tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981381083323491763.post2290369921403376328..comments2023-11-02T07:08:38.049-05:00Comments on Frippery Farm: Happy New Year!!!Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04083153173061255844noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981381083323491763.post-44512849072456716702010-01-04T23:57:58.116-06:002010-01-04T23:57:58.116-06:00I love the dehydrated potatoes!I am saving for a F...I love the dehydrated potatoes!I am saving for a Food Saver. I have this crazy idea of canning or putting in mylar bags the following:<br />Dehydrated potatoes<br />Dehydrated celery<br />Dehydrated onions<br />Dehydrated peas<br />Freeze-dried corn<br />Some of those freeze dried beef I saw at an internet prep store<br />Beef bouillon powder<br />Tomato powder<br />Spices<br />A little corn starch for thickener<br /><br />Add water and simmer for appropriate amount of time:<br />Beef stew!<br /><br />I figure I could make this in meal sized packs or individual ones.<br />I am SO itchin' to get my hands on a Food Saver and start experimenting!!!<br />I also can't wait to start my *plant babies*. I have seeds I saved from last year and am going to start them in peat pots so they will be ready to put in the ground in March. It is warm enough by then here to get the less than tender plants in the ground. I hope to can more this year. I have a big enough yard here to have a *respectable* garden, thank goodness!Lambhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04083153173061255844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981381083323491763.post-40764536283614090012010-01-04T22:59:37.910-06:002010-01-04T22:59:37.910-06:00I have started cooking a lot more from food storag...I have started cooking a lot more from food storage, but then again, my food storage is the farm type - home-canned green beans, tomato juice and fruits, etc. Still - I buy my grains in bulk too, and mill them for our breadstuffs. <br /><br />Right now there are a ton of 'eat from your pantry' challenges out there, because it's January. I'm doing it, but I can't say that out loud on my own blog or my hubby will immediately crave anything he can think of that we don't have on hand. (fresh persimmons, maybe?) <br /><br />I'll still pick up some fresh produce here and there, but I'm making sure I incorporate the fresh stuff we have on hand from the garden too - carrots, turnips, potatoes, onions, pumpkins, butternut squash, etc. <br /><br />I do a lot of couponing, and get a lot of stuff free. I think it goes hand in hand with building food storage, because if I can get the day-to-day stuff free, then I can spend the grocery money on #10 cans of milk powder. Also, last month I was able to get lots of those boxed dehydrated potatoes free with coupons and sales. They aren't packaged for long term storage, but that's certainly fixable! ;)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480853709492521200noreply@blogger.com