FHE Tidbit: 72 Hour Kits and Food Storage Treat Recipe

fhe tidbit
Okay, I have this feeling that most of you (at least if you’re female) feel entirely overwhelmed with everything you have to do in the day what with taking kids to school, laundry (YUCK!), preparing meals, soccer practice, and on top of it all spending time together as a family….oh yeah and that HUGE project of getting prepared. Well, you all probably know by now that I’m a HUGE fan of multi-tasking so I figured why couldn’t you make getting prepared a family event?! I asked my good friends at www.foodstoragemadeeasy.net to help me (since they have all the WONDERFUL information on getting your food storage gathered and basic emergency preparedness) with some Family Home Evening Tidbits. They are quick ideas that will help you on the road to becoming prepared! At the end there is also a treat you can make using your food storage. So all in a night, you’ll have spent time together as a family, taken a step towards being prepared, and practiced using your food storage! AWESOME!

72 hour kit

This week I thought “Milk Jug 72 hour kits” would be fun and easy to get people prepared…here is what Jodi from www.foodstoragemadeeasy.net has to say about it:

fsme checklist

72 hour kit
fhe treat
oatmeal raisin

What a great treat for talking about 72 hour kits! This recipe comes entirely from shelf stable items and happens to be my all time favorite cookie recipe (HONEST!)

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
*a tip before you begin…I always soak my raisins in water & vanilla so that the raisins are plump and juicy and taste like vanilla. If you don’t have a lot of time you can heat the water, vanilla, and raisins in the microwave for 2 minutes. Remember that you can definitely use your leftover water to hydrate your eggs!

Cream together:
1 C shortening
1 C brown sugar
1 C white sugar
2 eggs (2 T. dry egg powder + 1/4 C. Water)
1 tsp. vanilla

Stir into creamed mixture
1 ½ C whole wheat flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
3 C. oats
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 C. raisins

Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls and bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.

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  • Rebecca

    While I am a huge fan of your website, I'm really against the horrible trans fats in hydrogenated oils (ie. shortening). Is there anyway you can teach us all how to live without it in our food storage and in our lives? I hear more and more terrible things about it all the time!

    Thanks!

  • eatfoodstorage

    Yes, do a search for bean puree and how use beans in place of shortening and
    butter on my blog.

  • Rebecca

    While I am a huge fan of your website, I'm really against the horrible trans fats in hydrogenated oils (ie. shortening). Is there anyway you can teach us all how to live without it in our food storage and in our lives? I hear more and more terrible things about it all the time!

    Thanks!

  • eatfoodstorage

    Yes, do a search for bean puree and how use beans in place of shortening and
    butter on my blog.

  • Tess

    I use applesauce in place of oil..It’s wonderful.