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Subject Recession Proof GLP... Food: Cut costs & stay healthy
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Original Message There are many ways to cut costs on food while maintaining health. Living well through high prices, shortages and plain hard times may depend on some of this 'old fashioned' know-how.

I am sure many of you have recipes, stories and information that would be helpful to pass along. Too many folks today simply have no idea how to pinch a penny double while keeping a growing family healthy. Many “survival” comments seen on GLP and the fact that my own children know so very little about cutting costs without cutting corners nutritionally shows me what a problem this may be in the near future.

Just to get things started, here are a few quick gems my "Gen-Depression" family members taught in regards to eatin' well on less... I will try to add recipes, more detailed information and links as time allows, but hope others of you will take this ball and run with it.

_ Plant a garden, of course! Get rid of those useless, albeit lovely, decorative houseplants. Prettying up the house and freshening indoor air with edibles just makes good sense, and these days… dollars!

Most kinds of lettuce, lots of savory herbs and many vegetable varieties will grow in a bright window. Growing sprouts is pretty much an "under the cabinet" venture, requires very little light and provides good nutrition as well.

Don't have outdoor space for a garden? Squash, tomatoes, peppers, cabbage, all the greens (spinach, mustard and so on) and even potatoes can be grown in containers on a driveway, patio or balcony with at least moderate sunlight. Some of these plants will continue to produce okay for a month or more if you have room to bring them inside come frosty weather, even with fairly low light.

_ Never, but Never! throw away your veggie trimmings and scraps. When you peel potatoes, cut the top and base off that celery or strip the outer 'paper' off those onions, instead of tossing them directly into the compost or trash, wash 'em and put 'em into a separate pot... add water and cook.

Sounds yucky? Not so fast… All chefs know this makes the BEST stock base for soups, sauces and more. If there are some minor roots on the onion or greens, even better. Just make sure they are well washed. This broth is a power pack of nutrition since many veggies actually contain more nutrients in the skin, along with trace minerals from the fine particles left in the base and fine root remnants.

Once cooked, strain out the solids and package the liquid. Store in fridge for use within 5 days or so… freeze or can for use later. Depending on veggies stewed (no onion, garlic or much cabbage in the case of dogs ‘n cats), you can feed a lot of it to your critters, which will help extend their feed and cut some costs too.

_ When preparing meats, save the bones. Bones contain calcium and marrow (fats & fatty acids), both of which, can be essential to health with any ‘hardship’ diet. Add a teaspoon of vinegar to any simmering pot containing bones and the broth will contain more calcium. You won’t taste the vinegar either. Also start using meat more sparingly. Used as an addition to a dish, rather than the main attraction of an entire meal, is cheaper and far healthier for the most part. Get additional and more easily digested proteins from a variety of sources like soy, peanuts, beans and rice combo and so on.

_ Eat the weeds. No, Alice B.’s infamous brownies are Not what I had in mind! Search the Internet or go to a used book store and see what you can find on “foraging in the wild”, “wild edibles” or other eating from the wilderness type information.

You will discover that many of those pesky weeds are not only edible, but also far more tasty and nutritious than you might imagine. Dandelions are a good example. Young dandelion leaves are excellent and elegant in a mixed green salad, as are the yellow flowers. They have a very mild flavor and are a good source of several vitamins and minerals. The root can be roasted and used as a coffee substitute or chopped and dried to be used medicinally. It is a good diuretic and helps replace potassium lost with the flushing of excess liquids from the body. Lambs quarters, Dock, Day Lilly, Mallow and countless other “weeds” are good to eat and good for you too.

Check out the chart on this site ( [link to www.edibleplants.com] ) , for a quick look at the nutritional value of many wild plants, along with a wise call for caution. Sorry, couldn't find the thread that told how to insert links, etc. Need to put that stuff in the FAQ, Mods! :)
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