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Suggestion: when you show a group of items, spread them out so we can see all of them in the group. I like how you highlight one at a time-that is good. Great video! Took notes! 👍👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😀💕🌱🌱🌱
My grandma taught me years ago to make bread. Usually around 10 loafs, but she could save potatoes water about a quart for bread baking. She could whip it up, bake it, and have all the dishes done in 9 hours or less. Loved her fresh bread. If I had a bigger house I would get more flour. Collected a lot of great bread recipies including your book. Thanks for doing You Tube
Many years ago when my children were young, I entered into a great trial (marital), and other tribulations. I recall times when I would go to the market, and there just wasn’t money to pay for groceries. I learned two things. Great dependence on the Lord, and the wisdom He gave to me. Beans. In all shapes, and sizes. I learned to make cakes, pies, main meals with them. The children never knew that we were struggling. In all honesty, neither did I feel the full force of those stormy days/years! Philippians 4:13
My favorite part of these videos are when you give a top 10, which consists of about 50 items. You are a women after my own heart! ❤ Thank you Ms. Mary!
When I cook a whole chicken in my Instant Pot to make bone broth should I use the low, medium or high setting in the Soup setting on the instant pot? I know you said that ideally you want the temp to be around 180 degrees so should you set the Poultry setting on low to initially cook the whole chicken?
My parents were a young married couple during the depression. They got rashion coupon for sugar , flour , butter , eggs, my parents had onlymy oldest sister at the time. So they got 3 rastion books each month. My mother and father lived in Cleveland ,Ohio . My dad worked in the Steal Mill. So when they would get their books they would use what the three of them needed for the month , and my mother would give her neighbors who had many more child her extra coupons to help them out through the month
Something I learned from a beekeeper last summer at a conference was that as long as honey is PACKAGED locally it can still advertise/have on the label that it is “local honey”. So it can be shipped in from anywhere in the world but as long as it’s put in the container it’s going to be sold in locally it can still legally say that it is local. This is for sure one of those “know your farmer know your food” instances!
I found this out from a friend, who works at a library, after she helped an Amish "bee keeper" place a honey order by fax from a honey distributor in Wisconsin. (We live in Missouri). Apparently, he repackages the bulk honey into smaller containers to resell as "local honey".
Yup. Grew up in a town with a national honey producer. Their raw honey reminds me of what my brother has produced. Good stuff if you can get it from the source. They never labeled those bottles, but you could tell when it's the color of molasses and tastes like something other than flavored corn syrup...
Mary: I have used a tablespoon or two of potato flakes in my homemade bread for years. It helps to keep the bread moist longer extending it's shelf life.
Mary, I mean this with all love and not an ounce of disrespect... you are the most wonderful, maternal, gentle motherly type and I find so much love and warmth here. My mother was a hamburger helper mom, and my grandmothers didnt share all of this knowledge (even though they had it! They raised 7 and 8 kids respectively). Im trying to create a traditional home and kitchen for my kids and you've given me so much. Your channel is like going to a grandmother's home and being met with hugs and love. Thank you for all of your hard work here. 💜
@@carriekalbus1415 And it always will, as long as it's kept in a freezer. I stopped buying those 3 pk packets, and started buying the 'big' bricks.....but I still have a BUNCH of those 3 pk packets to use up, before I get to the 'bricks'. I took a baby food jar, and I empty out the packets into it, and use the yeast from the baby food jar. I'll just keep filling up the jar, til there's no more 3 pks left. lol
The raw local honey from Costco is wonderful and pourable, but I would recommend pouring it into another glass container that you can spoon out of because the honey crystallizes before long (which is good because it’s a sign that it is real, raw honey), but you don’t want to have to heat the plastic container to make it liquid and pourable again. I try to never heat plastic. Louise J
Yes, it is good to put honey into glass. If you get desperate though, you can put a plastic honey bottle into a hot hot car for a few hours to de-crystalize it. (Don't do this if the plastic has a 1 on the bottom.)
Mary: When chicken breast goes on sale, I buy a lot and to save freezer space, I can it in pint jars. Canning chicken is so easy and it tastes so much better than the canned chicken from the store, then it can be added to your prepper pantry. I also canned ground beef recently when it went on sale, my family initially groaned at the idea of canned ground beef, but soon changed their minds when tacos could be ready to eat from start to finish in under 15 minutes. These canned meats provide quick and easy meals on those nights when I just don't have the energy to stand in the kitchen for hours on end.
Dear Mary, I hope this note finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the incredibly detailed and informative video you created on stocking a depression era food pantry. Your dedication and effort in sharing such valuable knowledge are truly commendable. The video you produced, which spanned over two hours, covered a wide range of topics and provided invaluable insights. From alternative sweeteners to alternative flours and whole grains, you left no stone unturned. I particularly appreciated your discussion on baking with freshly milled flours and your recommendations for the best types of rice, beans, fruits, vegetables, meats, and fish to include in a well-stocked pantry. Moreover, your inclusion of tips on growing a survival garden, preparing hot beverages, choosing specific types of pasta, selecting the best nut butter, and even the importance of shelf-stable fats and salt types, showcased your comprehensive approach to the subject matter. The way you seamlessly integrated traditional food kitchen techniques, such as adding ground organ meats to ground beef for increased nutrition, or making a salt blend with kelp, truly demonstrated your expertise and creativity. I was particularly impressed by the additional resources you shared, such as the "four-corners pantry list" and links to other videos featuring depression-era recipes. These additions not only provided further depth to the content but also emphasized your commitment to helping others navigate these challenging times. Your dedication to educating and empowering others through your video is truly inspiring. The amount of effort and research you put into creating such a comprehensive resource is evident, and I cannot thank you enough for sharing your expertise with the world. Once again, thank you, Mary, for your exceptional video and the wealth of knowledge you have provided. I am grateful for the time and energy you invested in this project, and I know that countless individuals, including myself, will benefit greatly from your insights. With heartfelt appreciation, Patrick
@irisdude Patrick I agree with everything you said and I've only just begun to watch this. My immediate response to the first minute was to go look at the description. Once there I was bowled over by the content and instantly had to thank Mary for this wonderful gift. I can't wait to see her other videos
@@JoniDiMaggio I think you will benefit by starting off with her video entitled How To Make A Simple Roast Chicken. Even if you know how, as I did when I watched it, I believe you will still learn a few important things. There are many considerations I never thought of before, and it was very helpful in "upping my game", so to speak.
@@irisdude Thank you Patrick I will do that. I have subscribed so I should be able to find it. I watched about an hour of this and saved it because I had to catch up on some other videos - gardening and political news lol. But she is just wonderful and so good at explaining things and she's very unassuming in her manner. I have thoroughly enjoyed this video and am in awe of her kindness. Yours too. That was one hell of a post you made. Very articulate, detailed and impressive. I wished I could've given you 10 thumbs up!
I’m glad you covered organics & pesticides! People just need to learn how to properly wash their fruits/veggies. Even us organic minded home gardeners occasionally may have to use something stronger than we like if it means saving our crops. Hunger doesn’t differentiate, our budgets do! 💚
Hi Mary! I also buy my honey at Costco, but you mentioned a honey company in Round Rock. I live about 20 minutes from Round Rock and would love more information for this company, such as the name and address. Is this a brick and mortar store? Thank you so much! 😄. Also, I’ve cooked Einkorn berries and ate it like oatmeal and it was so delicious! I love my Mockmill. My grandkids love to come over and mill wheat berries for all things baked!
For a ongoing forever sweetener grow your own Stevia. And it's not just the leaves. The stem too. Grow it and dry it and grind it the amount required is crazy small compared to all other sweeteners. 1/8 if a tspb= 1 tsp if sugar I think. I can't remember now iv just got use to measuring it with my Khazar eyeballs. But you can buy the plants and grow your own sweeteners. And store in glass jars your harvest. Thanks for the download.
I store my flour, rice, beans, orzo pasta, salt and sugars in empty 8 or 16 ounce water bottles to prevent the loss of a bulk storage unit amount from infestation. Sometimes this method can also become a pre-measured amount for many recipes like tortillas or flat breads and dry soup seasoning mixes or homemade seasoning blends. My favorite bottles are from Lipton teas, S.Pellegrino, children's juice bottles. They have more of an air tight type screw on lid compared to Great Value small water bottles. This method is also good for when you have to pickup and just leave because of weather emergencies. This method is also good for starting your backup pantry when you can not afford to spend five dollars a week toward a backup pantry. Seems like everytime you open a bag or box of pantry basic items there is almost always about a quarter or half cup too much for the storage containers. If there is very little left over dried beans mix them to make your own multi bean soup blend. Just remember black beans and kidney beans take a bit longer to cook then red, black eyed peas, lentils and navy beans. The children's juice bottles like from Motts apple juice is good for freezing condensed homemade chicken, pork or beef broths. Hope this information is helpful for someone.
Mary is spot on in her advice to have a wide range of things in your pantry. It provides a buffer when money is tight. After paying the mortgage, and not having any left for groceries this week, i still had to make bread and snacks for my kids. I'm running low on all purpose flour so i used millet flour to make the corn muffins, and i used flax to replace the eggs and tallow to replace the butter. I also used tallow in my sandwich bread. Earlier this week i made apple muffins using buckwheat and rice flour, sweetened with maple syrup, and coconut oil for the fat.
Alisha, you may be low on supplies but you are big on brains. Good grief. I wish you were my neighbor so that you could teach me how to do all those things you do.
@@alishabohnert776 Thankyou. I tried making bread twice. The first time the dough swallowed the bread pan and oven rack. Just recently, I used a bread making machine. If I threw the bread at a window, it would have shattered. I have a long way to go! I will watch Mary and today I plan on going to Barnes and Nobles to order her book. I know there is help out there for me! LOL!
I share this information with family and friends. Growing up with a grandmother who lived through two world wars, the flu epidemic and the great Depression and parents who were Depression Era babies, I was exposed to many of these practices and food items.I wish I had listened closer though.
Mary you are absolutely correct about the black strap molasses. It’s a third/final boil down which gives it that dark color and stronger flavor. I love it and use it for many things. Btw I love these longer videos full of wisdom. I put them on while working around the house or driving. God bless ya sweet friend ❤
Oh Jackie!! You are such a sweetheart and thanks for confirming about the blackstrap molasses. I asked my mom today what she put in my milk and she said..."blackstrap of course!" Moms always know the best forms of nutrition!! Love, Mary
Why isn't this channel featured heavily on UA-cam? There's more practical information on this channel than most of us will ever be able to take in. No political nonsense. No biases or attempts to bias anyone. Just someone with a wealth of practical information and the communication skills to relay it to us. I truly hope that this channel and the cookbook, and whatever else I may not be aware of, are very successful, and I hope that this family is well taken care of for it because, whether we all choose to make use of it or not, it's a resource that most of us need really bad these days, and it's rare to find it in such abundance from someone so trustworthy.
My goodness! This is a treasure trove of important information. I can't say enough how kind it is of you to give this wonderful gift to us FREE!! THANK YOU MARY SO VERY MUCH
A couple of weeks ago, I got a real deal on Kippers...$1.29 each. I bought 14 cans. Love those kippers! In Canada, our main brand is Brunswick. A normal "sale" is $2.00 each.
Hi Mary My grandfather used to raise sugar cane and make his own mollases during those times he actually continued up to th early 80's. He sold them by the pints and quarts, and my grandmother made bread using the molasses and sold or bartered it to the community. The best bread ever, I used to be able to make it but I can't find the wheat shorts anymore. They also used raw sugar and honey as sweetness and white sugar was for canning and the occasional special occr. I love your channel as it has brought back those things I was taught as a child.
Dear Mary. You are such an amazing teacher. Your detailed research is so obvious, and I appreciate it so much. What a treasure you are to all of us. Love you!
The clearance aisle… my love language! Thanks for the video. I’ll be slowly working through it as I complete cleaning chores! I appreciate the calm and logical approach you present to food storage.❤ can’t wait to get my copy of your cookbook!
In the UK, we have a product called ‘Golden Syrup’ by Tate & Lyle. This was used for sweetening many things during rationing during WW2, but especially spooned on top porridge and it’s absolutely delicious. I believe you can buy it over in there in some English stores but I’ve heard it’s very expensive. I’ve seen recipes on how to make it but I tried and it just doesn’t taste as nice.
I was introduced to Golden Syrup while in England in 2001. I brought some home, but eventually ran out. I get a craving for it sometimes, but it is expensive here.
Aussie here! I'm 44 & I've always had golden syrup in the house. As an adult but also a kid, mum bought it in a tin. That's the ANZAC biscuit special ingredient lol. I sent some to an American friend once & she got hooked. She said she managed to find some in an international section at the shops.
I have been using "Freeze dried strawberries and blue Berries with my Greek Yogurt with Honey and vanilla. I add Honey Granola and Walnuts or Pecans, pumpkin seeds and honeynut cheerios. The freeze dried fruits are vey tadty and store well.
I have a bean soup mix I made but one or two of the bean types didn’t get soft last time. I put the soup in my instant pot for 45 minutes but worried everything else would disintegrate. It was actually fabulous.
Thank you for the great information! Just to share…one of my favorite snacks is popcorn with a little melted coconut oil and sea salt (for a sweet-salty taste) or sprinkled with nutritional yeast. Popcorn is a great vehicle for a little extra nutrition…in snack form!
As a child, when I discovered I could make it just like cream of wheat, it became a staple! My mother couldn’t believe we (5kids) were making it for breakfast during the summers when she went to work. I thought I had discovered something! Lol!!
You are a wealth of information. How I would love to sit beside you in your kitchen and learn from you! I’m so thankful we have a platform like this and for channels like yours. ❤
Mary I noticed all your religious pictures and baby Jesus and the blessed mother and now I just love this I mean I’ve been watching you but this is just the icing on the cake for me God bless you
Hi Lisa!! I was so happy to learn about your channel from Michele over at Chocolate Box Cottage! I mentioned you only briefly in Community Post but I want to share a more dedicated post just about your channel coming up soon. Love, Mary
One day I was quilting, my other sister was making a stew for supper, and my older sister began reading to us. It was a true story about an arctic expedition. In preparation, they had bought some food bars from the Hudson Bay Company, and some different food bars from some other company…..for when they ran out of fresh food. Well, the men tasted both bars. They all agreed the ones from Hudson Bay Co were much better tasting than the other bars. Time goes on…..a lot of men had eaten all their better tasting bars first, leaving them with just the 2nd ones……..and some men had been smarter and mixed them, eating first one, then next day the other………….the men who had eaten all the bars that were better tasting, leaving the others for last, died one by one…….not from starvation !!…….the men who still had a supply of mixed bars survived. Once the expedition was over, there was an investigation conducted. Turns out, the better tasting bars contained OMEGAS 3 & 6…..while the bar they weren’t fond of had zero omegas. They concluded that we need Omegas 3 & 6 to live. A lot of food now has a label on them saying contents contain Omegas 3 and 6……..
After boiling potatoes ,save the water for making homemade biscuits , just add power butter milk it will make best biscuits just make sure the potato water is Luke warm not hot
Mary, I don't usually comment...but this was good to my little heart.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Thank you so much for this video. I'm container gardening for the first time ever!! Can't wait to get to collect all my harvest goodies when the time comes. I have planted corn, beans, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, watermelon, cantaloupe, broccoli, kale, lettuce, radish, and grew 3 cabbage...from my kitchen scraps.( From your video of course 🤣) May God forever bless you and your family, I will always continue to watch your gems!!💞💕💞💕💗
Mary, other preppers have mentioned that pop top tab cans can fail sooner than traditional cans. Noted to be more frequent with some store brand can luncheon meats. Thank you for sharing food knowledge in your video content regularly.
The part of chicory that gets used in coffee or for traditional medicine, are its roots.. In south India, when coffee is purchased, by default 15% - 30% is chicory.. In what we consider best south India coffee there is 20% chicory.. If we can find shops that ground coffee for you, you can tell them the % of preference.. When I was a kid, grandpa would give Chicory root tea during fever.. :)
Thank you for not making this video sound like a "doomsday" prep survival situation. I'm new to your channel and truly appreciate that. Being prepared for the unexpected can be anything ANYTHING unexpected. From losing a job to just wanting to cook healthier. I learned so much from this video. Thank you! Looking forward to watching and learning from your other videos.
The pop top cans are more convenient but it does make sense to have the traditional cans - I just read about this yesterday. One thing I didn't think I had was common old can opener - - and was putting it on my list of things to add to the pantry. I cleaned out a drawer and there was an opener. From now on I will look for only traditional cans.
Glass over plastic everyday! Main job for Mama is not only to cook nutritional food; but let family members learn how to cook. Even if cleanup is exhausting 😅 Anyone willing to cook nutritious foods should have a stranding recollection of appreciation!
Also buy cans of diced potatoes. So good in soups, chowders and home fries. Oh and use a can of corned beef and add a rinsed drained can of diced potatoes to make homemade corned beef hash.
Such a great video, Mary! But then again, all of your videos are great. You are such a gem, and such a blessing and gift from God. I just keep learning so much from you, and I am pretty sure I have been with you since almost the very beginning. Thanks, again, for sharing this wealth of information, and thanks for all you do!
Wow, Miss Mary, this was a whale of a video, and SO GOOD! I am also the chief cook & bottle-washer at this house 😂 and I appreciate all your wisdom. I watched another channel where the mama of a large family kept dry beans, but whenever she emptied enough quart jars to fill her pressure canner, she would soak beans and fill and can them so she had beans for her family at a moment's notice. I tried her method, and the beans are great! I think store-bought canned and jarred food is great. I have stocked a lot of things we'll eat. Part of my thinking is, What if one of my vegetables just doesn't produce? That has happened. And while there have been times when I didn't get enough out of my garden, and a friend had extra, I can't always count on that, especially now when everyone is trying to have enough for their families. Also, I haven't tried it yet, but you can get roasted dandelion root as a sub for coffee. I've been vacuum-sealing whole beans that I prefer, and I have them all in a box with a little manual coffee grinder. I've been doing the same with teas as well, and plan to make my own healing teas. Here is a product I found but have yet to use for my grandson who is dairy free: coconut whipping cream. The only place I've been able to find it is at Meijer, which is not a store that reaches into the south. Pasta is or is going to be in short supply because some farmers have had to let their crops go, due to drought. We might need to dust off our pasta machines!
Costco’s Rotisserie chicken is cheaper than their regular chicken. It yields over two pounds of flesh. Then you can make bone broth with what is left. I give the spent bones and skin to the dogs.
Great tip:) regarding Costco rotisserie chicken and so affordable. However, NEVER give chicken/porks/beef bones to dogs…..they can actually kill your beloved pets…..punctured/blockage in intestines…..not to mention outrageous veterinarian bills….!
I love Big Ys rotisserie chicken. It's not salty like Wal-Mart's. I eat it, make sandwiches and then make a chicken soup with noodles using the bones with carrots and eating the marrow. Sorry. I don't have dogs!
What I’ve noticed is during the WW2 era, really nice information and instructions on “how too’s” were sent out for the population. I really don’t see that happening for us now, or I haven’t see it yet..(except they want us to eat bugs!). The illustrations were really cool, pretty too..
Wow wow wow Mary you nailed it this video was super top notch. Thank you so much you literally helped me decide on how I wanted to buy bulk maple syrup...many smaller jars for refrigeration. Cant wait to receive your book as well! I've been following you for quite some time and my kitchen is officially a traditional foods kitchen. Thank you for your continued inspiration!!!
The poptop lids will break their seals a year before the same product in a regular sealed lid. Because the poptop lid isnt as strong. Also when storing poptop lids DO NOT STACK! it weakness is the weight of the top can will put pressure on the bottom can breaking the seal, ( especially 14to 16 oz cans.) Little fish cans under 8 oz are typically stored on their sides to keep weight off the poptop lid. ( and stored this way can last 2 to 4 years after expiration date) dont stack poptop lids without a crate or shelves more than 2 cans high unless you put regular type cans on the bottom and only top layer is poptop lids.
Mary, I've pre-ordered your book and can't wait to put my hands on it! Have you considered a 2nd book with these depression era recipes and tips? I am sure it would be a success!
I started fermenting veggies and probiotic lemonade (which I use whey to make then make your cream cheese), mostly to help keep my parents healthy! ❤ I've made my own scoby and have my first batch of kombucha going. I've ordered milk kefir grains after watching your video on that, can't wait to make it. I'd prefer my parents use kefir instead of almond milk, which have lectins my dad shouldn't have, in their smoothies. I'll be lacto fermenting my berries as they start to ripen. I'm absolutely loving all your videos and learning so much! I appreciate that you take the time to go into detail and explain all the how's and why's! Thank you so much, I'll continue to binge watch until I catch up, lol.❤
I put my brown rice and oily flours in the freezer in ziploc bags to keep it all from becoming rancid. They stay beautifully in there & taste fresh when cooked. Other flours that I use often I keep in the refrigerator ; same thing, they stay fresh.
My oven died and I don’t have money to purchase another one I have a tabletop convection oven,and an electric fry pan, instapot, crock pot, plus my stove top stil works and friends bought me a Nuwave2 for my cast iron skillet,so I’m getting by. Please show me how to bake in an electric skillet or my cast iron skillet.
Recently I have seen people saying that you can eat canned salmon the way it is or as patties, but my Mother used to serve us a creamed salmon over buttered toast. It was actually very good, made with butter, flour, milk, salt pepper and Salmon, then poured over the buttered toast.
We American Canadians make a salmon pie ... Tortiere ... Made with a can of salmon, onion, celery mashed potatoes and add a crust and it is SO GOOD! I add fresh garlic as well.
I’ve just found that chicory inulin can be used as 50% of sugar in cakes, which of course increases dietary fibre and reduces carbs, especially if using almond flour
I do not like any canned fish at all except tuna and clams and smoked oysters. But, I do have canned beef and gravy, corned beef, chicken, pork, and ham and spam.
You are amazing! You remind me of my sweet home-ec teacher. I took 4 years & learned volumes from her. Thank you for your thoroughness & generosity in sharing so much invaluable information with us!
Interesting video. I appreciate your work Mary. Maple syrup is my favorite. It's reasonably priced at Aldi. Once opened, it doesn't take up much room in the fridge.
I never knew that about maple syrup. Not something I hardly ever use. But like to have on hand as an emergency sweetener. 3 months ago a guest wanted pancakes and maple syrup. We opened, used, and it went back into the pantry. Watching this, I went and checked. Looked like a light film of mold. In the trash, and lesson learned. Thanks again
Mary you’re such a blessing! I’ve been so busy being “productive” that I get behind listening to video’s and have to catch up. This is one of your best episodes...and they are all excellent. Am an old farm girl and we agree on food prep and pantry! I still learn so much from you. Thank you ❤
What a wealth of information in this video! This makes me even more excited to get your book! I really appreciate all your knowledge and experience that you are so kind to share with all of us. ❤
I was just reading an article that mentioned honey is perfect as long term storage. You don't need to refrigerate it. Archaeologists have found 3000 year old honey and it's still edible!
Another way to extend the life of canned or cooked beans is to dehydrate them. They are like instant rice in terms of great time saving recipe ingredients. Love them and have several bags in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers or can be vacuum sealed in mason jars.
I just joined..and surprised to not see monk fruit or stevia. I finally ended my sugar intake..and I used those natural sugars now. I even grew the stevia plant and love chewing on the leaves...
Wonderful! And welcome! I didn’t include those since it would be very unlikely those would have been available during the Great Depression of the 1930s but certainly wonderful for the modern pantry. Here’s my sweetener video which I think you will enjoy: ua-cam.com/video/6w3aszSdpGY/v-deo.html Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
All of the food products you are speaking about are VERY EXPENSIVE for the average family to be able to afford!! Also, I’m not an ORGANIC PERSON. NO one knows if it’s REALLY organic. Manufacturers, stores or grower’s can tell you anything just so they can charge A LOT MORE MONEY. I’ll stick to what I’ve been fed growing up and what I feed my family and friends. I don’t buy ready made boxed, frozen or meals I cook real food that requires effort and work to make nutritious meals 💕🙏🙏
Hi Jeanne, I understand completely. These are back up foods if we can’t have fresh foods. And many of the foods I shared like rice, beans, and canned foods are quite affordable and can be Lifesavers during emergencies. I am with you and also make pretty much everything Homemade. I hope you will check out my channel’s homepage: youtube.com/@MarysNest Love, Mary
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Thanks for watching!!
Love, Mary
Suggestion: when you show a group of items, spread them out so we can see all of them in the group. I like how you highlight one at a time-that is good. Great video! Took notes! 👍👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼😀💕🌱🌱🌱
Thank you Mary, you truly depict the essence of "abundance" through your liberal sharing of information and love for family and friends.
My grandma taught me years ago to make bread. Usually around 10 loafs, but she could save potatoes water about a quart for bread baking. She could whip it up, bake it, and have all the dishes done in 9 hours or less. Loved her fresh bread. If I had a bigger house I would get more flour. Collected a lot of great bread recipies including your book. Thanks for doing You Tube
Hi Mary , for how long can you store the large pack of yeast when un opened? I bought some of them vacuum sealed. I do not have them in the freezer.
Many years ago when my children were young, I entered into a great trial (marital), and other tribulations. I recall times when I would go to the market, and there just wasn’t money to pay for groceries. I learned two things. Great dependence on the Lord, and the wisdom He gave to me. Beans. In all shapes, and sizes. I learned to make cakes, pies, main meals with them. The children never knew that we were struggling. In all honesty, neither did I feel the full force of those stormy days/years! Philippians 4:13
That’s encouraging to hear!
My favorite part of these videos are when you give a top 10, which consists of about 50 items. You are a women after my own heart! ❤ Thank you Ms. Mary!
LOL!! You know me - it's all about "Abudanza"! LOL!! Love, Mary
😀yes ma’am
😂😂 right?! She's the bomb.
Exactly ❤
When I cook a whole chicken in my Instant Pot to make bone broth should I use the low, medium or high setting in the Soup setting on the instant pot?
I know you said that ideally you want the temp to be around 180 degrees so should you set the Poultry setting on low to initially cook the whole chicken?
My parents were a young married couple during the depression. They got rashion coupon for sugar , flour , butter , eggs, my parents had onlymy oldest sister at the time. So they got 3 rastion books each month. My mother and father lived in Cleveland ,Ohio . My dad worked in the Steal Mill. So when they would get their books they would use what the three of them needed for the month , and my mother would give her neighbors who had many more child her extra coupons to help them out through the month
Hi Jeannie, thank you for sharing all of this! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Your mom is an angel!
Something I learned from a beekeeper last summer at a conference was that as long as honey is PACKAGED locally it can still advertise/have on the label that it is “local honey”. So it can be shipped in from anywhere in the world but as long as it’s put in the container it’s going to be sold in locally it can still legally say that it is local. This is for sure one of those “know your farmer know your food” instances!
I found this out from a friend, who works at a library, after she helped an Amish "bee keeper" place a honey order by fax from a honey distributor in Wisconsin. (We live in Missouri). Apparently, he repackages the bulk honey into smaller containers to resell as "local honey".
@@katherinetyrrell8810 I live in Missouri too! 😃.
Thank you for the heads up…..sad that business owners are being deceptive….even the Amish…😢
Great info!
Yup. Grew up in a town with a national honey producer. Their raw honey reminds me of what my brother has produced. Good stuff if you can get it from the source. They never labeled those bottles, but you could tell when it's the color of molasses and tastes like something other than flavored corn syrup...
Mary: I have used a tablespoon or two of potato flakes in my homemade bread for years. It helps to keep the bread moist longer extending it's shelf life.
I do the same with my bread also have done it for years.
Hello how much flakes to do use ?
I had a friend that would add potato flakes with fresh potatoes making potato soup. Made a great thickening agent.
@@godsgift3302one -3 tablespoons of flakes may need a tablespoon or so of water to keep the bread dough balance
@@godsgift3302 1to2 tablespoons. Brand doesn't matter.
Mary, I mean this with all love and not an ounce of disrespect... you are the most wonderful, maternal, gentle motherly type and I find so much love and warmth here. My mother was a hamburger helper mom, and my grandmothers didnt share all of this knowledge (even though they had it! They raised 7 and 8 kids respectively). Im trying to create a traditional home and kitchen for my kids and you've given me so much. Your channel is like going to a grandmother's home and being met with hugs and love. Thank you for all of your hard work here. 💜
TIP: Yeast stored in the freezer never goes bad.
This is true. I've got some at least 5 years old and it still works. Got it on a clearance sale lol
@@carriekalbus1415 And it always will, as long as it's kept in a freezer. I stopped buying those 3 pk packets, and started buying the 'big' bricks.....but I still have a BUNCH of those 3 pk packets to use up, before I get to the 'bricks'. I took a baby food jar, and I empty out the packets into it, and use the yeast from the baby food jar. I'll just keep filling up the jar, til there's no more 3 pks left. lol
@@DawnieRotten never thought of using a jar. I just get the packs out of the freezer the night before....I like your idea better lol 😉
@@carriekalbus1415Are you talking about fresh yeast cakes or packets of instant yeast?
The raw local honey from Costco is wonderful and pourable, but I would recommend pouring it into another glass container that you can spoon out of because the honey crystallizes before long (which is good because it’s a sign that it is real, raw honey), but you don’t want to have to heat the plastic container to make it liquid and pourable again. I try to never heat plastic. Louise J
Yes, it is good to put honey into glass. If you get desperate though, you can put a plastic honey bottle into a hot hot car for a few hours to de-crystalize it. (Don't do this if the plastic has a 1 on the bottom.)
Love molasses unsulfured in coffee or on biscuits or just to take a spoonful of it. Yumm😊
Hi Denise, Me too! Love, Mary
Mary: When chicken breast goes on sale, I buy a lot and to save freezer space, I can it in pint jars.
Canning chicken is so easy and it tastes so much better than the canned chicken from the store, then it can be added to your prepper pantry. I also canned ground beef recently when it went on sale, my family initially groaned at the idea of canned ground beef, but soon changed their minds when tacos could be ready to eat from start to finish in under 15 minutes. These canned meats provide quick and easy meals on those nights when I just don't have the energy to stand in the kitchen for hours on end.
You are a national treasure 🇺🇸
Oh my goodness!! Thank you!! ❤️🤗❤️
Agreed
Definitely agreed 👍🏼🫶🏽🙏🏽🌹
Dear Mary,
I hope this note finds you well. I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for the incredibly detailed and informative video you created on stocking a depression era food pantry. Your dedication and effort in sharing such valuable knowledge are truly commendable.
The video you produced, which spanned over two hours, covered a wide range of topics and provided invaluable insights. From alternative sweeteners to alternative flours and whole grains, you left no stone unturned. I particularly appreciated your discussion on baking with freshly milled flours and your recommendations for the best types of rice, beans, fruits, vegetables, meats, and fish to include in a well-stocked pantry.
Moreover, your inclusion of tips on growing a survival garden, preparing hot beverages, choosing specific types of pasta, selecting the best nut butter, and even the importance of shelf-stable fats and salt types, showcased your comprehensive approach to the subject matter. The way you seamlessly integrated traditional food kitchen techniques, such as adding ground organ meats to ground beef for increased nutrition, or making a salt blend with kelp, truly demonstrated your expertise and creativity.
I was particularly impressed by the additional resources you shared, such as the "four-corners pantry list" and links to other videos featuring depression-era recipes. These additions not only provided further depth to the content but also emphasized your commitment to helping others navigate these challenging times.
Your dedication to educating and empowering others through your video is truly inspiring. The amount of effort and research you put into creating such a comprehensive resource is evident, and I cannot thank you enough for sharing your expertise with the world.
Once again, thank you, Mary, for your exceptional video and the wealth of knowledge you have provided. I am grateful for the time and energy you invested in this project, and I know that countless individuals, including myself, will benefit greatly from your insights.
With heartfelt appreciation,
Patrick
@irisdude
Patrick
I agree with everything you said and I've only just begun to watch this. My immediate response to the first minute was to go look at the description. Once there I was bowled over by the content and instantly had to thank Mary for this wonderful gift. I can't wait to see her other videos
@@JoniDiMaggio I think you will benefit by starting off with her video entitled How To Make A Simple Roast Chicken. Even if you know how, as I did when I watched it, I believe you will still learn a few important things. There are many considerations I never thought of before, and it was very helpful in "upping my game", so to speak.
@@irisdude
Thank you Patrick I will do that. I have subscribed so I should be able to find it. I watched about an hour of this and saved it because I had to catch up on some other videos - gardening and political news lol.
But she is just wonderful and so good at explaining things and she's very unassuming in her manner. I have thoroughly enjoyed this video and am in awe of her kindness. Yours too. That was one hell of a post you made. Very articulate, detailed and impressive. I wished I could've given you 10 thumbs up!
Oh my goodness Patrick! Thank you so much for all the kind words and sharing all of this! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Bravo👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Well said🌹🫶🏽
You must love Ruth Goodman, that BBC kitchen historian/archeologist who knows all the ancient recipes and techniques?
TIP: When I make Ghee, I'll use the leftover milk solids to put on popcorn. THEE....BEST.....EVER!! lol
Re. The Olive Oil.... Insert some fresh cleaned sprigs of Rosemary to prolong shelf life and postpone rancidity. Love this video. Many thanks.
Wow, really? I need to try that! Thank you!
I never knew, I live in the tropics and often have to dispose of rancid olive oil.
I’m glad you covered organics & pesticides! People just need to learn how to properly wash their fruits/veggies. Even us organic minded home gardeners occasionally may have to use something stronger than we like if it means saving our crops. Hunger doesn’t differentiate, our budgets do! 💚
Yes indeed!
Hi Mary! I also buy my honey at Costco, but you mentioned a honey company in Round Rock. I live about 20 minutes from Round Rock and would love more information for this company, such as the name and address. Is this a brick and mortar store? Thank you so much! 😄. Also, I’ve cooked Einkorn berries and ate it like oatmeal and it was so delicious! I love my Mockmill. My grandkids love to come over and mill wheat berries for all things baked!
Can you WASH off that stuff Bill Gates is now putting on fruits and veggies? I think it's called aPEEL.
What about growing the incredibly sweet Stavia plant? Easy to grow and SOOO sweet! A little leaf can sweeten a whole pot of tea.
I just bought some dried stevia plant! Iam impressed and it's not processed much better for you!
For a ongoing forever sweetener grow your own Stevia. And it's not just the leaves. The stem too. Grow it and dry it and grind it the amount required is crazy small compared to all other sweeteners. 1/8 if a tspb= 1 tsp if sugar I think. I can't remember now iv just got use to measuring it with my Khazar eyeballs. But you can buy the plants and grow your own sweeteners. And store in glass jars your harvest. Thanks for the download.
Chicory was also added to coffee during the Carter Presidency. I remember the even/odd day gas lines;)
If you have ground coffee that is not tasting fresh. Ad a little pinch of salt to the coffee before brewing. And it tastes a lot better.
Good tip👍🏼
I store my flour, rice, beans, orzo pasta, salt and sugars in empty 8 or 16 ounce water bottles to prevent the loss of a bulk storage unit amount from infestation. Sometimes this method can also become a pre-measured amount for many recipes like tortillas or flat breads and dry soup seasoning mixes or homemade seasoning blends. My favorite bottles are from Lipton teas, S.Pellegrino, children's juice bottles. They have more of an air tight type screw on lid compared to Great Value small water bottles. This method is also good for when you have to pickup and just leave because of weather emergencies. This method is also good for starting your backup pantry when you can not afford to spend five dollars a week toward a backup pantry. Seems like everytime you open a bag or box of pantry basic items there is almost always about a quarter or half cup too much for the storage containers. If there is very little left over dried beans mix them to make your own multi bean soup blend. Just remember black beans and kidney beans take a bit longer to cook then red, black eyed peas, lentils and navy beans. The children's juice bottles like from Motts apple juice is good for freezing condensed homemade chicken, pork or beef broths. Hope this information is helpful for someone.
Mary is spot on in her advice to have a wide range of things in your pantry. It provides a buffer when money is tight. After paying the mortgage, and not having any left for groceries this week, i still had to make bread and snacks for my kids. I'm running low on all purpose flour so i used millet flour to make the corn muffins, and i used flax to replace the eggs and tallow to replace the butter. I also used tallow in my sandwich bread. Earlier this week i made apple muffins using buckwheat and rice flour, sweetened with maple syrup, and coconut oil for the fat.
Alisha, you may be low on supplies but you are big on brains. Good grief. I wish you were my neighbor so that you could teach me how to do all those things you do.
@@gailoreilly1516 just watch Mary, you'll learn! Once you know a few tricks about how different flours work, you're all set.
@@alishabohnert776 Thankyou. I tried making bread twice. The first time the dough swallowed the bread pan and oven rack. Just recently, I used a bread making machine. If I threw the bread at a window, it would have shattered. I have a long way to go! I will watch Mary and today I plan on going to Barnes and Nobles to order her book. I know there is help out there for me! LOL!
Applesauce can replace the oil in muffins
I share this information with family and friends. Growing up with a grandmother who lived through two world wars, the flu epidemic and the great Depression and parents who were Depression Era babies, I was exposed to many of these practices and food items.I wish I had listened closer though.
Me too! My parents divorced when I was 6, I'm 58, but I remember the things that my Grandma would tell me from that very young age.
Better late than never! 😄👍🏾@@lisalanham6980
Mary you are absolutely correct about the black strap molasses. It’s a third/final boil down which gives it that dark color and stronger flavor. I love it and use it for many things. Btw I love these longer videos full of wisdom. I put them on while working around the house or driving. God bless ya sweet friend ❤
Oh Jackie!! You are such a sweetheart and thanks for confirming about the blackstrap molasses. I asked my mom today what she put in my milk and she said..."blackstrap of course!" Moms always know the best forms of nutrition!! Love, Mary
@@MarysNest your mama is a jewel 🥰
@@MarysNest Mary, it was used instead of sugar in my town, during worldwar 2, as sugar was rationed.
Why isn't this channel featured heavily on UA-cam? There's more practical information on this channel than most of us will ever be able to take in. No political nonsense. No biases or attempts to bias anyone. Just someone with a wealth of practical information and the communication skills to relay it to us. I truly hope that this channel and the cookbook, and whatever else I may not be aware of, are very successful, and I hope that this family is well taken care of for it because, whether we all choose to make use of it or not, it's a resource that most of us need really bad these days, and it's rare to find it in such abundance from someone so trustworthy.
I have read also that you want to purchase solid top canned items. Pop top cans don't last as well for long term storage.
My goodness! This is a treasure trove of important information. I can't say enough how kind it is of you to give this wonderful gift to us FREE!! THANK YOU MARY SO VERY MUCH
I make breakfast “sausage” patties using lentils. They are delicious.
I want that lentil sausage recipe!
yes thst sounds interesting!
2 1/2 hr free seminar on stocking a “scratch” Whole Food Pantry! Perfect compliment to the cookbook. Bravo.
A couple of weeks ago, I got a real deal on Kippers...$1.29 each. I bought 14 cans. Love those kippers! In Canada, our main brand is Brunswick. A normal "sale" is $2.00 each.
Hi Mary
My grandfather used to raise sugar cane and make his own mollases during those times he actually continued up to th early 80's. He sold them by the pints and quarts, and my grandmother made bread using the molasses and sold or bartered it to the community. The best bread ever, I used to be able to make it but I can't find the wheat shorts anymore. They also used raw sugar and honey as sweetness and white sugar was for canning and the occasional special occr. I love your channel as it has brought back those things I was taught as a child.
Hi Susan, Wow!! Thank you for sharing this!! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
We used to drink molasses and milk also. Still do once in a while. Never seen or heard of other people drinking it.
Dear Mary. You are such an amazing teacher. Your detailed research is so obvious, and I appreciate it so much. What a treasure you are to all of us. Love you!
Hi Christy, WOW!! Thank you for the kind words!! Love, Mary
The clearance aisle… my love language! Thanks for the video. I’ll be slowly working through it as I complete cleaning chores! I appreciate the calm and logical approach you present to food storage.❤ can’t wait to get my copy of your cookbook!
Thank you!!❤️🤗❤️
Nutritional yeast is also tasty when sprinkled on popcorn!
Is that like Brewers yeast? (Ewww)
In the UK, we have a product called ‘Golden Syrup’ by Tate & Lyle. This was used for sweetening many things during rationing during WW2, but especially spooned on top porridge and it’s absolutely delicious. I believe you can buy it over in there in some English stores but I’ve heard it’s very expensive. I’ve seen recipes on how to make it but I tried and it just doesn’t taste as nice.
My kids love this Tate & Lyle golden syrup on pancakes, it's delicious. Easy to get here in Ireland.
I was introduced to Golden Syrup while in England in 2001. I brought some home, but eventually ran out. I get a craving for it sometimes, but it is expensive here.
We do, it’s called Lyle’s golden Syrup. $5.89 for 16 oz (US $ and measure)
@@lindas9806 I’m amazed you get this British product. However, it’s seriously expensive over there.
Aussie here! I'm 44 & I've always had golden syrup in the house. As an adult but also a kid, mum bought it in a tin. That's the ANZAC biscuit special ingredient lol.
I sent some to an American friend once & she got hooked. She said she managed to find some in an international section at the shops.
I have been using "Freeze dried strawberries and blue Berries with my Greek Yogurt with Honey and vanilla. I add Honey Granola and Walnuts or Pecans, pumpkin seeds and honeynut cheerios. The freeze dried fruits are vey tadty and store well.
i grow stevia for a natural sugar.
I have a bean soup mix I made but one or two of the bean types didn’t get soft last time. I put the soup in my instant pot for 45 minutes but worried everything else would disintegrate. It was actually fabulous.
Thank you for the great information! Just to share…one of my favorite snacks is popcorn with a little melted coconut oil and sea salt (for a sweet-salty taste) or sprinkled with nutritional yeast. Popcorn is a great vehicle for a little extra nutrition…in snack form!
Scrumptious!!
I love nutritional yeast, on popcorn and also on veggies, especially cooked cruciferous veggies with a bit
of garlic powder--yum.
Corn meal mush was my favorite breakfast when I was a kid
As a child, when I discovered I could make it just like cream of wheat, it became a staple! My mother couldn’t believe we (5kids) were making it for breakfast during the summers when she went to work. I thought I had discovered something! Lol!!
You are a wealth of information. How I would love to sit beside you in your kitchen and learn from you! I’m so thankful we have a platform like this and for channels like yours. ❤
Also overheated storage will pop open poptop lids. And spoil content much eaiser than regular lids.
You're so calm, Mary. Your advice and calmness really help me. I'm trying to put as much nutrient in our food as possible.
Mary I noticed all your religious pictures and baby Jesus and the blessed mother and now I just love this I mean I’ve been watching you but this is just the icing on the cake for me God bless you
Thank you for reminding us all on stocking alternate items to be used as alternatives to our cooking and getting them in our pantry
What a wonderful video, Mary! Thank you for introducing some wonderful community members to my channel as well. How very kind of you! :)
Hi Lisa!! I was so happy to learn about your channel from Michele over at Chocolate Box Cottage! I mentioned you only briefly in Community Post but I want to share a more dedicated post just about your channel coming up soon. Love, Mary
One day I was quilting, my other sister was making a stew for supper, and my older sister began reading to us. It was a true story about an arctic expedition. In preparation, they had bought some food bars from the Hudson Bay Company, and some different food bars from some other company…..for when they ran out of fresh food. Well, the men tasted both bars. They all agreed the ones from Hudson Bay Co were much better tasting than the other bars. Time goes on…..a lot of men had eaten all their better tasting bars first, leaving them with just the 2nd ones……..and some men had been smarter and mixed them, eating first one, then next day the other………….the men who had eaten all the bars that were better tasting, leaving the others for last, died one by one…….not from starvation !!…….the men who still had a supply of mixed bars survived.
Once the expedition was over, there was an investigation conducted. Turns out, the better tasting bars contained OMEGAS 3 & 6…..while the bar they weren’t fond of had zero omegas. They concluded that we need Omegas 3 & 6 to live.
A lot of food now has a label on them saying contents contain Omegas 3 and 6……..
After boiling potatoes ,save the water for making homemade biscuits , just add power butter milk it will make best biscuits just make sure the potato water is Luke warm not hot
I made oatmeal, pecan and raisin cookies. I only had white sugar, so i added Mothers molases. It gave a rich, very good flavor to the cookies.
St. Joseph 🥰☘️
Chicory coffee is still at my store My Moma added sweetened condensed Milk ❤
Mary, when u coming back on the tube?
Need an update recipes on easy honey garlic ferment and elderberry syrup.😮
Mary, I don't usually comment...but this was good to my little heart.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️Thank you so much for this video. I'm container gardening for the first time ever!! Can't wait to get to collect all my harvest goodies when the time comes. I have planted corn, beans, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, watermelon, cantaloupe, broccoli, kale, lettuce, radish, and grew 3 cabbage...from my kitchen scraps.( From your video of course 🤣) May God forever bless you and your family, I will always continue to watch your gems!!💞💕💞💕💗
Thank you for all the kind words! Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Mary, other preppers have mentioned that pop top tab cans can fail sooner than traditional cans. Noted to be more frequent with some store brand can luncheon meats.
Thank you for sharing food knowledge in your video content regularly.
I have noticed that about the pop tops as well. It is getting more difficult to find cans without pop tops
Millets, sorghum Barley all grains are super food4 Yr Gut microbiome flora will luv u for it ..& has v. Slow insulin spike
for healthy life ❤ 😅
Thank you I’m so grateful for your Chanel learning all this
Great woman !! I have only 2 pantries. But working well . Can’t wait for you cook / info book
Hi Susan, Thank you!! Love, Mary
I absolutely Love your teachings!❤ Thankyou!
Oh Valorie!! Thank you so much!! Love, Mary
I pre Ordered your cookbook,I can’t wait to see it!🤗
The part of chicory that gets used in coffee or for traditional medicine, are its roots.. In south India, when coffee is purchased, by default 15% - 30% is chicory.. In what we consider best south India coffee there is 20% chicory.. If we can find shops that ground coffee for you, you can tell them the % of preference.. When I was a kid, grandpa would give Chicory root tea during fever.. :)
Thank you for not making this video sound like a "doomsday" prep survival situation. I'm new to your channel and truly appreciate that. Being prepared for the unexpected can be anything ANYTHING unexpected. From losing a job to just wanting to cook healthier. I learned so much from this video. Thank you! Looking forward to watching and learning from your other videos.
The pop top cans are more convenient but it does make sense to have the traditional cans - I just read about this yesterday. One thing I didn't think I had was common old can opener - - and was putting it on my list of things to add to the pantry. I cleaned out a drawer and there was an opener. From now on I will look for only traditional cans.
Glass over plastic everyday! Main job for Mama is not only to cook nutritional food; but let family members learn how to cook. Even if cleanup is exhausting 😅 Anyone willing to cook nutritious foods should have a stranding recollection of appreciation!
Also buy cans of diced potatoes. So good in soups, chowders and home fries. Oh and use a can of corned beef and add a rinsed drained can of diced potatoes to make homemade corned beef hash.
Such a great video, Mary! But then again, all of your videos are great. You are such a gem, and such a blessing and gift from God. I just keep learning so much from you, and I am pretty sure I have been with you since almost the very beginning. Thanks, again, for sharing this wealth of information, and thanks for all you do!
Thank you so much!
Thanks for posting this 😊 keep them coming🎉
Will do!
Wow, Miss Mary, this was a whale of a video, and SO GOOD! I am also the chief cook & bottle-washer at this house 😂 and I appreciate all your wisdom.
I watched another channel where the mama of a large family kept dry beans, but whenever she emptied enough quart jars to fill her pressure canner, she would soak beans and fill and can them so she had beans for her family at a moment's notice. I tried her method, and the beans are great! I think store-bought canned and jarred food is great. I have stocked a lot of things we'll eat. Part of my thinking is, What if one of my vegetables just doesn't produce? That has happened. And while there have been times when I didn't get enough out of my garden, and a friend had extra, I can't always count on that, especially now when everyone is trying to have enough for their families.
Also, I haven't tried it yet, but you can get roasted dandelion root as a sub for coffee. I've been vacuum-sealing whole beans that I prefer, and I have them all in a box with a little manual coffee grinder. I've been doing the same with teas as well, and plan to make my own healing teas.
Here is a product I found but have yet to use for my grandson who is dairy free: coconut whipping cream. The only place I've been able to find it is at Meijer, which is not a store that reaches into the south.
Pasta is or is going to be in short supply because some farmers have had to let their crops go, due to drought. We might need to dust off our pasta machines!
Hi Sheri, Wow!! Thanks for sharing all of this! So glad you’re here! Love,❤️🤗❤️
Publix and Winn Dixie often have the coconut whipped cream
Costco’s Rotisserie chicken is cheaper than their regular chicken. It yields over two pounds of flesh. Then you can make bone broth with what is left. I give the spent bones and skin to the dogs.
Great tip:) regarding Costco rotisserie chicken and so affordable. However, NEVER give chicken/porks/beef bones to dogs…..they can actually kill your beloved pets…..punctured/blockage in intestines…..not to mention outrageous veterinarian bills….!
After I pressure cook the bones, I check to see if they are brittle enough to feed my dogs. If not, we’ll put them through again.
I love Big Ys rotisserie chicken. It's not salty like Wal-Mart's. I eat it, make sandwiches and then make a chicken soup with noodles using the bones with carrots and eating the marrow. Sorry. I don't have dogs!
Save those spent chicken bones for fertilizer. Better than giving to a pet.
Thank you for all you do Miss Mary. Stay safe and have a blessed day. 👍
Dry beans can be ground up for flour and instant soup! It's Laura on Jon's phone lol
My sourdough starter has lived unfed in my fridge for months…. I was able to easily revive it . Going strong since 2019👍🏻
What I’ve noticed is during the WW2 era, really nice information and instructions on “how too’s” were sent out for the population. I really don’t see that happening for us now, or I haven’t see it yet..(except they want us to eat bugs!). The illustrations were really cool, pretty too..
Exactly. They don't help, they want people to starve and eat bugs.
Thank you! I watched while packaging my dried herbs. Am drying mints for teas. I will check my clearance aisles more often now.
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Wow wow wow Mary you nailed it this video was super top notch. Thank you so much you literally helped me decide on how I wanted to buy bulk maple syrup...many smaller jars for refrigeration. Cant wait to receive your book as well! I've been following you for quite some time and my kitchen is officially a traditional foods kitchen. Thank you for your continued inspiration!!!
The poptop lids will break their seals a year before the same product in a regular sealed lid. Because the poptop lid isnt as strong. Also when storing poptop lids DO NOT STACK! it weakness is the weight of the top can will put pressure on the bottom can breaking the seal, ( especially 14to 16 oz cans.) Little fish cans under 8 oz are typically stored on their sides to keep weight off the poptop lid. ( and stored this way can last 2 to 4 years after expiration date) dont stack poptop lids without a crate or shelves more than 2 cans high unless you put regular type cans on the bottom and only top layer is poptop lids.
Thank you Mary. I am loving this depression series .
Thank you Mary, this is invaluable information. 😍❤
Wonderful!!
Mary, I've pre-ordered your book and can't wait to put my hands on it! Have you considered a 2nd book with these depression era recipes and tips? I am sure it would be a success!
I started fermenting veggies and probiotic lemonade (which I use whey to make then make your cream cheese), mostly to help keep my parents healthy! ❤ I've made my own scoby and have my first batch of kombucha going. I've ordered milk kefir grains after watching your video on that, can't wait to make it. I'd prefer my parents use kefir instead of almond milk, which have lectins my dad shouldn't have, in their smoothies. I'll be lacto fermenting my berries as they start to ripen. I'm absolutely loving all your videos and learning so much! I appreciate that you take the time to go into detail and explain all the how's and why's! Thank you so much, I'll continue to binge watch until I catch up, lol.❤
Hi Sandra, So happy you are on this traditional foods journey with me!! Love, Mary
I put my brown rice and oily flours in the freezer in ziploc bags to keep it all from becoming rancid. They stay beautifully in there & taste fresh when cooked. Other flours that I use often I keep in the refrigerator ; same thing, they stay fresh.
My oven died and I don’t have money to purchase another one I have a tabletop convection oven,and an electric fry pan, instapot, crock pot, plus my stove top stil works and friends bought me a Nuwave2 for my cast iron skillet,so I’m getting by. Please show me how to bake in an electric skillet or my cast iron skillet.
Will do! ❤️🤗❤️
Recently I have seen people saying that you can eat canned salmon the way it is or as patties, but my Mother used to serve us a creamed salmon over buttered toast. It was actually very good, made with butter, flour, milk, salt pepper and Salmon, then poured over the buttered toast.
We American Canadians make a salmon pie ... Tortiere ... Made with a can of salmon, onion, celery mashed potatoes and add a crust and it is SO GOOD! I add fresh garlic as well.
I’ve just found that chicory inulin can be used as 50% of sugar in cakes, which of course increases dietary fibre and reduces carbs, especially if using almond flour
Ohh Mary, God Bless you for putting this together.
Ghee is a forever food. I make my own.
Wwwhhhhaaattt?!
Mind blown! I CAN DEHYDRATE SOUR DOUGH STARTER?!
Holy cow . Amazing.
Thank you!
I do not like any canned fish at all except tuna and clams and smoked oysters. But, I do have canned beef and gravy, corned beef, chicken, pork, and ham and spam.
Herring also comes in jars
You are amazing! You remind me of my sweet home-ec teacher. I took 4 years & learned volumes from her. Thank you for your thoroughness & generosity in sharing so much invaluable information with us!
Thank you SO much! That would have been my dream to be a home-ec teacher! Love, Mary ❤️🤗❤️
Interesting video. I appreciate your work Mary.
Maple syrup is my favorite. It's reasonably priced at Aldi. Once opened, it doesn't take up much room in the fridge.
Yes indeed! I love maple syrup too!!❤️🤗❤️
I never knew that about maple syrup. Not something I hardly ever use. But like to have on hand as an emergency sweetener. 3 months ago a guest wanted pancakes and maple syrup. We opened, used, and it went back into the pantry. Watching this, I went and checked. Looked like a light film of mold. In the trash, and lesson learned. Thanks again
Mary you’re such a blessing! I’ve been so busy being “productive” that I get behind listening to video’s and have to catch up. This is one of your best episodes...and they are all excellent. Am an old farm girl and we agree on food prep and pantry! I still learn so much from you. Thank you ❤
What a wealth of information in this video! This makes me even more excited to get your book! I really appreciate all your knowledge and experience that you are so kind to share with all of us. ❤
We love you too. Get some rest and heal. God will still keep walking with you through all of this to a place of peace❤
I was just reading an article that mentioned honey is perfect as long term storage. You don't need to refrigerate it. Archaeologists have found 3000 year old honey and it's still edible!
I am in Culinary College and your channel helps me learn a lot about food. Thank you ❤
Another way to extend the life of canned or cooked beans is to dehydrate them. They are like instant rice in terms of great time saving recipe ingredients. Love them and have several bags in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers or can be vacuum sealed in mason jars.
Great tip!❤️🤗❤️
I just joined..and surprised to not see monk fruit or stevia. I finally ended my sugar intake..and I used those natural sugars now. I even grew the stevia plant and love chewing on the leaves...
Wonderful! And welcome! I didn’t include those since it would be very unlikely those would have been available during the Great Depression of the 1930s but certainly wonderful for the modern pantry. Here’s my sweetener video which I think you will enjoy: ua-cam.com/video/6w3aszSdpGY/v-deo.html Love, Mary❤️🤗❤️
Such a great video Mary! I'm in over an hour of it. Will finish when I get back from picking up some more potting soil, lol. This video is great!
All of the food products you are speaking about are VERY EXPENSIVE for the average family to be able to afford!! Also, I’m not an ORGANIC PERSON. NO one knows if it’s REALLY organic. Manufacturers, stores or grower’s can tell you anything just so they can charge A LOT MORE MONEY. I’ll stick to what I’ve been fed growing up and what I feed my family and friends. I don’t buy ready made boxed, frozen or meals I cook real food that requires effort and work to make nutritious meals 💕🙏🙏
Hi Jeanne, I understand completely. These are back up foods if we can’t have fresh foods. And many of the foods I shared like rice, beans, and canned foods are quite affordable and can be Lifesavers during emergencies. I am with you and also make pretty much everything Homemade. I hope you will check out my channel’s homepage: youtube.com/@MarysNest Love, Mary
Mary,you are a gem! Praise God for you.