This
month’s food deals: Pick up a ham or two and freeze. The best deals on ham are about 1 week before
Easter. Strawberries are also in season
and will be available for the lowest prices of the year in April and May. Some
stores will offer strawberries by the flat (large box). Wash, slice and freeze or make strawberry
jam. There are already great deals on asparagus. It can be blanched and frozen or pressure
canned. If you “pickle” the asparagus it can be done in a water-bath canner.
The
Gardening Corner: Cold Weather Vegetables
If you have
not planted peas yet, get those planted right away. Other veggies that do well now are lettuce,
carrots, beets, radishes, broccoli.
Plant a few more radishes and lettuce about every 2 weeks to extend the
harvest.
Product
Highlight of the Month: Tote-able Toilet with 2 Enzyme packets
Good
Sanitation after any kind of disaster or if your water supply has been cut for
any length of time is vital. It can make
the difference between life and death after a major disaster. Most deaths after the initial disaster happen
as a result of lack of proper sanitation and then disease. One of the most important things we need to
prepare in addition to having water and food is to have proper sanitation. Cholera, Typhoid Fever and Dysentery have
killed hundreds of millions of people throughout history and these diseases
still kill people in undeveloped areas of the world today. As a minimum, each family should have at
least one port-a-potty or a tote-able toilet such as the one pictured
above. A person who already has a spare
5-6 gallon bucket could just buy the lid-seat combo and place on top. I suggest filling the bucket with the
following to make your kit complete:
plastic trash bags to line the bucket, toilet paper, disposable gloves,
cleaners such as ammonia, vinegar and hydrogen peroxide. You can also include fly swatters and rat
traps, soap and hand sanitizer.
Food
Storage Recipe: Ham Fried Rice
2 + Cups Chopped ham 2 Cups
white rice
1 onion
chopped or dehydrated onions
soy sauce
2 eggs,
beaten
bok choy, chopped (optional)
1 C. fresh
or frozen peas
vegetable oil, for frying, several Tablespoons
(Could also
use re-hydrated peas)
In a large
pot, bring 4 cups of water to a boil.
Add the rice to the water and let it cook for 20 minutes until rice is
done. While rice is cooking, chop the
ham and proceed with the rest of the recipe. This is a good use for any
left-over, chopped ham that was put in a freezer bag after the holidays.
In a large
skillet fry the diced ham with the onion until onion is done. Remove the ham from the skillet and cook the
scrambled eggs. Chop the eggs finely
while they cook. Now add the ham, the
peas and the rice to the skillet. Stir
while cooking and add-in some soy sauce (several Tablespoons). Some people like to add-in fresh, chopped bok
choy to this and cook until the bok choy is wilted. It adds more color and vitamins to this yummy
dish. This is very easy and inexpensive to make. This can be a side dish to stir-fried
vegetables or teriyaki chicken.
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