Basic Five

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=172 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="01364643.gif"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="0143f460.gif" border=0 width="63" height="70" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>Food Storage</U></B></div> <div> <B><U>Pages</U></B></div> <bR> <div> <U>Index</U></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Getting Started"><U>Getting Started</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Basic Five"><U>Basic Five</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5_wheat_and_grains_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U>wheat</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5_oil_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U>Oil</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5_beans___legumes_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U>Beans </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5_powdered_milk.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U>Powdered Milk</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5_sugar_and_sweeteners.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U>Sugar</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5_salt.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U>Salt</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id5_water.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U>Water</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id7.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Home Preservation"><U>Home Preservation</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Where To Put It"><U>Where to Store It</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Keeping Track"><U>Keeping Track</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recipes"><U>Recipes, etc</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id10.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dont Throw it Out"><U>FAQ's</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id11.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Plans"><U>Misc. 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Some people wonder why we should store them when in general, we don't use wheat or grains in their raw form every day. Truth is, wheat can be made into a multitude of food items. If you have wheat and water, you can not only make bread or crackers, you have cereal for breakfast, and gluten (or wheat-meat) for other meals. Learning the skills needed to make wheat into a variety of delicious and healthy foods can actually save you money in the long run as it far more economical to store wheat than to store the grain in it's processed forms, not to mention the longer shelf life: wheat will keep up to 10 years, whereas flour will only keep two.</div> <div> Storing other grains, legumes and sweeteners have similar benefits. In future months we will be adding more details on the use of these items in their raw forms.</div> <div> So the <U>easiest and most affordable way to build food storage</U> is to learn to use and then store the following items:</div> <bR> <div> Below are amounts to store,</div> <div> Click on the item name for specific storage information.</div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Goudy Old Style" >1 person - 1 Year</FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5_wheat_and_grains_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U><B><U>Wheat/Grain </U></B></U></A></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Goudy Old Style" >Wheat, Rice, Oats, Flour, Spaghetti, Macaroni</FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" >300 - 400 lbs.</FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5_oil_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U><B><U>Oil - Rotate Annually</U></B></U></A></div> <div> Vegetable Oil, Shortening, Peanut Butter, Mayonnaise, Salad Dressing (mayonnaise type)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>(4 gallons=24 lbs. oil: 1qt. mayo= 11/2 lb. oil: 1 qt. salad dressing= 1 lb. oil: 1lb. peanut butter=1/2 lb. oil)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>4 Gallons<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5_beans___legumes_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U><B><U>Beans/Legumes</U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id5_beans___legumes_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> Beans (dry, lima, soy), Peas (split), Lentils, Dry Soup Mix<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Goudy Old Style" >34 lbs.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5_powdered_milk.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U><B><U>Powdered Milk</U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id5_powdered_milk.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U> </U></A></FONT></div> <div> Milk, Nonfat Dry, Evaporated (6 cans = 1 lb)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>16 lbs.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5_sugar_and_sweeteners.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U><B><U>Sugar</U></B></U></A></div> <div> Sugar; Granulated, Brown; Molasses, Honey, Jams, Preserves, Jellies, Corn Syrup, Fruit Drink (powdered), Flavored Gelatin<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>50 lbs.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5_salt.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U><B><U>Salt </U></B></U></A></div> <div> <B><U>(</U></B><B>store in original container) </B></div> <div> 5 lbs.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5_water.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wheat"><U><B><U>Water </U></B></U></A></div> <div> 2 liters per day for a 2 week supply, minimum<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>This amount is for drinking only, add more for cooking and washing.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" > </FONT>28 liters</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>