Food Storage Calculator & Inventory Spreadsheet

For those of you interested in tracking your progress, here's a calculator and inventory spreadsheet from Christine. Just download it as an Excel file and save to your computer. Click here You just need to enter the number of family members at the top of the page in yellow. Then use the number or pounds in a bucket or can for each item on the right side to enter your current inventory. You'll have a good idea of where you are now and make a plan of how to get where you want to be!

MMM... cornbread

Did you know that you can store popcorn kernals and then just grind them into corn meal? Here's one of Christine's family recipes:

Corn Bread and Honey Butter

1 c white flour
1/4 c sugar
4 tsp baking pwd
3/4 tsp salt
1 c corn meal
2 eggs
1 c milk
1/4 c shortening or oil (I use oil)

Mix dry ingredients together with fork. Beat eggs and then mix rest of wet ingredients. Combine wet and dry and mix together with fork until everything is just moistened. Bake in 9x9 pan at 425 for 20-25 minutes.
Top with Honey Butter
1/2 c softened butter
1/2 tsp vanilla
honey to taste (about 4 tbsp)

Powdered Eggs

Here are the instructions to rehydrate Morningside Farms egg powder (every company is different):

How to reconstitute powdered eggs:

2 Tbsp Egg Powder
4 Tbsp warm water

This equals one egg. Use in your recipes like you would raw whole eggs!

Chicken Strip TVP

Here's the information on how to rehydrate the Chicken Strip TVP:

Chicken Strip TVP:

2/3 c Water
1/2 c TVP

Heat on Med-Low until all water is absorbed. Use in recipes like you would cooked chicken.

Cheese Powder

Sorry we weren't able to get cheese powder for our canning this time. We'll try again in the future. Here are some recipes from Patty that are yummy!

72 hour kits!

Here's a handout that I found in my files that I like for a little more detail on what to have in a 72 hour kit. I don't know where I got it, but I like it!

Free Mini First Aid Kit

If you visit the Spring Valley Hospital website at
http://www.springvalleyhospital.com/Home , you can receive a free first aid kit by entering your mailing information. What a great start to a 72 hour kit!