March Fats and Oils
Emergency Preparedness Goal
- Place $20.00 in coin and small bills in your “cash stash”. You should now have $60.00. Remember, this is your emergency bank only, not for other use. Use it only for ‘true’ emergencies.
- Flashlights
- Batteries
- Blankets and Sheets and/or Sleeping Bags
- Sewing kit
- Scissors
This month our list of preparedness items includes blankets and sheets. The idea is to have bedding to keep each person in your family warm if there were no heating supplies. A wool blanket is great. In addition, fleece fabric is very warm too and softer than wool. Tying a quilt can be a fun family project, and very economical if you can make it out of sheets that you purchase on sale.
If you have no heating supplies make a tent out of some of the blankets and get every member of the family into the tent. Then wrap in additional blankets. The body heat from the family members will warm the tent and then the blankets will continue to keep individuals warm. This is much better than being in a large open room and having all body heat lost to the large area.
In addition, if you have little kids like I do they will think it is great fun and perhaps forget how cold they are.
Food Storage Goal
- Fats and Oils – Again, we find many different opinions about how much to store. The average suggestion is about 25-30 pounds per person. You may want to store a variety of fats and oils. Try to store those that your family eats. Below is an example of how to combine fats and oils to reach 30 pounds:
- Shortening: 4 pounds
- Vegetable Oil: 2 Gallons
- Mayonnaise: 3 Quarts
- Peanut Butter: 4 pounds
- Margarine and/or Butter: 4 pounds
Fats and Oils are an essential part of every persons diet and as such are an important part of our food storage. Store fats and oils in sealed containers in a cool, dry, dark place and rotate them frequently. Fats and oils have the potential to go rancid even if they are stored in a sealed container. They keep best at a temperature below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Commercial shortenings contain a product, which retards the rancid action, but they still are to be used and replaced every few months to keep them fresh.
Challenge
- Try to stay enthused about food storage. Don’t panic! Remember, we can all do it “One Bite At A Time”
Visit the recipe page for the following recipes using this months food storage items:
- Carrot Cake
- Cream Cheese Frosting (don’t forget you can substitute Baker’s Cheese for Cream Cheese)
- Daffodil Cake
- Lord Baltimore Cake
- Monster Cookies
- Peanut butter Cornflake Cookies
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