Contents. Part One: Independence Days

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1 Contents Acknowledgments xiii Introduction: The Welcome Pantry and the Welcome Table xv Part One: Independence Days 1. Nine Meals from Anarchy and the Theory of Anyway Real Independence Days Preservation Wherever You Live The Theory of Anyway, Peach Jam and Why We Do Too Have Time for This Sleeping Beauty and Why You Should Prepare for Hard Times (Even If It Seems Much Nicer Not To) Depression Cuisine Depression Sunshine Strawberries and Cherry Preserves Scalloped Corn Challenges Local Eating, Pantry Eating Making the Best Use of What We Already Have to End Hunger Clean Plate Club: Food Waste and Its Relationship to Food Storage and Preservation What Can Food Storage and Preservation Do? v

2 vi Independence Days Salmon Cakes with Chipotle Mayonnaise Wealth How Much Food Should You Store? Project One: Getting Started Getting Your Household Onboard with Food Storage What Does a Three Month Supply of Food Look Like? Baby Steps Dry Goods: How to Sort Out What to Buy Locally and What Not to Worry About Storing vs. Hoarding: The Ethics of Food Storage Black Bean Dip Very Basic Wheat Bread Ready or Not Food Storage on the Cheap: How Food Storage and Preservation Can Help You Keep Eating When Times Get Tough Five Dollars a Month Food Storage for Emergencies and/or Inflation for People Who Think They Cannot Afford Food Storage More Ways to Build Up Stores Inexpensively Getting the Tools for Storing and Preserving on the Cheap Pancake Syrup Pumpkin Pancakes Homemade Cream of Mushroom Soup Base Creamy Greens Casserole

3 Contents vii Recipe Dreaming Eating From Food Storage Every Day How To Get the Actual People In Your House To Eat the Food The Joys of Food Storage and Preservation Hearty Hearth Corn Muffins Potatoes, Peas and Onions with Tomatoes and Mustard Seeds Smoky Black Bean Stew Part Two: Food Storage and Preservation How-To Pleasures The Mechanics of Food Storage Buckets Grain Basics Storing Water Capturing Water from the Sky or Ground Posole Verde Creamy Quinoa and Butternut Squash Golden Coconut Rice Tex-Mex Millet Oops Energy Conscious Food Preservation The Food Preserver s Year Pickled Jalapenos (or Other Hot Peppers)

4 viii Independence Days Happy Tummy Tea Pumpkin Leather Homemade Yogurt Beets with Tahini Sauce Winter Feast Root Cellaring and Season Extension Season Extension Making the Most Out of Your Garden Mistakes Root Cellaring Stuffed Cabbage with Dried Fruits, Mushrooms and Wild Rice Mashed Potatoes with Garlic and Olive Oil Balsamic Glazed Onions Root Vegetables Massaman Curry The Easy Way Out Dehydration The Basics Dehydrating Meat Dehydrating With or Without the Sun Dehydrated Foods Our Favorites Peanut Butter-Banana Balls Salmon Jerky Dehydrated Sweet Corn Soybean Succotash Dehydrator Apple Granola Bars Canning Water Bath Canning

5 Contents ix Pressure Canning Making Good Use of Canning Crunchy Chicken s Raspberry-White Chocolate Jam with Coffee Liqueur Vanilla-Amaretto Strawberry Jam Salsa Verde Bestest Everything Pickles Apple Cider Syrup Canned Meat Broth The Best Beef Stew Old Ways and New Fermentation Fermentation in General Lactofermentation in Particular Salting Preservation in Oil and Alcohol : Fermentation Homemade Kimchi Kimchi Tofu Soup Wine Sauerkraut Japanese-Style Rice-Fermented Greens : Salting Preserved Lemons Salt Pork : Preservation in Oil Grilled Vegetables in Oil : Alcohol Grandpa Orlov s Vodka The Barn in Winter

6 x Independence Days 12. Replenishing Stores: Gardening, Seed Saving, Raising Animals Ten Mistaken Assumptions About Growing Food and Keeping Livestock Seeds Storing Seeds Thai Salad Bamboo Shoot Soup Human Hands Putting Tools in Perspective What You Need, What You Don t How to Cook When the Power s Out Corn Tortillas (With or Without a Tortilla Press) Chili in a Solar Oven Dutch Oven Biscuits over an Open Fire Seeking Health Medicines, Health Care and Special Diets Special Diets First Aid Kits and Medications Medical Care When You Can t Call the Pros Prescription Medications and Supplies Garlicky Oatmeal Soup Baked Apples with Dried Cranberries Stuff

7 Contents xi 15. Now What? Making Space and Managing Food Storage The Chatelaine Wait, Aren t I Done Yet? Allocating Resources Minimizing Waste Perfect White Bean and Whatever Soup A Northerner s Attempt at Hoppin John The Water Fountain Creating and Using Community Resources But Won t Someone Just Take My Food Away From Me? Talking To Others About Food Storage Building and Sustaining Local Safety Nets Community Food Security Centers Open House Roasted Vegetables Almond Mushroom Wild Rice Gingerbread for a Crowd Just No Bringing It All Together Living Independently in a Better World The Battle Cry OK? Now What? resources General Food Storage and Preservation Books and Internet Resources Food Storage Information

8 xii Independence Days Tools for Food Preservation and Sustainable Living Dehydration Canning Fermentation Root Cellaring and Season Extension Living and Eating Frugally Best Cookbooks Index Subject About the Author