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Posted on 23 October 2011
It’s one thing to prepare for disaster by storing food. It may also be valuable to know how to hunt, fish and gather wild foods. But how will you cook that food? What if the only heat source is a campfire, you only have minimal utensils, foraged and storage food, and hungry people to feed? by Leon Pantenburg [...] Continue Reading...
For years, when I lived in the state of Mississippi along the big river, I had a deep-seated and glorious addiction to duck hunting. During waterfowl season, my idea of a good morning was to be somewhere in a flooded greentree reservoir, watching the sun come up to brighten the eastern sky. If you were [...]
Whether you hunt small game, or raise rabbits for food, knowing how to cook the meat of these animals could be a very important survival skill. by Leon Pantenburg The U.S. Department of Agriculture circular #549 calls rabbit: “The most nutritious meat available.” Rabbit has 795 calories per pound, according to the USDA, compared to [...]
Survival food is sustenance that can be made easily during a survival or emergency situation using mainly simple, long-term storage food items, cooked outdoors, using off-the-grid methods. by Leon Pantenburg During one the last conversations I had several months ago with the late Jan LeBaron, Jan mentioned that a great holiday recipe is fudge made [...]
The hunting season is over. I bet you have some small packages of game meat that you’re not sure what to do with. Here is the answer….a wild game pie. by Blake Miller I made several pies yesterday and “re-learned” a few lessons. It takes time to put this together, several hours. You have to [...]
The original recipe for small game Brunswick stew probably originated somewhere along the east coast during the early 1700s. by Leon Pantenburg Over the years, this basic recipe has evolved due to personal preferences and availability of vegetables. This version is one of my favorites, and you can use virtually any small game animal [...]