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I'v been looking around online for a soymilk maker.Never made any and don't know allot about it.Can anyone suggest a well built made to last a long time soymilk machine, links, experience doing this and making tofu...? Thanks..Kevin

I'm looking to buy some whole dryed kernals of corn to mill into cornmeal for cornbread and such.What is a common inexpensive choice for this venture...? I know theres blue corn, a bit pricey. Where i live on Long Island,NY they grow tons of whats called locally, cow corn i guess mostly for live...

When storing dried beans in mylar bags for longer term storage, is it true one would not want to use oxygen absorber..? I think i read this somewhere recently, but can't locate the article.I recently stored wheat with DE and oxygen absorbers in mylar bags needed for longer term storage. Should...

Their no doubt in my heart and mind that were in for a rough ride.I do believe that way to many honesty believe we'll make a slower than normal rebound,but we'll get through this in awhile, I not one of them. I'm not a doom and gloomer, but common sense and facing the new world we live in now...

Thanks folks for the info and links..:)

Does anyone know what the difference is between winter and spring wheat...? Does one store better in the longer term than the other..? I'm thinking spring wheat is the first spring crop, and winter wheat is the last fall harvest.Then to make matters a bit more confusing thiers, hard and soft...

When i built my home in 1989 i had a air tight fireplace insert installed with two in wall blowers.I always find firewood somewhere, i get alot from town highway crews who cut up trees for what ever reasonand leave them for the public to grab.Yes, its a pain in the butt to get up and load more...

Thanks everyone,seems like chocolate chips and cocoa powder are the way to go for longer term keeping...I have to confess, i'd have a hard time trying to keep bars of chocolate around for storage..!

FANTASTIC....!!! Endless thanks VT-Chicklit...! :) This is exactly the info i was looking for...So glad you replied...:) It gives me a basis to work from....Kevin

BeeKissed....I don't know if Pats storing for a chocolate shortage. I believe she mention in a recent thread she thought chocolate was a good bartering item in tougher times...

Hey ladies, don't come a running to my place, i don't have one drop of chocolate, not yet...:) Thanks for all your fun and serious replies... Hmmmmm... i wonder if Patandthechickens has any ideas...lol

What would you say are the best grains, etc..to choose for long term storge...? Okay, i'm talking food grade buckets with gamma seal lids, mylar bagswith said grain in the buckets sealed properly, oxygen absorbers, throw in some DE for weevils and such..On many survival sites you see products...

If i wanted to store some chocolate for the longer term, whats the best method...? I'm thinking maybe the fat content in chocolate would not work well with , say...storing chocolate in buckets with mylar bags and oxygen absorbers, is that right..? Will i have to refrig. or freeze if i want to...

SKR8PN....i'm always on the lookout for canning jars, have found a few great bargins in the past few months.I search yard sales ,thrift shops, do free advertising on a local radio station, requesting used canning stuff....it all adds up..! I'm almost out of qt jars, still looking...i have a...

Just wondering, you see big price differences in gamma seal lids for sale...Do you think some are of lesser quality... Or their all the same and each dealer is working on a different profit margin..? I guess folks who have bought some from a few different sellers would best know this answer...

Homesteadmom, thats a great idea getting a supply of canning lids, i do the same thing.I've found prices at local hardware and five & dime stores anywhere from 2.49 per 12 to 2.99...Then by accident i found some in a local IGA food store for 1.59 per 12 , i bought them all..! Same here with...

Thanks Karen...it's what i feel in my gut and heart.I think that saying.." By the time you relize whats going on, its already to late" is very true for many things in life. It won't help for people reading here to panic and get all excited. I just think everyone should take a good look around...

TanksHill...i do plan on using the oxygen absorbers with the mylar bags.I honestly can't tell you if it has to be done this way for longer term storage. I'm following some of the advice from others here, in others related threads here..I also ordered some food grade DE to mix with my grain for...

Thanks again Homesteadmom, i see a couple place online sell that " Back To Basics" mill for around $69.95. Wow..., some of those grain mills are really pricy..!! What you suggested is more of what i had in mind in price and practicallity.:) Thank for the other links as well folks..

I prepare, because its clear to me the world has arrived at a new place.My motto these days are " pray for the best, prepare for the worst" I mean, do people really believe we can't have " The Great Depression #2 " I believe we can, i sure hope i'm wrong. I've always enjoyed growing a...