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PLEASE NOTE THAT, this site is not run by Sis DeWitt, nor do we have her email or a way to contact her. She no longer gives this fireside, so this copy of the fireside is pretty much one of the only way to see the fireside. Sorry!

I am so excited to have obtained permission from Sis DeWitt, to offer a taped copy of the firesides Sis DeWitt gave on Food storage, as well as the booklet "Everything Under The Sun" which goes along with the fireside.

This booklet is 28 pages. It is full of information on canning /canning meats, food storage and recipes for cooking in the solar oven and about solar ovens.

The movie clip is one of the firesides she gave, it was taped in 2005, it is about an 1 1/2 long.
Sis DeWitt, was an area specialist in Arizona for over 5 years, she went around to different groups (HFPE) and gave a fireside on food storage. I personal think it is the best presentation on Food Storage I have ever heard.
For example about what is in this booklet, she teaches you is about "THE SYSTEM" (this information is also found in the booklet)

A note from Wendy DeWitt (dated 7/21/08):  I'm working on an updated book right now for BYU broadcasting.  They're going to film my class and put it into 3 (1/2 hour) segments for Living Essentials on BYU tv.  We don't start filming until November so I don't know when it will air.

BOOKLET

EverythingUnderTheSun.pdf

Because of the size of a lot this files and depending on how you are connected to the Internet, (dial up or cable) this will greatly impact the amount of time it takes to open these files! 
You might want to put your mouse over top of the file you want, then right click and then click "save target" this will download the files or PDF file on to your computer for you and then it will open even when you are not online and it will work a lot faster.

Cover like shown above EverythingUnderTheSun cover.pdf

Here is a small sample of what is in the book!

INDEX

Alfredo Sauce (almost)	16	Graham Crackers	18
Apple Crisp	17	Granola	10
Beef and Beans	11	Grapefruit bottled	18
Beef Soup	11	Jar Cakes and Breads	6
Beef Stew	11	Macaroni (cooking)	16
Bottling Meats	4	Macaroni and Cheese	14
Bread    (365 loaves)	9	Marinara Sauce	16
Brownies	17	Magic Heat	6
Butter	5	Milk variations	6
Cheese (canned cheese)	5	Muffins, Oatmeal	8
Chicken Alfredo	11	Muffins, Wheat	8
Chicken Creole	12	Mushroom soup	16
Chicken Delight	12	Oatmeal	10
Chicken Fricassee	12	Rice-a-roni	14
Chicken and Rice	13	Rice Cereal	10
Chicken Soup	12	Shepard’s Pie	14
Chili	13	Shortening	7
Chili-Mac	13	Solar Cooking	1
Chocolate cake	17	Source List	22
Chocolate Chip Cookies	18	Spice Cake	18
Chocolate Pudding/Pie	18	Sweet & Sour Chicken	15
Cinnamon Bread	8	Taco soup	15
Cooking Tips for Solar	2	Tamale Pie	15
Cornbread	8	Tapioca	19
Corn Syrup	5	Tomato Soup	15
Cream of Mushroom Soup	16	User friendly foods	20-21
Eggs (Knox & fresh)	5	Vacuum Sealed Foods	7
Equivalencies	23-24	Water Storage	7
Goulash	13	Wheat Cereal	10

THE SYSTEM
*I've based this system on a "worst case scenario," meaning, if there were no stores, gardens, city water or electricity, I could still feed my family.

*How much food is a year's supply? This system answers that question right down to the last teaspoon of salt. You choose 7 breakfasts and 7 dinners that you would want to have once a week for one year. (I told my family I wasn't doing lunch. We're getting up late and going to bed early. No lunch.) If you want lunch, homemade bread, macaroni and cheese or refried beans are good choices. One pot meals are best. Multiply everything in each of your recipes by 52. There are 52 weeks in the year x 7 breakfasts and 7 dinners = 364 breakfasts and 364 dinners... close enough! If you want to have more variety, choose 14 dinners and multiply everything in
each recipe by 26. Do your breakfasts the same way. This is a very simple system that saves time and money because you're only canning what you really need and will eat.

*The cost of using this system depends on your menus. Using the least expensive menus listed here, if you shop wisely and bottle your own meats, it can cost as little as $320 per person per year. This would include 2 cups of breakfast, 2 cups of dinner and 1/2 loaf of bread daily.
*One person's year supply will usually fit into 10 cannery boxes. (The kind that 6 #10 cans fit into.) This will fit under a regular twin size bed. ,
*Rotating food has always been a problem for me. I just can't keep track of everything.
This is how I've "solved" it. My 364 dinners and breakfasts are stored under the beds and I don't touch them until they get close to their expiration dates. (The dates are kept on a separate list)
It' s a good idea to place like items together and rotate them as needed. The shortest shelf life I have is the powdered milk and potato pearls...2-3 years. This means I don't have to think about my food storage for up to 3 years! When it's close to the expiration, I take the food from under the bed, put it in my kitchen pantry for daily use and immediately replace it with fresh food storage. With this system, I always have a full year's supply on hand