It's been 2 months since my last post. Life got crazy with the whole Covid-19 and lock downs and restrictions and so many changes to our lives. But now we are slowly coming out of quarantine and I am so excited for that. The above photo is a memory of spending Memorial Day in Utah with Brady and Becky's families. This short break was how I survived our quarantine. I learned for myself what 'stir crazy' truly means.
Throughout the quarantine we witnessed how fragile our food system is. Things like toilet paper, yeast and bread items flew off the shelves and while some items did make a return, with limits set upon how much you could buy, some like yeast are still hard to find. And we all learned about quick rising food prices on those commodities deemed necessary. I couldn't find yeast anywhere in town and when I looked on Amazon they had a 1 lb. bag of yeast for $16.99. This is the same amount that I would pay $3.89 at a local store! I was grateful to have a couple of pounds of yeast in my freezer to use for all the bread items I make! This whole thing is a wake up call for all of us! I know that I went through my food storage binder and checked out what I'm short on (sugar for sure) and what we're okay on (jams and jellies). Now I will start buying what we need and hopefully will keep a better eye on what we get low on.
Another thing we witnessed was the value of our freezers. At one point you couldn't find them at the stores because people were wanting to get them to start storing meat. Who would have thought? I can not get over how susceptible we all are to what happens in the world and that we need to do all we can to be better prepared in the future!
So what did I do yesterday to be better prepared? I made hot dog buns from scratch and they were delicious. I used Sarah's recipe from Living Traditions Homestead and they were ready in about an hour and a half. And while hot dog buns can be purchased for about $1.50 in our area I am grateful for this new skill and for knowing exactly what is in my food. It was worth the extra effort!
Throughout the quarantine we witnessed how fragile our food system is. Things like toilet paper, yeast and bread items flew off the shelves and while some items did make a return, with limits set upon how much you could buy, some like yeast are still hard to find. And we all learned about quick rising food prices on those commodities deemed necessary. I couldn't find yeast anywhere in town and when I looked on Amazon they had a 1 lb. bag of yeast for $16.99. This is the same amount that I would pay $3.89 at a local store! I was grateful to have a couple of pounds of yeast in my freezer to use for all the bread items I make! This whole thing is a wake up call for all of us! I know that I went through my food storage binder and checked out what I'm short on (sugar for sure) and what we're okay on (jams and jellies). Now I will start buying what we need and hopefully will keep a better eye on what we get low on.
Another thing we witnessed was the value of our freezers. At one point you couldn't find them at the stores because people were wanting to get them to start storing meat. Who would have thought? I can not get over how susceptible we all are to what happens in the world and that we need to do all we can to be better prepared in the future!
So what did I do yesterday to be better prepared? I made hot dog buns from scratch and they were delicious. I used Sarah's recipe from Living Traditions Homestead and they were ready in about an hour and a half. And while hot dog buns can be purchased for about $1.50 in our area I am grateful for this new skill and for knowing exactly what is in my food. It was worth the extra effort!
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