HOW TO COOK DRY BEANS & FOOD RESOURCES

PREPARATION: Before cooking beans, examine, sort and rinse well to remove any residual material, then soak using desired method below. Beans can be cooked in large quantities and frozen for later use.

QUICK SOAK METHOD: For 1 lb. of beans (about 2 cups) soak in 6-8 cups of water in a large pot. Heat beans and water to boiling. Boil for 2 minutes, then let stand for 1 to 4 hours.

OVERNIGHT METHOD: For every 1 lb. of beans, soak in 6-8 cups of water. Let stand overnight.

TO COOK: Discard soaking water, cover 1 lb. beans with 6-8 cups of fresh water and cook for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until tender.

YIELD: A 1 lb. package of dry beans (2 cups) will yield about 5-6 cups cooked.

RESOURCES:
A great resource for buying bulk food storage is
http://www.waltonfeed.com . They have a printable price list with everything they have. This is a great resource if a large group wants to order at the same time. The more you order the price goes down. My son helped organize a group of people from his ward a couple of years ago and ordered several tons of items that were delivered to a culdesac in their neighborhood. Then everyone was responsible for picking up their own items. They saved a ton of money ordering this way. Their website also has a Nutrition Spreadsheet and a Year's Supply Spreadsheet. Walton Feed is located in Montpelier, ID. Phone: 800-847-0465.

Amberli made me aware of another site that looks great but is a little more pricey. The food is prepackaged and it keeps for 25 years. You just add water. Very convenient. Go to: http://www.dailybreadus.com . They are located in Kaysville, UT. Phone: 801-444-1099. We now know that wheat, if stored properly, will last 30 years, but not everything will. So this is a great resource for longer term storage.

Another great resource in SLC is the Blue Chip Group or online at: http://www.bluechipgroup.net . They have a ton of specialty items like lecithin and also gluten free products if you are gluten intolerant. They also make the Morning Moos dry milk. I think you can link to that page from their site or you can go directly to http://www.moosmilk.com . They also have a printable price list. Phone number 800-878-0099.

A great place to get bulk herbs and spices and a bunch of other neat stuff is the "San Francisco Herb Co." You can save a ton of money. Some wards have taken group orders because this is another place where the price goes down the more you order of each item. Also, they usually discount the shipping a little for larger orders. They also have some essential oils. Their website is http://www.sfherb.com . We've been told that spices don't keep their flavor for a long time, but I have some dill weed I ordered many years ago from this place, and it still has a strong smell and flavor. They also have things like whole nutmeg available which will keep for a lot longer than regular nutmeg. However, I have some of that too, that I've had for about as long as the dill and it is still very flavorful. Phone number 800-227-4530.

Bon appetit food storage style!