a low carb diet. I can do without sweets and desserts fairly easily, but I crave corn. We always grew lots of corn in our gardens, so I learned how to cook corn a lot of different ways, and I don’t think I ever met a corn dish that I didn’t like. I like fried corn, creamed corn, corn casserole, corn fritters, corn relish, and niblets with butter and salt. I also add corn to soups, stews, salsas, salads, and dips. I sometimes use frozen corn, and I occasionally resort to canned corn, but they’re no match for fresh corn recipes. We grew an abundant supply of Silver Queen every year, and we staggered the plantings so that we’d have weeks and weeks of the delicious ears. I spent much of my summers cooking sweet corn. We often ate it every day, and I always froze a lot of it, too, so that we could enjoy corn recipes all year. I always froze some of the ears whole, too, as I love corn on the cob. If you’re not sure about how to cook a whole ear of corn, I’m going to provide you with some tips and ideas in this article! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Fresh corn recipes aren’t really much different than other recipes for corn. Personally, however, I don’t like for the wonderful flavor of the kernels to be “lost” in lots of other ingredients. As a result, in most of my fresh corn recipes, the ears or kernels are the main stars, so to speak. Unless I have a large supply of fresh corn, I’m not going to “waste” it in soups, stews, and such.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">My favorite recipes for fresh corn are creamed corn, fried corn, black beans and corn, and boiled corn on the cob. For creamed corn, we scraped the kernels off the ears into a large metal casserole dish. We always added just a little water and baked the corn in the oven at 325 degrees for about twenty minutes or so. After that, I froze some of the corn and kept out enough for a “mess” to cook right then. To finish cooking the creamed corn, I poured it into a large pot and added butter, salt, and black pepper. I cooked it over medium-low heat on the stove for about twenty minutes, stirring frequently. Some cooks add milk, flour, and/or sugar to their creamed corn, but if you use corn that’s very sweet and very sweet, you won’t need to add such ingredients.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">If you want my </span><a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/southwestern-recipes-easy-black-beans-and-corn"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;"><span style="color: #297ccf;">black beans and corn recipe</span></span></a><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">, just click the link. It's a quick and easy recipe and is a wonderful concoction that serves as a great side dish for just about any type of meat, poultry, or fish. We especially like it with grilled and smoked pork, chicken, and beef.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">For fried corn, I remove the silks and shucks from the ears and cut the kernels from the cob with a sharp knife. I then “pick through” the kernels to remove any missed silks. I heat some bacon drippings in my black iron skillet and sauté the corn over medium heat while stirring. Sometimes I add diced onion, garlic, spices, or fresh herbs. If the kernels need “tenderizing,” I cover the pan and reduce the heat for a few minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">When it comes to how to cook sweet corn, you have lots of options. First, you’ll have to decide which form the dish will take. You can cut the kernels off the cob with a knife, or you can use a special scraper tool that punctures the kernels as it removes them from the cob. This results in a creamy, liquidy texture, or creamed corn. Of course, you can always leave the kernels on the cob and cook the whole ears, for corn on the cob. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">When cooking sweet corn, timing is everything. As soon as corn is pulled, those sugars that make the corn so wonderfully sweet begin to turn into starches. Believe me – the very best sweet corn is accomplished when the ears go straight from the field or garden into the cooking pot. When we were growing our own corn, I got the pulled ears to cooking as fast as I possibly could.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Timing the cooking process is important, too. If you don’t cook the ears or kernels long enough, they’ll taste “raw,” and they won’t be very tender. On the other hand, if you cook corn for too long, the texture will be too soft, and in my opinion, the taste is somewhat affected, too. When you’re cooking corn, remember that the kernels will continue to cook a little, even after the cooking process is over, until the corn reaches room temperature. If you like your kernels to be crisp, I suggest you stop cooking just before your corn is super tender. Allow the corn to rest at room temperature for a few minutes to finish cooking completely. If you wrap the hot cooked ears in foil, they’ll remain moist and juicy because the steam rising from the corn will be trapped. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Ways To Cook Corn On The Cob<o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">There are several ways to cook corn on the cob. Some methods are quick and easy, while others are a little more trouble and time consuming. If you want to cook a single ear of corn, I suggest using the microwave. For large amounts of corn on the cob, you can use a huge pot, or you can bake or roast the ears in the oven. If you’re doing some outdoor grilling and already have the grill cranked up, grilling corn on the cob is a great method. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Of course, there are other ways to cook corn on the cob, too. Sometimes I sauté whole ears of fresh sweet corn in my old iron skillet with some butter. Occasionally, I deep fry the silked and shucked ears in cooking oil. I’ve even batter-fried corn on the cob, with very tasty results. A couple of times, we’ve cooked corn on the cob on our meat smoker when we were smoking ribs or pork butts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">There’s no one best way to cook corn on the cob. If you’re a corn lover like I am, you most likely cook and eat the grain often, so you might want to try out a lot of different corn recipes. It probably won’t take you long to discover which are your and your family’s favorites! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Cooking Corn on the Cob<o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Cooking corn on the cob isn’t really all that difficult, but it can be somewhat confusing for cooks who don’t have much experience with cooking sweet corn. For one thing, corn usually absorbs other flavors readily, so it’s easy to overdo it when it comes to herbs and spices. If you ever eaten corn at a Low Country Boil, for example, you probably know what I’m talking about. Corn that’s cooked in the same pot with spicy shrimp boil will taste a lot like the spices used. It’s better to use a light hand when adding seasonings in the cooking corn process. If you find that you didn’t use enough seasonings while cooking, you can always sprinkle more on the cooked ears. Once the corn is over-seasoned, however, it’s pretty hard to reduce or eliminate the herbs and spices in order to make the ears more palatable. If you find that you used too much spice, salt, or herbs when cooking corn on the cob, boil the ears for one minute in plain water. That will help reduce some of the overpowering flavors. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">How long to cook corn on the cob depends on several factors. One, of course, is the cooking method used. Another is whether you leave the shucks on or not. Still another is the size and age of the ears. Young, tender ears will cook more quickly, while older, more mature ears will usually require more cooking time in order to get tender. Another time factor with cooking corn on the cob is a matter of personal preference. Some people like the kernels to be crisp, some like for the corn to be a little chewy, and some people prefer their corn to be very soft – almost “mushy.” You might need a little cooking practice and some experimentation to find out exactly how you like your corn. I like mine to be a little crisp, while hubby likes his to be very soft, so I always have to cook his ears a little longer than I do mine. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">As a general rule of thumb, the cooking time for boiling corn is about seven minutes. Grilled corn on the cob needs to cook for about twelve to fourteen minutes, provided the shucks have been removed. For cooking corn in the husk, grilling time will be a little longer, about fifteen minutes or so. If you want to steam the ears in a steamer basket, that will take up to eighteen or twenty minutes. Cooking corn in the microwave is often the quickest method for cooking corn on the cob, as one year takes only around five minutes. Remember, though – these suggested cooking times are only general guidelines. Depending on the ears you’re cooking and on your individual tastes, cooking times might need to be adjusted a little. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Georgia;">Boiling Corn<o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Boiling corn is probably the most used method for cooking corn on the cob. Most people remove the shucks first, along with the silks. If you notice a bad kernel or two, don’t discard the entire ear. Just cut out the bad kernels with a knife. Bring a large pot of water to a full rolling boil, then add the ears. Cover the pot with a heavy, tight fitting lid and continue boiling for around seven minutes. If you like, you can add some seasonings to the water, but be careful with the salt shaker. Adding too much salt to the cooking water can make the corn tough. It’s better to sprinkle the cooked ears with salt. Once the ears of corn have reached the desired tenderness, you might want to plunge them in cool water to halt the cooking process. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Cooking corn in the microwave is quick and easy, especially if you’re cooking just one ear. It’s a heck of a lot easier than dragging out a pot and waiting for it to come to a boil. For microwave corn, shuck and silk the ear and wrap it in a wet paper towel. Place the corn on a microwave-safe plate and cook on high for three minutes. Turn the ear of corn over and cook for another two minutes on high.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">There’s more than one way for how to cook corn on the grill. You can wrap the ears in foil, or you can place the ears directly on the grilling grate. Be advised, however, that the texture of the kernels will be strongly affected by the method you choose, and they’ll be very different. The flavor will be a little different, too. The naked ears will have kernels that are much chewier, while the ones wrapped in foil will be more tender. Also, because the naked ears have had more exposure to the charcoal, they’ll have a smokier flavor. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">One advantage to cooking ears of corn in foil, in addition to a softer texture, is that you can add your own seasonings to the ears. You can slather the ears with butter or olive oil, and sprinkle on herbs, spices, or other seasoning agents. I sometimes like spicy grilled corn with sort of a Mexican flair, so I often add butter, lime juice, and cayenne. When you wrap the ears in foil individually, you can custom season the ears to everyone’s liking, too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">For grilled corn on the cob, remove the shucks and silks from the ears. Once that preparation is done, I place each ear on a square of heavy aluminum foil and add the seasonings I wish to use. Next, roll each ear up tightly in the foil, and twist the ends of the foil square to close. Place the wrapped ears on a medium or medium-low grill and cook until desired tenderness. After five or six minutes, turn the ears over so the other side can cook. Check the ears after ten or twelve minutes. If they need to cook a little longer, be sure to reclose the foil tightly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;">Cooking corn in the husk is yet another way of cooking sweet corn. Some cooks swear by this method, as they say the husks or shucks add extra flavor to the kernels. You can cook corn in the shucks by boiling, baking, or roasting, but grilling is the preferred method for cooking corn in the husk. There are basically two ways to go about this. Some people leave on the entire shucks, top silks and all. I don’t really like that method. Instead, I like to cut the ends off the corn and shucks. I then remove at least one layer of the shucks. After that, I like to immerse the ears in cool water. The corn needs to remain completely under the water, so you’ll probably need some sort of weight to hold the ears down. A heavy plate or lid works well here. Leave the ears in the water for thirty minutes to an hour. When the grill is ready with medium coals, remove the corn from the water and pat the ears dry. Place the corn on the grill and cook for around fifteen minutes. Turn the ears during grilling to make sure they cook evenly. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Cheap Food<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I’m a bargain shopper, and I often search for cheap food. And yes, it does exist. I don’t like the idea of spending a small fortune on groceries every week just for survival. Don’t get me wrong – I love good food, and we don’t </span><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">always</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> eat cheap food. Sometimes we splurge on lobster, crab, and high quality steaks. That’s not to say that the two terms are diametrically opposed. Cheap food can be good food if you shop wisely and have some good cheap meal ideas. I sometimes enjoy the challenge of creating cheap meals, especially cheap and easy meals, although this isn’t always a simple task. We love meat, and meat is usually the priciest part of most meals. Turning cheap meat into tender, delicious meat is actually one of my kitchen specialties. If you want more information on cheap food and cheap meals, along with some cheap meal ideas, read on!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Does cheap food seem like an oxymoron to you? If so, you’re not looking in the right places! I’ll give you a prime example. You know those big beautiful red bell peppers that often cost $1 each in supermarkets? Well, I needed several of them for making some chow-chow a while back, but I just couldn’t bring myself to plop down the money for them in the grocery store. Instead, I visited a local ethnic farmers’ market in order to check their prices. I got a large bag of the peppers for just a buck! No, they weren’t as large or as attractive as the pricier peppers, but they actually tasted better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pick-your-own produce farms is often another source of cheap food. Even when large tomatoes were selling for about $1 each in our supermarkets, a local pick-your-own farm was selling a five-gallon bucket of tomatoes for just $5. And believe me, those tomatoes had a lot more flavor than the ones in the grocery store. I froze some of the tomatoes to use in soups, stews, and sauces.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">You can also find cheap food in grocery stores. Check the discount bins. Just be sure to check the expiration dates. When you find a good sale on canned goods, stock up. We turned one of our closets into a pantry so that we could take advantage of sales and discounts, and it’s helped us save a bundle on groceries. When I discover great sales on canned goods, sugar, cooking oil, and dried beans, I buy in bulk.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">What about cheap meat? Some markets also have a discount meat section, where they sell meats, poultry, and fish that are soon reaching their expiration dates. If the meat hasn’t been previously frozen, you can buy it and store it safely in your freezer. Of course, if you’re going to cook it and eat it that day or the next, you don’t need to freeze it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Cheap meat isn’t just about the expiration date – it’s also about the specific cuts of meat you choose. Too many consumers confuse price with nutrition. For example, is there really a lot of nutritional difference between chicken breasts and chicken thighs, even though breasts are much more expensive? The same generally holds true for cuts of beef and cuts of pork. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">When it comes to cuts of beef, some consumers are almost clueless. They might think that because prime Angus ribeye steaks are expensive, they provide the most nutritional value. Of course, that’s simply not true. In fact, cheap cuts of beef often have less fat or “marbling” than the leaner cuts have. With ground beef, it’s just the opposite. Lean and extra-lean ground beef contain less fat than regular ground beef, but does that make it a better value? Probably not. The leaner the ground beef, the more water it contains, so instead of paying for fat, you’re paying extra for more water. If I’m using crumbled ground beef in a recipe, I usually rinse the cooked meat with hot water to remove some of the fat. A pound or two of a cheap meat like hamburger can go a long way, especially when it’s used in dishes like soups, chili, and spaghetti.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">For steaks, chuckeye steaks are cheaper than sirloin, ribeye, strips, T-bones, and Porterhouse. They can, however, be cooked successfully on the grill with a little work on your part. Flank steaks and skirt steaks are two more examples of inexpensive steaks for grilling. You just need to know how to tenderize meat. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Use some common sense when shopping for cuts of beef. For example, let’s say you want to make beef stew in the slow cooker. All meat stew beef is more expensive per pound than chuck roast at your market. Buy the roast, take it home, and cut it into cubes yourself. If you want country fried steak and discover that chuck steak is cheaper than cubed steak, buy the cheaper cut of meat and pound it with a meat mallet. If you want roast beef, choose a brisket or pot roast.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pork can be an example of cheap meat, too, but you need to be familiar with the different cuts of pork. The tenderloin is usually the most expensive, followed by the loin and its cuts. Cheap cuts of pork include sausage, neckbones, and cuts from the shoulder. Instead of cooking a loin roast, cook a Boston Butt. Instead of baking a ham, bake a picnic, which is a cured pork shoulder. Use pork shoulder steaks instead of pricey pork chops. Barbecue country-style ribs instead of baby back ribs. If you regularly substitute cheaper cuts of pork for more expensive ones, it won’t take long for the savings to rack up.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Cheap and easy meals are entirely possible. Most people eat a lot more meat than they actually need. Try making the largest portion of your meals focused on cheap food like pasta, rice, potatoes, and vegetables. Use the meat as sort of a “side dish.” Below are some cheap and easy meals I make:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Cheap healthy meals are sort of a no brainer. Generally speaking, the most expensive part of any meal is the protein, which is neither cheap nor healthy – </span><i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">if</span></i><span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> you eat too much of it. Add a few meatless meals to your menu. Instead of meat, try using dried beans, egg whites, small amounts of cheese, or fish. All of these are high in protein and are cheaper than meat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I make many cheap and healthy meals from tilapia fillets. Most of the time, tilapia is the cheapest fish I can find in our supermarket, and it can be used in several ways. It only takes a few minutes to cook on my George Foreman. The fillets can also be baked, pan broiled, fried, stuffed, or used in seafood casseroles, fish tacos, and fish chowders.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Cheap healthy meals can also include chef salads and whole wheat pasta salads. Include some fresh veggies, low fat cheese, a little turkey or tuna, boiled eggs, fresh tomatoes, and low fat or fat-free dressing. You’ll fill up on the fiber and still have enough protein to keep you full for several hours.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Clear soups make cheap healthy meals, too. Use chicken broth, beef broth, fish broth, or vegetable broth as your base. Add lots of veggies, some brown or white rice, and plenty of herbs and spices for flavor. If you use legumes in the soup, you might not even need to add meat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Unless you’re a vegan or a vegetarian, you probably want cheap meal ideas that include some type of flesh or other animal products. When you’re shopping for meat, don’t be swayed by the total price of the item. Instead, look at the price per pound and the price per serving. Take a ham, for instance. When they go on sale, they’re a good value. Because of their weight, the price might look expensive, but think how many cheap meals you can get from a single ham. Even if you don’t have the ham sliced by the butcher, you can stretch a ham a long way. Bake it, and slice the leftover ham. Place the slices into freezer bags for future meals. With what’s left, cut it into cubes for ham salad, casseroles, omelets, and for seasoning vegetables and legumes. Don’t toss out the bone! Boil it for delicious soup stock.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">A whole turkey is another good example. When they go on sale, you get a lot of lean meat for your buck. Bake, roast, or fry the bird and eat on it for a couple of days. Freeze the leftovers for turkey sandwiches, turkey salad, casseroles, and other cheap meal ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">According to my husband, the best cheap meal ideas are based on dried beans. He loves pinto beans, lima beans, and great northern beans. These make cheap and healthy meals that are high in protein and fiber, while being low in fat.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I’ve already provided you with several ideas for cheap dinners, but what if you don’t have time to cook? Can you get cheap dinners on the go? Consider this: one day a week, a local deli sells eight pieces of fried chicken for $3.99. I can warm up some green beans and make some instant mashed potatoes in just a few minutes to serve with the fried chicken.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Another day a week, a different deli sells their whole rotisserie chickens for $3.99 each, and I sometimes center cheap dinners around the roasted chicken. I can toss a couple of potatoes in the microwave and warm up some veggies, and we have a complete meal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">We also have a local pizzeria that sells medium pizzas for $5 each – enough to feed me, hubby, and the two grandkids. The pizzas are hot and ready at the drive-through. I usually toss a quick salad to go with the pizza, and I serve fruit juice to drink. With these cheap dinners, we get calcium, vitamin C, carbs, fiber, veggies, and protein.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">I make a lot of cheap meals for two. I feed two of my grandkids dinner three nights a week, but for the rest of the week, it’s just me and the old man. After rearing three kids, it was hard for me to adjust to cooking for just two people, but it’s easy for me now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Several of my cheap meals for two are made with canned chicken. I use it in casseroles, pasta salads, and chicken salad. The same goes for canned tuna. I can make a big bowl of tuna salad from one small can of tuna, along with chopped eggs, celery, pickles, and chopped apple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">This might surprise you, but cheap meals for two can even include shrimp. I can get a small bag of shrimp for under $5. Yes, the shrimp are tiny, but they’re already peeled and deveined, and the tails have been removed. I sometimes make fried popcorn shrimp from them. They can also be used in stir-fries, shrimp fajitas, quesadillas, shrimp Creole, and shrimp salad.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-8415420977617503362012-02-27T08:50:00.001-08:002012-02-27T08:53:39.580-08:00Spicy Venison Sausage<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrE2Jd9n2TWJElYzAEZ16TY59uZIKW6uNM5klNy6zRpcXqPMBZUsnPimpVxWv9QQmUCVEg3Oi_Ho6m3bgqIN6hRMWrXcPIYz-mNXS4rryYrWLN-hxzL8c33fIlOqVzaNQx_D8WY4gZxrEM/s1600/5276110_f520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrE2Jd9n2TWJElYzAEZ16TY59uZIKW6uNM5klNy6zRpcXqPMBZUsnPimpVxWv9QQmUCVEg3Oi_Ho6m3bgqIN6hRMWrXcPIYz-mNXS4rryYrWLN-hxzL8c33fIlOqVzaNQx_D8WY4gZxrEM/s320/5276110_f520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you simply enjoy deer hunting, or if you do it as a survival strategy, you’ll need some good venison recipes. <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/cajun-venison-sausage">Venison sausage</a> recipes are great ways to use the hams, shoulders, and venison scraps, so that no part of the deer meat is wasted. You’ll also need to use extra non-deer fat in your sausage making. Some people like to add beef suet, and for venison burgers, I agree. For deer sausage, however, I prefer using fresh pork fat. And by the way, it’s best if you remove any visible fat from the venison before using the meat in a deer sausage recipe. The meat and fat will also need to be cold for sausage making recipes. In fact, the fat will need to be really cold – almost frozen. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Spicy venison sausage</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ingredients:</span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">5 pounds deer meat, cubed</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">2 pounds pork fat or beef suet, cubed</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon rubbed sage</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon salt</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon brown sugar</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon Louisiana hot sauce</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon Liquid Smoke</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon black pepper</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon cayenne</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon onion powder</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 tablespoon garlic powder</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">casings</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Directions</b>: Feed chilled venison and almost-frozen pork fat into grinder. Combine ground meat and fat with remaining ingredients until very thoroughly mixed. Force sausage meat into casings. Freeze or refrigerate. Cook sausage links on the stove, grill, or smoker. </span></div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-78380725469711750212012-02-11T20:20:00.001-08:002012-02-11T20:22:50.850-08:00Make a Survival Foods Pantry<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A few months ago, hubby and I decided that we needed to stock up on survival foods. Unfortunately we really didn’t have much kitchen cabinet space, so we had to make another plan. We had turned an unused bedroom into an office, and the room has a closet in it. Basically, we had been using the closet to store some holiday decorations and some winter coats and sweaters. We decided that survival plans were more important, so we went to work cleaning out the closet. The winter outerwear was squeezed into the closet in the master bedroom, and the decorations went to an outdoor storage building.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once everything was out of the closet, hubby added storage shelves. He used five storage shelves, and he left an open space at the bottom of the closet for storing large items. As soon as the storage shelves were in place, we began filling them up. Every time I went to the grocery store, I’d always pick up an extra canned item or two for the survival food storage closet. I watched the papers for sales, and I’d take advantage of them, too. Our survival closet is almost full now.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The survival foods we have in the closet in the way of canned goods include beef stew, chicken, tuna, Beef-a-roni, diced tomatoes, kidney beans, corn, green beans, tomato sauce, black beans, chili beans, chili, Vienna sausages, green beans, okra, pineapple, peaches, fruit cocktail, evaporated milk, and lots of different types of soups. In addition to canned goods, we’ve included other types of survival food, too. We have sugar, salt, spices, peanut butter, jelly, ketchup, mustard, powdered drink mix, barbecue sauce, boxed stuffing mix, coffee, creamer, and dietary supplements. On the top shelf, we store dried beans and instant mashed potatoes in closed plastic containers. In the space at the bottom of the closet, we have large jugs of water and gallon containers of cooking oil. By the way, I store rice, flour, and cornmeal in my refrigerator. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We use the closet for more than just survival food, also. In it, we made room for plastic food storage bags, garbage bags, flash lights, batteries, candles, matches, soaps, paper towels, toilet paper, and feminine pads, which make great bandages. We keep most of the other first aid supplies in bathroom cabinets.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m telling you – just seeing all that survival food stacked neatly in the closet gives me a great sense of security! If some disaster occurred, or if we went for awhile without money, I know we’d be able to eat for a long time. It’s also made me more aware of sales, and since I now have the storage room, I can really take advantage of sales items. It’s also nice to be able to grab something from the survival closet when I run out of something in the kitchen. No more unplanned trips to the supermarket! Take my advice – clean out a closet, insert some storage shelves, and start buying your own stockpile of survival foods. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-70671509916248752342011-12-07T20:14:00.000-08:002011-12-07T20:14:47.783-08:00High Protein Survival Foods<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Protein is an extremely important element in the human diet, and it should be at the top of your list of survival foods. Proteins are necessary for practically every cellular activity in the body. Consisting of amino acids, proteins can’t always be synthesized by humans. Some amino acids must be obtained from the foods we eat and the liquids we drink. In times of famine, the amino acids in proteins are especially important because the body can turn them into glucose to be used for fuel. Otherwise, the body would start feeding on its own muscle tissue.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you’re planning your stash of emergency foods and survival foods, be sure to include lots of foods that are rich in proteins. Of course, you might have a fair amount of meat in your freezer, but without electricity, the meat won’t last long. Keep plenty of high protein foods on hand that have a long shelf life.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">High protein foods that store well without refrigeration</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned chicken</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned BBQ</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned beef stew</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned tuna</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned salmon</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned shrimp</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned clams</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned oysters</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned crabmeat</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned sardines</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned chili</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned Vienna sausages</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned ham spread</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned pork and beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned black beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned kidney beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned pinto beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned chili beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned garbanzo beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned milk</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Powdered eggs</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Potted meat </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dried beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dried peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lentils </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Summer sausage</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Spam</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Salt-cured country ham</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Nuts</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Peanut butter</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jerky</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Beef sticks</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pepperoni sticks</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Protein powder</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Powdered milk</span></div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-82445806727589167232011-10-29T17:52:00.000-07:002011-12-07T19:40:01.554-08:00A Guide to Money-Saving CouponsThis article provides information about finding coupons and using coupons. 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<a href="http://paradigmsearch.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Safely-Find-the-Best-Free-Coupons">http://paradigmsearch.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Safely-Find-the-Best-Free-Coupons</a>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-5504498335239737972011-09-04T07:55:00.000-07:002011-09-04T07:55:12.208-07:00Pine Trees and Survival<span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=hubpages00d3-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0806974885&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you live in North America, you’re probably near pine trees, and they can be used in several ways for survival. For one thing, they supply a free source of survival food. You’ve heard of pine nuts, right? They’re seeds that come from pine trees. Of the more than 100 species of pines, only a few have large seeds, but the seeds of all pine trees are edible. Some just take a bit more work.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How to harvest pine nuts</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The easiest way to harvest pine nuts is to gather the pinecones after they’ve opened, which is usually in the fall. Place the cones in an old pillowcase and hit them against a large tree, a brick wall, or some other hard, sturdy surface. This will force the seeds out. The seeds have to be shelled before eating and can be enjoyed raw or toasted in a skillet or in the oven. When dried and stored properly, pine nuts will keep for several months and are a good source of iron, protein, fat, carbohydrates, fiber, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folate, potassium, phosphorous, zinc, copper, manganese, and magnesium.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eating the phloem</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You can also eat the phloem of pines. The phloem is the soft tissue inside the tree that transports glucose and other nutrients. The phloem from small twigs usually has a sweet taste, and it contains vitamin A and vitamin C. Native American tribes often ate pine phloem. It can be eaten as is, or it can be dried and pulverized. The resulting powder can be used to make bread or to thicken stews.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pine needle tea</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Have you ever tasted green pine needles? I don’t know why, but I used to like to chew on them as a kid. I always thought they had sort of a citrus taste. The young, tender needles make the best tea.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After harvesting a handful of needles, rinse them well in clean water. Break them up into small pieces and cover them with boiling water. Steep the tea for about fifteen or twenty minutes. Pine needle tea is a great source of vitamin C.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/IrSqva1Y9Bg?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Glue</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pine trees have a thick, sticky resin that can be used as glue. Examine holes or splits in the trunk for the resin. If you can’t find enough resin, cut a notch in the tree and return later to collect the resin oozing from the cut. If the resin has already hardened, heating it will soften it.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dental uses</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pine resin can also be used to fill cavities in teeth. Take a small bit of semi-soft resin and place it in the cavity to mold it into the perfect fit. Pull the resin out and allow it to harden. Return it to the tooth, with just a tiny dab of soft resin to hold it in place.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fire</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pine resin makes a great fire starter, and you can burn dried pine cones, too. Of course, you can also burn dried pine logs, but they’re not good for cooking over. Pine fires do, however, provide a lot of quick heat.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-66203818704891273382011-07-02T22:39:00.000-07:002011-07-02T22:39:45.785-07:00Emergency Water for Survival<span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=hubpages00d3-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B00068M3HY&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In any emergency survival situation, the most pressing need is water. Humans can survive without food for much longer than they can without water. Our bodies are about 60% water, and our brains are ¾ water. When we become just 10% dehydrated, we experience delirium and vision problems. If the number reaches 20%, we die.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How much water do we need per day for survival?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Most experts agree that one quart of water a day is needed for an average adult’s survival. The recommended amount, however, is one gallon of water per person per day. This amount includes water for bathing, cooking, and cleaning eating and cooking implements.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Be prepared!</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you know in advance that a bad storm or hurricane are headed your way, and that power and water outages are possible, store as much water as you can. Fill all the sinks, the tubs, and every container you can get your hands on. You can also collect rain water and get water from your hot water heater. Before draining your water heater, be sure to turn off the power of gas supply. Get every drop of water you can from your water pipes, too. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How to purify outdoor water</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In dire emergencies, you might have to collect water from streams, rivers, lakes, or ponds. Such water probably isn’t safe to drink in its natural state. Before you can drink it or use it for cooking, brushing your teeth, washing your hands, washing your face, or washing eating and cooking utensils, the water needs to be purified. If the water contains sand or obvious particles, filter it first through paper towels or clean cloths. You might need to filter it more than once. After filtering the water, boil it for two minutes. This will kill any nasty bugs in the water. If your power is out, use your grill or outdoor fish cooker to boil the water. If this isn’t possible, use Unscented common household bleach to purify the water. Use the filtering process, then add eight drops of bleach per gallon of water and wait at least an hour before drinking. If the water is still cloudy, you’ll need to repeat the process. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In case of floods, never drink flood water! It most likely contains raw sewage.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is swimming pool water safe to drink?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you have a swimming pool, you have a great source of emergency water, as long as your pool has been properly maintained. The average home swimming pool holds 15,000 gallons of water. Even though the pool’s chlorine is probably sufficient to kill any harmful bugs, it’s still a good idea to boil the water for at least one minute before drinking.</span></div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-36725391826644578652011-06-14T22:12:00.000-07:002011-06-14T22:14:35.292-07:00Why You Need to Buy a Meat Grinder<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=hubpages00d3-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B001AQERMK&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><br />
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</tbody></table> <div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You might already have a meat grinder for making <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/tag/homemade-hamburgers">homemade hamburgers</a> and homemade sausage. If you do, good for you. If you don’t already have a meat grinder, you need one. It can be a great tool for survival and living off the land. Food grinders can turn wild game and bits of other meats into perfectly good ground meat that you can use in a variety of ways. You can use the ground meat in meatloaves, bulk sausage, link sausages, and the already mentioned homemade hamburgers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you’re a hunter, grinders are a must! Those large pieces of flesh you get from your hunting take up lots of room in your freezer, while ground meat takes up a lot less space and is much easier to handle. Food grinders can be used for other foods besides meats, too. You can grind up vegetables and fruits for relishes, chutneys, salsas, and chowchow. </span></div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-23163623535265906992011-05-24T07:00:00.000-07:002011-05-24T07:00:24.562-07:00BBQ Cooking a Rabbit<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpAAmI6doPaPx9goVm24ZldQOp2x1DzT-mEHY6fDboceyVQ7T1hMOZYx4gvfIVDBgfNGI9Eqx9_-vgW6brMCPWpQeGzyTotmvUTC87MUJVHII0za28a6S_y1CkojSoGWxKrqDX1b-Tzt6/s1600/2591565+rabbit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTpAAmI6doPaPx9goVm24ZldQOp2x1DzT-mEHY6fDboceyVQ7T1hMOZYx4gvfIVDBgfNGI9Eqx9_-vgW6brMCPWpQeGzyTotmvUTC87MUJVHII0za28a6S_y1CkojSoGWxKrqDX1b-Tzt6/s320/2591565+rabbit.jpg" t8="true" width="240" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My favorite cooking method for rabbit is <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/bbq-cooking">BBQ cooking</a>. Grilled rabbit or barbecued is great, and my favorite piece is the backstrap, or loin. If your rabbit is young, the meat will likely be pretty tender. If the rabbit is older, you might want to parboil it before grilling.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Just as there are several ways to dress a rabbit, there are lots of rabbit recipes for BBQ cooking. Some people like to soak the meat overnight in salted water. I usually prefer to use a wet rub on the meat, much the same as I would with pork or chicken. I use olive oil, cider vinegar, salt, black pepper, ground red pepper, onion powder, and garlic. Form the mixture into a paste and rub the rabbit all over. Place the meat in a bowl, cover it, and leave it in the fridge for several hours.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Preheat your grill to around 300 degrees, or use the indirect cooking method over charcoal. Make sure your grate is clean and oiled. After the rabbit has cooked for about 45 minutes, start brushing it with your favorite barbecue sauce. Rabbit should be done in about another 15 minutes. At this point, I like to dunk the pieces of meat in the bbq sauce and cook them over high heat for a couple of minutes to caramelize the sauce.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-5424363493892621752011-05-24T06:30:00.000-07:002011-05-24T06:30:52.135-07:00How to Skin and Dress a Rabbit<span><span><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=hubpages00d3-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0017PT7BK&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></span></span><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you’ve been successful with rabbit hunting, or if you’re raising rabbits as part of your survival plan, you’re almost ready for a rabbit meal. You’ve heard that there’s more than one way to skin a cat, right? The same holds true for rabbits. When handling uncooked rabbit flesh, you need to wear rubber gloves. Rabbits sometimes carry tularemia, a relatively rare but potentially deadly disease for humans.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">After killing the rabbit, some people cut the head off immediately to let the rabbit bleed out. I’ve never done this, but it’s an option. I’ve found the easiest way to dress a rabbit is to remove the fur first.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">To remove the fur quickly, lift up the hide and skin at the rabbits back and make a cut in it with a sharp knife. Be careful not to stick the knife point in the meat. Stick the forefinger and the middle finger of both hands into the slit and pull, like you’re playing an accordion. With younger rabbits, the hide will come off pretty easily. With older animals, it might be more difficult. If you notice grub-like worms under the skin, don’t freak out. These are warbles – bot fly larvae – and they pose no danger to humans as long as the meat is cooked properly.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once you have the hide down to the feet and neck, you’ll need a small, sharp hatchet. Chop off the feet below the lower leg joints, and chop off the head. This can also be done with a good hunting knife.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Now the innards have to be removed. To do so, cut a slit in the belly skin, making sure not to penetrate the internal organs. You can gently “shake out” most of the organs, but be careful not to rupture the bladder. You’ll probably have to reach in under the ribs with your finger to get the heart, esophagus, and lungs. Don’t worry about cutting around the anus – that area will be cut away with butchering.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Next, lay the rabbit on its back and spread out the hind legs. Cut the back legs off at an angle, as close as you can get to the spine while avoiding the anus. Do the same thing with the front legs. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What you should have left of the body now is a point at the neck and a point that includes the anus. Cut straight across at both points, leaving the loin section.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You should now have five sections of rabbit meat – two front legs, two hind legs, and the loins. Rinse the meat thoroughly in cool water, place in a plastic bag, and refrigerate. The meat should be kept at 35-40 degrees, unless you’re freezing it, of course.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/8vfkyRle1Rc?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-59753648041245631262011-05-21T07:30:00.000-07:002011-05-21T07:37:01.188-07:00My Experience with Survival<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1uN9YgshE7EaHvjE-I7MV3u8rXQae88z5mixEDUROXijGT4ouyjZzl3kfFIOxKtCpCZOVfmMufAH3WoE3j4GFCA0b9GBq3_J6ABy2kzXJDsGQc0PX423KExAxrndakFtFodkI41cNUY2/s1600/Photoxpress_11419842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV1uN9YgshE7EaHvjE-I7MV3u8rXQae88z5mixEDUROXijGT4ouyjZzl3kfFIOxKtCpCZOVfmMufAH3WoE3j4GFCA0b9GBq3_J6ABy2kzXJDsGQc0PX423KExAxrndakFtFodkI41cNUY2/s320/Photoxpress_11419842.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For several years of my life, I was in survival mode. I didn’t do this because I couldn’t afford to buy food at the grocery store. I did it because I could. I enjoyed growing my own food and taking advantage of gathering and harvesting nature’s bounty. It gave me a deep feeling of accomplishment and security whenever I saw all my home-canned goods lined up neatly on their shelves and knowing that my freezers were full of meats, game, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruits, and nuts.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We kept pigs, beef cattle, goats, turkeys, and chickens, so we always had meat and eggs available. We also hunted for deer, quail, woodcock, doves, ducks, geese, rabbits, raccoons, and wild pigs. We also fished, crabbed, and netted shrimp. Sometimes we picked our own oysters and dug our own clams, too.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had some fruit trees, but I also took advantage of wild fruits, including blackberries, blueberries, and mayhaws. I also gathered nuts and put them in the freezer.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We had our own milk cows, so we had fresh milk and cream. Sometimes I made my own butter and whipped cream.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I don’t do most of these things now because I can’t. For one thing, my health won’t permit it, and for another, I no longer have the land I once did. I can still share my knowledge and experience with you. Actually, I’m still into survival – it’s just taken on a different form. Now I find deals and buy in bulk and store the foods and other items in the barn or in my survival closets.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What I grew in my huge garden</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Acorn squash</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bell peppers (all colors)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Broccoli</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Brussels sprouts</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Butter beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Butternut squash</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cabbage </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cantaloupe </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrots </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cauliflower</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cherry tomatoes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Corn </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cream forty peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cucumbers (slicing and pickling varieties)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Eggplant </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">English peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Field peas (several varieties)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ford hooks </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Green beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Herbs </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hot peppers (several varieties)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Lettuce (several varieties)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mustard greens </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Okra </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Onions </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pattypan squash</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Peanuts </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Plum tomatoes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pole beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Potatoes </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pumpkins </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Strawberries </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sweet potatoes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sunflowers </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tomatoes (numerous varieties)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Turnips </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watermelons </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">White acre peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yellow squash (two varieties)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Zipper peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Zucchini </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Frozen meats and poultry</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Beef</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pork</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chicken</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Goat</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Turkey </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Wild game</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Frozen venison</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Venison jerky</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Frozen quail</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Frozen doves</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Frozen rabbit</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Frozen duck</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Frozen fish and seafood</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shrimp</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Crabmeat</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bass</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bream</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Catfish</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Flounder</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Trout</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whiting</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Redfish </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Canned vegetables</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Green beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tomatoes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Carrots </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">pumpkin</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Frozen vegetables</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whole kernel corn</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Creamed corn</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Corn-on-the-cob</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yellow squash</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Tomatoes</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Okra</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Butter beans</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ford hooks</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Garden peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Field peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Butter peas</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Diced onions</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Diced bell peppers</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Broccoli </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cauliflower </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Winter squash</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Frozen fruits</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blueberries</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blackberries</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Strawberries</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Peaches </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jams, jellies, and preserves</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Apple jelly</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blueberry jam</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Blackberry jelly</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Peach jam</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pear preserves</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Plum jelly</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Mayhaw jelly</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pepper jelly</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Scuppernong jelly</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Strawberry jam</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watermelon rind preserves</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fig preserves</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pickles and relishes</span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chow chow</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Whole dill pickles</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Dill pickle slices</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Onion relish</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Green tomato pickles</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Bread and butter pickles</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Cucumber lime pickles</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pickled okra</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pickled eggs</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pepper relish</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pickled peaches</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pear relish</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Squash pickles </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Watermelon rind pickles</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Zucchini pickles </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Other </span></u></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We also grew our own sugar cane for syrup. The syrup making was done in the fall.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I froze bags of shelled pecans.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I froze bags of boiled peanuts.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I parched and fried peanuts for snacks.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I toasted sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I usually grew a row of popcorn in my garden.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We kept honey bees.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We stored potatoes, sweet potatoes, and onions.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I made my own sourdough bread.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-65724532884035881732011-05-21T06:17:00.001-07:002011-05-21T06:18:43.777-07:00Walking Up Rabbits<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9-xW5Ot-pMNKvtMK9_ncogwvMF7e0OO6_vN3_D7hgRnIMiwV8rkVoHgLczvZvIqyX73h2tlqEUybbn-SC9s1lpMwT7M51VtZOUBzuHrJ-QbYkS07mbV8B8AJta8i869z3I4GPPw0wfJ6/s1600/Photoxpress_3301232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu9-xW5Ot-pMNKvtMK9_ncogwvMF7e0OO6_vN3_D7hgRnIMiwV8rkVoHgLczvZvIqyX73h2tlqEUybbn-SC9s1lpMwT7M51VtZOUBzuHrJ-QbYkS07mbV8B8AJta8i869z3I4GPPw0wfJ6/s320/Photoxpress_3301232.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hunting rabbits is a great <a href="http://preparedness-survival.blogspot.com/">survival</a> strategy, and you don’t have to have rabbit dogs to be successful with rabbit hunting. With a little luck, you can bag a few cottontails all on your own, but you’ll need to be patient and alert. Before setting out on a rabbit hunt, it’s a good idea to scout a few areas to find out where the rabbits live and feed. Rabbits are usually out and about very early in the morning and late in the evening. These are the best times to observe rabbit activity from your automobile.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once you’ve found where the rabbits are frequenting, decide on the gun you’ll use. For sport, a .22 rifle is a great choice, but if you’re hunting for survival and meat, use a shotgun loaded with #6 shot. I’ve always used a 12-gauge, but my old rabbit-hunting buddy always preferred a 16-gauge. An improved cylinder is best for short distances, like in heavy cover where you’ll likely be shooting.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Speaking of heavy cover, you’ll need to dress accordingly. Rabbits love thick, tight brush, and they seem to have an affinity for briars. If you’re planning on doing a lot of rabbit hunting, you might want to invest in a pair of hunting chaps or thorn-proof trousers. If not, wear the thickest pair of jeans you have. Rabbits are often found in swampy areas, so you’ll need a pair of waterproof boots, too. For safety reasons, wear a bright orange cap.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For rabbit hunting alone, use a walk-and-wait method. Take a few steps, then stop and remain motionless for a few seconds. Rabbits will often flush. If you have a sharp eye, you can sometimes spy a crouching bunny in dried grass or thickets. Forget about looking for the whole rabbit – their tawny fur blends in perfectly with dried vegetation. Instead, look for the small black marble that’s the rabbit’s eye. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you get a good chance for a headshot, take it. If the rabbit is moving, you’ll need to lead it a little. You won’t usually have a lot of time to think about this, however, so always be on the ready. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-57840043660952170352011-05-13T13:58:00.000-07:002011-05-21T06:19:23.913-07:00Survival and Jerky<iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=hubpages00d3-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B0024NKMEU&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Jerky is great for <a href="http://preparedness-survival.blogspot.com/">survival</a>. It’s high in protein, and it lasts a long time without refrigeration. All jerky isn’t equal, however, when it comes to its own survival. Beef jerky usually holds up the longest, especially if it’s made from lean beef. Jerky made from lean meat, in general, keeps for longer periods of time than jerky made from meats with a high fat content. Also, jerky that was made commercially almost always has a longer shelf life - up to a year - than homemade jerky. Another important point: jerky made from wild game won’t keep as long as jerky made from beef.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So, is it a big waste of time making your own venison jerky? Absolutely not! Making jerky from deer and other wild game animals is a great way to preserve some of the meat. Homemade jerky from deer, for example, will usually stay good for about three months at room temperature, when stored in a dark, cool, dry place. You can keep it a lot longer, however, if you store it in the freezer.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Freezing jerky is good for survival. Since most of the moisture has been removed in the drying process, jerky is a concentrated form of protein. It won’t take up nearly as much room in your freezer as the same amount of protein would in its normal state.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-3665472280446788292011-05-07T12:12:00.000-07:002011-05-24T07:03:44.655-07:00Fried Squirrel and Mushroom Gravy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcWnaUW4WBaf28ZujzsbKfn0PaDiF18neVgIW1z5-LFTMjcYgjxnexRMmZbj7z3tyG19rWT_vzcg2NfldHvlBQ7F0nPkKe89aWOloemB_bR74ViXRucfciwg9DoEkGP1o6ASnx7HKvIAy/s1600/2591068+fried+squirrel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcWnaUW4WBaf28ZujzsbKfn0PaDiF18neVgIW1z5-LFTMjcYgjxnexRMmZbj7z3tyG19rWT_vzcg2NfldHvlBQ7F0nPkKe89aWOloemB_bR74ViXRucfciwg9DoEkGP1o6ASnx7HKvIAy/s1600/2591068+fried+squirrel.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Fried squirrel is a <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/category/american-recipes/southern-food">southern food</a> that's quite tasty when prepared correctly. Young squirrels are more tender, and they have better flavor, as older critters can be tough. If you’ve killed a mess of older squirrels, however, they can still be good to eat – they just take a little more work. Most hunters prefer to parboil them in some salted water for a few minutes before frying.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">There are several different ways to cut up a squirrel for frying. I like to make each squirrel into three pieces: the front legs section, the back, and the hind leg section. Some people fry whole dressed squirrels, too. Rinse the squirrels well and rub each with salt and pepper. Cover with buttermilk and store in the fridge for several hours or overnight.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Remove squirrels from buttermilk and shake in flour. Fry in about an inch of oil on medium heat until both sides of the squirrel meat are brown. Remove squirrels from skillet and pour off all but 2 tablespoons of the oil. Stir in 2 cans cream of mushroom soup and water to make gravy. Be sure to scrape bottom and sides of pan. Add the fried squirrels back to the pan, cover, and simmer for about 15 minutes until squirrel meat is tender. Great served over rice.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-12741970946463125922011-05-04T06:44:00.001-07:002012-03-18T06:54:25.860-07:00Deer Hunting Rifles: Pros and Cons of Each<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KupB_IntnmJypHVB5KKEI2av9_kbLX222OFI_yiMK2AO4rObfnW-W4DNQoUvTvA-JrHK6eVqlDH8_5pN8y2ie4Ve6OEjl3WsQiIpylrleytBsWSIdyTYHuv9P_2Jm_SYgCsABKCZPxHk/s1600/1857084_f520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9KupB_IntnmJypHVB5KKEI2av9_kbLX222OFI_yiMK2AO4rObfnW-W4DNQoUvTvA-JrHK6eVqlDH8_5pN8y2ie4Ve6OEjl3WsQiIpylrleytBsWSIdyTYHuv9P_2Jm_SYgCsABKCZPxHk/s320/1857084_f520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Deer rifles<u><span style="color: teal;">: The Old Favorites</span></u></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Deer hunting is a great strategy for <a href="http://preparedness-survival.blogspot.com/">survival</a>. Venison tastes just like good beef when prepared correctly. Venison can be used to make <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/homemade-hamburgers-venison-burgers">venison burgers</a>, venison jerky, and deer sausage. A venison roast can be baked in the over, on the stove in a Dutch oven, or smoked on a smoker. Small pieces of the meat can be turned into venison stew, while the venison steaks are delicious when battered and fried. Also, venison tenderloin can be cooked on the grill just like beef steaks. Click for the <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/venison-recipes-the-most-amazing-deer-meat-ever">best venison recipe</a> I’ve ever eaten – EVER! All of these are great survival foods.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you’re new to deer hunting, you’re probably wondering about the best hunting rifles and other deer hunting tips. Actually, there is no one “best” deer hunting rifle. If you were to as 25 deer hunters to name the best caliber hunting rifle for whitetail deer, chances are that you’d get close to 10 or 15 different answers. A lot depends on the particular hunting conditions where the hunter will be shooting. For example, are you looking for a hunting rifle that’s excellent for long-range shots in open country? Or do you need a short-range hunting rifle for close shots in heavy vegetation? Do want a hunting rifle just for whitetails, or do you need one that can take down larger game, too? Are you interested only in deer hunting rifles for which you can find ammo easily that’s relatively inexpensive? All of these elements must be considered when you’re trying to decide which caliber deer hunting rifle is best for you and your hunting situation.<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Below are short descriptions of the<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span>best hunting rifles and most popular deer rifles.</span> <br />
<span style="color: teal;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The .243 Deer Hunting Rifle<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Although it’s a popular deer hunting rifle with young hunters and with female hunters, the .243 hunting rifle sometimes gets a bad rap. Some hunters report that it doesn’t have enough stopping power and complain of wounded deer running off after being hit, along with causing blood-shot venison. The problem is most likely not the rifle – it’s the bullet. A lot of .243 shooters use an 80-grain bullet because it’s faster, but for deer, a heavier bullet is better – one with at least 100 grains. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">With the right ammo, the .243 deer hunting rifle is great for long-range shots. It doesn’t have much of a kick, and it has a flat trajectory. This is a popular hunting rifle with smaller hunters because the recoil is only 8.4 pounds.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The .30-06 Hunting Rifle<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The .30-06 is a fine hunting rifle for deer, and it’s one of the most popular. It’s typically fast and light, and it’s extremely accurate. It has a flat arc, even at 300 yards. With this hunting rifle, you’ll have a wide selection of bullet weights and loads from which to choose, and ammo is easy to find. One of the few complaints with this hunting rifle is that it hits pretty hard at ranges under 100 yards. It also has a fairly hefty kick at 20 foot pounds.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">7mm Hunting Rifle<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Many deer hunters prefer a 7mm, but in truth, this hunting rifle is better suited for larger game. It’s also better suited for larger hunters because of its kick – 24.3 foot pounds. This rifle has amazing knock-down power. Unfortunately, it often makes a huge entrance hole and exit hole in whitetail deer. It’s also very loud.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you’re searching for kind of an all-purpose hunting rifle that can be used for several types of big game, however, the 7mm would be a good choice.<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The .308 Deer Hunting Rifle</span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In my opinion, these are the best hunting rifles for deer. It’s what I used most of the time. The .308 is good for long ranges, and it enjoys an excellent performance history for shots over 200 yards. It has plenty of knock-down power for whitetail deer and is sometimes used for larger game like black bears.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Many hunters feel that the .308 has a little more accuracy than the .30-06, even though the two rifles are comparable. The .308 has a recoil of 14.8 foot pounds, so it doesn’t kick as hard as the .30-06. In the past, you could find plenty of cheap military surplus ammo for practice shots. About the only disadvantage reported by some hunters is that the .308 doesn’t typically handle heavier loads as well as the .30-06.<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The 7mm-08 Hunting Rifle</span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The 7mm-08 is gaining popularity as a deer hunting rifle. It’s actually a .308 that’s been necked down to accept a 7mm bullet. These are very versatile deer hunting rifles. The 7mm-08 is fast, accurate, and has a flat trajectory that’s capable of long-range shots, while it’s also good at short range. In addition, the recoil is fairly mild. It’s a little faster and has a slightly flatter arc than the .308.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The disadvantage with this hunting rifle is that factory loads are often difficult to locate.<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The .300 Hunting Rifle</span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The .300 is a good deer hunting rifle for short and medium-range shots. It’s also a good all-around hunting rifle for big game like moose, elk, and bear. One problem with the .300 as a deer hunting rifle is that it can mess up a lot of meat on a whitetail. Also, the trajectory drops about 12 inches at 300 yards. This isn’t the best hunting rifle for smaller hunters, either, because of its kick – 27.2 foot pounds.<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The .270 Deer Hunting Rifle</span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">These are good deer hunting rifles for long ranges, with a reputation for accuracy. The .270 has a moderate recoil, at 15.7 foot pounds. This is a very versatile rifle that can be shot by almost all hunters. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another advantage you’ll often find with the .270 is that you can often find a good deal on a used one because they’re not as popular as a .308 or .30-06 in many areas of the country. Also, the cartridges are relatively inexpensive and easy to find.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The .30-30 Deer Hunting Rifle<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span></span></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">More whitetail deer have probably been taken with these deer hunting rifles than with any other. If you hunt in heavy brush at close range, the .30-30 will perform well, especially for shots under 100 yards. It can blast through vegetation like nobody’s business, and the recoil, at 11.4 pounds, is fairly mild when compared to many other deer rifles.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Ammunition for the .30-30 is readily available and can be found just about anywhere. Another advantage is that this hunting rifle is one of the least expensive deer rifles on the market.<span class="msoIns"><ins></ins></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-85711273029718550632011-05-02T00:36:00.000-07:002011-05-02T01:12:21.414-07:00How to Save Money on Meat<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I said in the beginning that this blog wouldn’t be just about <a href="http://preparedness-survival.blogspot.com/">survival</a> in the traditional sense – it’s really more about day-to-day economic survival. Nowhere is that hitting Americans harder than in the grocery aisles – except for at the gas pump. I told you how you could save a little money on buying gas in an earlier post. Here, I’m going to tell you how to save money on groceries - in this case, meat, which is probably the bulk of your grocery spending, unless you’re vegetarian.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How to Save Money on Beef</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you’re craving a nice grilled steak, you might just go into sticker shock when you see the price tags on T-bones, Porterhouses, rib eyes, and New York strip steaks. Forget about it! Instead of buying those pricey cuts, buy chuck-eye steaks. They’re a heck of a lot cheaper, and when you tenderize them correctly, they’re great on the grill! Try wrapping them in bacon after tenderizing. For <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Culinary-Arts-How-to-Tenderize-Meats">tips on tenderizing meats</a>, click.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you’re planning on splurging and buying filets for a special occasion, don’t. Filets rarely go on sale, and even when they do, they’re cost prohibitive for most people. Wait for Porterhouse to go on sale, instead. One side of a Porterhouse is tenderloin, and the other side is a strip steak. Cut the meat from the bone, and you’ll get two steaks from each Porterhouse.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">A lot of folks concerned about fat and cholesterol pay extra for extra-lean ground beef. They also think they’re getting a bargain in the long run because less is cooked off in the form of fat. True, but extra-lean ground beef has a higher water content than fatty ground beef. Buy the cheap ground beef, crumble and fry it, then place it in a colander. Place the meat under running hot water and rinse it to remove most of the fat. If you want to be really frugal, place a pan under the colander as it drains and save the beef broth. Freeze it in bags for the next time you make soup. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><strong>How to Save Money on Chicken</strong></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When it comes to survival food, chicken is chicken. Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are usually about $4 a pound in our neck of the woods, while leg quarters comprised of drumsticks and thighs can be found for 69 cents – sometimes cheaper – when they go on sale. You do the math.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The cheapest leg quarters are usually sold in large bags. Buy a big bag and separate it into meal-size portions and freeze. If you prefer, cook all the meat in a large pot and remove it from the bones. Cool the meat and divide it into meal-size portions and freeze. Use it for casseroles, chicken salad, soups, chicken and dumplings, chicken and rice, chicken and dressing, etc. Don’t throw out all that fat and broth, either! Freeze it for future use.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How to Save Money on Pork</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Center-cut pork chops are delicious, but they’re expensive. Use pork steaks, instead. Save even more money on pork by purchasing shoulder roasts or fresh hams and slice your own pork steaks for frying, grilling, baking, and stir-fry recipes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When you’re craving cured ham, buy a picnic (shoulder) ham instead. These are usually significantly cheaper, and they taste much the same as traditional ham. Save any remaining slices in the freezer for future meals. Freeze small lean pieces for adding to casseroles, ham salad, and scrambled eggs. Freeze chunks of fat for seasoning vegetables.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How to Save Money on Fish</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The best way to save money on fish is to catch your own! Fishing is fun and easy, and it provides a healthy food for free. Fish is versatile, too, and can be cooked in a wide variety of <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/category/american-recipes/seafood">fish recipes</a>. Don’t throw out leftover fish, either. Remove the skin and bones and save the flesh for soups and chowders. For some <a href="http://habee-hubpagescomhubsaltwater-fis.blogspot.com/">saltwater fishing tips</a> and a recipe for fish chowder, click the link. This recipe uses sheepshead, but any lean fish can be used, including bass, bream, catfish, flounder, seatrout, whiting, redfish, grouper, snapper, tilapia, etc.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How to Save Money on Meals </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Don’t throw out leftovers if you’re concerned about survival foods. I always keep a “soup bag” in my freezer. Whenever we have leftover meat and veggies during the week, I add them to the bag. At the end of the week, or whenever the bag contains enough food, I make a big pot of soup.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Serve a meatless dinner once or twice a week. Use eggs, instead. Eggs are much cheaper than meat, yet they’re high in protein. Such dishes might include scrambled eggs, omelets, quiches, frittatas, or egg-drop soup.</span></div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-54395574083092334202011-05-01T11:16:00.000-07:002011-05-24T07:06:22.131-07:00Survival and Raising Pigs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Pv3PT7FKGlFLKafLGGIOsj_prw113yC4G8d5fhq07fycuX_kVh6Q0Kwnmm0nFnHG7Ff-Gds_GPz5k6yOEI5EfEfsZ3TUFVc1zSMjLV8Uh7h0PP-FAS6chMi7KP7XRiX-glYsqm4Rp1AC/s1600/4991579_f520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Pv3PT7FKGlFLKafLGGIOsj_prw113yC4G8d5fhq07fycuX_kVh6Q0Kwnmm0nFnHG7Ff-Gds_GPz5k6yOEI5EfEfsZ3TUFVc1zSMjLV8Uh7h0PP-FAS6chMi7KP7XRiX-glYsqm4Rp1AC/s320/4991579_f520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pork is a favorite <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/category/american-recipes/southern-food">southern food</a>. It's high in protein, it's versatile, and it's delicious. Raising pigs is a great idea for survival, if you have the room. Of course, raising pigs doesn’t require as much room as raising cattle, but it’s not like you can keep a pig or two in your city apartment. If you live in a rural area, or even in a non-rural area where it’s legal to keep livestock, you won’t need a lot of room for keeping pigs.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What do Pigs Require?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pigs require what most animals require: food, shelter, and water. Pigs do better on a diet of quality pig feed, but in a survival situation, they can also turn acorns, roots, kitchen scraps, and garden refuse into high quality, protein-rich pork. A word of caution: Never feed pigs meat scraps or any food that has been in contact with meat, as it could spread dangerous diseases. Kitchen scraps that are safe to feed to pigs include trimmings from fruits and vegetables, stale bread, leftover cooked vegetables, rice, corn, potatoes, etc., as long as they contain no meat and didn’t come in contact with foods containing or seasoned with meat.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pigs also need shelter. Because they don’t sweat, pigs need a cool place to escape hot weather. They’ll also need a warm place to stay in very cold weather.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Pigs need plenty of cool, clean water to stay healthy. They should have access to this water at all times.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Piglets or sows?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you decide to raise pigs for survival and independence, you’ll need to decide whether you want to buy some small piglets to “grow out,” or whether you’ll want to buy gilts or sows that will reproduce. Both methods have their own advantages and disadvantages.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you choose to grow out a few young pigs, you won’t have to deal with breeding and farrowing. In essence, you’ll get a headstart on raising pigs. The downside is that you’ll usually end up paying more.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">If you buy gilts or sows, they’ll have to be bred to give birth to a litter of piglets, obviously. This means either keeping a boar yourself or paying a boar owner for breeding services. Sometimes you might be able to find gilts or sows that have already been bred.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">By keeping your own gilts and sows, you can quickly increase the size of your herd. A female pig can give birth to as many as 18 or 19 piglets, although the average is more like 8-12. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Uses for Pork</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It takes only a few months for a pig to go from newborn to large enough to butcher, which is another reason raising pigs is a good long-term survival strategy. The pork can be used fresh, or it can be smoked or cured. In fact, the entire pig can be used for human food. “Scraps” can be made into sausage, the fat can be rendered into lard, and the fatback can be used to season food or fried into pork rinds. Even the feet can be used! Many folks pickle them in a vinegar solution.</span></div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-67057225794636061012011-04-29T18:31:00.000-07:002011-04-29T18:32:49.468-07:00How to Clean a Squirrel<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I used to do a lot of squirrel hunting, but I didn’t usually clean the squirrels. My husband did that. I killed the squirrels, he cleaned them, I cooked them, and he ate them. That seemed like a pretty fair arrangement. One day I decided I needed to learn how to dress the squirrels by myself in case my survival ever depended on it, so I proceeded with doing so. It took me forever to get the skin and hair off! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That’s the hardest part of dressing a squirrel – getting the skin and fur off.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">They say a picture’s worth a thousand words, so I figure a how-to video is worth even more. The man in the attached video has a good system for cleaning squirrels. I learned to use a similar method, but I used a knife instead of a cleaver. I like the cleaver idea, though. I think it probably works better than a knife.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">It’s of utmost importance to use a very sharp knife or cleaver. It’ll make your job much easier and much quicker. I’ll be adding my favorite squirrel recipes soon, so stay tuned!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-48228956717071839632011-04-29T11:28:00.000-07:002011-04-29T11:41:50.310-07:00Squirrel Hunting Tips: Sit-and-Wait Method<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I used to really enjoy squirrel hunting, and it’s a great way to use the woods for survival. In many areas across the country, squirrels are numerous and can be found pretty easily. Before you go trekking off in the woods in search of squirrels, you might want to do a little scouting first to find out where the furry critters normally feed.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">How to find the squirrel “restaurants”</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You’ll find a stroll through the autumn woods relaxing and enjoyable. Before squirrel season opens, you can discover where they like to feed. You might want to do this in the middle of the day, when squirrels are usually less active. That way, you won’t have to worry about scaring them away.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">First of all, you have to find an area that has something that squirrels eat. In my neck of the woods, that’s usually acorns or pine nuts. Look to the forest floor for evidence that squirrels have been feeding. When undisturbed, squirrels will usually consume any food they find on the spot. As they eat, they’ll drop bits of nut shell if they’re feeding on acorns. If they’re eating pine nuts, you’ll often find chewed-up pine cones on the forest floor.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When to hunt for squirrels</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve found that squirrels are most actively feeding in the early morning and in the late afternoon. These are also great times for squirrel hunting because you can use the long rays of the sun to your advantage, especially if the trees haven’t yet shed their leaves.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Find a spot</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Once you know where squirrels frequent, walk to the spot with your gun and find a comfortable spot. I like the sit-and-wait technique for squirrel hunting. This usually involves a tree stump or a felled tree trunk. Face the direction of the sun. This will help you see the outline of the squirrel, even if a lot of leaves are present.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Get comfortable, with your gun ready, and watch for any movement. Use your ears, too. Listen for rustling leaves, nut shells or pine mast hitting the forest floor, and squirrel chatter or barks. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Shooting the squirrels</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">What gun is best for squirrel hunting? I like to use a .22 rifle without a scope because it’s a lot more challenging. If you’re hunting for survival purposes, however, you probably aren’t much interested in a challenge. You want to put food on the table! In that case, use a 12-gauge shotgun loaded with #5 shot or larger. You don’t want to use anything smaller. Squirrels are small, but they’re harder to kill than you think, and you don’t want to leave a wounded animal to suffer needlessly.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">When shooting a squirrel, aim for the head or upper body, near the shoulder. That’s where the vital organs are located. If you made a good shot and the squirrel falls, go fetch it immediately. If it’s not dead, kill it. A quick blow to the head with a large stick will do the trick. Place the dead squirrel in a plastic bag or in your hunting pouch. Return to your seat, be still, and wait for the next squirrel to be spotted!</span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/AvUjuFGuYhM?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-59032109964231629702011-04-29T10:49:00.000-07:002011-04-29T10:50:33.524-07:00Is Deer Hunting Cruel?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSUhyphenhyphenU1_4YRgmONYGopAAMCqTgIfaKw8B9k_-grgqLXQSUqMkqV41BpN6tQbT_JNyf6dtCrabcC6CBNGV_eXutUOfkoCoaqO99wSV9TUNNCzC2c-4KuiKpFOGevs8Jz5t7vSQP0GQEgK3/s1600/1857084_f520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixSUhyphenhyphenU1_4YRgmONYGopAAMCqTgIfaKw8B9k_-grgqLXQSUqMkqV41BpN6tQbT_JNyf6dtCrabcC6CBNGV_eXutUOfkoCoaqO99wSV9TUNNCzC2c-4KuiKpFOGevs8Jz5t7vSQP0GQEgK3/s320/1857084_f520.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’m always bemused by those who consider <a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/How-to-Find-Trophy-Whitetails">deer hunting</a> cruel, yet they don’t have a problem munching on fried chicken or gobbling down a T-bone steak. C’mon – you can’t have it both ways! Do they think that the animals they’re eating died of natural causes? Domestic livestock, in most cases, endure terrible lives. Chickens in large factory farms live in tiny cages, and cattle and pigs raised on factory farms spend all their time in crowded feedlots. Most never even get to experience grass beneath their hooves. Instead, they feel hard cement day in and day out. They have no quality of life at all.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">And then comes the time for killing. Some of these animals spend hours or even days crammed into big trucks, without food or water. Then they stand in line, awaiting their turn for slaughter. I won’t go into all the grisly details here, but suffice it to say that many of these animals are not killed humanely. In view of this, I think you can understand why I think hunting is kinder than killing domesticated farm animals for food. So why do some meat-eating humans consider deer hunting to be a cruel practice? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Honestly, I think it’s because deer are beautiful, graceful creatures. I mean really, compare a whitetail deer to a cow or pig. Cattle and swine are not particularly attractive, nor are they graceful. But does that make them any less able to experience pain and agony? Does a deer have more of a right to live just because it’s cute?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Deer need to be harvested for the <a href="http://preparedness-survival.blogspot.com/">survival</a> and health of the herd. At least, this is true in most places in the U.S. that support significant populations of whitetail deer. Also, many of the humans harvesting the deer are the very ones who enable the deer ‘s survival in the first place by planting food plots and allowing the deer to graze in their pastures. Even hunter’s who don’t help feed the deer directly support wildlife whenever they purchase a hunting license. </span></div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-41721594807660872852011-04-25T10:26:00.000-07:002011-04-25T10:26:39.892-07:00Easy Largemouth Bass Recipe<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8rMv6ofU6X8SVPhewe3OyqCf5MEEQVNSkg82ZLF0hsshxhds2gd3LlYSxD9u84EYMY1MpOrGyr7rFZYi5bxyA0RWbykBpV-mvi2_1Td0hNtUmg9XbsnI807YGWDD3XVLOlBhO-1H0ZK8/s1600/downsize+jonathan+bass.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia8rMv6ofU6X8SVPhewe3OyqCf5MEEQVNSkg82ZLF0hsshxhds2gd3LlYSxD9u84EYMY1MpOrGyr7rFZYi5bxyA0RWbykBpV-mvi2_1Td0hNtUmg9XbsnI807YGWDD3XVLOlBhO-1H0ZK8/s320/downsize+jonathan+bass.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I’ve already posted an article about getting free food for survival from oceans, but freshwater lakes, rivers, ponds, and streams shouldn’t be overlooked. Many of these waters are teeming with great-tasting fish like bream, catfish, crappie, and largemouth bass, and here in the South, the largemouth bass is king! If you need a <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/largemouth-bass-recipes-beer-battered-bass">largemouth bass recipe</a>, click the link. There’s one posted below, too.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The following largemouth bass recipe is one I came up with several years ago when hubby and I were spending a few days at Lake Blackshear. I got bored one afternoon and decided to flip a plastic worm around some cypress trees next to the bank. I was surprised when I pulled in a largemouth bass that weighed three or four pounds. I decided to cook the fish for our dinner.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We were stating at a friend’s lake house, so I didn’t have my own supply of groceries. There was, however, a large BBQ grill outside – one of the old-fashioned brick numbers. We had brought along some charcoal, and I searched the fridge and cabinets for some appropriate ingredients. This is what I came up with, and it was really good:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Easy Grilled Largemouth Bass recipe</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><u>Ingredients</u>:</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 dressed bass</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">salt</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">1 cup bottled Italian salad dressing</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Grated parmesan cheese</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Directions</b>: Clean fish by removing entrails, scales, head, and gills. Salt liberally – inside and out.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Place bass in a shallow dish and cover with Italian dressing. Marinate in the refrigerator for an hour, turning after 30 minutes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Remove fish from marinade and grill over medium-low heat. Cook both sides, but try to turn as little as possible. When fish is almost done, sprinkle liberally with parmesan cheese and grill five more minutes.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
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</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-15339385008258880632011-04-18T21:32:00.000-07:002011-05-24T07:11:07.276-07:00Grow Tomatoes! How-to and Tips<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pwNXdBv9zKdPquYW8tBDGJuoZDkbfghoECvmBdcoatWvcppoS9KBuZtK2F1pTwyBM4_PzC2dieyv8od7qlxq5UFc7YfEnWhvSQJOMsBpleL14TzDQaJ1yvADdsdD-uKUdQiP6posARhg/s1600/Photoxpress_4654676.jpg+tomatoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_pwNXdBv9zKdPquYW8tBDGJuoZDkbfghoECvmBdcoatWvcppoS9KBuZtK2F1pTwyBM4_PzC2dieyv8od7qlxq5UFc7YfEnWhvSQJOMsBpleL14TzDQaJ1yvADdsdD-uKUdQiP6posARhg/s320/Photoxpress_4654676.jpg+tomatoes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My family and I consume lots of tomatoes. After all, they're a <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/category/american-recipes/southern-food">southern food</a> favorite! Want to know how to grow tomatoes for a survival garden? Growing a vegetable garden can be one of the most satisfying activities you'll ever experience, and a good garden could mean survival for you and your family. You'll get all kinds of vegetable gardening tips from well meaning friends and neighbors - so much so that you might feel overwhelmed if you're a beginning vegetable gardener. Vegetable gardening for beginners can, indeed, seem like a daunting task.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Vegetable gardening, however, doesn't have to be so confusing. Just read what you can about the vegetables you want to grow, roll up your sleeves, and get to work!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As a vegetable gardener, one of my favorite vegetables to grow is tomatoes. Or is that a fruit? I think that debate is still raging. Nothing beats the taste of a tomato fresh out of the garden! And I’m convinced that South Georgia grows the best in the world. I can just hear you readers in other parts of the country arguing with me, but I’ve tried fresh tomatoes from all over, and I haven’t tasted one that matched our maters! The ones I had from Indiana were a close second, I must admit.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you're a beginning vegetable gardener and are interested in growing tomatoes, I’ll share what I’ve learned with you. These tips might not be appropriate for your garden, depending on your soil type and endemic pests and diseases. Here in South Georgia, we have a sandy loam type of soil.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Planting</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – You can start with garden seeds, but plants might be better for a beginning vegetable gardener. Garden seed are cheaper, but growing tomatoes from started plants is more reliable and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>quicker. We always planted our tomato plants deep so that the thirsty roots could get moisture more easily. Be sure to plant your tomatoes far enough apart, going by the directions on the plant cup for that specific type. If you don’t allow at least two feet between plants, the lack of air circulation can invite diseases. Vine tomatoes should be planted three feet apart. Rows should be four or five feet apart. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Where to plant</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – Grow tomatoes in bright sunshine. Tomatoes, like other vegetables, need plenty of sun. In South Georgia, however, there can be too much of a good thing. We often planted our tomatoes on the east side of taller plants like corn or okra. This gave the tomatoes some protection from the harsh afternoon sun.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Mulching</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – I used heavy mulch around and in between each plant. This cut down significantly on weeds and helped the plants retain moisture. I tried several different mulching materials and found that clean pine straw worked best for me. I believe you Yankees refer to this as “pine needles.” You can also use old newspaper, commercial mulch, or hay. If you use hay, however, make sure it’s free of seeds and mold.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Staking or caging</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – Grow tomatoes in cages or tied loosely to stakes. Tomato plants that are staked or caged are less likely to get diseases from contact with the soil. By keeping the leaves and fruits away from soil contact, you’ll have fewer problems growing tomatoes that are healthy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Pruning and suckering</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – Suckers should be pinched off to make the plant bushier. Late-season varieties may also need pruning if they start to get too tall and leggy.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Fertilizing</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – Before planting, have your soil tested to discover what nutrients it lacks. We always add just a little all-purpose vegetable fertilizer when planting. When the first fruits are about a third of their final size, side dress with 10-10-10, at five pounds for every 100 feet. If your soil is calcium poor, add about three pounds of calcium nitrate for every 100 feet, too. These should be worked into the top inch or so of soil. Two weeks after you pick the first ripened fruits, repeat the side dressing, and again four weeks later.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Watering</span></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> – Tomatoes require A LOT of water. In fact, a single plant that is producing fruit might need a gallon of water a day. You need to water deeply so that the root system will grow deep. This is sometimes a difficult process in the hot summers of South Georgia. What I did was to use plastic two-liter soda bottles with the bottom cut off. I inverted a bottle and buried it about halfway right next to the roots of each plant. I soaked the soil every day, plus I filled each bottle to serve as a reservoir. This kept the moisture at a consistent level. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 3;"><b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Problems I've seen with growing tomatoes – and solutions</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <u>Tobacco mosaic virus</u> – This is the most persistent virus found among plants. It can survive for more than 50 years in dried plants, and there’s no way to cure it in a specific plant. The best thing to do is to buy plants that are resistant to the disease. Keep a close eye on your tomato plants to see if they develop TMV – look for splotches of yellow, dark green, and pale green in mosaic patterns on leaves. Fruits of affected plants will often have discolored patches and blister-like places on the skin. If you spot the virus, remove the affected plants and thoroughly wash your hands before touching healthy plants and garden tools. Also, don’t handle healthy plants after smoking.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <u>Blossom end rot</u> – Tomato plants that have blossom end rot will bear fruits that have a dark spot or other discoloration at the blossom end. To prevent this common problem, add lime to the soil around the tomato plant.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <u>Radial cracking</u> – This appears as cracks on the top of the fruit. To avoid this problem, make sure watering is consistent.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <u>Anthracnose</u> – This is caused by a fungus. The ripe fruits are covered with dark bull’s eye shapes. Use fungicide sprays.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <u>Buckeye rot</u> – This appears as brown spots on green or ripe fruits. To avoid this condition, stake plants to keep them off the soil, and make sure the soil has sufficient drainage. Crop rotation also helps.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt; margin: 0in 0in 9pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <u>Fusarium wilt</u> – Plants with fusarium wilt will have drooping leaves that turn brown and die. Buy plants that are resistant to the disease, keep soil at a pH of 6.5 -7, and practice crop rotation.</span></div><div style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Spotted wilt virus</span></u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> – This virus causes new leaves to turn a bronze color, and small black specks will appear. The plants will wilt as the disease spreads. Spotted wilt virus is carried by thrips – insects that cannot be controlled with insecticides. Infected plants must be removed and destroyed. Mulching will help keep the thrips from the plants.</span></div><div style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;">Early blight</span></u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 115%;"> – This appears on the leaves as black spots surrounded by a yellow halo. Buy plants that are resistant to blight, fertilize well, and rotate crops</span></div><div style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Sunscald</span></u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> – This is caused by too much sun exposure to fruits. It appears on green fruits as light colored hard spots that will eventually blister and become sunken. To avoid sunscald, provide shade for the plants during the hottest part of the day.</span></div><div style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Stink bug damage</span></u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> – This one took us a while to figure out! Some of our ripe tomatoes would have white or pale yellow streaks in them. We took a couple of affected fruits to our county agent, who couldn’t identify the problem. He sent them to the University of Georgia, and the experts there told us it was a virus carried by stink bugs. We sprayed the garden with insecticide to kill the stink bugs, and the problem was solved!</span></div><div style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt;"><u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Other bugs</span></u><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"> – All kinds of worms and insects might attack your tomatoes. Spray and/or dust the plants regularly to keep the pests at bay.</span></div><div style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt;"><br />
</div><div style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Survival Food</span></b></div><div style="background: white; line-height: 16.2pt;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;">Growing tomatoes successfully can mean a bountiful crop. You’ll probably eat lots of tomatoes fresh from the garden, but you’ll likely also have plenty to put up for future survival food like tomato sauce, soup mix, and homemade ketchup. Why are such tomato products a good survival food? Because they’re loaded with a powerful antioxidant, lycopene. Cooked tomatoes also contain iron, calcium, vitamin C, and vitamin A.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><br />
</div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-32162547754318379862011-04-18T10:51:00.001-07:002011-04-18T21:33:58.709-07:00Save Money on Gas with GasBuddy! It's free and easy!<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Financial survival means being able to live from paycheck to paycheck, hopefully with a little left over for a rainy day. Gas prices are really eating into not only American budgets, but budgets across the world. Gas is nearing the $4 mark in our small Southern town, and it’s much higher than that in a lot of U.S. cities. Of course, gas prices vary within cities, too. You might be surprised by how much they can vary from store to store or from station to station. So how you can be sure you’re getting the best deal in your town? Are you supposed to drive around looking at the posted prices, wasting gas in the process?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Well, you could do that, but an easy way to find the cheapest prices in your area is to go to </span><a href="http://gasbuddy.com/"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Calibri;">http://gasbuddy.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">. I checked the site out before recommending it, and it works! The prices I found were correct, and getting the information is totally free. All you do is type in your zip code, and you’ll be presented with a list of stores and gas stations in your town or city that have the lowest gas prices. The price of gas at each store is provided, along with the store’s address.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Even if you save only a few cents a gallon, it adds up! This is especially true if you drive a lot of have a big gas guzzler. Try it for yourself! Remember, it’s free, with no strings attached.</span></div>habeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09666030209083904607noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4880329670957298904.post-74227928904240211592011-04-18T10:00:00.000-07:002011-04-23T20:49:19.928-07:00How to Cut Up a Chicken<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu9Rd50bV09SccmdTUzzbZ4QTHoXwCcJ8rkUOQMprmO0MJA1v4A5BuhyK7lCIG9iXQhprjxcOS6ZyQHLcDtlKIRM8PntoO1yInKzbwwp9w80u2Sbifj_U094WOishGLKGp7KiljIbwxR_/s1600/3295949+honey+fried+chick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZu9Rd50bV09SccmdTUzzbZ4QTHoXwCcJ8rkUOQMprmO0MJA1v4A5BuhyK7lCIG9iXQhprjxcOS6ZyQHLcDtlKIRM8PntoO1yInKzbwwp9w80u2Sbifj_U094WOishGLKGp7KiljIbwxR_/s320/3295949+honey+fried+chick.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9a0BtYTbLYmRjCshGfsS54m2pK2Wz-magTAWAlQxqsUpJki7gHtg6oV8sXEI873RWjTso2FRdF8jXeaJiNgVsMMww29g41RbfYH2PNpF6vnfoc-wub38vbSOS2Ilef_glD4ham_pgoPhf/s1600/3295949+honey+fried+chick.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=hubpages00d3-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=B000638D32&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Chicken is a major component of <a href="http://bestamericanfood.net/category/american-recipes/southern-food">Southern food</a>. If you’ve been following this series of raising and harvesting chickens as a means of survival, you know that we’ve already killed, plucked, and cleaned the chickens. Your birds can be frozen or cooked whole, of course, but if you want to cut it into “fryer” pieces, continue reading. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My dad was the world’s expert in cutting up chickens. He and my brother always had a running contest to see who could do the job the quickest. Daddy could cut up a chicken in just under ten seconds, and this wasn’t a one-time fluke. He could do this on a regular basis. How? Because he had so much experience doing it. Not only had he been butchering chickens for his family since he was a child, he also owned a grocery store. He’d get big boxes of whole chickens in, and he’d have to cut them up for his customers. Dad also had the right tools for doing the job. He used a very sharp knife and a very sharp cleaver. He also had a chopping block made of a huge piece of oak.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Unless you’re proficient with handling a meat cleaver, you’ll do better using a chef’s knife. Just make sure it’s super sharp. Since you probably don’t have a chopping block, you can use a sturdy cutting board. If you keep your knife wet as you cut, the meat won’t tear. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Place the chicken on the cutting board. You want to break down the chicken at its joints. 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