LMonty
Advisory Board, Administrator, In Memoriam
Not a religious thread.
In many cultures, we give gifts to friends and those we love around the new year. I'm most familiar with Christmas. So, I propose a Preppers Christmas thread- feel free to insert holiday of your prefernece in the title as you desire!
Please join in and make suggestions....
arty:
Sing it with me, friends!
"On the Twelfth Day of Christmas'
my True Love
who-is-a-Prepper/Closet-Survivalist-who-cares-about-me-
and-wants-me-to-stay-safe
Gave To Me;
Twelve Jars of the
World's Best Bean Soup Mix*
makes 20 jars of mix
1 lb. Navy Beans
1 lb. Great Northern Beans
1 lb. Pinto Beans
1 lb. Red Beans
1 lb. orange lentils
1 lb. yellow split peas
1 lb. green split peas
1 lb. blackeyed peas
1 lb. lentils
1 lb. Black beans
1 lb. small limas
1 lb. barley pearls
1 cups dried onions
2 tbs parsley
2 tbsp thyme
2 tsp celery seed
2 tbsp ground flax meal (gold is prettier)
2 tbsp chili power
2 tbsp pepper
2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp baking soda
20 snack sized or smaller zip lock bags
160 beef or ham or vegetable flavored broth bouiliion cubes or equivalent in powder
20 pint gift jars - you can purchase jars from canning section or save jars that hold 2 cups. Scraps of fabric from prior projects or inexpensive remnants work well, holiday themes or metalics look great. For a county look, try red gingham type checked fabric, jute twine and place another red or contrasting checked fabric scrap thats napkin sized in the bottom of a rustic basket. Include a jar of soup, a jar of bread mix, and a small can of diced tomatoes, and a small canned ham or other food item, perhaps a sprinkle some hard candies over everything for an attractive basket sized gift.
In a large bowl, mix all beans until evenly distributed.
In a small bowl, mix all other ingredients except boiliion cubes or broth powder until evenly distributed.
Measure 2 cups beans into each jar.
Place approx 1 heaping tbsp seasoning mix into each zip lock bag, if any left over, distribute evenly among the twenty bags. Add 8 boullion cubes or amount of broth for 2 quarts soup broth (see your broth jar label) to each bag. Label each bag "Seasoning Mix" and date.
Seal each bag tightly, squeezing out as much air as possible. Place one bag on top of beans in each jar. Add an oxygen absorber if available. Cover each jar.
Secure a nicely cut scrap of fabric or similar embellishment over each cover.
Print out cooking directions on a paper, and cut into nice little fold with soup name on front, and cooking direction inside the card. On back, print your Holiday Message if desired. Nice if you can do it on coordinating colored heavy card stock. In upper left hand corner on fold, punch a small hole.
Use pretty yarn ribbon or jute twine if using a country type theme for decorations; threaded thru the hole to attach card to each jar.
Cooking instructions:
Place beans in Dutch Oven. Cover with water and soak overnight. Drain in morning, then add 2 quarts water, contents of Seasoning Packet and stir well. Simmer about 2 hours until beans are tender. Add canned meat 5-10 mins before serving and adjust seasonings. Serve with homemade bread.
* basic recipe from The Perfect Mix by Dianne Phillips ISBN0-688-12104-7, adjusted by poster to be more prep friendly
In many cultures, we give gifts to friends and those we love around the new year. I'm most familiar with Christmas. So, I propose a Preppers Christmas thread- feel free to insert holiday of your prefernece in the title as you desire!
Please join in and make suggestions....
arty: Sing it with me, friends!
"On the Twelfth Day of Christmas'
my True Love
who-is-a-Prepper/Closet-Survivalist-who-cares-about-me-
and-wants-me-to-stay-safe
Gave To Me;
Twelve Jars of the
World's Best Bean Soup Mix*
makes 20 jars of mix
1 lb. Navy Beans
1 lb. Great Northern Beans
1 lb. Pinto Beans
1 lb. Red Beans
1 lb. orange lentils
1 lb. yellow split peas
1 lb. green split peas
1 lb. blackeyed peas
1 lb. lentils
1 lb. Black beans
1 lb. small limas
1 lb. barley pearls
1 cups dried onions
2 tbs parsley
2 tbsp thyme
2 tsp celery seed
2 tbsp ground flax meal (gold is prettier)
2 tbsp chili power
2 tbsp pepper
2 tbsp garlic powder
1 tbsp baking soda
20 snack sized or smaller zip lock bags
160 beef or ham or vegetable flavored broth bouiliion cubes or equivalent in powder
20 pint gift jars - you can purchase jars from canning section or save jars that hold 2 cups. Scraps of fabric from prior projects or inexpensive remnants work well, holiday themes or metalics look great. For a county look, try red gingham type checked fabric, jute twine and place another red or contrasting checked fabric scrap thats napkin sized in the bottom of a rustic basket. Include a jar of soup, a jar of bread mix, and a small can of diced tomatoes, and a small canned ham or other food item, perhaps a sprinkle some hard candies over everything for an attractive basket sized gift.
In a large bowl, mix all beans until evenly distributed.
In a small bowl, mix all other ingredients except boiliion cubes or broth powder until evenly distributed.
Measure 2 cups beans into each jar.
Place approx 1 heaping tbsp seasoning mix into each zip lock bag, if any left over, distribute evenly among the twenty bags. Add 8 boullion cubes or amount of broth for 2 quarts soup broth (see your broth jar label) to each bag. Label each bag "Seasoning Mix" and date.
Seal each bag tightly, squeezing out as much air as possible. Place one bag on top of beans in each jar. Add an oxygen absorber if available. Cover each jar.
Secure a nicely cut scrap of fabric or similar embellishment over each cover.
Print out cooking directions on a paper, and cut into nice little fold with soup name on front, and cooking direction inside the card. On back, print your Holiday Message if desired. Nice if you can do it on coordinating colored heavy card stock. In upper left hand corner on fold, punch a small hole.
Use pretty yarn ribbon or jute twine if using a country type theme for decorations; threaded thru the hole to attach card to each jar.
Cooking instructions:
Place beans in Dutch Oven. Cover with water and soak overnight. Drain in morning, then add 2 quarts water, contents of Seasoning Packet and stir well. Simmer about 2 hours until beans are tender. Add canned meat 5-10 mins before serving and adjust seasonings. Serve with homemade bread.
* basic recipe from The Perfect Mix by Dianne Phillips ISBN0-688-12104-7, adjusted by poster to be more prep friendly
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