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Sweet Green Pickle Print Prepare and chop all the veg into fairly small dice. Break the cauliflower into small florets. Put all veg into a large bowl, sprinkle with salt and cover with water. Put a plate in to weigh it down and leave overnight. Next day drain the brine and put the veg in a pan with 300 ml (10 fl. oz) of the vinegar. Add 250 ml (8 fl.oz) water and bring to the boil. Drain immediately and do not allow the veg to cook. Put the remaining vinegar in another pan, add the spices and the flour mixed with…

photo by geishaboy500 I’ve had quite a few of you comment over the course of this blog, and many of those comments are incredibly insightful, so I thought I’d start sharing some of the top comments with all of you!  In the interest of keeping this post under five pages long, here are some of my favorite comments from just the last week. From Janie on The Short List of Essential Off Grid Sewing Supplies: “Keep your family from using your fabric scissors by putting a lock through the handles. A luggage lock will do or, — as a friend of mine did (after her husband used her fabric scissors for trimming a radiator hose)…

Have you been keeping up with National Geographic’s Doomsday Preppers show?  This week is one you city dwellers especially will want to catch.  Escape From New York follows three different preppers in New York City who believe their best chance for survival from (***insert preferred disaster scenario here***) is to get out of the city.  With the entire episode focusing on getting out of a city, there is a lot of great information for those who may be in that situation when disaster strikes. I think this is my favorite episode so far, probably because they skip the “expert assessment” at the end and just…

Quick.  The lights just went out–where is your nearest flashlight?  Can you find it in the dark?  And does it have fresh batteries so it will actually work when you need it?  Well, if you’re at my house with kids, I know where the flashlights are supposed to be and sometimes they are actually there and most times the ones that are where they belong will light up at least for a little while.  But not always. So when I read about the Red Cross Blackout Buddy, I thought I better get one and test it out.  Here’s how they work.  The flashlight plugs in to a …

As the year winds down, I want to give a special thanks to all my fantastic readers and blog sponsors!  Blog traffic is up more than 250{660353129f8d892044c993645a1c75194301fec6786a7f617c15adde0b0011e9} over last year and I can’t tell you all how much I appreciate your visits, comments, and questions!  Thank you!  Looking back over the year, here are the top 10 posts from 2012: 10.  What are Gamma Seal Lids and How to Install Them.  You’ll want a few of these lids if you’re storing food in buckets! 9.  Eight Great Powerless Cooking Options.  How many of these do you have? 8.  Four Reasons I Won’t Be Buying Survival Seeds. 7. 6 Tips for …

Sweet Green Pickle Print Prepare and chop all the veg into fairly small dice. Break the cauliflower into small florets. Put all veg into a large bowl, sprinkle with salt and cover with water. Put a plate in to weigh it down and leave overnight. Next day drain the brine and put the veg in a pan with 300 ml (10 fl. oz) of the vinegar. Add 250 ml (8 fl.oz) water and bring to the boil. Drain immediately and do not allow the veg to cook. Put the remaining vinegar in another pan, add the spices and the flour mixed with a bit of vinegar so it is a paste. Warm the pan and add the sugar and stir over a low heat until dissolved. …

As the year winds down, I want to give a special thanks to all my fantastic readers and blog sponsors!  Blog traffic is up more than 250{660353129f8d892044c993645a1c75194301fec6786a7f617c15adde0b0011e9} over last year and I can’t tell you all how much I appreciate your visits, comments, and questions!  Thank you!  Looking back over the year, here are the top 10 posts from 2012: 10.  What are Gamma Seal Lids and How to Install Them.  You’ll want a few of these lids if you’re storing food in buckets! 9.  Eight Great Powerless Cooking Options.  How many of these do you have? 8.  Four Reasons I Won’t Be Buying Survival Seeds. 7. 6 Tips for Success if You’re Planting Your Garden …

Quick.  The lights just went out–where is your nearest flashlight?  Can you find it in the dark?  And does it have fresh batteries so it will actually work when you need it?  Well, if you’re at my house with kids, I know where the flashlights are supposed to be and sometimes they are actually there and most times the ones that are where they belong will light up at least for a little while.  But not always. So when I read about the Red Cross Blackout Buddy, I thought I better get one and test it out.  Here’s how they work.  The flashlight plugs in to a wall plug and you …