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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

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Friday, August 25, 2017

Edibility Test

Knowing the Universal Edibility Test is important for any Wilderness Survivalist. There are many plants throughout the world. Tasting even a small portion of some can cause severe discomfort, extreme internal disorders, and even death. Therefore, if you have the slightest doubt about a plant's edibility, do not eat it. Particularly avoid mushrooms unless you have been taught well which are edible. If you believe it is edible, first apply the Universal Edibility Test to be as safe as possible before eating any portion of it.

1. Separate the plant into its basic components - leaves, stems, roots, buds, and flowers.

2. Test only one part of a potential food plant at a time per person. If you have two people, you can test two parts; one each. However, keep at least one person well to care for those who could potentially get sick from this test.

3. Smell the food for strong or acid odors. Remember, smell alone does not indicate a plant is edible or inedible.

4. Do not eat for 8 hours before starting the test, especially anything new or unusual.

5. During the 8 hours you abstain from eating, test for contact poisoning by placing a piece of the plant part you are testing on the inside of your elbow or wrist. Usually 15 minutes is enough time to allow for a reaction.

6. During the test period, take nothing by mouth except purified water and the plant part you are testing.

7. Select a small portion of a single part and prepare it the way you plan to eat it.

8. Before placing the prepared plant part in your mouth, touch a small portion (a pinch) to the outer surface of your lip to test for burning or itching.

9. If after 3 minutes there is no reaction on your lip, place the plant part on your tongue, holding it there for 15 minutes.

10. If there is no reaction, thoroughly chew a pinch and hold it in your mouth for 15 minutes. Do not swallow.

11. If no burning, itching, numbing, stinging, nausea, or other irritation occurs during the 15 minutes, swallow the food.

12. Wait 8 hours. If any ill effects occur during this period, induce vomiting (salt water) and drink a lot of water.

13. If no ill effects occur, eat a small hand full of the same plant part prepared the same way. Wait another 8 hours. If no ill effects occur, the plant part as prepared is probably safe for eating, especially in small quantities.

CAUTION

Use this test at your own risk, as the author, publisher, and affiliates accept no responsibility for your use of this. Test all parts of the plant for edibility, as some plants have both edible and inedible parts. Do not assume that a part that proved edible when cooked is also edible when raw. Test the part raw to ensure edibility before eating raw. The same part or plant may produce varying reactions in different individuals. Boiling and draining the juice several times can also reduce your risk.

Because this test is time consuming, you only want to use it for plants that are plentiful so you get enough to eat. Do not over harvest. Leave at least 10% of the more mature (less tender) plants to reproduce.

To learn more about edible plants, visit this excellent website: http://www.foragingtexas.com/

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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Best Prepper Books

Here are some excellent Prepper Books. Your feedback and suggestions are appreciated and will be evaluated and possibly used to update this list. Note that the order of importance of these books will change based on the skills and experience of the reader. Here they are:

How to survive the end of the world as we know it by James Wesley Rawles (buy 2 copies)
Prepper Handbook on Amazon Kindle
The Encyclopedia of Country Living
Country Wisdom & Know-How
SAS Survival Guide by John 'Lofty' Wiseman
Idiot's Guides: Foraging by Mark Vorderbruggen
The Survival Medicine Handbook
Bushcraft 101 by Dave Canterbury
Advanced Bushcraft: by Dave Canterbury
The Backyard Homestead by Carleen Madigan
The Homesteading Handbook by Abigail R. Gehring
Mini Farming: Self-Sufficiency on 1/4 Acre by Brett L. Markham
Guide to Canning, Freezing, Curing & Smoking Meat by Wilbur F. Eastman
Meat Smoking And Smokehouse Design by Stanley Marianski
Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game by John J. Mettler
Keeping Bees by Ashley English also see our post Bees for Prepping
National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Mushrooms
Where There Is No Doctor
Vegetable Gardner's Bible
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Saturday, June 11, 2016

Edible Wild Plants

Here are links to what we have covered here:

Greenbriar (catbriar)

Cattails

Dandelion

Chickweed & Hackberries

Large List of Edible Wild Plants

Top Rated Prepper Handbook Posts of all time
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Monday, June 6, 2016

Edible Wild Plants - Dandelion

Dandelion is one of the most recognizable edible wild plants and can be found in sunny yards all over the United States during the spring and warm months.

The leaves, roots, and white stems are edible. It is rich in vitamins A, B, Thiamine, riboflavin as well as minerals and protein.

Young leaves are good in salad or double boiled while the roots are roasted for making good tasting coffee (without caffeine) or boiled for about thirty minutes before eating. Experts say the white stem just above the root is the best part when sauteed in bacon drippings or olive oil.

The taste is a bit bitter unless boiled, drained and then boiled again but this also reduces the nutritional value. This is one of those plants that is "edible", but not necessarily delicious.

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Sunday, June 5, 2016

Edible Wild Plants - Cattails

Known as the supermarket of the wild, Cattails, also known as bullrush, are a good source of food for the savvy outdoors-person. The tubers, fresh shoots, the male portion of the flower and the pollen are all edible.

Winter tuber starch granules are removed by hand from fibers while the fresh spring shoots are cut from the tubers. Older stems can be peeled back to get soft, white edible pith. The male hotdog shaped part can be steamed before it becomes fluffy and the pollen from a male section can be shaken into a bag and used as a high protein flour. The nutritious tubers are high in calcium, carbohydrates, iron and potassium.

The fluff is good for fire tinder, bedding and insulation, leaves and stems can be woven into baskets and thatch huts. Burning the fluff or solid seed head makes smoke that helps repel insects.

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Saturday, June 4, 2016

Edible Wild Plants - Greenbriar Roots

Greenbriar, are a common plant found in shady forest year-round and are identified by having both thorns and tendrils. They are also know as Catbriar or Bullbriar.

The edible parts are the young tender vines, tendrils, roots (tubers), leaves, and even berries in January. The vines and tendrils are eaten raw, baked, boiled, roasted or steamed. The roots are sliced, then pounded roasted or boiled to free starch. The berries are eaten raw (not the seeds) and can also be made into jams or jelly. Black berry jam is better, but they are not available in January.

The tubers are high in starch and minerals while the greens are high in vitamins and minerals. The youngest, lightest colored tubers are the best.

Greenbriar are usually plentiful through out most of the United States except around the Rocky Mountain range.

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Friday, July 3, 2015

Prepper Handbook Table of Contents

Over 500 Pages of a detailed step by step guide, taking you from Beginner to Advanced Prepping. It includes a Sustainable Living Model and Security Plans along with much more.

Why we are all Preppers	7
US GOVERNMENT Recommended Preparations	8
Prepper Incremental Strategy	11
Prepper Incremental Strategy Table	12
Bug in or Bug Out:	15
Red Flag warnings it’s time to Bug Out to a safe retreat	18
TEOTWAWKI	19
How Much Ammo is needed	22
Sustainable Living	25
Stealth Preparations	26
SECURITY PLAN	33
Passive and Active defense	33
Smaller Group Security	38
How to set up an LP or Listening Post:	39
Team Members	40
Night Vision	41
Charity	43
Personal Supplies	44
Medical Supplies	44
Leadership Council	45
Group members	45
Alert Codes	47
Potential Social Breakdown levels:	48
Rules of Engagement (ROE)	51
Prisoner Policy	54
Hostage Policy	55
Code / Alert / Pass words	55
Leap Frog Retreat	56
International Morse Code	58
GROUP SECURITY DRILLS	59
COMMUNITY ACTION PLAN	60
Historical Lessons:	65
Dark Ages	66
Standing Rules of Rogers’ Rangers:	67
Scout Backpack	69
Post SHTF Scouting Rules	72
Hand Signals	74
Misleading Media (and a grain of salt)	77
Wilderness Survival	80
Trapping for food	81
SUSTAINABLE LIVING MODEL	88
Garden	88
Livestock	91
Chickens for Eggs	93
Chickens for meat	94
Goats for meat & milk	95
Rabbits	96
Cows	96
Fish	97
Pigs	99
Pigeons	101
Grain for Feed	102
Bees	102
Meal Plan Summary	103
Food Preservation	104
Packaging and Storing Dried Foods	109
Cheese	110
Canning	113
Shelf Life	113
Root Cellar	115
INVESTING FOR PREPPERS	116
Economic Trade	117
Value of Silver Coins in 1960's	118
Re-Population Consideration	121
APPENDIX	122
Recommended Resources	123
Vegetable Variety Days to Harvest	129
Constitutional Clarifications	136
Declaration of Orders We Will NOT Obey	136
GOVERNMENT RECOMMENDED DISASTER PREPARATIONS	142
TERRORIST HAZARDS	142
Biological Threats	142
Chemical Threats	143
Cyber Attack	145
Cyber Security	147
Explosions	148
Nuclear Blast	149
Radiological Dispersion Device (RDD)	151
NATURAL DISASTERS	155
Drought	155
Earthquakes	157
Extreme Heat	160
Floods	162
Home Fires	167
Hurricanes	169
Landslides & Debris Flow	173
Severe Weather	175
Space Weather	177
Thunderstorms & Lightning	179
Tornadoes	182
Tsunamis	184
Volcanoes	186
Wildfires	188
TECHNOLOGICAL & ACCIDENTAL HAZARDS	192
Blackouts	192
Hazardous Materials Incidents	193
Household Chemical Emergencies	196
Nuclear Power Plants	199
Community and Other Plans	201
Pandemic	202
Shelter	203
Emergency Alerts	205
Evacuating Yourself and Your Family	206
NRA Guns Safety Rules	209
Appendix A Army Branches and Tactical Echelons	212
Appendix B Tactical Mission Tasks	227
Appendix C Airborne and Air Assault Operations	242
Appendix D Encirclement Operations	253
Chapter 1 PART ONE Tactical Fundamentals	267
Chapter 3 PART TWO Offensive Operations	301
Chapter 8 PART THREE Defensive Operations	394
Chapter 12 PART FOUR Tactical Enabling Operations	468