Root Cellar Food Storage: How to Use Nature’s Refrigerator
Before refrigerators, root cellars served as a primary method of food preservation. Many considered root cellars to be nature’s refrigerator.
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4 Canning Dangers to Be Aware Of
While canning is simple enough, it can be dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing. Here are 4 canning dangers you should beware of.Â
Perpetual Soup: A Pioneer Recipe That Never Ends
Perpetual soup is a soup that is simmered for days, weeks, months, and even years. Pioneers used to eat it every day. Here’s how to make it.
5 Easiest Foods to Can at Home
Canning takes time to learn, but the rewards are huge. If you’re new to canning food, start with these 5 foods which are fairly easy to can.
10 Wild Superfoods To Forage In Your Backyard
There’s another side to wild foraging in certain plants with unique properties. These plants fall into the category of superfoods. #homesteadsurvivalsite #superfoods #wildedibles #foraging #healthyfood
Baking Bread The Way Early Americans Did
How did people bake bread before electric ovens? Many early Americans used four ingredients and a cast iron pot to bake bread from scratch.
Where Did The Pioneers Get Their Drinking Water?
A detailed look at the methods that pioneers used to get their drinking water as well as how these methods can be applied today in an emergency situation. #homesteadsurvivalsite #pioneers #drinkingwater #offgrid #water
15 Food Storage Methods – Which One Is Best?
Each of these food storage methods has pros and cons. Some methods are better than others for certain foods.
Build a Mini Root Cellar From a Broken Freezer
There’s no reason why root cellars have to be the size of a small room. In fact, a root cellar can be as small as a chest freezer.
How To Make Amish White Bread
I’ve experimented with several bread recipes, and my current favorite is this Amish white bread recipe from Pratt Family Homestead.
