Gotta Little Surprise for Ya Jessee !!!

I remember washing dishes years ago and some of the children came bursting through the front door laughing and joking.  They came in the kitchen and Clark proceeded to tell me what had just happened.   They had been playing in the Adams back yard when an old station wagon came down the dusty country road.  As it came closer, the children in the car were hanging out the windows calling greetings to the Adams family.  The car stopped by the side of the backyard and an old farmer jumped out and called, "Gotta little surprise for ya Jessee".  He opened the back of the station wagon and started pulling out cages with rabbits in them while announcing, " You can feed em.  You can breed em.  You can have them as a pet.  You can fry them in a pan.  You can boil them in a pot.  You can even make rabbit stew."  He went on and on about all the wonderful things you could do with rabbits. 
For some reason this incident has been on my mind lately, then it dawned on me that this is what we need to do with the basics in our long term food storage.  Gather about six different recipes for our  wheat, rice, beans, potatoes, oats and milk. 

Beans
These recipes use pantry items, bottled or canned beans and fresh or dehydrated veggies.
Dry beans cook very fast in a small pressure cooker. 

Mexican Bean Soup                 ~ Tammy Northrup ~

2 c. refried beans           1 can (15 oz.) black beans
1 1/2 c. frozen corn             rinsed and drained
3/4 c. salsa                      1 can (12.5 oz.) chicken
1/2 c. water    
1 can (15 oz.) reduced
   sodium chicken broth

Combine all ingredients.  Bring to a boil.  Reduce heat.
Simmer 10 minutes.  Garnish with tortilla chips and
grated cheese.

Bean Casserole

1 lb. ground beef                       1/2 T. prepared mustard
1/2 minced onion                          1 T. vinegar
1/4 c. green pepper                      2 T. brown sugar
1/4 c. minced celery                   1/2 t. thyme
1 can tomato sauce                       1 large can pork & beans
1/2 c. water                                         (31 oz. or 1 lb. 15 oz.)

Fry first 4 ingredients.  Drain off any excess fat.  Mix all ingredients
together in a baking dish.  Cover and bake at 300 degrees for
15 or 20 minutes.

Taco Soup
is a good meal for storage because it is a good dump soup.
Just have everything in storage that you will need to make 
it for how many times you want to have it in the next three 
months.

Refried Beans
Many women like to use the dried refried beans from the cannery.

Please share any of your favorite bean recipes.