Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Sumac Lemonade




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Sumac Lemonade



We have lots of staghorn sumac around us. It's actually invasive around my garden, but, we let it grow because of it's brilliant red color in the fall. A perk is the sumac berries to make sumac lemonade. I put the grandkids to work....it kept them busy for a while :-) We soaked the berries for about 20 minutes in cold water. A cold water infusion helps to preserve the vitamin c content.









FEMA Operational Briefing (July 24, 2013)



A Tropical Storm Dorian is about 310 miles WSW of the Cape Verde Islands moving WNW at 20 MPH. This storm is expected to strengthen within the next 24 hours. Current project travel path of this storm will take it just north of Puerto Rico Monday morning. This storm is expected to hit the Eastern US Seaboard mid to late next week.









How To Make Emergency 50 Hour Candles



Normal candles are fine for the odd short power outage, but if you are going to be days or even weeks without power/lighting, you want something bigger and more efficient like a 50 hour candle. The problem is these are expensive… The good news is you can make around 15 of your own 50 hour candles for around the price of purchasing two.
You can reuse food jars, so they are free, and you can purchase 5 LBS of soy wax here and candle wicks here from Amazon; you can then make around 15, 50 hour candles for less that $25. For a full tutorial on how to make the candles, check out the link below.
How To Make Emergency 50 Hour Candles
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