Homestead Basics: Books 7-12: How to bake, preserve and store food, grill meat, make easy food mixes, and learn to start working with leather

The Homestead Basic Series is a collection of works that answer the often-asked questions of individuals trying to start living more self-sufficiently. The individual works in this collection are: The Basics of Baking Basics of Food Storage The Basics of Food Preservation The Basics of Cooking Meat The Basics of Make Ahead Mixes The Basics of Beginning Leatherwork Each book in this set holds solid information geared toward beginning hobbyist, as well as links to multiple videos explaining the processes described in more detail. Title Page Copyright Contents Preface The Basics of Baking 1. Why Bake Bread 2. How to Measure Flour Correctly 3. How to Make Easy No-Knead “Ciabatta” Bread 4. Refrigerator Bread 5. Recipe Sourdough Bread 6. Braided Spaghetti Bread 7. Garlic Cheddar Cat Head Biscuits 8. How to Make Bannock Bread 9. Cheese Crackers 10. Make Cookies 11. Muffin Meals 12. Cooking Bread in a Grill 13. Collecting Yeast 14. Homemade Bean Flour Links to Videos The Basics of Food Storage 1. How to Build Emergency Food Storage for Only $10 A Week 2. Types of Food Storage Systems and Options 3. How to Make Your Freezer Last Without Electricity 4. 11 Secret Questions Food Storage Companies Don’t Want You To Ask 5. Food Storage: How to Store Food With Dry Ice 6. Food Storage: How to Start Potting Meat 7. How to Make a Mylar Bag Clamp for Easy Bag Sealing 8. How to Use Mylar Bags for Bulk Food Storage 9. Food Storage: Seal Mylar Bags with a Food Sealer 10. Food Storage: Freezing Oranges for Long Term Storage 11. How to Make Hardtack: Every Prepper’s First Food Storage Recipe 12. How to Use a Magazine Rack for Can Storage 13. How to Vacuum Seal Food Without a Machine 14. Kitchen DIY: Bulk Hamburger Storage 15. How to Make Brandied Strawberries: Genny Style 16. How to Freeze Peppers 17. Long-Term Water Storage 18. How to Purify Water Using Pool Shock 19. Wheat Grinding Basics: Types of Wheat Grinders 20. Making Wheat Berry Pancakes in a Blender 21. Kitchen DIY: Dehydrating Garlic 22. How to Make Sun Dried Tomatoes 23. Using an Excalibur to Dehydrate Fruit 24. PRN Episode #38 Cheap Food Storage Plan Links to Videos The Basics of Food Preservation 1. Types of Canning 2. Basics of Water Bath Canning 3. Basics of Pressure Canning 4. Oven Canning 5. Canning Tomatoes 6. How to Can Homemade Salsa 7. Fig Jam 8. Apple Butter 9. Canning Whole Grapes 10. How to Make and Test Homemade Apple Pectin 11. 2 Uses for Unjelled Jelly 12. Corn Cob Jelly Recipe 13. How to Make Hot Pepper Jelly 14. Recipe Pickled Peppers 15. How to Make the Best Bread and Butter Pickles 16. How to Pickle Eggs Easily at Home 17. How to Pressure Can Pinto Beans 18. How to Pressure Can Meat 19. How to Pressure Can Homemade Chili 20. How to Can Bacon Links to Videos The Basics of Cooking Meat 1. Outdoor Food Safety 2. How to Cook a Great Steak without a Grill 3. Cook Perfect Burgers on the Grill 4. How to Make Meatloaf on a Stick 5. Easy Meatloaf using Stuffing 6. How to Make Crock Pot Spareribs 7. How to Use the Grilling Touch Test to Determine if Your Steak is Done 8. How to Use a Smoker Tube 9. How to Make Liquid Smoke 10. How to Make a Trash Can Cold Smoker 11. How to Cold Smoke Sausage 12. How to Make Homemade Salt Pork 13. Homemade Bacon 14. Competition Butter Bath Chicken Thighs 15. Alabama White Sauce 16. How to Build a Plow Disk Grill: AKA Discada or Cowboy Wok 17. How To Cook on a Plow Disk Grill: AKA Discada or Cowboy Wok 18. How to Use a Discada on a Kettle Smoker 19. How to Make Your Own Meat Curing Chamber 20. How to Make Homemade Slim Jims 21. How to Make the Easiest Homemade Jerky Ever 22. Dutch Oven Baked Beans with Hamburger Recipe Links to Videos The Basics of Make Ahead Mixes I. Main Dishes 1. Beer Batter Mix 2. Chicken Fajita Seasoning Mix 3. Instant Oatmeal Packets 4. Pancake Mix 5. Pot Roast Seasoning Mix 6. Shake & Bake Mix 7. Sloppy Joe Seasoning Mix 8. Spaghetti Sauce Mix II. Side Dishes 9. Cream of Soup Mix 10. Hamburger Helper Mix 11. Instant Stuffing Mix 12. Instant Refried Beans Mix 13. Instant Potato Soup Mix 14. Mexican Hot Chocolate Mix 15. Rice Roni Mix 16. Vegetable Broth Mix III. Baking 17. Bread Machine Bread Mix 18. Cornbread Mix 19. Country Biscuit Mix 20. Pizza Dough Mix IV. Dessert 21. Brownie Mix 22. Oatmeal Cookie Mix 23. Sugar Doughnuts Muffin Mix 24. Vanilla Cake Mix 25. White Frosting Mix V. Condiments 26. Brown Gravy Mix 27. Burger Seasoning Mix 28. Butter Mix 29. Chicken Gravy Mix 30. Dry Milk to Whole Milk 31. French Dressing Mix 32. Hot Creole Seasoning Mix 33. Italian Salad Dressing and Dip Mix 34. Magic Mix 35. Montreal Steak Seasoning Mix 36. Parmesan Dressing Mix 37. Ranch Dressing Mix 38. Taco Seasoning Mix 39. Thousand Island Dressing Mix The Basics of Beginning Leatherwork I. Setting Up Shop 1. Essential Tools 2. Homemade tools 3. Setting Up a Workbench II. Basic Techniques 4. Cutting 5. Stitching 6. Burnishing 7. Gluing 8. Skyving 9. Dyeing 10. Finishing Leather 11. Conditioning Leather 12. Cleaning Leather III. Materials 13. Leather Selection and Storage 14. Patterns IV. Project Walk Through 15. Simple Pistol Holster Please Review Bonus: Excerpt from 21 Days to Basic Preparedness Also by David Nash About the Author