Growing up I never knew that maple syrup came ready made in a 24 oz. bottle. Mom raised me right and I watched her make all our syrup from a small bottle of Mapleine imitation maple flavoring. One 2 fluid oz bottle makes 24 pints of syrup along with nothing more than water and sugar. Adding corn syrup can thicken this pancake and waffle topping as thick as you want. One cup water over two cups any kind of sugar,…
When times are tough, making gluten breads that require kneading and oven baking may prove to be beyond energy capabilities. Quick breads or batter breads are simple substitutes. There is not much difference between pancakes, waffles, and tortillas, except wheat flour in the first two and corn flour in the last – both being easy to hand mix and fry cook. Check this recipe: (*tortilla ingredients) 1 ½ cups wheat (*corn) flour 1 T. baking powder ¾ tsp. Salt 3…
Emergency Preparedness – The 25-Cent Breakfast, by THERMOS. Grains and legumes can easily be cooked while you sleep, if you know this simple procedure. Only grain, a 32 oz. wide-mouth Stainless Thermos bottle, and boiling water are needed. Follow these steps: While boiling 3 cups of water, put ¾ cup of grain(s) in the Thermos. Add ¾ teaspoon salt and 1 Tbs. sweetener (sugar, molasses, honey, syrup, etc.) Pour in boiling water up to ½ inch of the bottom…
Emergency Preparedness – Whole Wheat Angel Food Cake Recipe? “If they don’t have bread, let them eat cake,” said Marie Antoinette. Surely she was speaking about whole wheat angel food (sponge) cake. It is something to really loose your head over. The only difference between angel food and sponge cakes is that the entire egg is used in the sponge cake. We’ve never had anyone not like this, let alone know that it was whole wheat. The flavor…
Emergency Preparedness – Whole Wheat Bread Recipe. (Great bread at 15-cents a loaf.) Ten years before Great Harvest, we raised our kids on this bread recipe. Couldn’t have made it without it. In mixing bowl blend 5 ½ cups warm water, ½ cup sweetener (honey, molasses, or sugar), ½ cup oil, 3 T. liquid lecithin, 2 T. salt, 6 cups fresh ground whole wheat flour, and ½ cup gluten flour. On high speed mix for 5…
Throw out the Fruit Loops, Coco Puffs, and even the Wheaties. Here’s good breakfast stuff made easy. Microwave Granola Mix thoroughly the following ingredients in a 4 quart microwave safe bowl: 8 cups rolled oats or six-grain rolled mix + l l/2 cups shredded coconut + ½ cup packed brown sugar + ½ cup honey + ½ cup cooking oil + ½ tsp salt + 1 tsp vanilla + ½ cup any or all of the following: wheat germ,…
When it comes to the best stuff, nothing beats good homemade food. The following is the promised banana candy recipe that makes good enough stuff to even give away as Christmas presents. Using over ripe but not mushy bananas that are still sliceable, stick a fork through a ¼ inch thick cross cut piece and dip it in honey or Kero Syrup to get it sticky. You can color and flavor the honey with a table spoon or…
The easiest way to peel a banana without a knife is to start at the bottom end instead of the stem. Did you know that bananas are not only great for energy, but are an exceptional source of potassium? Additionally, home dried bananas will store until you have eaten them all. I’m not talking about the sweetened with coconut oil and honey, crispy, tasteless, commercial dried bananas. Home dried bananas need no sweeteners or preservatives, and their texture…