Seven-Layer Salad

2 heads iceburg lettuce, washed, dried & chilled
1 bunch celery, washed, dried
1 1/2 cup diced green pepper
1 1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 cup cooked peas
1 can sliced chestnuts

Topping:
2 cups mayonnaise
2 tbsp. sugar
1 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
bacon bits

Pull lettuce apart and cut into bite size pieces.  Arrange in a wide bottomed bowl.  Sprinkle over salad in this order: celery, green pepper, red onion, peas, and chestnuts.  Spread mayonnaise over entire salad, sealing to the bowl on all sides.  Sprinkle with sugar, then with Parmesan cheese, and finally sprinkle crisp bacon bits over entire top.  Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.

*Note, best to avoid mixing the topping into the salad in the bowl until ready to eat, as this accelerates wilting.  

Food Storage Checklist #1 (Shelves)

To Purchase:

•          Purchase the necessary shelving items once you have determined what works for your family.
• Purchase one basic shelf unit to get you started.
• Purchase cardboard and glue to make your own rotating can racks
• OR purchase rotating shelf organizers.

To Do:

•          Clean out an area for your food storage, create a space that makes you get excited.

•          Read about different types of shelf systems and decide what to start with.

•          Build your shelves or can rotating racks if you choose to create your own.

Sanitation for Your Home and Family

In the aftermath of an emergency, trash pickup and garbage disposal may not be available. It is very important that each individual takes the responsibility of proper sanitation and hygiene. It may not be exciting but next to food and water there is no more important thing to worry about for your safety, happiness, and comfort

TRASH

TRASH is: Burnable [paper, wood, cardboard] or Non Burnable [metal cans, foil, Styrofoam, plastic]

1.       Burn what you can

2.       Save the ashes to cover layers of buried or stored garbage and waste

3.       Crush cans to as small volume as possible

4.       Store non burnable(s) in sealed garbage bags, in an out of the way place away from living areas, until normal services are resumed

GARBAGE AND HUMAN WASTE

GARBAGE is: Human and Biological Waste, Disposable Diapers, Food Waste, and Liquids 

Depending on the emergency, but especially after an earthquake, the water lines may be damaged or the water contaminated.  Shut off your Water Main to isolate your house from any contamination.

Outgoing sewer pipes could also be damaged.

DO NOT flush the toilet or put anything down the drains until you know the sewer pipes are safe.

So---What do you do when you gotta go?

DRY TOILET- Empty water from the tank and the bowl- DO NOT flush it. Plug the hole in toilet bowl with a foam-filled rubber ball.  This will prevent sewer gases, insects and rodents from coming up the drain into your house.  If no ball is available, saturate a cloth with shortening and plug the hole.  Line the bowl with double garbage bags. Separate liquid waste from solid.  Use the toilet for solids only, (Urinate into a container diluted with water so it will not burn plants.  Urine is an excellent fertilizer.  Put it on the soil, but not onto areas where root crops are currently growing).  Keep a bucket filled with sawdust, wood chips, kitty litter, dry dirt, etc. and cover contents after each use.  Cover bowl by placing a piece of cardboard between the bowl and the seat.  When bag is full, place in something sturdy, like a cardboard box, and carry it outside.  Empty contents in a 3-4’ hole; place garbage bag on top and cover with 2” dirt.  Cover hole with cardboard box and bricks to keep animals out. 

COMMERCIAL “DOODIE’ BAGS can be purchased for a one time use, then disposed of in that hole in your yard. 

RV CHEMICAL TOILETS can be purchased at most RV or Outdoor Supply Stores.  It must also be dumped in that hole in your yard. 

SANITATION PORTA POTTIES can be made from a bucket with a toilet seat.  Line the bucket with double garbage bags.   

IN THE YARD is a temporary solution for dumping and safely taking care of human waste and garbage.  Local laws and sanitation safety need to be considered when deciding where or if you will have an outside “latrine”.  Use a shovel and dig a hole deep enough to be able to dump your waste and garbage in it.  After each deposit cover the garbage with dirt, to keep insects and animals out of it, and to help with the odor.  Sprinkle cold ashes from your campfire, or charcoal cooking over your latrine to help keep the odor controlled.  Food scraps and any other garbage can also be dumped in this hole.  The hole is full when it is within 1 foot of the ground surface.  Fill with dirt and an ash layer, and move to a new hole.

"Grab and Go" List

Here is another example of items that you might want to put on your "Grab and Go" List/Evacuation List.  You should list in order of priority, and where they are located in the house.

I keep the girls' and my 72-hour backpacks in my car; Darin keeps his in his truck.  However, we haven't rotated the food in them for quite a while.  In the backpacks, I have many of these items on the list (such as contact lists, toiletries, sanitation items, glasses).  This weekend, we bought small radio/flashlights to add to the 72-hour backpacks.  I'm pretty excited about this addition.  Often, when I think about all the things we still need for our emergency kits, I get a little discouraged about the cost of it all.  Then I realized that I don't need to get it all.  If I buy one thing here, one thing there, I'm better prepared than I was before.  I know, I'm slow.

My kids always bring books in the car while I'm running errands, so there are always books there.  Also, we keep our safe with important documents in the basement.  I'm thinking that I'm going to move it to ground level so that it's not so far to carry it during an emergency.  That sucker's heavy!

72-Hour Kit (including food & water, emergency contact list, medications,toiletries, sanitation, glasses)
important documents file/binder
emergency cash (small bills & coins)
photo albums
scriptures/hymns/children's songbook
clothing & underware for 3-4 days
children's comfort items (blankies, stuffed animals, etc)
games, puzzles, books
sleeping bags, pillows, blankets
laptops

Something I don't need to worry about, but you might:
infant items (clothing, diapers, formula, etc)

pets/Food

To Do's:
Shut off heat/air conditioning
Lock all windows & doors
Unplug all electronics & appliances (not fridge or freezer)

Emergency Preparedness Checklist

To Do:

•          Family Plan:  Review this section with your family and fill out “contact info” sheet.

•          Disaster Kit:  Inventory and gather what you already have for supplies.

•          Disaster Kit:  Compile/copy the documents for your Emergency Binder.

•          Evacuation List:  Fill out your Grab List in order of priority.

To Purchase:

•          Disaster Kit: 

o   Purchase/make your 72 Hour Food Kits including water

o   Purchase any remaining supplies that you did not have on hand.

o   Purchase a 1” 3-ring binder and divider tabs for your Emergency Binder.

•          Evacuation List:  Purchase/compile your Car Kit items and put them in your trunk!

•          Purchase the items you need to back up your computer files (discs, usb drives or an online backup service).

*from Food Storage Made Easy.

Evacuation List

In the event you need to evacuate your home, it is recommended you take the following measures, have a car kit, a grab list of things to take in case your house is destroyed.

□ listen to a battery powered radio for the location of emergency shelters
□ make arrangements for pets
□ wear protective clothing and sturdy shoes
□ take your disaster supplies kit
□ lock your house
□ use travel routes specified by local officials
□ shut off water, gas, and electricity (if needed)
□ let others know when you left/where you’re going

Car Kit:
□ 72 hour kit food and water
□ Cash (small bills and include some change)
□ Diapers/Wipes if you have kids
□ Emergency blankets/hand warmers
□ Jumper cables
□ Car shovel/pick
□ Pocket knife, first aid kit, radio
□ Package of batteries (for flashlight and radio)
□ Toilet paper roll
□ Spare clothes for small children
□ Coffee can heater

Grab List:
___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________
___________________ ___________________

*from Food Storage Made Easy

Disaster Kit

Most sources suggest storing supplies to have on hand in the event of an emergency. The following is a list of the most common items:

□ supply of water (one gallon per person per day)
□ first aid kit and prescription medications
□ extra pair of glasses
□ credit cards and cash (in small bills)
□ change of clothes and sturdy shoes
□ battery powered radio, and extra batteries
□ blankets/sleeping bags, rain poncho, body warmer
□ list of emergency plan contact info
□ booster cables, car shovel, rope
□ N95 dust mask, working gloves
□ flashlight with batteries
□ wind/waterproof matches, and candle
□ personal hygiene products
□ games, books, hard candy, toys
□ tire repair kit & pump, duct tape, Swiss army knife
□ important documents (see site for a full list)
□ 72 hour kit of food

Breakfasts:                                               
Granola bars                                             
Fruit cups                                                 
Cold cereal/dry milk                                  
Instant Oatmeal                                       

Lunches/Dinners:                                                               
Beef Jerky/Beef sticks
Protein Bars
Cheese & Crackers
Lipton Noodle Soups
Pop-Top Soups
Beanie Weenies
Vienna Sausage
Pop-Top Stew/Pastas
Chili

Snacks:                                                     
Hard candy                                               
Trail Mix                                                 
Raisins                                                  
Fruit Roll-Ups
Crackers

*don’t forget utensils, containers, heating sources, disposable dishes, and baby items

*from Food Storage Made Easy

Family Plan

Make a family plan in case there is an emergency.

□ discuss how to respond to the dangers of fire, severe weather, earthquakes, and other emergencies
□ find the safe spots in your home
□ discuss what to do about power outages and injuries
□ draw a floor plan of your home and mark two escape routes
□ post emergency phone numbers
□ teach children how and when to call 911, police, and fire, and important phone numbers
 □ pick one out-of-state and one local friend/family member to call in a disaster
□ teach children the phone numbers
□ pick two reunion locations, one near your home, and one father away in case you cannot return
□ take a basic first aid and CPR class

Out-of-State-Contact:                                  Emergency Numbers:
Name:                                                          Police:
City:                                                             Fire:
Telephone:                                                    Hospital:

Local Contact:                                               Family Physicians:
Name:                                                           Name:
Telephone:                                                    Telephone:
                                                                    Name:

Nearest Relative:                                           Telephone:
Name:
City:                                                              Reunion Locations:
Telephone:                                                     Right outside home:
                                                                     Address:
Work Numbers:                                              Away from home:
Mother:                                                         Address:
Father:                                                          Route to take:

*From Food Storage Made Easy

72-HOUR EMERGENCY KIT

CONTAINER FOR YOUR KIT:

• A backpack is the only way to go.

WATER: (the most important item in your kit.)

One gallon person/day.  Strap canteens or 2-liter soda bottles strapped to outside of pack.  Since water is heavy to carry, also include purification supplies.

• 6’ plastic hose to be used as a siphon (swamp cooler hose or garden hose works well).
• Cotton balls (for filtering material in hose)
• Liquid bleach
• One bottle, iodine tablets

FIRST AID KIT: Tailor-make the kit to fit your individual needs.

• Container: tackle box or tupperware
• Consecrated Oil, Rubbing Alcohol
• Prescription Drugs, Eyeglasses
• Antibiotic ointment
• Aspirin, Thermometer
• Diarrhea Medication (Imodium)
• Vasaline, Hand lotion
• Hydrogen Peroxide
• Table salt, Baking soda
• Sun Screen & Antiseptic Soap
• Adhesive tape, 2” wide
• Band aids, Cotton swabs
• Ace bandage, tweezers, scissors
• Gauze pads (4 X 4)
• Needles, thread, safety pins
• Dental floss, heavy string
• Pocket knife, paper and pencil
• Rubber gloves, razor blades
• First Aid Handbook

SHELTER:

• Nylon Rope or Cord; 50’of ¼”
• Garbage Bags: 30 gallown size (also good for portable toilet and making rain/wind suits)
• Duct Tape: shelter construction or repair (also good for joining garbage bags for rain suits)
• Space Blanket (aluminum coated mylar)

BEDDING:

• Sleeping Bag (rated 0˚F0-10˚F is best) of waterproof nylon 2/waterproof carrying bag.
• Insulation: Lightweight foam “closed cell” pads, 3/8” thick are best
• Pillow: small, inflatable

CLOTHING: (Anticipate severe weather)

• One change of clothes, shoes (Avoid cotton; wool is best) – Two pr. heavy wool socks
• Heavy duty gloves
• Sun glasses

SANITATION SUPPLIES:

·         Lysol-type disinfectant

·         Dish detergent

·         Bar soap

·         Toiletries

·         Sanitary napkins, tampons

·         A five-gallon plastic bucket to serve as a toilet

·         1 roll toilet paper

·         Paper towels

FIRE & FUEL:

·         24 wooden matches in a waterproof container previously dipped in wax or nail polish to make waterproof.

·         Butane lighter

·         Small magnifying glass

·         3 candles

COOKING:

·         A 3-lb. empty can used as a saucepan, a 1-lb. can for mixing juices and pudding

·         Eating utensils

·         Can Opener

·         Metal Drinking Cup (doubles as a cooking pot)

MISCELLANEOUS:

·         Battery-powered radio w/extra batteries

·         Flashlight (w/extra batteries)

·         Cyalume Sticks (white emits the most light)

·         Scriptures, books, games

·         Vital Information (SS Card, Vehicle ID, etc)

FOOD: Pack high caloric, nutritious food.

• A multiple vitamin/mineral supplement
• High dosage stress B-Complex
• Calcium supplement

The following menu supplies 2,100 calories per day.  Quantities listed are amounts per day.

Meats: ¼ lb. per person:

Tuna                             Peanut Butter

Spam                            Vienna Sausages

Corned Beef                  Beef Stew

Chicken                        Deviled Meats

Add:

Graham Crackers – ½ lb.

Canned Juices - 12 oz.

Powdered Milk – ¼ lb.

Dried Fruits – ½ lb.

Augment with other foods such as:

Cheese Spreads            Tang

Beef Turkey Jerky         Herbal Teas

Canned Fruit                 Instant Oatmeal

Cookies                                    Soups/Stews

Dried Soups/Stews        Instant Pudding

Sweetened Cereals        Granola Bars

Hard Candy                   Hot Chocolate

Fruit Leathers                Canned Nuts

Kool-Aid                        Dry Noodles

Powdered Gator-aid       Instant Ramen Bouillon Cubes

Sugar Cubes                 Honey

Instant Rice                  Pork and Beans

Spaghetti                      Powdered Potatoes

Tips For Your 27-Hour Food Supply

1.  Pack items in Zip-loc bags to keep them dry and airtight

2.  Select nutritious foods you will enjoy

3.  Label each item with date of purchase

4.  Choose foods (at least the first day’s menu) which are edible without heating or cooking and that require little or no water for preparation.

5.  Choose foods which will keep for at least 6 months in a cool, dark place.  If not used in 6 months, rotate out.

6.  Measure quantity foods like instant milk & oatmeal in one-meal portions to eliminate leftovers.

7.  Experiment with kit to make sure you can live off it.

SAMPLE MENU

BREAKFAST

Granola

Vienna Sausages

Instant Orange Drink

Chocolate Milk

LUNCH

Graham Crackers with Peanut Butte and Jelly and/or

Cheese Spread

Canned Green Beans

Dried Apple Snacks

Powdered Milk

DINNER

Beef Jerky

Baked Beans

Brown Bread

Canned Carrots

Fruit Leather

Powdered Milk

BREAKFAST

Quick-Cooking or Instant Oatmeal

Brown Sugar or Honey

Prunes

Hot Chocolate

LUNCH

Split Pea Soup (Dehydrated mix)

Almonds

Crackers with Chicken Spread

Peaches

Powdered Milk

DINNER

Canned Beef Stew

Rye Crisp

Canned Whole Kernel Corn

Instant Pudding

Powdered Milk

**Blend dry powdered milk, peanut butter and honey for a high protein, high energy spread for graham crackers.