Getting Started, where do I put all this stuff?

You need to have somewhere to keep your food storage, but the important thing is to try to work with what you have; the church states strongly that going into debt to establish food storage defeats the purpose. The single most important thing about the storage is that it is easily accessible so that you can use and rotate your food storage.

• ask a grocery store for an old display or storage racks they may be throwing out
  
• use a closet, usually there is a hall closet that you can clear coats and shoes from
  
• wheat buckets with heavy duty wood as shelves
  
• a rotating food shelf system http://www.samsclub.com/ shelf reliance plenty food rotating system
  
• http://www.thefind.com/ is a search engine where you can find various space saving systems from different stores
  
• you can also search local listings like Craig's list or stores going out of business
  
• an ingenious idea for those with limited space or apartments it to recycle cardboard 12 pack pop containers. You know the refrigerator pack kind that are built to rotate. You just cut another opening for the loading side and turn it on its end. The new cans get loaded into the top and new ones get taken out the bottom.
  
  wherever you store your items it should be a cool, dry place

Whole-Wheat Blender Pancakes

Almost everyone In the church at one time or another has purchased whole wheat in bulk, but the reality is few of us know how to use it here is a fun recipe "showcasing" whole wheat:


1 cup milk 1/4 cup vegetable oil

1cup whole-wheat kernels 1/2 teaspoon salt

2 eggs, beaten, or equivalent 1 teaspoon baking soda

2 tablespoons sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder


Combine milk and whole-wheat kernels in blender. Blend on high speed 3to 4 minutes until wheat kernels are ground fine. Preheat griddle to 375f over medium heat. Reduce blender speed to medium. add eggs, sugar, oil, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down sides of blender. Lightly grease preheated griddle. pour batter 1/2 cup or 1/4 cup at a time onto griddle. bake pancakes only until dry 1/2 to 1 inch around the edge. Flip.

Makes twelve 7-inch pancakes

From cooking with stored foods, Carlene Tejada & Carroll Latham

Doctrine And Covenants 4:4

For behold the field is white already to harvest; and lo, he that thrusteth in his sickle with his might, the same layeth up in store that he perisheth not, but bringeth salvation to his soul.

"Store what you eat, eat what you store "

"Use whole foods to make your own mixes "

"Buy an extra 2 for every one you buy"

"Mark with a use by date'

These are all the things that come to mind when we think about food storage, we are all overwhelmed with the thought of trying to gather a years worth of food. Many of us purchase things that we know are important to have in case of emergency, but are unsure of how to use the items we store.

"Acquire and store a reserve of food and supplies that will sustain life. Obtain clothing and build a savings account on a sensible, well-planned basis that can serve well in times of emergency. As long as I can remember, we have been taught to prepare for the future and to obtain a year’s supply of necessities. I would guess that the years of plenty have almost universally caused us to set aside this counsel. I believe the time to disregard this counsel is over. With events in the world today, it must be considered with all seriousness."
L. Tom Perry, “‘If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear’,” Ensign, Nov 1995, 35

Our goal, as part of the home management group is to help sister establish food storage that they can use interchangeably with their pantry on a daily basis. We hope that sister will be able to use this site as a guide/reference and motivate themselves. we also hope that an exchange of information will occur between sisters about resources that are available.