Rainy Day Foods

3 Tbsp melted butter                                         ¼ cup plus 1 Tbsp cheddar cheese powder ¼ tsp yellow mustard powder ¼ tsp cayenne pepper (may substitute jalapeno pepper powder for “hot” popcorn) 4 cups popped popcorn                                    Sea salt and pepper to taste In a large bowl combine butter, cheddar cheese powder, mustard powder, and cayenne or jalapeno powder with popcorn. Season with salt...

2 cups flour                                                      6 Tbsp buttermilk powder 1 ¼ tsp baking soda                                       ¾ tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt                                                           2 eggs, unbeaten 2 cups water                                                     ¼ cup butter, melted Mix dry ingredients thoroughly. Add remaining ingredients and stir lightly to just moisten dry ingredients. Mixture will be thick and lumpy. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased griddle; spread with back...

2 ½ cups whole wheat flour                              2 tsp baking powder ¼ cup brown sugar                                             ¾ cup cold butter 1 cup buttermilk powder or dried milk Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix first four ingredients together. Add buttermilk or milk to mixture. Bake in greased muffin tins or drop on cookie sheet. Bake 20 minutes. Click here to purchase

16 oz. cream cheese                                       1 – 9 inch graham cracker crust 2/3 cup water ¾ cup sour cream or 1 cup dried sour cream mixed with 6 Tbsp water 1 cup sugar                                                       3 Tbsp egg powder and 3 Tbsp water 1 ½ tsp vanilla In large mixing bowl beat cream cheese at medium speed until fluffy. Blend in ¾ cup...

2 cups wheat flour                                            ½ tsp salt 2 tsp baking powder                                         2 cups & 5 Tbsp water 4 Tbsp sugar                                                     4 Tbsp oil 5 Tbsp dried whole egg                                   6 Tbsp dried milk Sift dry ingredients. Add water and oil, stir until moist. Cook on a griddle or pan at medium heat. Serve with your favorite topping. Click here to purchase

1 cup dried whole eggs                                 3 cups warm water 3 Tbsp dried milk                                            1 cup flour ½ tsp salt                                                          ½ cup margarine Mix water, dried eggs, dried milk, and salt in a blender until fluffy. Tap in the flour a little at a time, beat until well blended. Melt margarine in 9x13 inch pan at 425 degrees F. When...

1 Tbsp dry yeast or 1 cake fresh yeast  ¼ cup warm water ¼ cup raw honey                                              4 Tbsp unrefined oil 1 ¾ cups milk                                                   1 Tbsp sea salt 3 cups whole wheat flour                               3 cups triticale flour Dissolve the yeast in warm water and let sit for 5 minutes. Combine the yeast, honey, oil, and milk. Mix the salt...

Cold Process Soap for One 12 oz Can of Lye-recipe by James Hershberger and the original Walton Feed web site. Ingredients: 1 can (12 oz or 340 grams) 100% lye 21 1/2 oz (605 gms) ice cold or part frozen distilled water 5 lbs, 7 1/3 oz (2.48 kg) lard or all vegetable shortening Equipment: 1 ea, 1-2 quart Pyrex or...

This table is for those of you who want to get a bit more scientific in soap making or just want to check and see if the person who created the recipe you're planning on using knew what they were doing. Each fat has its own saponification value, or "SAP Value."  Each fat requires a different amount of lye to...

The dictionary defines pH as "A measure of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution calculated as the common logarithm of the reciprocal of the hydrogen ion concentration in moles per cubic decimeter of solution and numerically equal to 7 for neutral solutions. pH increases with increasing alkalinity and decreases with increasing acidity. " Acids and bases are opposites, on...