Testing your preps??

kr1o5, Sorry I've been away from the computer and missed your post. Yes, you add the baking soda in cooking to dry beans. I think limas may need it more than most beans. You don't need to add it to canned beans. We use to add baking soda to tea also before it came in little bags. We boiled tea back then and it went a lot futher. A pinch of soda cut down on the bitters. Anyone else remember tea before the bags? A box lasted a long time.

Okay, I decided that I needed to test my "hamburger rocks" (dehydrated hamburger meat).  I found a recipe on the website:  www.freezerbagcooking.com .  (Really good and interesting website).  I tried a recipe that said to use 1 lb. hamb. rocks and 1 packet of taco seasoning to make taco meat.  The hamb. rocks never did get really soft like it does when you cook it normally.  You are supposed to add as much water as the taco seasoning packet says to (2/3 cup).  I did that and let it "steep" for about 20 minutes and the meat never did soften up.  It was edible and in a crunch we could eat it but I was a little disapppointed.  I ended up making taco soup with it and it is much better.  I think to reconstitute hamb rocks it takes awhile sitting in liquid.  Anyone have any advice?

911bob,

One of my experiments with my preps that I made that turned out well was corned beef hash.  I used the $1 or $1.50 can of corned beef that you can get from dollar general and some dollar trees.  It looked absolutely gross when I dumped it out of the can.  A combination of dog food with a layer of fat at one end.  Well part of my preps is to keep 50 pounds of potatoes on hand that I can get for $11.39 for the bag and I get onions everytime they are buy one get one free.  So I cut off the fat layer, mushed up the nasty looking crumbly corn beef, added cooked chopped potatoes and lots of onions, some seasoning salt and pepper and fried until somewhat browned on both sides.  Well the guy I am seeing wolfed it down and said it was great.  I even have to admit when I tried it, it did not taste or smell anything like what I dumped out of the original can of corn beef. 

Jo007athome, would you share your bread recipe, please? My husband is also a type 2 diabetic and I am very worried how to keep his blood sugar normal. TIA

I have learned some new things in testing my preps. Being a guy; I never paid much attention to what was in the pantry, more to what was in the freezer. If we (I) needed anything on a daily basis, I would have my wife pick it up while she was shopping. Since we started prepping, (ME) I see more of what we use on a daily basis. The goal is to rotate the preps, so while watching this I have learned more about a GOOD DIET.

 

This is hard to admit, as a guy who loves to eat RED MEAT, not so hip on the veggies. One of the first holes I see in my preps, MORE VEGGIES. My intent was to try what will work, and what would not. I have learned that my tastes are changing because of this experience. So if this never happens, we will live longer because of it.   

 

Sand....LOL!! I am sure it will be good. I will be ordering the beef next.

[QUOTE=911bob]Hi jo, here is a link. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007SNZAM/103-0321413-7894213?v=glance&n=3370831[/QUOTE]

I thought it was a bit high too.  Especially when you factor in shipping.  (poor 911bob).  I've heard on this thread that it is also at dollar general.  It might be less expensive there.  Do you have one near you?

yes i do have 4 in my area but they no longer handle it. they are the ones who advised me to write the company. guess i'll find something else. thanks for helping.

Hi Sand, I tried it for lunch. I added the extra bbq suace. VERY TASTY!!

I am going to call around today to see if I can find it localy.

911bob,