I know the church has taught self-reliance for a long time, but it seems like there is a HUGE push for it right now. I definitely want to do my part and get a 3 month supply of everyday meals, but I've been a bit stumped for recipes and planning things my family will eat. There are a few meals that I already make that are shelf stable, but not enough to make a 7 day menu.
I had a birthday recently and my mom and sister sent money :) I put that toward a pressure canner. Then I found a blog that talked about canning things like sloppy joes! Now I want to can that along with meatballs, and meat sauce for spaghetti, and chicken, and beef, and ....
This morning I canned a batch of pinto beans for the maiden voyage of my new canner, and it was a success!! I think my next mission will be sloppy joes. Now, I wonder how many quarts of sloppy joe you get from 5 lbs of ground beef??
"As has been said so often, the best storehouse system that the Church could devise would be for every family to store a year's supply of needed food, clothing, and, where possible, the other necessities of life." Thomas S. Monson, "Guiding Principles of Personal and Family Welfare," Ensign, Sept. 1986, 4
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