Aid for Planning Month and Year Supplies

If you are slightly overwhelmed by the idea of planning out EVERY SINGLE MEAL for 3 months (or a year), as I discussed back in this post, then you might be interested in trying this instead.

The general idea is to calculate how much of a certain product you use per week, then use the charts below to help figure out what that equates to for month and year supplies.

The food it calculates includes:
Dry Milk, Quick and Regular Oats, Dehydrated Onions, Potato Flakes, White Rice, Spaghetti, Sugar, Red and White Wheat, Dehydrated Apples, Black Beans, Pinto Beans, Dehydrated Refried Beans, White Beans, Dehydrated Carrots, Cocoa Mix, White Flour, Fruit Drink Mix and Macaroni.

Here's How it Works:

Canning Applesauce - How To

**2015 UPDATE: When this post was originally created, I was using a steamer for this tutorial.  Since then the FDA has deemed steamers unfit for healthy canning practices, since the necessary internal temperature for killing bacteria and microorganisms is harder to regulate in a steam canner.  Please be advised that you should use a hot water bath canner.

Home made bottled applesauce is a HUGE contribution to my food storage.

And we hardly ever eat it plain.

Not that it isn't delicious (because it most definitely is), I am just surprised at how much I use it for cooking.

Here is everything you need to know to make it yourself!

Canning Grape Juice - How To

Grape juice is my favorite thing to bottle.

Probably because it is the easiest.

And it is done at the END of the canning year.