25 Forgotten Pioneer Survival Lessons Worth Finding And Learning
Pioneer life has a special meaning in America. In less than 300 years, civilization spread across a vast continental wilderness. From the first landings in...
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Survival Skills Of The Great Depression Era
We can learn from the philosophy of ‘using and reusing’ that Depression era folks were forced to live with. We can learn by examining what...
Winter Projects For A Man’s Hands
With wintertime bearing down upon us, it’s time for many of us to make a few changes. Winter coats come out of hiding and we...
Back To Basics: How To Make And Preserve Pasta
There’s nothing more delicious and versatile than pasta. You can use it to make lasagna, spaghetti, macaroni and cheese or simple yet delicious rustic dishes...
Meat Potting: An Almost Forgotten Skill Worth Rediscovering
While I think jerky and smoking is the tastiest way to preserve meat, this is another method someone told me about.
Good Old Fashioned Cooking on an Open Flame: 10 Dutch Oven Recipes From The Pioneers
Though the pioneer women were used to cooking, doing so on an open flame was not something they knew how to do.
A Return To The Old Paths: How To Make Pemmican Like The Native Americans
Invented by the natives of North America, pemmican was used by Indian scouts as well as early western explorers.
OLD WEST COOKIN’:60 Authentic Frontier Recipes – The “Real” Old Stuff From The Old West
Pioneers didn’t have much, but what they did have they made the best of. At first, the settlers favoured the customary foods and recipes from...
Homesteading Skills To Learn From Pioneers
Living without power, mini-marts, cars, electronics or running water may seem like a nightmare scenario but to pioneers it was just the way life was.
Granny medicine – Home-made remedies from the OREGON TRAIL
Settlers relied on “ granny medicine ” or home remedies passed from mother to daughter over the years.
OLD SCHOOL WILD GAME Smoked venison sausage recipes
For most of my venison recipes, I prefer to separate each muscle and cut slices or chunks across the grain of the muscle.
Old Fashioned Preserving-Grandpa’s recipe for cured smoked ham
Curing hams used to be the best way to preserve pork before there was reliable refrigeration.
20 Lost Recipes From The Pioneers: What They Cooked On Their Journey Westward
Pioneer life was not easy and the daily chores of managing a house where more than a full time occupation.
Potted Meat: A Lost Skill Of Long Term Meat Storage
While I think jerky and smoking is the tastiest way to preserve meat, this is another method someone told me about.
Survival Skills To Learn From Eskimo People
Today, changing weather patterns mean that more people will need to learn how to survive in extreme temperatures.
The Old Way Of Homesteading : Learn The ” Lost Art ” Of Being Self-Reliant
When getting started in homesteading, money can be real tight, even sometimes for the basics. Here is a great course that can help you learn...