If a baking mix/pancake mix has baking powder already in it, you'll find it will not rise as the product ages. But, don't throw it away. When it comes time to use it, just add some fresh baking powder to it and it will work just fine. Just add enough for the size of the batch you are making. You can also make baking powder from baking soda & cream of tartar.
If I were you, AP, I would just keep making occasional videos just like this, because no matter how many of these types of videos with this same subject matter of yours I've watched, I ALWAYS learn a little something more. You are a very good teacher because not only do you provide very detailed instruction along with actually showing how you do something, but you elaborate on some very interesting and important facts in addition to the topic as well. Your channel is a very good resource because of this factor alone, let alone for other reasons, too. Thanks AP! Drummer Girl out.
@@AlaskaPrepper really glad I found your channel. I'm enjoying your videos like this and the videos about the economy, food shortages, currency changes, etc. Thank you for what you do.
Hint;seal up all your bags except 1 inch on each bag THEN open O2 absorbers Put 1 O2 in each bag QUICKLY . Seal Quickly each 1 inch on bags. Thank you Blessings🙏🙏🙏
When you open the pancake mix you may find it will not rise. The reason is, the baking powder can go flat. Baking powder has a short life time. I suggest storing baking soda and cream of tartar. 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 2 teaspoons of cream of tattar = 1 tablespoon baking soda. If you keep cream of tartar dry it will last for years.
@@gman21266 I have found when you try to add new baking powder it made the pancake have a strong taste of the baking powder. I found the same with biscuit mix. But I found I could use the pancake mix with white flour and it worked fine in bread. If you have white flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, lard, ghee, or shorting, and powdered eggs you do not need the biscuit or pancake mix. I suggest to people that they look for old cook books that have instructions for cooking from scratch.
Basics everyone should store: White flour, shorting powder, powder egg, sugar, beans, molasses, yeast (keep in freezer) baking soda, cream of tartar, corn meal, dry milk, oats, apple vinegar, white vinegar . If you have nothing else store those items. You can make white bread, oat bread, corn bread, biscuits, pancakes, baked beans, boiled beans add a little vanilla and you can bake a cake. To make life a little more pleasant add some jam, canned butter or butter powder and peanut butter powder. One more thing. Learn how to cook. : - ) .
Hi Ap, you can also put Bay Leaves in Flor, corn meal and even pan cake flour. It does not change the taste at all. Anything that has flour in it or corn meal. Just a tip and it works that's what I do and I have flour that been stored for more than five yrs even with out a mile bag. Just a thought. Love to all.
@Barbara...just wanted to clarify. You packed away flour without sealing and it is fine after four years? Did you keep it in the original packaging? Thanks
You are such a great kind person to share your tips with others so they can prepare themselves and know what to do. You have a great style and personality, great teacher. A lot of older people know what to do, a lot may have limited means, we need to look out for them. Younger ones w grandparents who canned and had gardens know the deal a lot of younger adults have no idea bc they were never taught. God bless you and your family.
As a child my parents were both ordained ministers.. We would go to huge conventions for a week at a time... They would all be saying get saved, the end is near, but everything they were talking about in revelations was NOT happening at the time... Secretly I thought they were all crazy..... Now in 2020... It’s scary to see how much of revelations is happening!!! I’m not a conspiracy type of person and would have never thought about having a stockpile of food!!! But I got this gut feeling in my soul that something big is coming!! I don’t know what... But I’m concerned, not scared.. Pickup a extra bag of rice, extra can of chicken.... But what do I do for a type 1diabetic grandson who’s 4 yrs old and now has celiac disease???? He is so picky too!!! 9/11 brought everyone together but this has divided many!! It’s gonna take a Villiage folks!! Remember Stone Soup!!!!!! Be humble!! Be kind!!!
I didn't know that after years of storage things would last so long after you opened it. Good to know. I always learn something from you. You and your wife are good people God Bless You both!
I like that same brand. But I distribute it in small quart size mylars that hold about 3 or 4.cups of mix. That way I only open one bag at a time & the rest is preserved and I can also hand out to anyone that I want to bless or barter with. I put a bunch of quart size mylars in a 5gal bucket. Each bucket has several meals in it.
Great video. You could never have to much flour on hand. As a precaution I always use my food saver to get any excess air out of the jars with the oxy absorbs.
Great advise...I watched a video Where a former stock broker Puts together recipes for basic Set bread and storing with directions written on the as to what can be or needs to be added like oil or eggs, and cooking temp and time. She also shows how to use her dehydrated Foods to make scrumptious meals.
you can order farina or cream of wheat . already packaged in #10 cans. to go with your oats and pancakes. also you might want to get some powdered butter. i will be ordering those items as well as powdered peanut butter, powdered eggs, powdered milk, powdered lard, those items that i cannot do myself. you will need those items to do a lot of baking
@@sunset6010 www.amazon.com/Augason-Farms-Creamy-Wheat-Cereal/dp/B00G9FR7LK/ref=asc_df_B00G9FR7LK/?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid={creative}&hvpos={adposition}&hvnetw=o&hvrand={random}&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl={devicemodel}&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584138857926054&psc=1 . this is just one place
Hi Lady T, the shelf life for peanut butter powder is only 5 years. My two cans are nearing 4 years and we haven't used them yet. Guess I'd better get cracking. Think I'll only reorder one can. You have to add oil and sugar or honey to make peanut butter that tastes normal.
I put back into the freezer a second time for 3 more days. That first time it comes out mimics warmer weather and allows for any eggs to hatch. The 2nd freeze kills off any eggs that hatched.
For me, and this is purely theoretical, i've been too scared to try to seal my own food! but for me, I plan to seal foods i use, but don't use a ton, like pancake mix, I will probably seal those items in 1 gallon bags. (2.5 or 3 gallon would be better, i wonder if they exist?) Anyway, then i will store all those 1 gallon bags in the bucket. Then when i need one i can just pull out one and not have to worry about using it up in time.
I’m thinking this method would be best for my family. Since this comment is two years old, maybe you have advice to share if this has worked for your family?
To be really fair- hard red winter wheat with a mill is the only lasting way to make breads , etc. Because of the recent destruction ( flooding ) of our growing states , I bought more wheat before the price rockets out of site. Just something to think about. Love your videos AP . You help so many. Your efforts are invaluable.
I have never used mylar bags, only mason jars with vac seal attachment as there are only 2 of us now. Never knew what size absorber for how much product.Will definitely try BULK when its on sale as we do have the food grade buckets. As you said, 30 lbs really isn't that much when you think about it and break it down.TY AP.
We also store pakcake mix and four. Lets face it. I would love to have a good breakfeast during shtf. And who wouldn't want freash bread. Love your channel bro
With the pancake mix and other mixes the baking powder in it will loose it's potency over time. If you keep baking soda and cream of tartar in your storage you can make your own baking powder to add to any mixes that have lost their poof. Take one part baking soda to 2 parts cream of tartar and you have baking powder. My understanding is that these 2 items when kept separately are shelf stable indefinitely.
@@bonnylayton4840 Just googled a recipe for pancakes and it calls for 2 teaspoons of baking powder, the recipe has 1 cup flour in it. So, going by that I would say 2 teaspoons of baking powder per cup of pancake mix.
This is perfect timing. I was packing stuff away today too. I didn't get to pancake mix yet. I am glad I watched this before. I didn't freeze them yet. I did order bags with individual wrapped oxygen obsorbers. I think that is a better way for me. Thanks AP
I immediately vacuum seal my jars of unused 02s because some of their 'power' will be used up letting them seal the jar. By vacuum sealing it asap, you keep the maximum strength intact. While I too love the convenience of ground flour, even stored in mylar with 02s, white and AP flour have a maximum storage life of 5 years. It won't be a matter of insects or mold but rather developing a stale, almost bitter, taste. You just don't know under what conditions and how long the flour sat in the warehouse or store before purchase. Whole wheat flours, because they contain more natural oil in the wheat germ, have even shorter mylar life. So definitely store only in package sizes you can use within those times. Or, better still, store whole wheat berries which have storage life close to 30 years and grind as needed. You'll need a grinder but you'll also discover a much fresher tasting flour.
@@deerpark39 Wheat berries is the other name for whole wheat seeds, and I get some of mine from a (human) bulk food store that specializes in bulk bags and also the LDS cannery. These are cleaned for human consumption rather than pet feed wheat that's not cleaned so well and cheaper. Ask at various stores and compare prices. It's also available online. I also buy organic wheat from a local commercial grower in Ontario.
I know I'm a few years behind, but these are GREAT VIDEOS...I'm going back and watching your old Ines because I just discovered your channel...watching from Tucson, AZ
Thank you so much for showing how you do that I did not know thank you again for all your time and your effort who show us how to do this I really appreciate that
I just bought a hand cranked pasta maker. I have one already, but it is deep in a storage bin elsewhere. They are really not expensive at all. I think space wise it may be better to stock up on flour rather than pasta and learn to make your own. Very easy and you will be surprised how good if you never had fresh pasta before. You need an egg or two and if I remember correctly, a little bit of oil. I might get some powdered eggs and experiment to see if it works as well with re-constituted eggs.
Hi AP, when I use oxygen absorbers I just vacum seal the ball jar I keep them in to keep them as fresh as possible. Don't you get a warm feeling every time you complete a bucket! :)
Hello Kimmies, I truly do get a warm feeling; knowing that I've ensured my family doesn't go without for at least a month worth of breakfast and bread. God bless...
Speaking of pancake mix, while doing some reorganization if supplies in my mosque today I "liberated" 2 small bags of pancake mix that just hit best buy date plus a box of xsntham gum packets that are close to bedy buy date. They are now part of my preps since these have not been used at all -- did not want these to go to waste
When I went to Sam's last week, they didn't have the Krustez. Disappointing! Wal-Mart just had the little bags. 😟. You are so right about wiping any powders from the sealing area and about the 02 absorbers. One of my pouches of flour didn't compress. Love your videos! God bless.
Hello J.T. how is the weather in FL? We got about 4 inches of snow today; I was in shock for about 10 seconds this morning when I opened my door to go to work, lol. God bless...
Hi AP, it's in the mid 80's, and you know I'd be laughing like a lunatic and dancing in the streets if it ever snowed here. 😁 Enjoy it while you can, before global warming melts it all and snow becomes a distant memory. He He! Have a great day!
I just love you! I watch all kinds of videos and you are the best. You are always so informative by providing all aspects of why and what that I don't get from others. Thank you, I so appreciate all you teach us. God bless you always and keep you in his care.
A prepper put up self rising flour and in a couple of year he tried to make bisquits and it did not rise. I put up flour to make pancakes. You can substitute eggs by using 1 tablespoon of unflavored gelatin to 3 tablespoons of water, baking poder if your has lost it ability to work use 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar.
Thank you. I will try your egg substitution recipe. Practical since I can’t have chickens because of HOA( separate houses in dev. ONLY can buy eggs at store).
My 1st time to see something like this, thank you. I did not get the links . but I will check later. The very 1st time I watched one of your videos, you reminded me of my daughter. And I had to take a step back, so I think now I can watch you more often and learn all you got to teach us. I'll see and try to get on here more often. before it's all over.
Thanks for this Rudy that’s exactly what I’ve been waiting for us to watch somebody do pancake mix in flour that’s what I’m getting ready to do myself thank you again for sharing this video and for all that you do and all the information that you put out here on UA-cam you’re a real blessing bless your family
QUESTION once you’ve frozen certain items how long do you leave at room temperature before storing ? I’ve been following you since 2018 when I had surgery for a spinal injury. I still go back and search your videos for certain subjects. You’re never boring. I look forward to your videos. 👍😊
Hey community members. I ordered recipe books from people that lived thru The Great Depression. It tells stories, tips, and recipes. It helps you think of what ingredients we may need.The books are compiled by Rita Van Amber. Stories and recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930's. I think I found them on Amazon. I think I have 5 books in the series. The stories are very interesting and humbling.
AP, I went to amazon and put in Rita Van Amber . The books came up. They are out of print and sold third party thru Amazon. If you look at the reviews people love them and I loved the first one I bought the rest. I didn't know how to link. They are older books. Highly recommend them. You may want to try and share some recipes as a suggestion. I think the tan/yellow covered one is the first one. I hope this helps.
I spread dry bay leaf on the shelves of my pantry. I also put a couple of whole bay leaves in the containers that hold my pasta, rice, flour, pancake mix etc. The bay leaf will not effect the taste or smell of the product. Bay leafs are a deterrent to the bugs that plague our dry products in our home pantry. Once I heard about bay leafs effect on pantry and put this into practice, I’ve never had another problem with bugs in the last 5 years.
Thanks to u I have bought this by the case because u can use pancake mix for more than just making pancakes and all my family loves pancakes and waffles.
I'll have to try out that pancake mix. The "Honest Earth Creamy Mash" you suggested was remarkable. No way would I have known they came from a packet had I not made them myself. I ate them with some Keystone canned turkey, and it was like a mini Thanksgiving for me. I love all your helpful suggestions!!!
Hey AP! A good alternative is probably to use vinegar (instead of just a wet sponge) a lot of canners do this to clean their edge before putting the tops on their jars. It would definitely eliminate some of that chance for bacteria from the water. Maybe this isn't a good practice, if not and there is a reason please let me know!
Thank you White Filly, that is a great recommendation and it makes perfect sense as well. Thank you, I will use your method from now on. This is a perfect example of why I truly appreciate this community; God bless...
Personally I would do smaller bags of pancake mix with oxygen absorber inside the bag then a large food storage tub with another oxygen absorber inside that for more long-term storage. Better would be to plan to use this and rotate your stock as flour, pancake mix xcetera will not last more than a few years. Stock and rotate. Great videos AP love how you share your knowledge.
@@liberty8424 yes it does but something like pancake mix won't because of the other ingredients. Years ago I bought 25 lb of flour, poured it into a food grade bucket with a twist lid 5 years later the flour had a nasty aftertaste. So now, I used smaller air tight bags to keep them for long term storage.
The oldest four i've used was a few years past the best by date and it was fine, it may have something to do with how it is stored but I've never had any problem with using my flour preps. God bless...
Awesome video AP. What a great way to store a lot of carbs. You can eat these with syrup, jelly or just plain. I have several buckets put up. After a while my mylar re-inflated and pushed the lids off my buckets lol. I just put a pin hole in them and put the lid back on. Some buckets did it and some didn't. I dunno. Hope all is well brother!!
Jamie!!! Great to see you brother, believe it or not, today I was wondering if you were o.k. Almost gave you a call. Very happy to hear from you. God bless....
I like your videos. Unfortunately, I feel the need to get away from Amazon. So it takes some effort to find the items in your list, but sometimes I can.
I love your channel. And I’m also Dominican. I didn’t even knew what prepping was 4 months ago. But thank God for channels like these. I follow catholic prophesy and after the fire from 2 days ago in Paris I know that the chastisement from God and the famous 3 days of darkness are not far. So according to the professors after the 3DD food will be scarce for 3 years. There will be a warning for 2 days of darkness before so make sure you have the items that you need to survive during that. I know to some people it may sound crazy specially for the non believers but we all feel deep inside that something is about to happen soon.
@@flordesakura it’s not an approved prophecy that’s why I haven’t done it but they mention it on the Countdown to the Kingdom website based on Luz de Maria. Luz de Maria not approved either I don’t think. It originally supposedly came from Mama Rosa Quatrini years ago. Not approved. But I’ve come across comments from others that their family did it years ago and grapes are still fine.
E B I do not follow not approved mystics. Marie Julie Jahenny is the most detailed one as to what to get and how to get it. I have seen so much confusion from fake/not approved sources. Are you familiar with the site of Tradcatknight? There is a good source for these times.
@@flordesakura is Marie Julie Jahenny an approved Apparition? Yes I know if tradcatknight. I’ll check their website. I thought Marie Julie Jahenny mentioned the grapes too but I’m not sure. It’s all very confusing!!!
We do not have a Cosco's near us... I did pick up several small pouches of pancake mix at the local store. For some reason, pancakes and pie crust are my only cooking failures. I can't think of anyone that I dislike enough to serve either of them to. My pancakes come out flatter than flat and my pie crust would choke a horse! I always wanted to go to a restaurant for pancakes, but I don't trust the kitchens here in Florida. Someday you may take the family to Florida on vacation and stop in to see Ma and make me some! Much love to the family from Ma 2!
@MBG, No it was emptied into the buck with about 15 Bay Leavesand in a cool dark place. I also live in Wyoming where it's very arid, I don't know if that makes a difference or not but the bucket was sealed for 5yrs. I would like to try molar and the dry packing for when I open the buckets. I know in Kansas we would get leveled very easy and the Bay leaves helped but only lasted a couple of years there. I hope this helps. Kansas was 22yrs ago. We didn't have molar...
I packed 2 5 gallon buckets of flour over the weekend. Im planning on 1 more at least but i put packets of yeast in each bucket on top of the mylar bags and in one i filled 3/4 full in mylar w a thing of salt then sealed the whole thing. Trying to get everything in 1 bucket to open 1st then have all ingredients after i open that bucket 1st. Want to do pancake mix next but will mix some blueberry mix w the crusteaz bags to flavor since i got them on sale.
I too store this brand& honeyville#10 cans dehydrated blueberries.non gmo,anti oxidants,&flavor galore.whats better than blueberry pancakes?nothing. :)
Live in south GA and made mistake of straight from freezer to storage! Distroyed Dehydrated cord did same thing mold on everything! Very disheartening! Hope this helps y’all! Ps on hot days I 😓 bad and do my canning outside. And sweat drips in bag sometimes.
that is a good value for the pancake mix, unfortunately the baking powder doesn't last as long as baking soda and cream of tartar separately. Personally I've never kept any pancake mix more than a year so I don't know when the leavening becomes ineffective.
Hello Happy, the oldest pancake mix of this type that I've eaten is about 3 years past it's best by date and it was fine. Had some last Sunday for breakfast and it was very good. God bless...
@@AlaskaPrepper was this mix stored in mylar /buxket with out air for 3 years past the date or did you just happen to usevit 3 years too late (not stored awa and it was fine?
@@ms.anonymousinformer242 I'm sure it was stored in mylar with oxygen absorber. Otherwise, it's highly doubtful it would rise 3 years after expiration.
I clean out Dr Pepper bottles with few drops of bleach, air dry for several days and adds 2 cups of pancake mix, oatmeal, flakes, and ect. Puts in 100cc OA and screwed on tight. Works! Can do that with alot of powdered products with different sized bottles.
I have found that any packaging will only hold flour for 3 years tops. After that, it starts to smell off. Rotate and check your stores and reseal each year if you don't.
I like this. I make my own pancake and biscuit mix with flour, baking powder, and crisco. (That's all that is in that mix) So, I just store extra flour. 😁👍🏻
Personally... I won't package anything in 5 gallon buckets. I'd rather use gallon and quart sizes. I'd much rather have a gallon or quart size package go bad for some reason then to lose a whole 5 gallon bucket of food. Plus, your not stuck eating the same thing all the time before it goes bad.
You can reseal the original plastic bag the oxygen absorbers came in & then they will not absorb so much oxygen that is in the mason jar. A hair flat iron works great to seal up the Mylar bags.
If a baking mix/pancake mix has baking powder already in it, you'll find it will not rise as the product ages. But, don't throw it away. When it comes time to use it, just add some fresh baking powder to it and it will work just fine. Just add enough for the size of the batch you are making. You can also make baking powder from baking soda & cream of tartar.
Thank you for that tip TopHat, I will have to stock up on cream of tartar. God bless...
Good tip
Thanks for the tip, excellent info....🥰
@@LC-777 you can also use sifted woodash from hardwood trees only, and it works as a primitive leavener.
@@escapetherace1943 Interesting, does it work alone?
If I were you, AP, I would just keep making occasional videos just like this, because no matter how many of these types of videos with this same subject matter of yours I've watched, I ALWAYS learn a little something more. You are a very good teacher because not only do you provide very detailed instruction along with actually showing how you do something, but you elaborate on some very interesting and important facts in addition to the topic as well. Your channel is a very good resource because of this factor alone, let alone for other reasons, too. Thanks AP! Drummer Girl out.
Thank you Drummer, you are very kind. God bless...
@@AlaskaPrepper really glad I found your channel. I'm enjoying your videos like this and the videos about the economy, food shortages, currency changes, etc. Thank you for what you do.
Not boring. You always seem to have a different take on things that no one else has ever said. Opens my eyes to a new way of thinking. Thanks.
Plus people need to remember that they are going to make not only bread but biscuits, tortillas etc... Love to all. Thanks
Hint;seal up all your bags except 1 inch on each bag THEN open O2 absorbers Put 1 O2 in each bag QUICKLY . Seal Quickly each 1 inch on bags. Thank you Blessings🙏🙏🙏
When you open the pancake mix you may find it will not rise. The reason is, the baking powder can go flat. Baking powder has a short life time. I suggest storing baking soda and cream of tartar. 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 2 teaspoons of cream of tattar = 1 tablespoon baking soda. If you keep cream of tartar dry it will last for years.
Can you give us an idea of how much would be needed in order to make X amount of old pancake powder rise again??
@@gman21266 I have found when you try to add new baking powder it made the pancake have a strong taste of the baking powder. I found the same with biscuit mix. But I found I could use the pancake mix with white flour and it worked fine in bread. If you have white flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, lard, ghee, or shorting, and powdered eggs you do not need the biscuit or pancake mix. I suggest to people that they look for old cook books that have instructions for cooking from scratch.
Baking soda plus cream of tarter equals baking powder (not baking soda)
Basics everyone should store: White flour, shorting powder, powder egg, sugar, beans, molasses, yeast (keep in freezer) baking soda, cream of tartar, corn meal, dry milk, oats, apple vinegar, white vinegar . If you have nothing else store those items. You can make white bread, oat bread, corn bread, biscuits, pancakes, baked beans, boiled beans add a little vanilla and you can bake a cake. To make life a little more pleasant add some jam, canned butter or butter powder and peanut butter powder. One more thing. Learn how to cook. : - ) .
I'm confused...shorting powder???? Also, any way of keeping yeast when the power is off? Thanks!
@@amazinggramma5970 You can buy shorting powder and butter powder. They work OK for baking. Not as good as the "real" thing but good to have on hand.
@@amazinggramma5970 Yeast, I keep my yeast in the freezer. The yeast will last a long time at room temp. I would keep it as cool and DRY as possible.
@@lindael2 do you mean shortening powder?
@@amazinggramma5970 Dry yeast will keep a very long time are room temp. I keep it in the freezer for long term storage.
Hi Ap, you can also put Bay Leaves in Flor, corn meal and even pan cake flour. It does not change the taste at all. Anything that has flour in it or corn meal. Just a tip and it works that's what I do and I have flour that been stored for more than five yrs even with out a mile bag. Just a thought. Love to all.
Yes, bay leafs for bugs!
Yes, I actually have some bay leaves on the way from one of our community members that has a tree in his yard, can't wait. God bless...
Barbara Burnsed I love cooking with bay leaves now I need more bay leaves lol 😂
Mayra Rodriguez 76, I love your sense of humor. Guess that's why you & I are in AP's elite "Cool Kids" club.😂
@Barbara...just wanted to clarify. You packed away flour without sealing and it is fine after four years? Did you keep it in the original packaging? Thanks
You are such a great kind person to share your tips with others so they can prepare themselves and know what to do. You have a great style and personality, great teacher. A lot of older people know what to do, a lot may have limited means, we need to look out for them. Younger ones w grandparents who canned and had gardens know the deal a lot of younger adults have no idea bc they were never taught. God bless you and your family.
As a child my parents were both ordained ministers.. We would go to huge conventions for a week at a time... They would all be saying get saved, the end is near, but everything they were talking about in revelations was NOT happening at the time... Secretly I thought they were all crazy..... Now in 2020... It’s scary to see how much of revelations is happening!!!
I’m not a conspiracy type of person and would have never thought about having a stockpile of food!!!
But I got this gut feeling in my soul that something big is coming!!
I don’t know what... But I’m concerned, not scared.. Pickup a extra bag of rice, extra can of chicken....
But what do I do for a type 1diabetic grandson who’s 4 yrs old and now has celiac disease????
He is so picky too!!! 9/11 brought everyone together but this has divided many!!
It’s gonna take a Villiage folks!!
Remember Stone Soup!!!!!!
Be humble!! Be kind!!!
Your a GOOD DUDE, AP. Very helpful and caring. Love to you and yours, Brother.
Thank you rooster, same to you and your family, God bless...
I didn't know that after years of storage things would last so long after you opened it. Good to know. I always learn something from you. You and your wife are good people God Bless You both!
I use 1 gallon bags and put them in 5 gallon buckets. Each bucket holds 5 bags. Just another idea. Nice video!
I like that same brand. But I distribute it in small quart size mylars that hold about 3 or 4.cups of mix. That way I only open one bag at a time & the rest is preserved and I can also hand out to anyone that I want to bless or barter with. I put a bunch of quart size mylars in a 5gal bucket. Each bucket has several meals in it.
Great video. You could never have to much flour on hand. As a precaution I always use my food saver to get any excess air out of the jars with the oxy absorbs.
Love the iron truck! Thanks for sharing looks so much more simpler to do
I would put several smaller items in 1 bag, making several buckets of mixed items, because we are only 2.
Great advise...I watched a video
Where a former stock broker
Puts together recipes for basic
Set bread and storing with directions written on the as to what can be or needs to be added like oil or eggs, and cooking temp and time. She also shows how to use her dehydrated
Foods to make scrumptious meals.
Meant to say sweet bread such as with zucchini or cranberries. Whoops!
you can order farina or cream of wheat . already packaged in #10 cans. to go with your oats and pancakes. also you might want to get some powdered butter. i will be ordering those items as well as powdered peanut butter, powdered eggs, powdered milk, powdered lard, those items that i cannot do myself. you will need those items to do a lot of baking
Where to order this ?
@@sunset6010 www.amazon.com/Augason-Farms-Creamy-Wheat-Cereal/dp/B00G9FR7LK/ref=asc_df_B00G9FR7LK/?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid={creative}&hvpos={adposition}&hvnetw=o&hvrand={random}&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl={devicemodel}&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584138857926054&psc=1
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Hi Lady T, the shelf life for peanut butter powder is only 5 years. My two cans are nearing 4 years and we haven't used them yet. Guess I'd better get cracking. Think I'll only reorder one can. You have to add oil and sugar or honey to make peanut butter that tastes normal.
@@JT-2012 it was just a suggestion for variety
I put back into the freezer a second time for 3 more days. That first time it comes out mimics warmer weather and allows for any eggs to hatch. The 2nd freeze kills off any eggs that hatched.
For me, and this is purely theoretical, i've been too scared to try to seal my own food! but for me, I plan to seal foods i use, but don't use a ton, like pancake mix, I will probably seal those items in 1 gallon bags. (2.5 or 3 gallon would be better, i wonder if they exist?) Anyway, then i will store all those 1 gallon bags in the bucket. Then when i need one i can just pull out one and not have to worry about using it up in time.
They go up to 25lbs. I believe 50lbs also.
I’m thinking this method would be best for my family. Since this comment is two years old, maybe you have advice to share if this has worked for your family?
To be really fair- hard red winter wheat with a mill is the only lasting way to make breads , etc. Because of the recent destruction ( flooding ) of our growing states , I bought more wheat before the price rockets out of site. Just something to think about. Love your videos AP . You help so many. Your efforts are invaluable.
Where do you buy it?
Patti Tillman
Briden Solutions has that for sale along with the wheat grinder.
@@deerpark39 azure sells the berries
@@deerpark39 LDS cannery
I have never used mylar bags, only mason jars with vac seal attachment as there are only 2 of us now. Never knew what size absorber for how much product.Will definitely try BULK when its on sale as we do have the food grade buckets. As you said, 30 lbs really isn't that much when you think about it and break it down.TY AP.
We also store pakcake mix and four. Lets face it. I would love to have a good breakfeast during shtf. And who wouldn't want freash bread. Love your channel bro
First time seeing flour and pancake mix prepping. I will add. Thanks for sharing AP. PD- I ordered a Food Vaccum Sealer my first one too. 😃
Just wanted to say Thank you AP for my cast iron skillet....I recieved it today and I love it. Cant wait to use it.
With the pancake mix and other mixes the baking powder in it will loose it's potency over time. If you keep baking soda and cream of tartar in your storage you can make your own baking powder to add to any mixes that have lost their poof. Take one part baking soda to 2 parts cream of tartar and you have baking powder. My understanding is that these 2 items when kept separately are shelf stable indefinitely.
If they are both correctly stored.. they will in fact last a good long time!
Kathy, exactly why I've stored up so much cream of tartar. Never heard of it before started prepping in 2011. 😁 Great tip.
The reason we need the gallon or 2 gallon mylar bags is the insect population in the deep south. We have to protect our food to keep them out.
How much baking powder should be added?
@@bonnylayton4840 Just googled a recipe for pancakes and it calls for 2 teaspoons of baking powder, the recipe has 1 cup flour in it. So, going by that I would say 2 teaspoons of baking powder per cup of pancake mix.
Thank you so much for braking everything down, you’ve helped me so much! Sending blessings 🙏🏽
Glad you like them...I didn’t get them in large bags until I knew they tasted good!!
This is perfect timing. I was packing stuff away today too. I didn't get to pancake mix yet. I am glad I watched this before. I didn't freeze them yet. I did order bags with individual wrapped oxygen obsorbers. I think that is a better way for me. Thanks AP
Best Sealing video EVER! I have been using hair straightener. Very awkward! Thanks 🙏
Thank you brother Rudy. Bless you for what you do.
I immediately vacuum seal my jars of unused 02s because some of their 'power' will be used up letting them seal the jar. By vacuum sealing it asap, you keep the maximum strength intact. While I too love the convenience of ground flour, even stored in mylar with 02s, white and AP flour have a maximum storage life of 5 years. It won't be a matter of insects or mold but rather developing a stale, almost bitter, taste. You just don't know under what conditions and how long the flour sat in the warehouse or store before purchase. Whole wheat flours, because they contain more natural oil in the wheat germ, have even shorter mylar life. So definitely store only in package sizes you can use within those times. Or, better still, store whole wheat berries which have storage life close to 30 years and grind as needed. You'll need a grinder but you'll also discover a much fresher tasting flour.
Where do you get wheat berries?
@@deerpark39 Wheat berries is the other name for whole wheat seeds, and I get some of mine from a (human) bulk food store that specializes in bulk bags and also the LDS cannery. These are cleaned for human consumption rather than pet feed wheat that's not cleaned so well and cheaper. Ask at various stores and compare prices. It's also available online. I also buy organic wheat from a local commercial grower in Ontario.
You can also add a tablespoon of food grade diatomaceous earth that will kill bugs. I use it in the garden.
I know I'm a few years behind, but these are GREAT VIDEOS...I'm going back and watching your old Ines because I just discovered your channel...watching from Tucson, AZ
Thank you so much for showing how you do that I did not know thank you again for all your time and your effort who show us how to do this I really appreciate that
i'm just vacuum sealing a 5# bag of flour in a food saver bag
Thanks for the link on those mylar bags. I ordered big and small ones. New to this and I find your videos very helpful!! Thank you!
AP, soaked wheat berries can help stretch hamburger meat, too. You never know it's in a meatloaf. 😃 Hello to Lil' Miss.
hmmm, good idea
Bless you Buddy, I hope you have a good day today...
I love that brand. I get about a bag every couple of weeks. They are only $7 per big bag here in Oklahoma and all you need to add is water.
My 21 year old daughter lives on this bag. I buy one every time I hit Costco.
I just bought a hand cranked pasta maker. I have one already, but it is deep in a storage bin elsewhere. They are really not expensive at all. I think space wise it may be better to stock up on flour rather than pasta and learn to make your own. Very easy and you will be surprised how good if you never had fresh pasta before. You need an egg or two and if I remember correctly, a little bit of oil. I might get some powdered eggs and experiment to see if it works as well with re-constituted eggs.
Well darn, you can tell I haven't started honing my baking skills.......I definitely need to stock up on more flour. Lol. Thanks for the video AP!
Hi AP, when I use oxygen absorbers I just vacum seal the ball jar I keep them in to keep them as fresh as possible. Don't you get a warm feeling every time you complete a bucket! :)
Hello Kimmies, I truly do get a warm feeling; knowing that I've ensured my family doesn't go without for at least a month worth of breakfast and bread. God bless...
Thanks, AP!! This sure does help!👍
Speaking of pancake mix, while doing some reorganization if supplies in my mosque today I "liberated" 2 small bags of pancake mix that just hit best buy date plus a box of xsntham gum packets that are close to bedy buy date. They are now part of my preps since these have not been used at all -- did not want these to go to waste
When I went to Sam's last week, they didn't have the Krustez. Disappointing! Wal-Mart just had the little bags. 😟. You are so right about wiping any powders from the sealing area and about the 02 absorbers. One of my pouches of flour didn't compress. Love your videos! God bless.
Hello J.T. how is the weather in FL? We got about 4 inches of snow today; I was in shock for about 10 seconds this morning when I opened my door to go to work, lol. God bless...
Hi AP, it's in the mid 80's, and you know I'd be laughing like a lunatic and dancing in the streets if it ever snowed here. 😁 Enjoy it while you can, before global warming melts it all and snow becomes a distant memory. He He! Have a great day!
Thank you for that demo
I just love you! I watch all kinds of videos and you are the best. You are always so informative by providing all aspects of why and what that I don't get from others. Thank you, I so appreciate all you teach us. God bless you always and keep you in his care.
A prepper put up self rising flour and in a couple of year he tried to make bisquits and it did not rise. I put up flour to make pancakes. You can substitute eggs by using 1 tablespoon of unflavored gelatin to 3 tablespoons of water, baking poder if your has lost it ability to work use 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 2 teaspoons of cream of tartar.
Thank you. I will try your egg substitution recipe. Practical since I can’t have chickens because of HOA( separate houses in dev. ONLY can buy eggs at store).
I bought the same pancake mix last week. Got to order my mylar bags now.
Does this mix also make waffles? And do you know how long it last? Thank you
Thanks for great info. I am eager to learn all I can about prepping. Appreciate your time and efforts. Have a blessed day!
My 1st time to see something like this, thank you. I did not get the links . but I will check later. The very 1st time I watched one of your videos, you reminded me of my daughter. And I had to take a step back, so I think now I can watch you more often and learn all you got to teach us. I'll see and try to get on here more often. before it's all over.
Thanks for this Rudy that’s exactly what I’ve been waiting for us to watch somebody do pancake mix in flour that’s what I’m getting ready to do myself thank you again for sharing this video and for all that you do and all the information that you put out here on UA-cam you’re a real blessing bless your family
QUESTION once you’ve frozen certain items how long do you leave at room temperature before storing ?
I’ve been following you since 2018 when I had surgery for a spinal injury. I still go back and search your videos for certain subjects. You’re never boring. I look forward to your videos. 👍😊
@LINDA CLINE
He mentioned in the video that he leaves it at room temperature at least 2 days after removing from the freezer.
Appreciate you sharing this information.
Thank you for the tips and links. God Bless Ya'll
I'm at the giving end of a bunch of bags of pancake mix, so now I know what to do with it.
Thanks for sharing
Flat irons work great too
Hey community members. I ordered recipe books from people that lived thru The Great Depression. It tells stories, tips, and recipes. It helps you think of what ingredients we may need.The books are compiled by Rita Van Amber. Stories and recipes of the Great Depression of the 1930's. I think I found them on Amazon. I think I have 5 books in the series. The stories are very interesting and humbling.
Can you give me the link to the cook book. I think that would make a nice giveaway item for next time. God bless...
AP, I went to amazon and put in Rita Van Amber . The books came up. They are out of print and sold third party thru Amazon. If you look at the reviews people love them and I loved the first one I bought the rest. I didn't know how to link. They are older books. Highly recommend them. You may want to try and share some recipes as a suggestion. I think the tan/yellow covered one is the first one. I hope this helps.
AP, another great video! My husband and I have. beans and rice in buckets but hadn’t thought of this:) Thanks again! Judy
I spread dry bay leaf on the shelves of my pantry. I also put a couple of whole bay leaves in the containers that hold my pasta, rice, flour, pancake mix etc. The bay leaf will not effect the taste or smell of the product. Bay leafs are a deterrent to the bugs that plague our dry products in our home pantry. Once I heard about bay leafs effect on pantry and put this into practice, I’ve never had another problem with bugs in the last 5 years.
Thank you so much for your handy tips to seal the mylar bags!
Thanks to u I have bought this by the case because u can use pancake mix for more than just making pancakes and all my family loves pancakes and waffles.
I was wondering about the pancake mix. Glad I found this. I don't know how I missed this video before.
TY AP for the count on the product being stored in bulk for long term
Great presentation. Thank-you.
I'll have to try out that pancake mix. The "Honest Earth Creamy Mash" you suggested was remarkable. No way would I have known they came from a packet had I not made them myself. I ate them with some Keystone canned turkey, and it was like a mini Thanksgiving for me. I love all your helpful suggestions!!!
I'm glad you tried the mashed potatoes Patricia, they are my favorite.
Hey AP! A good alternative is probably to use vinegar (instead of just a wet sponge) a lot of canners do this to clean their edge before putting the tops on their jars. It would definitely eliminate some of that chance for bacteria from the water. Maybe this isn't a good practice, if not and there is a reason please let me know!
Thank you White Filly, that is a great recommendation and it makes perfect sense as well. Thank you, I will use your method from now on. This is a perfect example of why I truly appreciate this community; God bless...
@@AlaskaPrepper It wont smell great, but I think it might help! We'll both find out :D
Thanks!
FYI: save quart jars mayo and 16 oz peanut butter plastic lids, they fit regular mouth Mason jars perfectly.
Cool ! I just tested this out using a 18 oz size ALDI peanut butter lid and it worked!
Delicious pancake mix!
Good job 👍🕊️
Personally I would do smaller bags of pancake mix with oxygen absorber inside the bag then a large food storage tub with another oxygen absorber inside that for more long-term storage. Better would be to plan to use this and rotate your stock as flour, pancake mix xcetera will not last more than a few years. Stock and rotate. Great videos AP love how you share your knowledge.
Flour lasts 25 years if sealed.
@@liberty8424 yes it does but something like pancake mix won't because of the other ingredients. Years ago I bought 25 lb of flour, poured it into a food grade bucket with a twist lid 5 years later the flour had a nasty aftertaste. So now, I used smaller air tight bags to keep them for long term storage.
...TY
I like 3.5 gallon food grade buckets.
Thanks for the video!
Someone on another channel said flour is only good for 1 1/2 years. So....after this I am assuming that is simply not so. Thanks for sharing!
The oldest four i've used was a few years past the best by date and it was fine, it may have something to do with how it is stored but I've never had any problem with using my flour preps. God bless...
Awesome video AP. What a great way to store a lot of carbs. You can eat these with syrup, jelly or just plain. I have several buckets put up. After a while my mylar re-inflated and pushed the lids off my buckets lol. I just put a pin hole in them and put the lid back on. Some buckets did it and some didn't. I dunno. Hope all is well brother!!
Jamie!!! Great to see you brother, believe it or not, today I was wondering if you were o.k. Almost gave you a call. Very happy to hear from you. God bless....
I like your videos. Unfortunately, I feel the need to get away from Amazon. So it takes some effort to find the items in your list, but sometimes I can.
I love your channel. And I’m also Dominican. I didn’t even knew what prepping was 4 months ago. But thank God for channels like these. I follow catholic prophesy and after the fire from 2 days ago in Paris I know that the chastisement from God and the famous 3 days of darkness are not far. So according to the professors after the 3DD food will be scarce for 3 years. There will be a warning for 2 days of darkness before so make sure you have the items that you need to survive during that. I know to some people it may sound crazy specially for the non believers but we all feel deep inside that something is about to happen soon.
Flor de Sakura in prepping for 3DD did you prepare the blessed grapes in brandy? Trying to decide if i should.
E B I have not found in any approved catholic prophecy anything about grapes or brandy. Where did you get that from?
@@flordesakura it’s not an approved prophecy that’s why I haven’t done it but they mention it on the Countdown to the Kingdom website based on Luz de Maria. Luz de Maria not approved either I don’t think. It originally supposedly came from Mama Rosa Quatrini years ago. Not approved. But I’ve come across comments from others that their family did it years ago and grapes are still fine.
E B I do not follow not approved mystics. Marie Julie Jahenny is the most detailed one as to what to get and how to get it. I have seen so much confusion from fake/not approved sources. Are you familiar with the site of Tradcatknight? There is a good source for these times.
@@flordesakura is Marie Julie Jahenny an approved Apparition? Yes I know if tradcatknight. I’ll check their website. I thought Marie Julie Jahenny mentioned the grapes too but I’m not sure. It’s all very confusing!!!
We do not have a Cosco's near us... I did pick up several small pouches of pancake mix at the local store. For some reason, pancakes and pie crust are my only cooking failures. I can't think of anyone that I dislike enough to serve either of them to. My pancakes come out flatter than flat and my pie crust would choke a horse! I always wanted to go to a restaurant for pancakes, but I don't trust the kitchens here in Florida. Someday you may take the family to Florida on vacation and stop in to see Ma and make me some! Much love to the family from Ma 2!
You just made me laugh Ma, God bless....
@@AlaskaPrepper Then I accomplished my mission! Have a blessed day and smile a lot. Ma 2
@@edieboudreau9637 I saved this and printed it out... maybe after 66 years, I'll get a decent pancake yet! Much love from Ma 2
“It’s Ironing Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s not rocket science.” 😂
Excellent !! Thank you so much !!
@MBG, No it was emptied into the buck with about 15 Bay Leavesand in a cool dark place. I also live in Wyoming where it's very arid, I don't know if that makes a difference or not but the bucket was sealed for 5yrs. I would like to try molar and the dry packing for when I open the buckets. I know in Kansas we would get leveled very easy and the Bay leaves helped but only lasted a couple of years there. I hope this helps. Kansas was 22yrs ago. We didn't have molar...
Thanks
I packed 2 5 gallon buckets of flour over the weekend. Im planning on 1 more at least but i put packets of yeast in each bucket on top of the mylar bags and in one i filled 3/4 full in mylar w a thing of salt then sealed the whole thing. Trying to get everything in 1 bucket to open 1st then have all ingredients after i open that bucket 1st. Want to do pancake mix next but will mix some blueberry mix w the crusteaz bags to flavor since i got them on sale.
Thanks for the info.
Other preppers use a hair straightener to seal the mylar bags. This is the first time that I have seen someone use a clothing iron.
I too store this brand& honeyville#10 cans dehydrated blueberries.non gmo,anti oxidants,&flavor galore.whats better than blueberry pancakes?nothing. :)
Still watching in JULY 2021
I’d love to see an update on these.
Come on AP…. 🤗
Live in south GA and made mistake of straight from freezer to storage!
Distroyed
Dehydrated cord did same thing mold on everything!
Very disheartening!
Hope this helps y’all!
Ps on hot days I 😓 bad and do my canning outside.
And sweat drips in bag sometimes.
that is a good value for the pancake mix, unfortunately the baking powder doesn't last as long as baking soda and cream of tartar separately. Personally I've never kept any pancake mix more than a year so I don't know when the leavening becomes ineffective.
Hello Happy, the oldest pancake mix of this type that I've eaten is about 3 years past it's best by date and it was fine. Had some last Sunday for breakfast and it was very good. God bless...
@@AlaskaPrepper was this mix stored in mylar /buxket with out air for 3 years past the date or did you just happen to usevit 3 years too late (not stored awa and it was fine?
@@AlaskaPrepper
Do uou freeze yoir pancake mix too like the flour? Will freezing the pancake mix effect the quality ?
@@ms.anonymousinformer242 I'm sure it was stored in mylar with oxygen absorber.
Otherwise, it's highly doubtful it would rise 3 years after expiration.
@@MM-yb2fy -There is no need to freeze it. Because without oxygen there can be no moisture. And also, without oxygen bugs will die.
I clean out Dr Pepper bottles with few drops of bleach, air dry for several days and adds 2 cups of pancake mix, oatmeal, flakes, and ect. Puts in 100cc OA and screwed on tight. Works! Can do that with alot of powdered products with different sized bottles.
I have found that any packaging will only hold flour for 3 years tops. After that, it starts to smell off. Rotate and check your stores and reseal each year if you don't.
That’s my favorite pancake mix
Yum i love pancakes
I like this. I make my own pancake and biscuit mix with flour, baking powder, and crisco. (That's all that is in that mix) So, I just store extra flour. 😁👍🏻
Personally... I won't package anything in 5 gallon buckets. I'd rather use gallon and quart sizes. I'd much rather have a gallon or quart size package go bad for some reason then to lose a whole 5 gallon bucket of food. Plus, your not stuck eating the same thing all the time before it goes bad.
I package in gal mylar bags and place them in the buckets. Then I just take 1 gal out at a time.
You can reseal the original plastic bag the oxygen absorbers came in & then they will not absorb so much oxygen that is in the mason jar.
A hair flat iron works great to seal up the Mylar bags.