High Food Prices ~ Pioneer Frontier Tip

If you are among those who are stocking up, in preparation for very high food prices next year, you may be interested in this recipe.

I was reading information about the pioneer lifestyle and about the typical meals they ate.  It wasn't a shock to read that a growing a successful garden was "critical" to putting food in their bellies.

It was interesting to find out that some store owners added fillers to certain food items, so they could make more money off of the buyer.  Some of what I read really raised my eyebrows - plaster in the flour?  Or dyed dried beans in the coffee?  Yuck.

One tip I read, was about a coffee substitute, when coffee was not available or affordable.  Here is the tip:

"One popular "coffee substitute" recipe advised settlers to roast molasses-soaked bran in the oven until it was charred black. The bran could then be ground like coffee beans, and the resultant brew was "a very tasty drink for a number of months." (From Pioneer Life)

I wonder what bran and molasses we cost next year?  I guess if you grown your own grain, this may not be a problem. 

Canned Banana Peppers With Jalapeno ~ Stocking Up Update

Remember these?  Well, we popped open a few jars, and hubby does not like to eat these right out of the jar.  These were boil sealed, so the peppers are soft.  I did make fridge pickles for him with these, and those turned out crunchy.