Homemade Tootsie Rolls

2-Tbs. butter
1/2-c. light corn syrup
2 sq. unsweetened chocolate
1 tsp. vanilla
3 c. powdered sugar
3/4 c. nonfat dry milk
Melt chocolate squares. Blend butter and syrup. Stir in chocolate and vanilla. Gradually add sugar and dry milk to syrup mixture. Knead until blended. Form into rolls, cut and wrap in wax paper.

April's Food Storage Goal

Just a reminder:
Get a binder/folder for food storage ideas, recipes, menu plan, etc
Plan 16 meal menu
Find a location to keep your food, separate from your regular pantry (if possible)

Ranch Dressing

Today Mike and I were talking about how we needed to make sure we had Ranch dressing (and lots of it) in our food storage because we have a couple of kids who would drink it if we let them. Well, I was at HEB just now and struck gold. Kraft dressing (16 oz) is on sale for $1.99 (not the gold part yet!!). But with it there was a $1.50 off Kraft Ranch--yeah...that's $.49 each! Yippie! So I stocked up. This was in the produce section of the Gattis one but it's probably at the others too, somewhere! Hurry the deal ends on the 21st!

New Websites

There are some new websites that I've added to the side bar. Check out what they have and see if anything will help you!!

New Websites

There are some new websites that I've added to the side bar. Check out what they have and see if anything will help you!!

Home Storage Center Now Open

I will be setting up a time soon when we can take a tour together!!

The Austin Home Storage Center is now open. The hours of operation are Tuesday from 2-8 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. The address is:
3912 Gattis School Road, Round Rock, Texas 78664
Office Phone: 512-252-2177
Office FAX: 512-252-8311

Linda and Dave Ellefson are the service missionaries in charge of the Home Storage Center.

Patrons who are interested in purchasing materials from the Center are encouraged to download a copy from the web site, www.providentliving.org, and plan their order before visiting the Center. These forms will also be available at the Center.

At this time, it will not be possible to dry-pack products on-site at the Center. However, both a can sealer and a pouch sealer are available for loan. These will be loaned out for no more than a week at a time. Since these two pieces of equipment are key items, the Center management wants to insure that the sealers are available as much as possible and would encourage their return to the Home Storage Center on the next day the Center is open once the sealing project has been completed by the Patron.

Patrons are expected to fill their own orders and load their own vehicles. Bulk supplies can weigh as much as 40 pounds per container. The pouch sealer with case weighs 60 pounds, and the can sealer weighs 40 pounds. Patrons who are buying bulk items should either be able to lift these weights or have others with them who can when visiting the Center.

The Center cannot accept debit or credit cards. Materials and products need to be paid for by cash or check at the time they are picked up at the Center. The ability to make change at the cash register will be limited, so patrons should come with exact change if at possible. This is another reason Patrons should be well familiar with the current product and price list prior to visiting the Center.

Bounce Dryer Sheets

Okay, this isn't food storage, but it does have some useful information about something most of us have...

> The US Postal service sent out a message to all? letter
> carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets
> to keep yellow-jackets away.

>
> Use them all the time when playing baseball and? soccer. I
> use it when I am working outside. It really works. The?
> insects just veer around you.
>
> All this time you've just been putting Bounce in the
> dryer!
>
> 1. It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them.
> It also repels mice.
>
> 2. Spread sheets around foundation areas, or in trailers,
> or cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering
> your vehicle.
>
> 3. It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that
> don't get opened too often.
>
> 4. It repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a
> belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.
>>
> 5. Eliminate static electricity from your television (or
> computer) screen.
>
> 6. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling,

> wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to
> keep dust?? from resettling.
>
> 7. Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a
0sheet of Bounce.
>
> 8. To freshen the air in your home - Place an individual
> sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.
>
> 9. Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.
>
> 10. Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle
> through a sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.
>
> 11. Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of
> Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.
>
> 12. To freshen the air in your car20- Place a sheet of
> Bounce under the front seat.

>13. Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in
> a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean.
> The anti-static agent apparently weakens the bond between
> the food and the pan.

> 14. Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of
> Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.
>
> 15. Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of
> Bounce will magnetically attract all the lose hairs.
>
> 16. Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe
> the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from
> resettling.
>
> 17. Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used
> sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.
>
> 18. Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual
> sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.

> 19. Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in
> your shoes or sneakers overnight.

> 20. Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep
> the bees away.
>
> 21. Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before
> folding and storing them. It will keep them smelling fresh.

> 22. Wet a Bounce sheet, hose down your car, and wipe
> lovebugs off easily with the wet Bounce.

America's Cheapest Family

Check out this website! This family is known as America's Cheapest Family. They have a newsletter that you can subscribe to, also. But they have a free sample on their website. They have some good ideas!

http://www.homeeconomiser.com/

7 Mistakes of Food Storage

This is one person's opinion, but she makes some good points:

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/tate55.html

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Here is a fun "Off the Shelf" cookie recipe:

2 cups Bisquick baking mix
1 can sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
Sugar
Hershey Kisses, unwrapped (Buy after a holiday and keep the freezer. I used some that were over a year old the other day and they were fine.)

Mix Bisquick and milk, then add peanut butter and vanilla. Roll into balls and roll in sugar. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets at 375 degrees for 8-10 minutes. After removing from oven, immediately press a chocolate kiss on top.

Good Website

I was just told today about a good website. She is a member of the church in Houston. She is pretty down to earth from what I read. Please remember to take in all things and do what works for YOUR family. There are many thoughts and ideas out there about food storage. Through prayer you can make a system that works for YOUR family.

http://kneadfulthingsnow.com

Canned Chicken

I've been doing a little research on canned chicken and this is what I have found.

HEB
12.5 oz canned white chicken $248
12.5 oz canned dark chicken $2.24
10 oz seasoned chicken $1.99--comes in BBQ, Curry & Lemon Pepper

Walmart
12.5 oz canned white chicken $2.08 (store brand)

Costco
6 pack of 12.5 oz canned white chicken $10.99--$1.83 each
4 pack of 12.5 oz canned turkey $7.99--$$1.99 each

Sam's Club
50 oz canned white chicken $7.88
5 pack of 13 oz cans $10.88 (Round Rock was out of these the other day)--$2.17 each

Target
12.5 oz canned white chicken $2.28
10 oz canned white chicken $2.08