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By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:19:59 +0000

Jenny, soaking grains works as an add in to a loaf. I make a 4 grain bread with oatmeal, cornmeal, rye and wheat flour, (plus soy meal, dried milk and anything else I can find to pack the nutrition into it) that has soaked grains in it but as a base for a loaf, I really prefer a grain grinder and flour. I personally could get along without bread at all but I live with people who like it, expect it and eat my failures so what can I say….

I also want a hand crank one rather than motorized since I live with a very handy guy who could make a treadle for it–sort of like a spinning wheel treadle. We actually have a wood lathe that’s a treadle lathe rather than a power one that is the basis of that thought. The really sturdy ones are expensive tho.

Deb in WI

By: Jenny Nazak

Jenny Nazak — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:48:31 +0000

If you don’t have a grinder, would soaking non-ground grains in water and then mashing them and making them into bread be an option?

By: Independence Days - Week 10 | MamaStories

Independence Days - Week 10 | MamaStories — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:51:51 +0000

[...] not. Following Sharon’s lastest food quickies, I bought a large box of yeast and 10 lbs of (unpopped) popcorn, all of which went into the [...]

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:01:58 +0000

Thanks Sharon!
I just discovered your blog yesterday. It is the kind of helpful message I have been looking.

These food storage quickies are great, very simple, start-where-you-are messages. I need all the help I can get. Sometimes it is so overwhelming to know what to work on next. I’ve got some of it down ok (candles, clothing, chickens, fire wood & some food), but have been feeling that there is so much more I could be doing.

The bread/flour area is one area I need to work on.
With the weather getting cooler it seems like a good time to get into making breads.

Thanks for the motivation & breaking things down into simple steps. The comments others have left have been great too!

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:49:54 +0000

I fired up my sourdough a couple weeks ago and plan on making bread all winter when the heat from the stove is appreciated in the house. Yeast I buy by the pound and store it in the fridge–my current batch is at least a year old and still proofs fine. It doesnt have to be refridgererated tho in summer I’d put it in a cool place.

My CSA is thinking of growing grains next year as an experiment–I get to be the test bunny which means I have to get hold of a grain mill over the winter!

I’m slowly building up my supply of candles–local beeswax I get cheap because they arent perfect–and batteries for the flashlights. Living in the country, we’ve always had flashlights in strategic places in the house in case the power goes off in the middle of the night and a little one has to go potty.

And I keep 3 or 4 lbs of coarse salt on hand plus a lb of iodized. It comes in handy for cleaning animal wounds, salting vegies from the garden, gargling sore throats etc. I use it to clean also and it works almost as well as harsh Bon Ami. We also store witch hazel, epsom salts and baking soda for their cleaning and medicinal value.

Deb

By: Emily

Emily — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:56:00 +0000

I have two questions on the general subject –
First, what supplier/suppliers do people like for organic whole grains? I am looking at Millers Grain House but would love to hear other recommendations.
Then, which brand of electric grain grinder to people like? — I have rheumatoid arthritis and cannot easily grind by hand. I am currently looking at a Tribest, although (yow) it’s expensive — and am considering a WonderMill.
Then, Sharon, “Independence Days” is great — you are taking my thinking in new directions. Thanks! Emily

By: Regina

Regina — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:06:50 +0000

Hi Aimee,

I bought a “Kornkraft Farina” as Handgrinder a few month ago and I’m absolutely satisfied with it:

http://www.getreidemuehlen.de/Handgetreidemuehlen/Handgetreidemuehle-Kornkraft-Farina/6004.html?gclid=CNjOgufR1Z0CFYOOzAodh0SsFg

A collegue, who is chef in a big kindergarden used this handgrinder with the children since some years – no problem.

If I have to grind more than say 400 gr. of wheat into fine flour, I find it a bit hard to do – but it’s good for the muscles -:)))

I used it too for my morning “Muesli” (about 50-100 gr.) and that was very easy.

Best greetings from Germany
Regina

By: aimee

aimee — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:42:09 +0000

We bought a wind up flashlight/radio. This one was from the red cross and cost about $30.00 I find it’s worth it to pay more for better quality, because last year I bought a couple of cheap wind up lanterns on sale and they both broke within a month.
A hand grinder is a great idea. Where can I get one?

By: Jade

Jade — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:28:35 +0000

We’re about to have a major grocery store strike and lockout here in Colorado. It may start as early as this weekend, so chalk up another reason to have a well stocked pantry. All I needed to do was pick up cabbages and apples to be set.