We had a wonderful Prepardness Enrichment last week and wanted to highlight a few of the great tips that were shared!! If you would like the handouts that we given out that day contact Sister Pierson or Sister Memmott.
3 MONTH SUPPLY
Sister Pierson talked about getting a 3 Month Food Supply of
things your family eats on a daily or weekly basis and rotating it!!
She sat down with her family for Family Night and they helped her
decide what kinds of food they would eat, and what she should store!!
WHAT A GREAT IDEA!!
-Here is her display table-
Brother Memmott gave some great ideas about Estate Planning and getting all of our affairs in order! His handout was excellent - WOW - there is so much to think about!!
FRUGAL LIVING TIPS
Sister Trendler talked about how to live frugal and gave us Hundred's of tips about how to save and cut costs!!
-Here are a few of her tips-
Plan ahead and organize your recipes - write down what you are goingto make for dinner on a calendar a week or a month ahead of time
Avoid prepackaged and prepared food
LIMIT the times you eat out - having a plan will help you avoid last minute eating out!
Have a year supply and use it on a daily basis - store things your family likes to eat.
Plant a garden
Use COUPONS - don't use your coupons until the item is on sale - a sale will usually follow during the life of the coupon.
Buy clothes at the end of the season for next year - you can't beat 75% off.
Shop Thrift Stores
Use a programmable thermostat.
Put a timer on your water heater.
This is just a handful of the ideas she talked about
Here are a few recipes that were shared and taste tested
GRAHAM CRACKERS
1 Cup whole wheat flour
1/3 Cup Butter or Margarine
1/2 Cup Oat Flour
1 Tbsp Honey
1/3 Cup plus 1 Tbsp Sugar
1 Tbsp Milk
1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
Sift both flours, sugar and baking soda into a mixing bowl. Heat butter or margarine, honey and milk until butter is melted. Pour into dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Let chill 30-45 minutes. Roll out dough to 1/4 inch. Cut into squares. Bake at 350 for 15 minute. DO NOT OVERBAKE Prick cracker with fork as they come out of the oven.
WHEAT THINS
1 3/4 Cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 1/2 Cups Flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/3 Cup Oil
1 Cup Water
Mix dry ingredients, Add oil, salt and water to mixture. Knead as little as possible to make a smooth dough. Roll dough very thin. Score with knife into desired sizes, but do not cut all the way through. Prick each cracker a few times with a fork. Sprinkle dough lightly with salt. Bake at 350 until light brown and crisp, about 30-35 minutes, Cool, and break apart at scored lines.
