When at home Harvest Right freeze-dryer units started showing up a few years back I really questioned if it was worth buying one. I'd think to myself "for the initial cost we could buy a lot of already freeze-dried food". I said that over and over. I wasn't wrong though for thinking that. A freeze-dryer… Continue reading We Bought A Freeze-Dryer For Our Homestead
Tag: Prepping
Pantry Staples: Freeze Dried Honey Butter In A Jar
Combining two freeze-dried ingredients lets you have a delicious spread in minutes. It can be mixed up and stored in a glass mason jar for long-term storage. Honey crystals are worth picking up. They melt quickly into recipes and are handy for tea and such. Now, do know that honey crystals are not normally just… Continue reading Pantry Staples: Freeze Dried Honey Butter In A Jar
Prepper Pantry Power Outage Soup
Whidbey Island got hit by a good windstorm Friday night, and being as we live on the rural end of this long island, and not in a town, power didn't come on till till Monday morning. But the thing is...I see these storms as practice for prepping. You see what works and what doesn't. The… Continue reading Prepper Pantry Power Outage Soup
Pantry Staples: Making Sour Cream From Powder
Sour cream powder is a great ingredient to have on hand. It’s great added to recipes as a dry ingredient (instant mashed potatoes, for example; it makes them creamy and tart), but making it into a fresh bowl of sour cream is just fun to do. It gives you an option if you realize you… Continue reading Pantry Staples: Making Sour Cream From Powder
Pantry Staples: Making Butter Out Of Butter Powder
One of the best things you can develop is a pantry, of base dry ingredients, so you can pull meals together without worrying about being out of perishable items, or worse they are so pricey you can't justify buying it (locally butter is now $6 a pound and up). Butter powder is a great ingredient… Continue reading Pantry Staples: Making Butter Out Of Butter Powder