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A critical part of preparing for survival is learning about everyday items that are present in most homes, and then repurposing those items into a variety of uses. One such item is alcohol. Here are seven uses for it: 1. ...

Making rubbing alcohol sounds like something you’d need a table full of beakers and glass tubes for, doesn’t it? Fortunately, it’s far easier than most think. Good thing, too! After all, one of the worst things that can happen to ...

Tinctures are herbal remedies which are made by extracting the healing compounds of herbs with ethanol alcohol, vinegar or glycerin. Alcohol is the most commonly used and generally most effective liquid used in tinctures, which can easily be made at ...

Beer is the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage — invented long before modern history. Known as the “sweet nectar of the gods” in many ancient cultures, beer drinking is a social tradition in our country associated with ball games, card games, ...

Fall is the time to prepare for a healthy winter. Fall (and spring) also are the best times to gather roots to be used for healing. Always be sure to leave plenty of plants for future growth. If the roots ...

Vinegar has many uses, many of which can be attested to by our grandmothers as well as modern day make-do and naturally minded folks. But where does vinegar come from? How is it made? Whatever will we do if for ...

What does beer, bread, vinegar, black tea, cheese, chocolate, crème fraîche, soy sauce and pickles have in common?  They are all fermented foods. Today we primarily think of fermentation as the result of adding something, typically powdered yeast or what ...

When city folks in the 1940s went into the country, they were surprised to find the farmers didn’t know there was a depression going on. Why? Because they made their own food and alcohol. Yep…you read that right—alcohol. Is alcohol ...