Which recipe books?

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I have seen several cookbooks for using food storage listed in various places. I live in a small town with a somewhat pathetic library. I can use inter-library loan to access books my library doesn't carry but that still costs me several dollars per book. I would like to get some idea of what cookbooks are generally thought to be the best before I go out and spend any money that could be used otherwise to buy storage foods. I would love to hear other members' thoughts and opinions. Thanks!

[monkeybird]

Cookin with Home Storage by Vicki Tate.

It has recipes that I would not normally use, like Pinto Bean Bread, or Oatmeal bread. It also has a chapter on meat substitute cooking and using sprouts.

The only reason I selected this one was that it was on special from freeze dried food company with an order over a certain amount. I checked the website, and the company no longer offers the book.

However, Amazon sells it: http://www.amazon.com/Cookin-Home-St.../dp/1893519015

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I hadn't heard of that one yet. Thanks, I'll check it out. Pinto Bean Bread sounds interesting.

[Sunshine]

I have the best cookbook!!! It's called Don't be afraid of your food storage... just Dutch it! It gives info on the tools required for cooking, storage of charcoal, how to use your dutch oven and of course tons of recipes using your LTS. It even gives options to make things 'better' and 'best' by adding different ingredients. This book is great!! I did a lot of research and found this one to be the best. I have two copies and keep them in safe places. These books are like gold to me. I highly recommend this book to everyone!

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Thanks! I was wondering about that one. It's nice to have some recommendations.

[jmc7104]

One book that I would recommend for any Prepper or Survivalist minded person would be The Encyclopedia Of
country Living by Clara Emery. I first came across this book in the early eighty's. Wore one out completly but have
couple newer ones on hand. My go to book for most old fashion Ideas. Jim

[addon]

I have a book which i like the very much.In my opinion this is the one of great book which i have read.The ""spicy food"" is the best book in our country.

[SCinPNW]

I may have mentioned before that I LOVE books and have collected many, including lots of different types of cookbooks. I cannot think of just one that I would recommend, but I will list out the books that I have. Also, I agree with jmc, you cannot go wrong with "The Encyclopedia of Country Living", it is very good with a lot more information than just cooking.

Here are some of my books:

Dutch Oven Books:
1. "Dutch Oven Cooking", Third Edition by John g. Ragsdale
2. "Cooking the Dutch Oven Way", by Woody Woodruff
3. "Cee Dub's Dutch Oven and Other Camp Cooking", by C.W. "Butch" Welch
4. "More Cee Dub's Dutch Oven and Other Camp Cookin' Spiced with more Tall Tales", by C.W. "Butch" Welch
5. "World Championship Dutch Oven Cookbook"
6. "The Outdoor Dutch Oven Cookbook", by Shelia Mills

Other cookbooks:
1. "Skillet Bread, Sourdough, and Vinegar Pie--Cooking in Pioneer Days" by Loretta Frances Ichord
2. "The American Frugal Housewife" by Lydia Maria Child Also free online here:

http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/cookbooks/html/books/book_06.cfm

3. "Log Cabin Cooking--Pioineer Recipes & Food Lore", by Barbara Swell
4. "Secrets of the great Old-timey Cooks--Historic Recipes, Lore & Wisdom", by Barbara Swell
5. "Old-Time Farmhouse Cooking--Rural American Recipes & Farm Lore", by Barbara Swell
6. "The Little House Cookbook--Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories", by barbara M. Walker

Although none of the above listed books are truly "survival" type cookbooks I do think they offer a lot of information that would be usable in a survival type situation, particularly with trying to make foods with very few ingredients. As for the old time cooking books, they have a wealth of information in them with regards to making do with less.

I also have Vicki Tate's books for cooking with food storage. It depends on what type of cooking you are looking for, are you looking for just food storage cooking or other? I like the dutch oven cookbooks because I think that is useful in a survival situation since Dutch ovens are very versatile for cooking. Plus when cooking with Dutch Ovens, you do not need to have a wood fire, as you can cook with just charcoal that sits under and on top of the dutch ovens, and then stack the ovens as well. My father-in-law told me how when he was a boy scout master they used to dig a hole and then place hot coals in the bottom followed by stacking the dutch ovens with coals in between each oven. If you have two or three dutch ovens, try it, it is lots of fun to spend the day or weekend cooking with them, and it is good practice.

I hope this helps.
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[sassygirl]

I have a ton of Amish cookbooks that I use constantly. They all have mostly simple easy to prepare recipes that use food you have on hand.They almost all have a section on canning that I find useful and I just adapt the recipe to go into my pressure canner if it contains meat. I have the Carla Emery book and Back to Basics by the Stories. I can a lot and am always looking for new things to try out. My next project is canning cheese.

[Mjollnir]

We really like Marlene's Magic with Food Storage.

[kappydell]

making the best of basics, by talmadge. you can get it used very cheap. also a good general prep book.