Delicious survival recipes passed down from generation to generation, made of simple ingredients, that you’ll be able to replicate now, as well as post-SHTF.
Do you ever wonder what people ate during the Great Depression? It was a time of great hardship, and food was often scarce. However, people still had to eat, and they found ways to make do with what they had. With resources scarce and money often scarcer, the bountiful pantries and kitchens of previous eras … Read more
The hardest part about this recipe is getting a man to part with a can of beer, but although the beer gives a good taste to the recipe, you can substitute with a can of soda water. I’ve used this recipe many times over on camping trips and at home as an accompaniment to a … Read more
Spinach is a great vegetable for preppers because you can start eating your crop within 30 days – and the more leaves you cut the more it grows. It’s pretty tough, and will grow after the last frosts have passed, can be started indoors, and grown in pots on balconies. High in Vitamins A, K … Read more
Beans are a prepper’s friend – whether dried or canned, and form one of the basics of food stockpiles. Baked beans are known to be rich in protein and fiber, help with gut health and can have a beneficial effect on cholesterol levels. We all use baked beans, but not everyone is aware that the … Read more
Vegan food doesn’t have to be difficult to prepare – in fact vegan food is pretty simple, tasty and healthy. Veganism is a way of living adopted by people who want to live without exploiting animals or causing them harm. Hence their policy of not only abstaining from meat, but from other animal products such … Read more
Squirrels have been a popular meal among homesteaders, mountain men, and other self-reliant folks since the first days of settlement in America. Such famous pioneers as Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett were known to enjoy squirrel. Bushytails have even made it to the White House dining room – squirrel stew was the favorite dish of … Read more
We tend to associate campfires with cooking with a Dutch oven, frying in a skillet, grilling or food on a stick, but there are other options, and one of them is steaming. Steaming enabling you to produce some tasty gourmet style dishes when out in the bush. Something every family seems to crave when out … Read more
This smoked pork loin recipe is a survival tribe favorite. We make it at least two Sundays a month during gatherings and, on special occasions. Smoking meat gives it such an incredibly delicious flavor and is a far easier process than being tied to a grill. The smells which waft from the smoker when the … Read more
“Why beans in a stockpile?” new prepper asks at a gathering. After a few withering looks from the assembled bunch, someone deigns to answer. “Well, it’s like this,” says the old-timer, counting off on his fingers: “1. Beans will fill yer belly 2. They don’t cost a lot 3. They are high in protein 4. … Read more
Every prepper knows the value of beans for the stockpile, and will have cans or dried beans stored. Pinto beans get their name from the Spanish for speckled bean, frijol pinto. In northern Mexico and the southwest of the U.S., they are the bean most likely to be produced, and across the U.S. are served … Read more