RECIPES FROM COOKIN' WITH HOME STORAGE

Phoenix Bird

CHARCOAL

Charcoal is a very useful fuel. It can be made from twigs and limbs of fruit, nut and other hardwood trees; from black walnuts or peach and apricot pits. It makes a hot fire which gives off little or no smoke.

To make charcoal, simply put the wood in a can which has a few holes punched in it. Put a lid on the can and `cook" it over a hot fire. The holes in the can will allow the gasses and flame to escape. The exclusion of oxygen keeps the wood from completely burning to ashes. When the flame from the holes in the can turns to yellow-red, remove the can from the fire and allow to cool. Store in paper bags or cardboard cartons.

EMERGENCY SURVIVAL BAR
3 C. cereal (oatmeal, cornmeal, or wheat flakes)	1 C. sugar
1/4 tsp. salt	1/2 C. Jello (optional)
3 T. honey	1/4 C. water
2-1/2 C. powdered milk	Add raisins if you like
Place all dry ingredients except Jello in a bowl. Bring water, honey, and Jello to a boil. Add to dry ingredients. Mix well. Add water a little at a time until mixture is just moist enough to mold. Place in a small square dish and dry in the oven under very low heat. Wrap and store. This will make 2 bars, each containing approx. 1000 calories or enough food for one day. These will store for a long time if they are cooked until quite dry, and are excellent for emergency packs, etc. Eat dry, or cooked in about 3/4 C. water. Just for fun, the web page author did a nutritional analysis of the above recipe's contents using rolled oats and powdered milk fortified with vitamin A. He found this to indeed be a very nutritious bar. One bar contains only half of the nutrients of the whole recipe and therefore you may wish to set aside two bars per day to get the following:
NUTRIENT PERCENT RDA --------------------------------- Food energy 74% Protein 135% Total lipid (fat) 12% Carbohydrate, by diff. 93% Total saturated fat 8% Cholesterol 10% Sodium 441% Total dietary fiber 60% Vitamin A 121% (If Vit A fortified powdered milk is used.) Ascorbic acid 16% Thiamin 154% Riboflavin 191% Niacin 16% Vitamin B6 38% Folacin 113% Vitamin B12 114% Potassium 177% Calcium 218% Phosphorus 308% Magnesium 116% Iron 80% Zinc 90% Pantothenic acid 75% Copper 55% Manganese 212% Linoleic acid (18:2/n6) 122% Linolenic acid(18:3/n3) 9% Histidine 234% Isoleucine 491% Leucine 615% Lysine 610% Methionine+Cystine 396% Phenylalanine+Tyrosine 630% Threonine 563% Tryptophan 503% Valine 488%
Probably the biggest problem is the low vitamin C. However, in a pinch, a person could live a long time off these bars alone. They are also a bit short in the calorie department, but are excellent in protein, over half of the B vitamins, and excellent in the minerals category. These bars, no doubt, nutritionally beat many of the expensive bars you can purchase from the different companies, and properly sealed would probably last as long. Al
EMERGENCY CANDLES
2 C. fine sawdust	1 lb. Melted wax
Chip or cut up wax into small pieces, and melt over water, never directly over flame or burner. It can be melted in the same can you're going to use for the candle. Put the sawdust in a shoe box and pour the wax over it. Mix it until it holds together well when squeezed in your hands. Pack and press the mixture into the can tightly and firmly. Make a hole with a long knitting needle. Add the wick, all the way down. Pour melted wax over the top to secure.
WHOLE WHEAT BREAD IN A DUTCH OVEN
1 pkg. dry yeast	1/3 C. lukewarm water
3 tsp. shortening	4 tsp. honey
4 tsp. molasses	3 tsp. salt
3 C. scalded milk	6 C. whole wheat flour
Dissolve yeast in water. Melt shortening and combine with honey, molasses, salt and milk. Cook to lukewarm and combine with yeast mixture. Add flour, enough to make a soft dough and knead thoroughly, using extra flour as needed. Shape in rolls and place in Dutch oven. Let rise not quite double. Bake at 350 degrees F. with 6-8 coals on bottom and 15-18 coals on top for 12" oven. Bake about 30-35 minutes or until done.

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